I’m aware of it being about the circle of life but very vaguely. It's definitely challenging in that it's sort of bonkers, but it really influenced me when I read it back in high school.The most basic gist of the so it goes line (and it's arguable) is that Billy Pilgrim (the main character in the novel who is kind of a self-insert fictionalized version of Vonnegut but Vonnegut also appears in the novel) is totally detached from his life as a result of PTSD. Hello, I’m 17 yrs old entering senior year of high school. Share & discuss music, share news & views, and join our most dope family.Press J to jump to the feed. I got my partner to read it and he's not a big reader. Thanks!memento mori is a latin phrase which means "remember you must die" or "remember death". Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcutsCookies help us deliver our Services. Share & discuss music, share news & views, and join our most dope family.Press J to jump to the feed. Tryna stay positive but this combined with the last IG stories have me thinking there's a lot more to it that we don't know aboutIsn’t this from an article? Pilgrim doesn't cope with loss because there's been so much of it for him. I’ve been looking into yearbook quotes recently and really have stuck with, “So it goes”. It's conceptualized through some weird alien time travel shit, but that's a stand in for like... Disassociation. Discussion. I’m also aware of it being from a Kurt Vonnegut novel where it’s repeated every time someone dies. It was released as part of his 5th album, Swimming. The meaning behind "So It Goes" Discussion. I think I read it the other day. So It Goes Meaning. By using our Services or clicking I agree, you agree to our use of cookies. Hello, I’m 17 yrs old entering senior year of high school. I’m aware of it being about the circle of life but very vaguely. Before he became one of the great American novelists of the 20th century, Kurt Vonnegut fought in and survived World War II, where he was captured by the German Army in Dresden and survived a bombing from Allied forces by hiding in a slaughterhouse meat locker. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts I’ve been looking into yearbook quotes recently and really have stuck with, “So it goes”. Highly recommend. I’m also aware of it being from a Kurt Vonnegut novel where it’s repeated every time someone dies. If it is, please link it.New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be castWe're a community for Mac Miller fans.
He just says "so it goes," accepting death and loss as an inevitable part of a chaotic world over which he has no control.It's one of my favorite books still, ten years after I first read it. He loved it. the phrase developed with christianity which emphasized heaven and hell and the salvation of your soul in the afterlifeYou should use the quote “nothing’s better than some head after a long day” -Miller macSlaughterhouse Five is a good read, and it's not terribly long either. My explanation doesn't do it justice.We're a community for Mac Miller fans. So It Goes is a song by Mac Miller. Could someone shed more light into this?Also this is a side question, but can someone explain Momento Mori (the phrase Mac carved out in Self Care video) and it’s relation to Christianity?