Nevermind

Nirvana is one of the interesting bands that popularized the alternative rock and Nevermind(1991) is the second album from them which turned out to be one of their of their greatest albums.

1.Smells like teen spirits-How Kurt Cobain smells as said by his friend, song speaks about the generation’s indifference to things happening outside of their circle in the society .Their ignorance and being happy with drugs they take

2.In bloom– Song about the regressive fans who does not understand the lyrics but still follow the band blindly and sings with them

3.Come as you are-Contradicting nature of humans brought by the contrasting lines

4.Breed-Making an Early marriage, eventually succumbing to the pressures of it

5.Lithium-Song that compares drugs to religion, tells it acts as a divergent to depression

6.Polly-Song about Rape victim and her miseries, she is described as Polly(parrot), Cobain takes real victim references for the song

7.Territorial Pissings-People of different heritage disrespecting each other, Cobain trying to change it with his songs. Title refers to animals making boundaries with their piss to show their territory.

8.Drain you-Simple song about old unconditional love

9.Lounge act– About his then girlfriend bikini kill’s Tobi Vail

10.Stay away-Cobain trying to Stay away from the herd mentality people in his life

11.I’m on a plain-Fans read too much into Cobain’s music, this is about keeping it simple and not making it complex just for the sake of it

12.Something in the way-Describing the life of a homeless person living under the bridge 

13.Endless, nameless -Song that originated from Cobain when he struck trying to come up with lithium song

Nevermind - Wikipedia

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