You Ruined Nirvana (song)

## You Ruined Nirvana

‘You Ruined Nirvana’ is a song by Mckenna Grace released on April 21st 2022.

## Background

This song was written in 2021 and the song contains frequent odes to popular bands, their albums and song; hence, the song’s title.

## Lyrics & Meaning

This song is a metaphor for a person in a past relationship making you see things that you used to like differently because you liked them during the time of relationship or because your past partner enjoyed those things, you don’t enjoy them as much now. She uses a metaphor of ‘Nirvana’, an american rock band originated in the 90’s as a band that her and her past partner used to like but since she suffered a hard breakup with them, she doesn’t enjoy the band as much anymore. The song contains frequent odes to their discography, and other popular pop-punk songs such as:

‘Boulevard of Broken Dreams’ - Green Day

’Heart-Shaped Box’ - Nirvana

‘Nevermind’ - Nirvana

‘Why’d You Only Call Me When You’re High?’ - Arctic Monkeys

She publicly spoke on the meaning of the song once:

My co-writers and my producer and I were just sitting in my piano room in my house and just thinking how we wanted to write something fun and a little punky that reminded us of early 2000s vibes. It’s just that feeling when you can’t listen to a song or an artist or something without thinking of someone or a [past] situation.“ – Via Girls Life Magazine.

### Lyrics

Roll down the windows and scream
"Boulevard of Broken Dreams"
But nothing's ever what it seems
You made me hate being fifteen
I'm so over it, yeah
You're so full of shit, yeah
Everything you do
And, I'm so over it (I'm so over it)
And, I'm so over it
You put me in a Heart-Shaped Box (shaped box)
Now you only ever call me when you're high
You know you ruined Nevermind (Nevermind)
Now, every song's about you in my mind
So what if we broke up?
I don't ever think about you
But the worst thing that you ever did (you ever did)
You ruined Nirvana
And I can't forgive you for that
Can't walk into my closet
Without seeing your face
'Cause all my favorite t-shirts
Are all your favorite band names
I'm so over it, yeah
You're so full of shit, yeah
Everything you do
Oh, I'm so over it (I'm so over it)
I'm so over it
You put me in a Heart-Shaped Box (shaped box)
Now you only ever call me when you're high
You know you ruined Nevermind (Nevermind)
Now, every song's about you in my mind
So what if we broke up?
I don't ever think about you
But the worst thing that you ever did (you ever did)
You ruined Nirvana
And I can't forgive you for that
Break my heart, tear me apart
Run me over with your car
But don't fuck with my favorite songs
You put me in a Heart-Shaped Box (shaped box)
Now you only ever call me when you're high
You know you ruined Nevermind (Nevermind)
Now, every song's about you in my mind
So what if we broke up?
I don't ever think about you
But the worst thing that you ever did (you ever did)
You ruined Nirvana
And I can't forgive you for that
Oh, ooh-oh, ooh-oh

Oh, ooh-oh, ooh-oh

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