Old Age

oh my god you idiots, if you had done even 10 seconds of research you would know that kurt did write the music but it was COURTNEY who wrote the lyrics. it's just that most nirvana fans are so far up kurt's ass that they try and act like courtney's just some evil bitch with no brains or imagination of her own. the truth is that courtney is a smart and talented woman and is more than capable of writing lyrics just as good as kurt's, or even better than his. and please stop with the same old bullshit "courtney killed kurt" conspiracy theories on every single hole/nirvana song, are you all 10 years old or something??

I think this is a pretty good song. And who the fuck cares if Kurt wrote it? It isn't as if Courtney tied him to a chair and forced him to write her a song. He gave it to her willingly. Plus, she's several times admitted she didn't write it in interviews, though she never said it was Kurt, probably knowing that people would only make a big deal out of it.

Here's what Courtney had to say about Old Age in 1997: "Old Age is partly someone else's composition. It's something somebody had a little bit of and I said 'let me have the rest of it' and I wrote this thing in it and tried to make it goth. I found it, wrote it, and recorded it the same night."

You can tell that this is more Kurt-style than Courtney-style lyrics, though. Fuck, it says KURT all over it with the way it's written. Especially the first verse and the chorus.

the best parts of the song, the verses, are courtney's and the chorus and composition are by kurt.

all of you NIRVANA fans need to chill the fuck out -he killed himself partly because he was afraid of becoming the very thing you have turned him into. fuck off and get over it

the whole thing to me seems to be about the ups and downs of fame

"all that glitters is sour" could mean that being a rockstar looks great and glamorous but it can quickly turn into something awful -a testament to what she and kurt were going through at the time

"we all know her rage is endless" possibly courtney writing about herself and her reputations a hot head

"(Rest in pieces) I'm sorry (Me in pieces) So sorry" i hate to pull the kurt card but this could be about him. during unplugged she kept looking up during this song almost as if she was apologizing for not being enough to keep him going. she's telling him goodbye but by saying "me in pieces" it implies that she's shattered and doesn't know what to do without him -her life is in pieces

also she gave credit to kurt for writing "you've got no right" [ which is a great song ]

i love the unplugged version of this song

was houseofclouds the only one to explain the lyrics?

No one knows she's Hester Prynne Someone please tell Anne Boleyn Chokers are back in again

Hester Prynne; particularly known for being a "truly liberated, defiantly sexual" character of her time. Anne Boleyn; accused of adultery and incest in 1536. My shallow guess: Character in the song (possibly Courtney, as houseofclouds interpretation would also imply) is secretly a whore, and an impending goth (choker reference?). It seems as though she's floating through life ("friendless", "pretend to have no rivals") with little self-esteem, getting closer death every day , which will be her ultimate and final rebellion ("one day she will just refuse", maybe suicide?). Will not reach old age.

first lyrics i have entered at songmeanings.net claps for self

anyway, this is my favorite hole song. I don't really know how to describe it...but I really adore it. Especially the part that goes: What was she for halloween the ugliest girl you've ever seen someday she will die alone

this is a really cool song. it's...amazing. i think it would have been better on 'live through this' than "credit in the straight world",but i dont really know..i like how they used the beginning (and i will await your highness...) in 'credit...' though.

this is the same person as smells like girl. courtney is now letting out the box set, pet virus84. and kurt did write part of this song...however, he never actually played or recorded it, i beleive. and, from what i heard, he only wrote part of it. never-the-less, it's an amazing song. my body the hand granade is one of the best albums out there.

I don't care if Kurt wrote this song. It fucking rocks. One of my favorite songs out there...

Kurt wrote the original there is a demo of it floating about and a real short live jam of it by Nirvana I prefer Kurts he can sing better then courtney who can't pitch a note at all