This song, like any Nirvana song, has so many meanings and possible meanings/references that it can make your head spin.
To those who believe in "What you see is what you get" - i dont understand your logic. If you listen to any of the band's other songs you will see how Kurt played with words and intentionally made things sound very gray. In agreeance with a poster before me, this "style" added to Nirvana's appeal and mystery. Proof of that is some of us still bickering some 10 years after Kurt is dead.
Some things that i have thought of while hearing these lyrics over the years (apologize for repetition):
Do Re Mi - Music Scale. duh.
Do Re Mi could be a reference to the way he saw the events of his past behind him and the path that lies before him; since Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do is a sequence and the mood of the song is not exactly like his others it seems a positive outlook.
The song could be a description of some kind of fight that was going on inside of him at the time.
Do Re Mi could be an intentional "last words before death" kind of deal. Some of the words are stressed where its like he is reminiscing his past and coming to a realization that he can leave this all behind. Like he was ready and experienced all that he set out to do. But then again, he never meant for nirvana to become so popular and become what it did.
*Do Re Mi/Dont Rape Me: funny and a possibly a reference to "Rape Me". You could also say that the drugs were welcomed before and now they are not, hence Dont rape me.
Whatever the reason for this song, it definitely had a reason and a purpose for its creation.
This song, like any Nirvana song, has so many meanings and possible meanings/references that it can make your head spin.
To those who believe in "What you see is what you get" - i dont understand your logic. If you listen to any of the band's other songs you will see how Kurt played with words and intentionally made things sound very gray. In agreeance with a poster before me, this "style" added to Nirvana's appeal and mystery. Proof of that is some of us still bickering some 10 years after Kurt is dead.
Some things that i have thought of while hearing these lyrics over the years (apologize for repetition): Do Re Mi - Music Scale. duh. Do Re Mi could be a reference to the way he saw the events of his past behind him and the path that lies before him; since Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do is a sequence and the mood of the song is not exactly like his others it seems a positive outlook. The song could be a description of some kind of fight that was going on inside of him at the time. Do Re Mi could be an intentional "last words before death" kind of deal. Some of the words are stressed where its like he is reminiscing his past and coming to a realization that he can leave this all behind. Like he was ready and experienced all that he set out to do. But then again, he never meant for nirvana to become so popular and become what it did. *Do Re Mi/Dont Rape Me: funny and a possibly a reference to "Rape Me". You could also say that the drugs were welcomed before and now they are not, hence Dont rape me.
Whatever the reason for this song, it definitely had a reason and a purpose for its creation.
Absolutely. I think you probably have just come up with the most insightful and intelligent lyric explanation on this website.
Absolutely. I think you probably have just come up with the most insightful and intelligent lyric explanation on this website.