In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
And as the soft pretentious mountains
Glisten in the light of the trees
And all the flowers sing in D minor
And the birds fly happily
We'll be once again my love
I need you back, oh baby baby
I can't explain just why we lost it from the start
Living without you girl, you only break my heart
I can feel it, I can hold it
I can bend it, I can shape it, I can mold it
I can cut it, I can taste it
I can spank it
I can beat it, masturbate it
I've been looking for day glow
Always hearing the same ol'
Sticky boredom with a book
I can make you do things
You wouldn't think you ever could
I can feel it, I can hold it
I can bend it, I can shape it, and I mold it
I can cut it, I can taste it
I can spank it
I can beat it, masturbate it
I've been looking for day glow
Always hearing the same ol'
Sticky boredom with a book
I can make you do things
You wouldn't think you ever would
I've been looking for day glow
Always hearing the same ol'
Sticky boredom with a book
I can make you do things
You wouldn't think you ever could
Why is that so groovy?
Glisten in the light of the trees
And all the flowers sing in D minor
And the birds fly happily
We'll be once again my love
I need you back, oh baby baby
I can't explain just why we lost it from the start
Living without you girl, you only break my heart
I can feel it, I can hold it
I can bend it, I can shape it, I can mold it
I can cut it, I can taste it
I can spank it
I can beat it, masturbate it
I've been looking for day glow
Always hearing the same ol'
Sticky boredom with a book
I can make you do things
You wouldn't think you ever could
I can feel it, I can hold it
I can bend it, I can shape it, and I mold it
I can cut it, I can taste it
I can spank it
I can beat it, masturbate it
I've been looking for day glow
Always hearing the same ol'
Sticky boredom with a book
I can make you do things
You wouldn't think you ever would
I've been looking for day glow
Always hearing the same ol'
Sticky boredom with a book
I can make you do things
You wouldn't think you ever could
Why is that so groovy?
Lyrics submitted by fugiware, edited by skary_bear_2020
Spank Thru [Fecal Matter Demo] Lyrics as written by Kurt Cobain
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I think it's funny people take the first verse seriously. He's just making of fun of generic pop music. Come on, "Where the birds fly happily" and "the flowers sing in D Minor" and "oh baby baby", have you ever heard Kurt make lyrics like that? He's joking. This song is the shit.
awesome song!
I posted these lyrics yesterday. These were just based on what I heard. I listened to a live version yesterday and noticed that the intro is nearly unintelligible.
Nice song though. This version makes more sense than the other one for it meaning masturbation.
Wow, you took a lot of time to copy them down. Way to go.
Personally, I think the vocals suck, but that sometimes makes the song all the more appealing. I like the lyrics better than the other version, though.
this is one of the best versions of this song, you can get a better recorded one thats just as cool if not cooler on the sub pop 200 compilation. nirvana has 1 track out of the 20 on it, and it is this song. you can buy it on cduniverse if you search sub pop 200 as a soundtrack. when i first heard this, it struck a chord with me. i had already heard the wishkah version, but this one is better. he sounds kind of out of tune singing wise, but that makes it cool. the solo is absolute incredible. for all those people who think kurt is a mediocre guitar player, listen to his solo, and that was 1985, imagine how much better he got with almost another decade of guitar playing on top of that before he died. i dont know about you guys, but everytime i got a new nirvana cd, one song in particular stood out and id listen to it then get tired of it eventually, with bleach it was love buzz, with incesticide it was dive, and with in utero it was milk it. on this cd, this was the song that i liked the most the first time i heard it, now im tired of this version of the song. :(
i dont like the name of this song though, it sounds like some shitty rap song.
this song is awful and he sings terrible, its better when he starts yelling
fuck i can do better than this
i do like the lyrics a lot better on this one, and it explains the masturbation thing a lot better.
ANYWAY, i don't think this song sucks at all.
do you not think that his vocals are so precious? i mean, COME ON.
the way he sings the first verse is hilarious. anyway, i guess i don't care about it sounding perfect because of the natural hilarity of his voice.
This is fecal matter right>? They say ''All the flowers have gingivitis'' on this version =p