# Nirvana (band)

    This article is about the American grunge band. For the religious concept, see Nirvana.
Nirvana was an American grunge rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington in 1987. Nirvana went through a succession of drummers, the longest-lasting being Dave Grohl, who joined the band in 1990. Despite releasing only three full-length studio albums in their seven-year career, Nirvana has come to be regarded as one of the most influential and important rock bands of the modern era.

## Song lyrics

All songs written by Kurt Cobain, except where noted.

### Bleach (1989)
#### "Blew"

* If you wouldn't mind I would like to blew If you wouldn't mind I would like to lose If you wouldn't care I would like to leave If you wouldn't mind I would like to breathe

#### "About a Girl"

* Don't pin a note to me I do promise to agree I do live in constant fear I do wonder why I'm here

#### "Paper Cuts"

* I see others just like me Why do they not try to escape?

#### "Swap Meet"

* She loves him more than he will ever know He loves her more than he will ever show

#### "Mr. Moustache"

* Yes I eat cow I am not proud.

### "Smells Like Teen Spirit" (1991 single)
#### "Even in His Youth"

* If I die before I wake Hope I don't come back a slave

### Nevermind (1991)
#### "Smells Like Teen Spirit"

Written by Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl, and Krist Novoselic.
* It's fun to lose and to pretend
* I'm worst at what I do best
* With the lights out, it's less dangerous Here we are now, entertain us I feel stupid and contagious Here we are now, entertain us A mulatto An albino A mosquito My libido Yeah!
* And I forget just why I taste Oh yeah, I guess it makes me smile I found it hard, it was hard to find Oh well, whatever, nevermind

#### "In Bloom"

* He's the one who likes All the pretty songs, and he Likes to sing along, and he Likes to shoot his gun, but he Knows not what it means Knows not what it means when I say "ahh!"
* We can have some more Nature is a whore Bruises on the fruit Tender age in bloom

#### "Come as You Are"

* Come As you are As you were As I want you to be As a friend As a friend As an old enemy Take your time Hurry up The choice is yours, don't be late Take a rest As a friend As a old memory
* Well, I swear that I don't have a gun No, I don't have a gun No, I don't have a gun

#### "Breed"

* Even if you have, even if you need I don't mean to stare, we don't have to breed We could plant a house, we could build a tree I don't even care, we could have all three

#### "Lithium"

* I'm so happy 'cause today I found my friends They're in my head I'm so ugly, but that's okay 'cause so are you We've broke our mirrors Sunday morning is everyday for all I care And I'm not scared Light my candles in a daze 'cause I've found God

#### "Polly"

* Polly wants a cracker Think I should get off of her first I think she wants some water To put out the blow torch

#### "Territorial Pissings"

* Never met a wise man If so, it's a woman
* Just because you're paranoid Don't mean they're not after you

#### "Drain You"

* One baby to another says, "I'm lucky to've met you "I don't care what you think unless it is about me "It is now my duty to completely drain you "I travel through a tube and end up in your infection"

#### "Stay Away"

* Rather be dead than cool

#### "On a Plain"

* I love myself better than you I know it's wrong, so what should I do?
* It's safe to say, "Don't quote me on that"
* Somewhere I have heard this before In a dream my memory has stored
* It is now time To make it unclear To write off lines That don't make sense

#### "Something in the Way"

* Underneath the bridge The tarp has sprung a leak And the animals I've trapped Have all become my pets And I'm living off of grass And the drippings from the ceiling B'it's okay to eat fish 'Cause they don't have any feelings

### "Puss/Oh, the Guilt" (1993 split single)
#### "Oh, the Guilt"

* She likes the time She owns the time She borrows time to self-invent

### Heart-Shaped Box (1993 single)
#### "Marigold"

Written by Dave Grohl.
* All in all, the clock is slow

### In Utero (1993)
#### "Serve the Servants"

* Teenage angst has paid off well Now I'm bored and old Self-appointed judges judge More than they have sold If she floats than she is not A witch like we had thought
* I tried hard to have a father But instead I had a dad I just want you to know that I Don't hate you anymore There is nothing I could say That I haven't thought before

#### "Heart-Shaped Box"

* She eyes me like a Pisces when I am weak I've been locked inside your heart-shaped box for weeks I was drawn into your magnet tar pit trap I wish I could eat your cancer when you turn back
* Hey Wait I've got a new complaint Forever in debt to your priceless advice
* Throw down your umbilical noose so I can climb right back

#### "Rape Me"

* Rape me Rape me, my friend Rape me Rape me again

#### "Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle"

* She'll come back as fire, to burn all the liars, and leave a blanket of ash on the ground
* I miss the comfort in being sad

#### "Dumb"

* I'm not like them But I can pretend The sun is gone But I have a light The day is done But I'm having fun I think I'm dumb Or maybe just happy
* My heart is broke But I have some glue Help me inhale And mend it with you We'll float around And hang out on clouds Then we'll come down And have a hangover

#### "Very Ape"

* I take pride as the king of illiterature
* If you ever need anything, please don't Hesitate to ask someone else first I'm too busy acting like I'm not naïve I've seen it all I was here first

#### "Milk It"

* I am my own parasite I don't need a host to live We feed off of each other We can share our endorphins
* Look on the bright side is suicide
* Angel left wing, right wing, broken wing
* Obituary birthday Your scent is still here in my place of recovery

#### "Pennyroyal Tea"

* Sit and drink Pennyroyal Tea Distill the life that's inside of me Sit and drink Pennyroyal tea I'm anemic royalty
* Give me a Leonard Cohen afterworld So I can sigh eternally

#### "Radio Friendly Unit Shifter"

* Afterbirth of a nation
* Bi-polar opposites attract

#### "All Apologies"

* What else should I be? All apologies What else should I say? Everyone is gay What else could I write? I don't have the right What else should I be? All apologies
* I wish I was like you Easily amused Find my nest of salt Everything's my fault I'll take all the blame Aqua seafoam shame Sunburn with freezerburn Choking on the ashes of her enemy
* All in all is we all are

### The Beavis and Butt-head Experience (1993)
#### "I Hate Myself and Want to Die"

* In the someday, what's that sound?
* Broken heart and broken bones Think of how a castrated horse feels One more quirky clichéd phrase You're the one I wanna refill

### Nirvana (2002)
#### "You Know You're Right"

* I will never bother you I will never promise to I will never follow you I will never bother youNever speak a word again I will crawl away for good I will move away from here You won't be afraid of fear

## Quotes about Nirvana

* Nirvana feel like a given for many starter players to kick off their journey given how easy the majority of the songs are while also being iconic anthems for anyone into punk or rock music.

## External links

* Encyclopedic article on Nirvana (band) on Wikipedia
* Media related to Nirvana (band) on Wikimedia Commons
* Official website