Jeremy is about a boy who kills himself at school to get revenge on the students who tormented him. It is based on the true story of Jeremy Delle, a 15-year-old sophomore who killed himself in front of his English class at Richardson High School in Richardson, Texas, on January 8, 1991.
Eddie Vedder found out about Jeremy when he read an article about the incident in the Dallas Morning News, which read:
"Because he had missed class, the teacher in his second-period English class told Jeremy to get an admittance slip from the school office. Instead, he returned with the gun, police said. He walked directly to the front of the classroom. 'Miss, I got what I really went for,' he said, then placed the barrel in his mouth and fired."
Vedder could relate to the Jeremy Delle story because there was kid in his seventh grade class with similar leanings. He explained that this kid "kind of freaked out and brought a gun into class one day" and shot a fish tank at the school. A year earlier Vedder had gotten in a fight with this kid.
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At home drawing pictures of mountain tops With him on top, lemon yellow sun Arms raised in a "V" And the dead lay in pools of maroon below Daddy didn't give attention Oh, to the fact that mommy didn't care King Jeremy the wicked Oh, ruled his world Jeremy spoke in class today Jeremy spoke in class today Clearly, I remember picking on the boy Seemed a harmless little fuck Ooh, but we unleashed a lion Gnashed his teeth and bit the recess lady's breast How could I forget? And he hit me with a surprise left My jaw left hurting, ooh, dropped wide open Just like the day, oh, like the day I heard Daddy didn't give affection, no And the boy was something that mommy wouldn't wear King Jeremy the wicked Oh, ruled his world Jeremy spoke in class today Jeremy spoke in class today Jeremy spoke in class today Try to forget this (Try to forget this) Try to erase this (Try to erase this) From the blackboard Jeremy spoke in class today Jeremy spoke in class today Jeremy spoke in, spoke in Jeremy spoke in, spoke in Jeremy spoke in class today (Spoke in, spoke in) (Spoke in, spoke in, spoke in, spoke in...) (Spoke in, spoke in) Ooh oh, oh, oh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh Ooh oh, oh (Spoke in...)
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