It Happened Two Sundays Ago
Nirvana Lyrics


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And when I say to myself
That I've got to find a girl I never do
Hey how 'bout you

If when I'm out in the day
My thoughts are far away
She comes to me
What do I do, what do I do

Well then it happened two Sundays ago
And when I wanted to love her she said no no no
Well then it happened two Sundays ago
But as the day went by she said it's alright
And in the evening she said that it was nice
We've got to know, we've got to know

Now when I say to myself
That I've got to love a girl I never knew
Hey how 'bout you

So then I say that I was sorry
She answered it's ok but she was sad
It was too bad

Well then it happened two Sundays ago
And when I wanted to love her she said no no no
Well then it happened two Sundays ago
But as the day went by she said it's alright
And in the evening she said that it was nice
We've got to go, we've got to know

Well then it happened two Sundays ago
And when I wanted to love her she said no no no
Well then it happened two Sundays ago
But as the day went by she said it's alright




And in the evening she said that it was nice
We've got to go, we've got to know

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of “It Happened Two Sundays Ago” by Nirvana talk about the struggle of finding a girl to love. The singer often tells himself that he needs to find someone but fails to do so. He then asks the listener if they are in the same situation. The song talks about a girl who came to his mind when he was out during the day. However, when he expressed his feelings, she rejected him. Two Sundays later, she changed her mind and said it was “nice.” The lyrics suggest a conflicted relationship between the two individuals, as the girl initially refused the singer’s love but later changed her mind.


One way of looking at the song is that it could be about Kurt Cobain’s own experience with love and relationships. His lyrics often had personal meanings, and it is known that he faced issues with love and connection. It is possible that this song is his attempt at expressing his feelings and struggles.


The repetition of lines throughout the song could signify the repeating thought process that the singer is going through. The uncertainty and confusion about love are evident in the lyrics. The girl's changing her mind might also suggest the idea that love is not always straightforward and can bring about its share of surprises.


Line by Line Meaning

And when I say to myself That I've got to find a girl I never do Hey how 'bout you
Whenever I tell myself I need to find a girl, I always fail. Do you have the same experience?


If when I'm out in the day My thoughts are far away She comes to me What do I do, what do I do
If I'm lost in thought during the day and a girl approaches me, what should I do?


Well then it happened two Sundays ago And when I wanted to love her she said no no no Well then it happened two Sundays ago But as the day went by she said it's alright And in the evening she said that it was nice We've got to know, we've got to know
I fell in love with a girl two Sundays ago, but she rejected me. However, as the day went on, she changed her mind and we spent time together.


Now when I say to myself That I've got to love a girl I never knew Hey how 'bout you
Do you ever tell yourself you need to love a girl you don't even know?


So then I say that I was sorry She answered it's ok but she was sad It was too bad
When I apologized to her, she forgave me but was still upset about what happened.


We've got to go, we've got to know
We need to spend more time together and get to know each other better.




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on Lithium

Nice

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love this

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a-side goes hard from their paramount set tho

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That's crazy song! Oh my god...I can't listen it!!!

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It's dangerous... That's my drug!! <3

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