Polly Lyrics

Lyric discussion by FROST17 

Cover art for Polly lyrics by Nirvana

is polly really based on atrue story? i've always just saw it as a song about a very controlling relationship that could have involved rape but i've never heard it was based on anything real

Yes if you watch The life of Kurt Cobain bio people who have worked with him talk about what inspires him and that included that story about a girl who got raped and tortured after a concert.

@FROST17. Hey, the lyric describes and depicts a true story, but I wouldn`t call it "a rape case". They were quite equal to each other. Polly had threatened the lyricist with a knife, therefore she was tied. It developed to sexual intercourse. They also knew each other some.