Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
Clean up before she comes
Clean up before she comes
Clean up before she comes
Clean up before she comes
Living in a dusty dump
Living in a dusty dump
Something in her eyes
Seems to be the smoke from my lungs
Something in her eyes
Must be the smoke from my lungs
I must be getting old (I must be getting older)
I must be getting old (I'm starting to eat my vegetables)
I must be getting old (I must be getting older)
I must be getting old (I'm starting to eat my vegetables)
Something in her eyes
Something like smoke from my lungs
Something in her eyes
Must be the smoke from my lungs
Clean up the dusty dump
Living in a dusty dump
Living in a dusty dump
Living in a dusty dump
Clean up before she comes
Clean up before she comes
Clean up before she comes
Living in a dusty dump
Something in her eyes
Must be the smoke from my lungs
Something in her eyes
Must be the smoke from my lungs
I must be getting old (I must be getting older)
I must be getting old (I'm starting to eat my vegetables)
I must be getting old (I must be getting older)
I must be getting old (I'm starting to eat my vegetables)
I must be getting old (I must be getting older)
I must be getting old (I'm starting to eat my vegetables)
I must be getting old (I must be getting older)
I must be getting old (I'm starting to eat my vegetables)
I must be getting old (I must be getting older)
I must be getting old (I'm starting to eat my vegetables)
I must be getting old (I must be getting older)
(I'm starting to eat my vegetables)
(I must be getting older)
(I'm starting to eat my vegetables)
Clean up before she comes
Clean up before she comes
Clean up before she comes
Living in a dusty dump
Living in a dusty dump
Something in her eyes
Seems to be the smoke from my lungs
Something in her eyes
Must be the smoke from my lungs
I must be getting old (I must be getting older)
I must be getting old (I'm starting to eat my vegetables)
I must be getting old (I must be getting older)
I must be getting old (I'm starting to eat my vegetables)
Something in her eyes
Something like smoke from my lungs
Something in her eyes
Must be the smoke from my lungs
Clean up the dusty dump
Living in a dusty dump
Living in a dusty dump
Living in a dusty dump
Clean up before she comes
Clean up before she comes
Clean up before she comes
Living in a dusty dump
Something in her eyes
Must be the smoke from my lungs
Something in her eyes
Must be the smoke from my lungs
I must be getting old (I must be getting older)
I must be getting old (I'm starting to eat my vegetables)
I must be getting old (I must be getting older)
I must be getting old (I'm starting to eat my vegetables)
I must be getting old (I must be getting older)
I must be getting old (I'm starting to eat my vegetables)
I must be getting old (I must be getting older)
I must be getting old (I'm starting to eat my vegetables)
I must be getting old (I must be getting older)
I must be getting old (I'm starting to eat my vegetables)
I must be getting old (I must be getting older)
(I'm starting to eat my vegetables)
(I must be getting older)
(I'm starting to eat my vegetables)
Lyrics submitted by grunge_loser
Clean Up Before She Comes Lyrics as written by Kurt Cobain
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Clean up before she comes could refer to 'cleaning up' after sex, especially since men are notorious for cumming first. Have sex, clean up in the bathroom, come back to a disappointed girl. More generally, it refers to the monotony of adult life, like this is how it always happens, and Kurt doesn't like being an adult...
But it happens anyway. I'm starting to eat my vegetables. Clean up the dusty town, his world that has become unmoving with monotony. Unmoving collects dust.
And finally, I think that I'm getting older. Said in a tone that is slightly eerie the first time you hear it.
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