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Plateau Lyrics

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Many a hand has scaled the grand old face of the plateau
Some belonged to strangers, some to folks you know
Holy ghosts and talk show hosts are planted in the sand
To beautify the foothills, and shake the many hands

nothing on the top but a bucket and a mop
And an illustrated book about birds
See a lot up there but don't be scared
Who needs action when you (got) words

finished with the mop then you can stop
And look at what you've done
The plateau's clean, no dirt to be seen
And the work it was fun

nothing on the top but a bucket and a mop
And an illustrated book about birds
See a lot up there but don't be scared
Who needs action when you (got) words

Many a hands began to scan around for the next plateau
Some say it was Greenland, and some say Mexico
Others decided it was nowhere except for where they stood
But those were all just guesses, wouldn't help you if they could

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Meaning. | Reviewer: Anonymous | 4/12/12

Kurt was just unbelievably modest so he would always pretend his songs were impersonal and that his lyrics didn't mean anything.

Its clear that people's worshipping him really got to him. He didn't think much of himself and hated to think that people he'd never met felt like they were his best friends or thought he was some sort of God.

Hell, he'd hate that I was writing this. idgaf. An artist is independent from their music unless they really are a narcissist.
I love Nirvana, but I've never met Kurt so I don't care what he "would have wanted". I'm sure Kurt would agree with me there.

Peace, or something.

Profound lyrics? | Reviewer: Jack | 2/10/12

The song seems to me to be about the search for truth in the world of illusion. It's not easy when every thing you use to find you're bearings is just another illusion, or as in the song just "the next plateau".
It's a paradox for the mind...
There's nothing to find in illusion except disillusion... a bucket and a mop and an illustrated book about birds...
But its not getting there that matters, its the journey there... and the work it was fun
You come to truth by illusion, samsara is nirvana, The journey and the goal is one!
Or maybe Im just wasted...

Uhm | Reviewer: Anonymous | 2/2/12

It might not be Kurt's song, but he sang it for a reason. (And he did a damn good job of it).

And there is no meaning to this song, unless you choose the meaning. What it means to you. Yknow what I mean? It meant something Kurt, something enough to have him sing it. You'll never know what he thought about that song, unless you meet him in the beyond and get to ask him, but until then, it means to you what you want it to.

not Kurts song | Reviewer: Kevin | 1/9/12

aaahem... of course you should interpret whatever you want into the songs Kurt has written. But please, please (if you are such big 'fans') learn which songs are written by Kurt and which are not. 'Cause this one is definitely a Meat Puppets Song!
No hate - much love!
<3 Nirvana, Kurtd and the Meat Puppets ;)

Ahh.. | Reviewer: Charlotte. | 1/8/12

It's actually pretty annoying when people try to find a meaning in every song Kurt has made, There may be a meaning behind every song, but don't try too hard to figure it out.

Anyways,
R.I.P Kurt Donald Cobain, you'll never be forgotten.

your not a true fan | Reviewer: james | 12/26/11

Stop trying to interpret these lyrics PLEASE! It's an insult to Kurt's memory! He always said that the public misinterpreted his lyrics and that most of them have no meaning whatsoever! And besides it's a Meat Puppets song so how could they relate to Kurt in any way? If your a Nirvana fan, use these websites to sing along, not give your stupid thoughts on what the song means when that's exactly the opposite our KC wanted! Love you all!

A bunch of choads | Reviewer: Fysche | 12/18/11

A bucket is a metaphor for his head / brain
because mop is OBVIOUSLY hair

it is a metaphor from his days as a janitor
which he did before becoming a rock star poet

An illustrated book of birds is the pictures in his head of chicks DUH !!!!

- by the author who wrote
"220: S I F T I N G
The Alien Battle Royale
or
How we met the Spirt of Kurt Cobain."

DXM | Reviewer: Anonymous | 12/17/11

The Drug DXM which can be found in cough syrups effects the mind in what users term the "plateaus" the third plateau is a dissociated state of emptiness where the user finds himself face to face with his emotions and problems. Once in this state, the only thing the user feels they can do is to mentally "stroll" through or process these emotions directly and decide how to improv oneself. I am convinced this could have something to do with the meaning of the song,on the 3rd plateau of DXM trip there really is "nothing up there but a bucket and a mop"

The song is about the conquering of the new world | Reviewer: Anonymous | 12/10/11

The one dude below seems to have gotten the right idea.

This song is about the European conquest of the new world. The many hands are the British, Spanish, and the French. The second line probably refers to people like Columbus or Vespuci, the rest are unknown. The plateau is the land itself, The Holy Ghost is the church condoning what was done, along with...whoever talk show hosts might represent, I can only guess generically "charismatic people" or possibly leaders?

The bucket and mop are what you use to "clean" the land of whoever lives there. Probably not just that, but to tame the land as well.

The work was fun too, but once it's done, and the land is tamed, what do you do? Why you look to either Greenland or Mexico as the next places to conquer! Or just give up and live on your cleaned plateau.

ahoy | Reviewer: rowboat | 12/10/11

cobain may not have written this song, but the rendition he performed with the Meat Puppets on mtv unplugged is far better than the original - at least in my opinion.
anyways this song's lyrics represent how the writer views capitalism; there's a ladder to climb in business right?
In the end there is no real reward, it's just a rat race.

Kurt was a master | Reviewer: Cally | 11/18/11

To me this song is how kurt thinks of the media... He all his music career life disliked the media. And i do agree that this song wasn't written by him, but people saying he wasn't a good song writer is just madness this man was a true song writer i have every album that ever came out and i have all his live shows his song polly was inspired by a girl that came to one of his shows and got abducted and tortured. She escaped and wrote to kurt about it and he made a song about her his lyrics in that song are eye opening and it seriously moved me so people should not say he was not a good song writer just because a few of his songs were covers of other bands songs. Kurt inspired me with his musical talent.

THIS IS NOT NIRVANA | Reviewer: Anonymous | 8/9/11

Have been said 100 times already, but people don't understand. THIS IS A MEAT PUPPETS SONG, NOT NIRVANA. Meat Puppets played 3 songs on Nirvana MTV Unplugged and Kurt was singing them. Nothing too hard to remember, right?

COME. ON. | Reviewer: Me. | 7/30/11

Though many people have said this before me, I will say it again so it will be at the top. THIS IS NOT A NIRVANA SONG. Nirvana performed it on Unplugged with the Kirkwood brothers. The Kirkwood brothers were not in Nirvana. They were in the Meat Puppets.

Finished with the mop | Reviewer: • | 5/10/11

This is a song wrote as such daze while working as a janitor. The plateau refers to the facade of what buildings are and what goes on which in return is just a building built upon excavated land. Some belong with strangers and Kurt belongs with the folks he knows in his head, the bucket and a mop, and the work it was FUn

Your are all idiots!!!!!!!!! | Reviewer: Japaco | 5/6/11

This sondg is actually about the movie Psycho. If you watch the movie you will clearly see that this song is based off of it. If you have never seen this movie you have been culturally deprived. Watch it and tell me this song is not about it. Please, id almost be willing to bet my left nut that im right. Thank, have a good one.


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