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.
Shake it down easy, shake it down sleazy, come on
Shake it down easy, shake yourself, Suzy, come on
Don't let me detain you
Try to ride along
Don't you lie, knowing
I am not sad
I am not silly
I am not chippin'
I am not chippin' away
Talk to me
In your own language, please
In your own
Talk to me
In your own language please
Shake it down easy, make it sound seamy, doll man
Make it sound now, make it full house, sad man
Leader of the band
Makes a mental hell
I won't weather it well
Well I never
Saw it with my arm
Paint it with my heart
Paint it with my eyes and make it right
Talk to me
In your own language, please
In your own
Talk to me
In your own language, please
Lay down easy, lay it down seamy, sad man
Lay down easy, lay it down seamy, sad man
You don't want to hear this
Nothin' but a whore
I will play the leader
With pain
Now you know I'm needy
Lay them down easy
Lay them down easy
Talk to me
In your own language please
Shake it down easy, shake yourself, Suzy, come on
Don't let me detain you
Try to ride along
Don't you lie, knowing
I am not sad
I am not silly
I am not chippin'
I am not chippin' away
Talk to me
In your own language, please
In your own
Talk to me
In your own language please
Shake it down easy, make it sound seamy, doll man
Make it sound now, make it full house, sad man
Leader of the band
Makes a mental hell
I won't weather it well
Well I never
Saw it with my arm
Paint it with my heart
Paint it with my eyes and make it right
Talk to me
In your own language, please
In your own
Talk to me
In your own language, please
Lay down easy, lay it down seamy, sad man
Lay down easy, lay it down seamy, sad man
You don't want to hear this
Nothin' but a whore
I will play the leader
With pain
Now you know I'm needy
Lay them down easy
Lay them down easy
Talk to me
In your own language please
Lyrics submitted by AhmedAR94, edited by Mellow_Harsher
Talk To Me Lyrics as written by Kurt Cobain
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One of my many favorite Nirvana songs...
Kurt actually wrote this song for Iggy Pop. He wanted iggy to have it. Its basically a song about nothing.
No, it has a meaning, but you're right, he wrote it for Iggy
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one of the best songs
Hey look it's my song! I dont think I have a favorite nirvana song, but Talk to Me comes pretty close.
this is one of favorite nirvana songs ever
It's a really great song, but does anyone have any idea of what it means? I thought it was Kurt talking somehow about himself but then I read it was written for Iggy Pop. It must have a meaning
Why was it not studio recorded? Its by far my favourite live-only Nirvana song.
I really like this song,the melody is very catchy,I dunno what it means...some lines are pretty interesting and seem to talk a lot about kurt's situation with fame and stuff,I dunno if the lyrics are correct but it has some pretty interesting lines that seem to deal with kurt's fame and how everyone expected many things from him "Leader of the band Makes a mental hell I won't weather it well Well I never Saw it with my arm Paint it with my heart Paint it with my eyes and make it right" maybe is about being yourself and getting away from all the fakeness that fame has and try to be honest to yourself...I dunno
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i know what you mean about not having a favourite nirvana song, at the mo i like verse chorus verse [boxed set version, Neither side is sacred.....] the best