Hey Man Nice Shot -- Filter

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 strung. 
That's why I say, "Hey man, nice shot."   "What a good shot, man."

A man, has gun - Hey man, have fun.  Nice shot!
Now that the smokes gone,   and the air is all clear  those who were right there
had 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."  .a good shot, man."
That's why I say "Hey man, nice shot."  .what a good shot, man."
A man, has gun -   Hey man, have fun.    Oh, nice shot man!

Oh, I wish I would've met you.  I wish I would've met you, oh.
I wish I would've met you, oh.  I wish I would've met you,  I'd say, "Nice shot."

The song, at first, was thought to be about Kurt Cobain who committed suicide in April 1994 but was later revealed to have been written about the January 22, 1987, public suicide ofPennsylvania state treasurer R. Budd Dwyer. Dwyer had been convicted on bribery charges in December 1986, and was expected to receive a massive sentence from U.S. District Court judge Malcolm Muir. Professing his innocence and decrying the legal system, Dwyer shot himself during a press conference with a .357 Magnum. A May 1996 interview with Filter inAddicted to Noise magazine and an official statement by the band confirmed this interpretation. Filter later gave the following statement:

The song 'Hey Man, Nice Shot' is a reaction to a well-documented public suicide, where the guy CLEARLY planted the gun in a manila envelope. Totally planned it. It is not a celebration or glorification of taking one's own life. The phrase 'hey man, nice shot' is a reference to the final act itself; which, was a damn good shot and an expression of guts and determination of a person standing up for what they believe is right, i.e. self-murder, public-style. We are extremely sensitive and respectful to the family and friends of Mr. Dwyer. We have both lost friends to suicide and felt nothing but sympathy and loss for the victims, and those involved in such a tragedy.