IS it true that the song BLACK by pearl jam is about an abortion?

Question

her legs were laid spread out before me as her body once did

Sheets of empty canvas, untouched sheets of clay (unborn child)

I'm surrounded by some kids at play

I can feel their laughter, so why do I sear

And now my bitter hands CRADLE broken glass

Answer 1

No, Black is not about abortion...it's about the end of a relationship...there's another PJ' s song of that period that is probably about the same story...it's called Alone.

Reading the last lines of Black:

I know someday you'll have a beatiful life

I know you'll be a star

In somebody else's sky

But why...why...why...can't it be mine?

Answer 2

doubt it. as cheesy as the song is, all the references you provide for abortion are kind of ambiguous- the fact that he hears kids at play does not mean that his girlfriend had an abortion, and untouched sheets of clay can refer to something- anything- that is formless. and the cradle part makes no reference to a baby's cradle- keep in mind that there are different definitions of cradle. interpret it how you will, but im pretty sure eddie didn't write it about abortion- i would say its more along the lines of lost being lost.

Answer 3

No, it's about the sexual abuse he recieved from his mother.