 Genius Meanings
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Nirvana – Dive
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“Dive” was the second song on the setlist Nirvana played during the Smart Studio sessions from April 2 to 6, 1990. It was planned to be released on Sheep, which would have been
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Nirvana – Dive (Demo)
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[Verse 1] / Pick me, pick me, yeah / Let along your signal / At ease, at ease, yeah / Everyone is hollow / Your glass, I gasp, yeah / Everyone is playing / Pick me, pick me, yeah
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Nirvana – Dive (Live at Pine Street Theatre)
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A slightly earlier/ live version of the “Dive” you hear in Incesticide where this one seems to have this Lisa person that was completely absent from the Incesticide version.
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Nirvana – Aneurysm
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“Aneurysm” was recorded on November 9, 1991, on BBC Radio 1 with Mark Goodier. According to LiveNIRVANA.com, these lyrics allude to the first time Kurt Cobain hung out with Tobi
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Dogpark – Dive Bar Named Nirvana
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[Verse 1] / Heavy head in your bed / Got the right shoe, the left / Somewhere hidden in a pile of your clothes / I got places to be, I got people to see / But I'm sweet, so I might
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Nirvana – Sliver
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“Sliver” is about a child whose parents are going to a show, so they drop him off at his grandparents' house. It features drummer Dan Peters of Mudhoney, while the music video
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Nirvana – All Apologies
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An acoustic fan favorite, “All Apologies” has Kurt Cobain “apologizing” for how he behaves, in a way he summarized as “Peaceful, happy, comfort”. He went on to dedicate it to his
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Ed Sheeran – Dive
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In an interview with GQ magazine for its March cover, Ed let the writer listen to five songs before anyone else and described “Dive” as:
Sheeran openly admits that all the love
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Nirvana – Aero Zeppelin
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This song’s title fuses the name of two huge hard rock bands of the 70s: Aerosmith and Led Zeppelin. The lyrics are mainly about the trendiness of big showy metal acts, making fun
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Nirvana – Polly
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This song is about the actual kidnapping of a 14-year-old girl. In 1987, she was returning from a concert in Tacoma, Washington when she was abducted by a man named Gerald Friend
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Victoria Monét – Dive
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“Dive” is a song about pleassuring women thorugh oral sex. The song is the third single from Victoria’s debut album, Jaguar.
The song was teased on April 17, 2020 through Victoria
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Lana Del Rey – Swan Song
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“Swan Song” appears at the end of Lana Del Rey’s fourth studio album, Honeymoon. Its title and placement towards the end of the tracklist sparked fears of an announcement of
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Nirvana – Territorial Pissings
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“Territorial Pissings” was inspired by Kurt Cobain’s observations of the mistreatment of both Native Americans and of women. He explained the song title as:
In the animal kingdom
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Nirvana – Stay Away
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Stay Away is the 10th track on the alternative rock (grunge) band Nirvana’s 1991 second studio album, Nevermind.
Nevermind popularized the Seattle grunge movement and brought
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Nirvana – In Bloom
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Cobain’s lyrics poke fun at the people outside of the underground music scene that began showing up at Nirvana shows after the release of the group’s debut album, Bleach.
Nirvana
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Nirvana – Drain You
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According to Kurt, this song was written about a dorky, old-fashioned kind of love. One of his favorite tracks, it was performed in most concerts ever since its composition up
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Nirvana – Breed
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Kurt Cobain originally titled “Breed” as “Imodium” after Tad Doyle’s diarrhea medicine to suggest the running on of the mouth.
The track was likely inspired by Kurt’s breakup with
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Nirvana – Beeswax
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“Beeswax” was recorded on January 23, 1988 in a recording session for Nirvana’s first studio demo tape.
The lyrics are not only utterly bizarre, filled with violent sexual imagery
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Nirvana – Mexican Seafood
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If you know much about Cobain’s biography, you know he suffered from chronic stomach pains. He’s said in interviews that they influence his writing process, and this song is one of
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Nirvana – Sappy
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“Sappy” appears to be a feminist song criticizing traditional gender roles in romantic heterosexual relationships. Some fans claim it is about a turtle as Kurt Cobain’s pet
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Nirvana – Lounge Act
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This song is about Bikini Kill’s Tobi Vail, Kurt’s girlfriend for most of the time he wrote Nevermind. The musical backing, that even starts with a Krist Novoselic’s bass solo
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Nirvana – On a Plain
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[Verse 1] / I'll start this off without any words / I got so high, I scratched 'til I bled / Love myself better than you / I know it's wrong, so what should I do? / The finest day
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Nirvana – Token Eastern Song (Demo)
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“Token Eastern Song” was recorded in a September 1989 studio session.
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Nirvana – Stain
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“Stain” was recorded in September 1989 for the Blew EP sessions.
The song portrays the typical ne'er do well in the eyes of Kurt, and probably touches base on some of the
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Epica – Beyond the Matrix
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[Intro/Chorus: Simone Simons] / Shine through the sky / Beyond the matrix / Feel what it's like to be divine / [Chorus: Simone Simons] / Shine through the sky / Beyond the matrix
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Nirvana – Endless, Nameless
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This song was a random jam that broke out when they were trying to record “Lithium.” Kurt was so frustrated with their lack of progress that he spontaneously started playing this
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Nirvana – Old Age
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“Old Age” was originally written and recorded by Cobain as a rough demo in 1991 during the Nevermind sessions, but was scrapped and never re-recorded for any album material.
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