A New Kind Of Fear

Short Bus
Filter (1995)
The debut album from post-grunge band Filter was released thirty years ago today.  Its opening track, which peaked at number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100, has been misreported for many years as being inspired by the death of Kurt Cobain.  In reality, the song was written in 1991 and was inspired by the suicide of Pennsylvania treasurer R Budd Dwyer, which was broadcast on television at the end of his final press conference.

Hey Man Nice Shot
Filter (1995)

I wish I would've met you

Now it's a little late

What you could've taught me

I could've saved some face

They think that your early ending

Was all wrong

For the most part, they're right

But look how they all got strong

That's why I say Hey man, nice shot

Good shot, man

A man has gun

Hey man, have fun

Nice shot

Now that the smoke's gone

And the air is all clear

Those who were right there

Got a new kind of fear

You'd fight and you were right

But they were just too strong

They'd stick it in your face

And let you smell what they consider wrong

That's why I say Hey man, nice shot

Good shot, man

A man has gun

Hey man, have fun

Nice shot

I wish I would have met you

I'd say Nice shot