Nirvana
Song Meanings


INCESTICIDE

Dive
Possibly about being bullied around in a love-related way.

Sliver
Sliver A semi-autobiographical song about being deserted by your parents.

Stain
It talks about being a bad role model in society

Been a son
Song about a girl whose parents wanted a boy

Turnaround
About discovering who you are and what you stand for

Molly's lips
About love. A girl will do anything for a guy, as long as he does what he's told

Son of a gun
Probably about love. There are not many lyrics to go by, so it's difficult to tell

(new wave) Polly
Polly is an account of a true story Kurt read in a newspaper about a girl who was kidnapped and repeatedly tortured.

Beeswax
Beeswax Seems to be about sexuality and confusion. Also speaks of the objectification of women in society

Downer
Kurt's attempt at a political song. It talks about people who believe the world is going to end soon, wars, etc

Mexican seafood
Possibly about yeast infections, but probably about being sick from eating bad food

Hairspray queen
Probably about sex and sexuality, but you can't tell from all the yelling and mumbling

Aero Zeppelin
A jam-style song about laws, trends, apathy, etc. It has many themes

Big long now
A recounting of an alien abduction from both the human's and the visitors point of view (Kurt was really into UFO's and this song could be based on the book "communion".)

Aneurysm
Possibly about shooting heroin. Drug related themes plague this song.


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