tourette's
Nirvana Lyrics


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Moderate Rock

May day, every day, my day
Could've had a heart attack, my heart
We don't know anything, my heart
We all want something fair, my heart

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey

Out of town, out of sight, is my heart
Queen of lies, today, my heart
One more on the phone, my heart
One more at the door of my heart

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey

Mean heart
Cold heart
Cold heart
Cold heart
Cold heart
Cold heart
Cold heart
Cold heart





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Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Nirvana's song Tourette's reflect the angsty and erratic mindset of the band's lead singer, Kurt Cobain. The song starts off with a barrage of fragmented phrases that speak to a sense of urgency and anxiety. The repetition of "my heart" indicates a preoccupation with personal struggles and anxieties that are palpable to Cobain. The lyrics then move on to describe a sense of isolation and distrust, with the heart being out of sight and the "queen of lies" making an appearance. This is potentially a reference to Cobain's disillusionment with societal norms and ideologies.


Line by Line Meaning

May day, every day, my day
Every day feels like an emergency or urgent situation for me


Could've had a heart attack, my heart
I could've been so overwhelmed and stressed that I might have had a heart attack


We don't know anything, my heart
We don't understand anything about the nature of our feelings


We all want something fair, my heart
We all crave for justice and fairness in our lives


Out of town, out of sight, is my heart
I feel lost or disconnected from my heart when I'm out of my comfort zone


Queen of lies, today, my heart
My heart is deceiving me today, and I can't trust it


One more on the phone, my heart
One more call or message is causing my heart to race with anxiety


One more at the door of my heart
One more person knocking at my heart is overwhelming me


Mean heart
My heart is filled with bitterness and negativity


Cold heart
My heart is emotionally detached and unfeeling


Cold heart
My heart feels like it's frozen and unresponsive


Cold heart
My heart has become indifferent and uncaring


Cold heart
My heart is rigid and unyielding


Cold heart
My heart is numb and insensible


Cold heart
My heart is devoid of warmth and love


Cold heart
My heart is desolate and empty




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Written by: Kurt Cobain

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

@HandsOfTheFather

The lyrics.

Down town such a fast, in my eyes
Won't ever let you down, flown home
Granted to your sense of sound, my eyes
You and me, it contains my heart

Hey!
Hey!
Hey!

Go dark, soundcheck, my eyes!
Everything Teddy sees is all wrong!
Burnin' down half the town and my house
Everything sits inside my heart

Hey!
Hey!
Hey!

Jonestown such a frown, see yours
Riddle meal left the town, or go home
Rarin' down such a day for me, uh
Hitch a train to Santa Fe or go horse!

Hey!
Hey!
Hey!

Take...
Mean horse!
Mean horse!
Mean horse!
Mean horse!



@FullmetalJun

From The Muddy Banks Of The Wishkah version (interpretation)

Downtown sets a frown
in my eyes
Oh no, half are dead
go home
?
of my eyes
Hearin' me I attack
my arm

Hey, hey, heeeey

Go to town, go to jail
my eyes
Never free, cannot see
go home
Burnin' down half the town
my eyes
?
of my heart

Hey, hey, heeeey

Downtown sets a frown
stay off
Burnin' down half the town
go home
?
we are
Imitate cellophane
wore off

Hey, hey, heeeey

Mean heart



@gbzful

Downtown set a frown, of my eyes
One more, half are dead, phone home
Random teeth and sit to sat, of my eyes
Hearin' me, I attack, my arm Hey, hey, hey
Go to town, go to jail, of my eyes
Never free, cannot see, go home
Burnin' down, half the town, my eyes
Random teeth and sit to attack, of my heart Hey, hey, hey
Downtown set a frown, stay off
Burnin' down half the town, go home
We all know some today, we are
Imitate cellophane, wore off Hey, hey, hey
Mean heart Mean hearts Mean hearts Mean hearts



All comments from YouTube:

@Mitchnagel58

Why does Krist always look like he's trying to balance on a boat

@Prettypaigexxx

or surf XD

@vividdreams2699

He lets the waves and vibes of the music carry him hahaha jk xD

@jorgek92

sometimes he moves like an inflatable tube man..

@MikeRangel9808

You made laugh so hard that i nearly drown in my own saliva!

@dingleberryliespewer5394

oh my god best description ever

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@firedragonofevil

They should've performed this at the Unplugged Show

@maliciouslyContent

+jason rengifo 
Imagine,
all the parents that would wake up to hearing Kurt Cobain...
In the middle of the night... 
screaming.

@bryceromero5267

I actually was thinking the same thing before I clicked on this video

@Rakhdan

Kurt said early on that show he wasn't gonna scream and play some chill music.

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