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Something In The Way - Boombox Rehearsals

Nirvana
Track 37 on Nevermind (Super Deluxe Edition) 
Sep. 26, 19911 viewer

Something In The Way - Boombox Rehearsals Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Underneath the bridge, tarp has sprung a leak
And the animals I've trapped, have all become my pets
And I'm living off of grass, and the drippings from the ceiling
It's okay to eat fish 'cause they haven't any feelings

[Chorus]
Something in the way, mmm
Something in the way, yeah, mmm
Something in the way, mmm
Something in the way, yeah, mmm

[Verse 2]
Underneath the bridge, tarp has sprung a leak
And the animals I've trapped, have all become my pets
And I'm living off of grass, and the drippings from the ceiling
It's okay to eat fish 'cause they haven't any feelings

[Chorus]
Something in the way, mmm
Something in the way, yeah, mmm
Something in the way, mmm
Something in the way, yeah, mmm

[Verse 3]
Underneath the bridge, Mom has come to bring me
Something else to eat, and then she will sing me
All the way to sleep, when I'm overcome, I'm homesick
...anyone who sees it
[Chorus]
Something in the way, mmm
Something in the way, yeah
Something in the way, mmm
Something in the way, yeah, mmm
Something in the way, mmm
Something in the way, yeah, mmm
Something in the way, mmm
Something in the way, yeah, mmm

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The Boombox Rehearsal version of Nirvana’s “Something in the Way” contains a different final verse, sounding as if it was improvised, and detailing a possible experience Kurt went through while living underneath a bridge.

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Nevermind (Super Deluxe Edition) (2011)
Nirvana
  1. 1.
    Smells Like Teen Spirit
  2. 2.
    In Bloom
  3. 3.
    Come as You Are
  4. 4.
    Breed
  5. 5.
    Lithium
  6. 6.
    Polly
  7. 7.
    Territorial Pissings
  8. 8.
    Drain You
  9. 9.
    Lounge Act
  10. 10.
    Stay Away
  11. 11.
    On a Plain
  12. 12.
    Something in the Way
  13. 13.
    Endless, Nameless
  14. 14.
    Even in His Youth
  15. 15.
    Aneurysm (B-Side)
  16. 16.
    Curmudgeon
  17. 17.
    D-7 - Live At The BBC
  18. 18.
    Been a Son [Live at the Paramount Theatre B-Side)
  19. 19.
    School [Live at Paramount Theatre B-Side)
  20. 20.
    Drain You - Live At Paramount Theatre B-Side
  21. 21.
    Sliver - Live At Del Mar B-Side
  22. 22.
    Polly - Live At Del Mar B-Side
  23. 23.
    In Bloom - Smart Sessions
  24. 24.
    Immodium (Breed)
  25. 25.
    Lithium - Smart Sessions
  26. 26.
    Polly - Smart Sessions
  27. 27.
    Pay To Play - Smart Sessions
  28. 28.
    Here She Comes Now - Smart Sessions
  29. 29.
    Dive - Smart Sessions
  30. 30.
    Sappy - Smart Sessions
  31. 31.
    Smells Like Teen Spirit - Boombox Rehearsals
  32. 32.
    Verse Chorus Verse - Boombox Rehearsals
  33. 33.
    Territorial Pissings - Boombox Rehearsals
  34. 34.
    Lounge Act - Boombox Rehearsals
  35. 35.
    Come As You Are - Boombox Rehearsals
  36. 36.
    Old Age - Boombox Rehearsals
  37. 37.
    Something In The Way - Boombox Rehearsals
  38. 38.
    On A Plain - Boombox Rehearsals
  39. 39.
    Drain You - Live At The BBC (Missing Lyrics)
  40. 40.
    Something In The Way - Live At The BBC
  41. 41.
    Smells Like Teen Spirit (Devonshire Mix)
  42. 42.
    In Bloom (Devonshire Mix)
  43. 43.
    Come As You Are (Devonshire Mix)
  44. 44.
    Breed (Devonshire Mix)
  45. 45.
    Lithium (Devonshire Mix)
  46. 46.
    Territorial Pissings (Devonshire Mix)
  47. 47.
    Drain You (Devonshire Mix)
  48. 48.
    Lounge Act (Devonshire Mix)
  49. 49.
    Stay Away (Devonshire Mix)
  50. 50.
    On A Plain (Devonshire Mix)
  51. 51.
    Something In The Way (Devonshire Mix)
  52. 52.
    Jesus Doesn’t Want Me For A Sunbeam - Live At The Paramount/1991
  53. 53.
    Aneurysm - Live At The Paramount/1991
  54. 54.
    Drain You - Live At The Paramount/1991
  55. 55.
    School - Live At The Paramount/1991
  56. 56.
    Floyd The Barber - Live At The Paramount/1991
  57. 57.
    Smells Like Teen Spirit - Live At The Paramount/1991
  58. 58.
    About A Girl - Live At The Paramount/1991
  59. 59.
    Polly - Live At The Paramount/1991
  60. 60.
    Breed - Live At The Paramount/1991
  61. 61.
    Sliver - Live At The Paramount/1991
  62. 62.
    Love Buzz - Live At The Paramount/1991
  63. 63.
    Lithium - Live At The Paramount/1991
  64. 64.
    Been A Son - Live At The Paramount/1991
  65. 65.
    Negative Creep - Live At The Paramount/1991
  66. 66.
    On A Plain - Live At The Paramount/1991
  67. 67.
    Blew - Live At The Paramount/1991
  68. 68.
    Rape Me - Live At The Paramount/1991
  69. 69.
    Territorial Pissings - Live At The Paramount/1991
  70. 70.
    Endless, Nameless - Live At The Paramount/1991
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Release Date
September 26, 1991
Tags
Rock
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