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Lyrics of Heart-Shaped Box by Nirvana

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She eyes me like a Pisces when I am weak
I′ve been locked inside your heart-shaped box for weeks
I've been drawn into your magnet tar pit trap
I wish I could eat your cancer when you turn black

chorus

Hey! Wait!
I′ve got a new complaint
Forever in debt to your priceless advice
Hey! Wait!
I've got a new complaint
Forever in debt to your priceless advice
Hey! Wait!
I've got a new complaint
Forever in debt to your priceless advice
Your advice

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Meat-eating orchids forgive no one just yet
Cut myself on angel hair and baby′s breath
Broken hymen of Your Highness, I′m left black
Throw down your umbilical noose so I can climb right back

chorus

Hey! Wait!
I've got a new complaint
Forever in debt to your priceless advice
Hey! Wait!
I′ve got a new complaint
Forever in debt to your priceless advice
Hey! Wait!
I've got a new complaint
Forever in debt to your priceless advice
Your advice

verse

She eyes me like a Pisces when I am weak
I′ve been locked inside your heart-shaped box for weeks
I've been drawn into your magnet tar pit trap
I wish I could eat your cancer when you turn black

chorus

Hey! Wait!
I′ve got a new complaint
Forever in debt to your priceless advice
Hey! Wait!
I've got a new complaint
Forever in debt to your priceless advice
Hey! Wait!
I've got a new complaint
Forever in debt to your priceless advice
Your advice

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Your advice
Your advice
Writer(s): Kurt Cobain

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Meaning
The song 'Heart-Shaped Box' by Nirvana portrays a sense of entrapment and dependency in a toxic relationship, where the singer feels consumed and controlled by the other person's influence. The metaphor of being 'locked inside a heart-shaped box' symbolizes feeling confined and suffocated by love, while references to 'eating cancer' and 'umbilical noose' suggest a destructive and parasitic connection that the singer desires to escape from.
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Themes
Emotional struggle
• I've been drawn into your magnet tar pit trap • She eyes me like a Pisces when I am weak • I've been locked inside your heart-shaped box for weeks
Dependency
• Hey! Wait! I've got a new complaint • Forever in debt to your priceless advice
Pain and suffering
• I wish I could eat your cancer when you turn black • Broken hymen of Your Highness, I'm left black • Cut myself on angel hair and baby's breath
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Moods
Angst, love, heartbreak, reflection, despair
Rating: PG-13
Lyrics may be unsuitable for younger ears
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In Utero
In Utero
Album • 1993 • 3 tracks
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Heart-Shaped Box
Nirvana
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