Something In The Way Lyrics - Nirvana

Now.. kurt wanted fame and he look for it. Then he met something about musical bussiness, and take heroin trying to escape of his reality. And "Pennyroyal tea" he said: i'm a liar and a thief. there's a interview when he admits that he had to fight a lot to obtain what we call fame. He also said: I really needed to get out of Aberdeen. So, if you still think that he never wanted fame the way he looked for it, you are a liar in the Kurt's way way. RIP Kurt

Cobain was a master at lyrical symbolism, and creating a tone for each song with his unusually powerful voice, although he mentioned quite a few times he did NOT like people trying to interpret what they sang about, die hard fans like me cant help but try analyse his brilliance, that song represents hardship and conquering it: a lot of us can be inspired by that or even relate to that story <3 Kurt, (ps he did not live under a bridge according to a certain biographical show,he slept in hospitals while he was homeless, he certainly was no liar, he just used the lyrics figuratively to tell a story)

I really like the review by Pisces.

I didn't know Kurt. I feel like this would be the one thing he would like about being famous: people interpreting what he said in a different way. I think he might actually enjoy seeing what other people thought about what he wrote. Its equally important to be a muse to others with your own work. I think he'd be happy with some of it...

-Kurt Killed Courtney

this song was based on Kurt's experiences back when he was homeless. pretty much, this should explain the lyrics. most
of the songs that he wrote are based on his personal
experiences or are inspired by the people around him/ who influenced him.

Never really paid attention tothe lyrics of this song till I heard " it's ok to eat fish coz they don't have any feelings " damn that guy knew how to master the art of irony and dark humour !! May his soul rest in peace

I don't know much about Kurt or Nirvana, so here is my unbiased perspective based solely on the lyrics and tone.

When you have nothing(torn tarp under a bridge), and can't bring yourself to do the things you need to do survive in life(trapping animals for food, but instead of pets), sometimes to get by you have to justify your actions (eating fish is ok because it has no feelings).

The reason why people give what some people call stupid comments is because it is a possibility. People who say "goddanm guys just shut the fuck up and listen to the song" should acutally shut up because if you have nothing to say, then remain silent. Some people like to share what they think and i read it if i dont get the song as a help and the people who say its stupid are more ennoying cause no one wants to read their comment cause it is not what this is for.

And yes i just broke my own rules but i just wanted to say that FINALLY.
Okay sorry, please continue because some of you help me a lot (:

Wow. Ok, I admit I'm older than most of u here . At least it does feel that way. I am hearing his music & reading his lyrics for the first time in my 49 years...s. Crazy how familiar it all is. Not to look personally at him but I would like to say Thank you ... Would be great if your words, your sound was still with us..

this song could just be a storie based in kurts fealings at the time he wrote it, it probably is. something influenced hin to create there lyrics. but it dosent matter songs have a special meaning to everyone. there is no sence in trying to figure it out because nobody knows and unfortunatly kurt will never be able to say y he wrote it. plus it is wierd to be so concerned with his personal life, he would think ur a creeper & also none of u r kurt cobain historians, ur just talking out ur ass.... and zodiac symbols u have got to be fucking kidding me, ar u on meth dude? thats the craziest shit i ever heard

I love this song,and the movie jarhead really put a grip of feeling and emotion to it! Imedietly after the flick I grabbed my pad and dounloaded it to my music file! Awsom song and movie, MUST SEE!!

this song is without doubt one of my favourites from nirvana. The simplicity of the music itself in this song, combined with the melancholic lyrics gives me chills down my spine.
Nirvana was one of the greatest bands ever.
music is once again stuck and dead, maybe another band will rise and take their place.

I dunno if this is the section...... But to Jake! Thank you man finally someone respects and has an actual kinda idea bout wtf is going on!! You've said it in one, don't be a try hard just enjoy, too b honest no one will Eva know! He was a one in a million..... But it's always the good ones that perish! R.I.P enjoy everyone!! Aussie Aussie Aussie oi oi oi!!

This connection with the Beatles song makes little sense to me. Obviously they've entirely different semantics. In this song, it's more of something in the way that blocks you from going on. Not, like the beatles, something in the fashion she... Can't see a link there.

I don't know what it is with you guys! Kurt HATED I repeat HATED people prying and poking into his life. That's why he never wanted the voice of the generation tag and all the fame and the stardom that came with it! His lyrics were never meant for fans anyway. They were personal and he wanted to keep it that way! So enjoy the music, that's all that you were meant to enjoy! The lyrics were never for you, they were personal and they were his and he always said that he hated the fact that people were always trying to interpret his music. For god's sake Polly and Rape me were supposed to be anti-rape songs but people LOVE to put meaning to the lyrics so what do we hear next? Polly was played during an actual Rape! How traumatizing would that be for an artist? For his lyrics to be so grossly misread? Just enjoy the song and don't pretend you actually know what went on in Kurt Cobain's head.
Kurt & Nirvana thank you for just being.

You people write 20 lines on how Kurt never lived under a bridge or about how raw and real he was. Stop wasting your time writing dozens of lines trying to prove you are Kurt's number one fan if he came across this shit he would be ashamed that somebody who claims to be Kurt's fan is typing away on their keyboard trying to prove and shutdown people who also have an opinion, YES YOU HAVE AN OPINION ON HOW KURT INSPIRED OR LEFT THE WORLD AT THE RIGHT TIME thats fine, but trying to diss someone who has exactly the same measure of free speech as the next reviewer thats DOG not only to the recipient but also to the man who created all of this legendary music, The end of the story is YOU DIDNT WRITE OR DELIVER ANY OF THESE ALBUMS, SONGS, RECORDINGS, CONCERTS so therefore your say really is not valid and never was valid, Kurt would be proud of those who listen and respect his lyrics and connect with the instruments that help tell the story with the lyrics. The best way to show respect to Kurt I think is to have a cigarette out in the sun and write some of your own lyrics and maybe one day one day your say will become valid, douchebags...