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Truth - covered in security
I can't let you smother me
I'd Like to, but it couldn't work
Trading off, taking turns
Don't regret a thing
And I've got this friend, you see
Who makes me feel and I
Wanted more than I could steal
I'll arrest myself, I'll wear a shield
I'll go outta my way to prove I still
Smell her on you

Don't - tell me what I wanna hear
Afraid of never knowing fear
Experience anything you need
I'll keep fighting jealousy
'til it's fucking gone

And I've got this friend, you see
Who makes me feel and I
Wanted more than I could steal
I'll arrest myself, I'll wear a shield
I'll go outta my way to prove I still
Smell her on you

Truth - covered in security
I can't let you smother me
Like to but it couldn't work
Trading off, taking turns
Don't regret a thing
And I've got this friend, you see
Who makes me feel and I
Wanted more than I could steal
I'll arrest myself, I'll wear a shield
I'll go outta my way to make you a deal
We've made a pact to learn from who
And ever we want without new rules
We'll share what's lost and what we grew
They'll go out of their way
To prove they still

Smell her on you
They still, Smell her on you
Smell her on you

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late | Reviewer: kj | 4/24/12

I think he was talking about a jealous girl friend, how they act, he saw her feel not just as an attack on himself but for what they where. This was his I understand song. She wants more of you then she can steal, she keep fighting the jealousy not to lose you but she is hurt hurt till the point of trying to prove something she can't, that she still smell her on you

new thought | Reviewer: Anonymous | 2/11/12

Before I read the other reviews I assumed he was talking about having an open relationship and trying to bat back the inevitable jealousy.

We made a pact to learn from whoever we want without new rules

shhhh | Reviewer: Anonymous | 12/13/11

Kurt wants u all to get high off his music!! None of u no the meaning of any of his songs because his songs mean a lot of different things to different ppl! His songs did mean somthing tho he jus didn't want the world to no,there's a lot of meaning to all of nirvanas songs. Mrs is deffiantley the most funniest song ever! Yea he was ina silly mood when he wrote it. Kurt we will see u soon :)

I was there. | Reviewer: hulugn | 11/18/11

I appreciate all the perspectives on here.
What's more, I am pleased to see all you people giving a shit about a great song.

In 1991 it was well documented and well known that Lounge Act was about heroin.
Say what you want, but you are wrong if you disagree and all your academic endeavors prove fruitless in truth.

I was there for every inch of this album. In fact, I had been writing songs longer than Kurt at this point in time. When I heard his metaphors embedded in melodies I knew what they meant because I was living them and writing about them.

There is no doubt Tobi and the breakup wielded incredible gravity over Kurt for this album. But this song was not about her.

It's a somewhat creative breakup song, not more, not less | Reviewer: kendrix | 11/12/11

To me, it sounds like the story of some guy who is in a conflict between some chick he likes and something else that is important to him (a friend, another chick, a vision?) and decides that it would be better for the two of them if they went separate ways. Perhaps inspired by Kurt's recent breakup with that Tobi chick.

And yeah, I agree that yo don't have to overanalize everything cuz sometimes artists do stuff because it "feels right", to tell a good story or just because they like it that way without any ulterior freudian reasons. Getting psychoanalized is sure creepy, no one will take your words for what they are, I can understand why he hated it. But on the other hand, you can't completely disregard the author and built your little idea in your own head that has barely athing to do with the actual song. Still, just listening to stuff because it "sounds cool" or because "everyone else does it" is quite a low thing to do - of COURSE there is a meaning to it. If you did a completely gibberish song as a form of protest, that protest would still be the meaning; There's a reason why ppl go and do art. You just have to make sure you stick to what's there. In the end, Art is a form of expression. If someone talks to you, you should get what they're saying, but not infer any ridiculous stuff from it which you wouldn't dare to say to their face.

My Opinion | Reviewer: Scuz | 9/16/11

Personally I think he had meaning behind the lyrics, about whatever, but the heroin use didn't start til way after these songs were on the album, way after they had been written. He was probably high, just like most musicians with credible music, but not that hard shit. They were pretty poor before Nevermind, so obviously couldn't afford a big habit.

This song really makes me think of a failed relationship, because it could apply to my life. Musicians hate for people to decipher their lyrics, as if to find a hidden meaning, Kurt isn't special in this feeling, because it begins to raise questions about things that may or may not exist in only our minds, and we apply that to them.

