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Album: Incesticide (1992)
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Songfacts®:

  • This is about being bullied in a love-related way.
  • Courtney Love: "It's my favorite Nirvana song. It's so sexy." >>
    Suggestion credit:
    Matt - Millbrae, CA, for above 2

Comments: 9

  • Jules from New YorkI absolutely love this song… it’s honestly creepy cool to me.
  • Marcus from Columbia, MoEveryone thinks every goddamn Nirvana song is about heroin. Not all of them are. Actually, only a handful are and most of those just have references, not the entirety of the song.
  • Jeff from Westland, Miyou guys are dumb ! the songs about shooting heroin ! " hit me hit me yeah " " everyone is hollow" the intro " EARTH " aka heroin n so on. if you ever shot dope you would have gotton it ! he says other things too that hint about it but you get my drift !
  • Colleen from Marshall, Mnthe demo on With the Lights Out: just... wow. wow.
  • Stephen from Denver, CoFind the Live Tonight Sold Out version. It's a great performance.
  • Idon'tknow from Nowhere, United StatesI think this is about Kurts fascination of underwater birth.
  • Matt from Millbrae, Cawhat are you talking about incesticide is amazing.
  • Derp from Jackson, Msthe CD blows but this song is great...just behind sliver for best on the albumn
  • Joe from Lockport, IlThis song is awesome, I like the Live Tonight Sold Out version.
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