Come on people now
Smile on your brother
Everybody get together
Try to love one another
Right now

When I was an alien
Cultures weren't opinions

Gotta find a way, to find a way, when I'm there
Gotta find a way, a better way, I had better wait

Never met a wise man
If so it's a woman

Gotta find a way, to find a way, when I'm there
Gotta find a way, a better way, I had better wait
Gotta find a way, to find a way, when I'm there
Gotta find a way, a better way, I had better wait

Just because you're paranoid
Don't mean they're not after you

Gotta find a way, to find a way, when I'm there
Gotta find a way, a better way, I had better wait
Gotta find a way, to find a way, when I'm there
Gotta find a way, a better way, I had better wait
Gotta find a way, to find a way, when I'm there
Gotta find a way, a better way, I had better wait
Gotta find a way, to find a way, when I'm there
Gotta find a way, a better way, I had better wait


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    For the record, the "C'mon people now, smile on your brother" is by the Youngbloods and called "Get Together". The use of this song is what I think is so genius about Territotial Pissing. The song was a 60's hippie anthem, spreading the word of peace and free love. Krist Novoselic's interpratation of it is the most important parts of the song. Novoselic distorts the song to make it sound like a piece of bullshit idealism - a hopeless dream, as hippie parents sold out and went corporate just like everyone before and after them. I think the band was saying the carefree times of the 60's are gone, and have left those growing up in the 90's in its wake. We can't pretend to be happy, we don't know what our place is in the world and we don't want to pretend as though we do. This was what Nevermind and grunge were all about - trying to find your place in a world that you feel you have no control over. "Gotta find a way, a better way - I had better wait" In the end Kurt never did find his place and sadly suicide was his only salvation.

    tubesockson September 25, 2002   Link

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