Beeswax
Nirvana Lyrics

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Why doesn't she need him for a father?
Not only maidens can occupy my shack
Goring my manhood turns a man off.
Like Pepe LePew would say,
Hey, hey, hey! -- then we clash!

I got my diddly spayed

She laughs about it.
Shrinking inflections if the wind blows just right.
Jacking themselves off polyester.
I wanna jump, this isn't right!
Hey, when am I getting it back?

I don't know why,
I got a joke too silly to say.
Don't touch the balls.
I got a dick, dick -- hear my fucking hate!

If you're wondering, it's gaining monthly. (If your world is getting ugly)
Fiberglass insulated, the sky is cotton candy.
Spawning downstream, El Rancho Ovulate.
Feeling can't help me romp
Bill just fuck me, take me anal
Billy's slit reminds me of someone.
I'm sick of paying for the love boat
Tony and Tenille say wanna jump rope
And I say look!

I got my penis spayed,
I got a little tail,

I got my dingaling spayed
Nothing hard
I gotta be around pussy
Don't let me fall
I got a heh-heh...well you can't live

We got my dingaling spayed
When ya gonna learn?

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Nirvana's song "Beeswax" are an abstract and disjointed collection of lines that range from sexual allusions to humorous non sequiturs. The lyrics appear to be a series of disconnected thoughts expressed by the singer, who is grappling with a range of feelings and experiences.

The opening lines, "Why doesn't she need him for a father? Not only maidens can occupy my shack," suggest a sense of confusion and frustration with traditional gender roles and family structures. This is followed by a series of sexually explicit lines, including "Goring my manhood turns a man off" and "Jacking themselves off polyester," which convey a sense of sexual dissatisfaction and confusion.

The lines "I got my diddly spayed" and "I got my penis spayed" suggest a sense of emasculation or a desire to control one's sexual urges. This is followed by a series of nonsensical phrases and references, such as "shrinking inflections if the wind blows just right" and "Tony and Tenille say wanna jump rope".

Overall, the lyrics to "Beeswax" are open to interpretation, but they seem to reflect a sense of frustration, confusion, and disillusionment with traditional social and sexual norms.

Line by Line Meaning

Why doesn't she need him for a father?
Why doesn't she require a father figure? Any person can occupy the singer's place.

Not only maidens can occupy my shack
People of any gender can have sex with the singer in his residence.

Goring my manhood turns a man off.
Causing injury to the singer's masculinity is a turnoff for males.

Like Pepe LePew would say,
As the cartoon character Pepe LePew would say,

Hey, hey, hey! -- then we clash!
Hey, we're disagreeing!

I got my diddly spayed
I have had a vasectomy.

She laughs about it.
She finds the singer's vasectomy funny.

Shrinking inflections if the wind blows just right.
The artist's voice becomes quieter due to the wind.

Jacking themselves off polyester.
Masturbating while wearing polyester clothing.

I wanna jump, this isn't right!
I want to leave this situation or environment.

Hey, when am I getting it back?
When will something be returned to the singer?

I don't know why,
I am uncertain why this is the case.

I got a joke too silly to say.
I have a joke that seems too ridiculous to share.

Don't touch the balls.
Don't touch the singer's testicles.

I got a dick, dick -- hear my fucking hate!
I have a male genital organ and I am expressing anger.

If you're wondering, it's gaining monthly. (If your world is getting ugly)
For those who are curious, this undesirable situation is getting worse over time.

Fiberglass insulated, the sky is cotton candy.
The sky has a cotton candy appearance and is insulated with fiberglass.

Spawning downstream, El Rancho Ovulate.
In a figurative sense, the singer is reproducing in a downstream location named El Rancho Ovulate.

Feeling can't help me romp
Emotions cannot assist the singer in jumping or moving energetically.

Bill just fuck me, take me anal
Bill, have anal sex with me.

Billy's slit reminds me of someone.
Billy's genitalia reminds me of a person or memory.

I'm sick of paying for the love boat
I am tired of continually investing time and resources in a romantic relationship where the effort isn't reciprocated.

Tony and Tenille say wanna jump rope
People named Tony and Tenille express an interest in playing jump rope.

And I say look!
The artist is urging others to pay attention or take notice.

I got my penis spayed,
I underwent a surgical procedure to render myself sterile.

I got a little tail,
I have a small, non-functional projection resembling a tail.

Nothing hard
The singer is not experiencing a physical erection.

I gotta be around pussy
The artist wants to be near women's vulvas or sex organs.

Don't let me fall
Help me remain standing or upright.

I got a heh-heh...well you can't live
The singer's intentional laughter or exhalation indicates that someone cannot survive.

We got my dingaling spayed
We have completed the singer's vasectomy procedure.

When ya gonna learn?
When will you gain new knowledge or understanding?

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: Kurt Cobain

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