The worst thing Kurt could have done is marry someone who has fame, increasing his scorn of the world. Courtney and her ways prob had a lot to do with his negative emotions as well, as she even now always has a negative attitude.

Kurt | Reviewer: miranda | 9/18/11

it saddens me that there cant be a conversation about Kurt without herion being brought in, Kurt did herion on his own terms not becuase of courtney, in truth he made courtney take them with him. But the music was always written befor the lyrics, in truth he didnt care about the lyrics they hardly ment anything , but nevermind's songs were all written about tobbi, and In Utero was about courtney, but with Kurt we can never be sure.....

egg | Reviewer: egg | 9/10/11

you lot are donuts!!!
He made music when he was high, ideas float around your head, things affecting your life at that time will exist in those thoughts, and maybe indirectly or subconsciously they gave the songs meaning.
but he even says in an interview the songs don't have any direct meaning, He never actually sat down and wrote the songs about any specific thing.
so stop the analysis and appreciate the art.

stfu. its about tobi. | Reviewer: Anonymous | 6/24/11

this has to be about tobi. most of the songs on nevermind is about tobi. smells like teen spirit, breed, she said, etc. is about her. the deodorant she wore was called teen spirit and she jokingly one day kurt smells like teen spirit. so thats why he loathed the song so much when it was overplayed. this song is him just getting his emotions out probably being jealous of her new boyfriend.

pay attention | Reviewer: silkhound | 4/30/11

this song is completely about tobi...as were most of the songs from Nevermind. he did't become a heroin addict until that hole cuntney love sucked him in...probably because he was still depressed about tobi

the song is about his addictions | Reviewer: Skipper | 4/8/11

its about heroin, "ive got this friend who makes me feel and i want it more than i could steal" , totally about heroin when you really listen to it, more give away points are the parts "smell her on you", he often refered to heroin as heroine as if the drug was a woman (in his journals) like the reference in aneurysm "she keeps on pumping streight to my heart"

Fence sitter | Reviewer: Anonymous | 1/12/11

It is widely accepted that In Bloom "addresses people outside of the underground music community who did not understand the band's message." ( i know, i know - its from wikipedia but it's everywhere). The song is indeed in reference to Dylan from the band Earth however I wouldn't go as far as to say that there is not a seriously overt 'fuck you' to the bewildered, smiley-faced head-nodders who profess their love for a band they know nothing about and blindly sing meaningless words with absolutely no intention of even attempting to extrapolate any significant meaning from them.

What does "Yeah" mean anyway? | Reviewer: Anonymous | 12/31/10

In response to David L, Kurdt hated it when people tried to decipher his lyrics, so don't go around saying that it's wrong to not care about them and just enjoy the music when even to Kurdt the lyrics came second. Don't pretend like you know what "yeah" means better than anyone else.

Kick-Ass Song | Reviewer: Anonymous | 1/1/11

David L, before you go berating people for "saying things Kurt disliked", maybe you should get your facts straight. In Bloom is actually about Kurt's good friend Dylan Carson, who was a big advocate of guns, as well as Nirvana's music.

It's impossible to say for sure, but based on what I know about Kurt, it is more likely that he would despise someone for trying to interpret his own words and speak for him, as you have, and not get upset over what anonymous said. In fact, Kurt wrote in his journal that one of his biggest pet peeves was when people obsessed over his lyrics and tried to find the meaning behind every word, especially since most of the time they were misinterpreting what he was saying (as you have with In Bloom). For shame.

As for Lounge Act, one of my favorite Nirvana songs ever. Awesome bass line that grooves and shapes the whole song, and Kurt's vocals after the second chorus give you goosebumps. The lyrics were written after he was dumped by girlfriend Tobi Vail of Bikini Kill, as were many other songs written around this time. Besides Lounge Act, Aneurysm, Drain You, Lithium, and even parts of Teen Spirit are about Tobi.

Moronic | Reviewer: David L | 12/22/10

In regard to this abridged comment made by anonymous on 9/7/10 "...it doesnt matter what they sang about the point is all of it was good...so stop trying to find out what the lyrics mean and just enjoy the music" - You are exactly the type of person Kurt disliked. He wrote the song "In Bloom" about people like you - He’s the one who likes all our pretty songs and he likes to sing along and he likes to shoot his gun but he knows not what it means!

For Shame.


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