Heart-Shaped Box
Nirvana (Amazing cover) Lyrics
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I've been locked inside your heart-shaped box for weeks
I've been drawn into your magnetar pit trap trap
I wish I could eat your cancer when you turn black
Hey!
Wait!
I've got a new complaint
Hey!
Wait!
I've got a new complaint
Forever in debt to your priceless advice
Hey!
Wait!
I've got a new complaint
Forever in debt to your priceless advice, your advice
Meat-eating orchids forgive no one just yet
Cut myself on angel hair and baby's breath
Broken hymen of your Highness, I'm left back
Throw down your umbilical noose so I can climb right back
Hey!
Wait!
I've got a new complaint
Forever in debt to your priceless advice
Hey!
Wait!
I've got a new complaint
Forever in debt to your priceless advice
Hey!
Wait!
I've got a new complaint
Forever in debt to your priceless advice, your advice
She eyes me like a Pisces when I am weak
I've been locked inside your heart-shaped box for weeks
I've been drawn into your magnetar pit trap trap
I wish I could eat your cancer when you turn black
Hey!
Wait!
I've got a new complaint
Forever in debt to your priceless advice
Hey!
Wait!
I've got a new complaint
Forever in debt to your priceless advice
Hey!
Wait!
I've got a new complaint
Forever in debt to your priceless advice, your advice, your advice, your advice
The lyrics of Nirvana's "Heart-Shaped Box" seem to be about someone who is in a complicated and dysfunctional relationship with another person. They describe being trapped in this other person's "heart-shaped box," drawn to them almost like a magnet in a "pit trap." The singer wishes they could "eat" the other's cancer "when you turn black," meaning that they feel a deep desire to take the other person's pain away and rescue them from their own destructive behavior.
Throughout the song, the singer keeps repeating the phrase "Hey! Wait! I've got a new complaint," suggesting that they are constantly discovering new problems in their relationship with this other person. They are "forever in debt" to the other person's "priceless advice," which seems to be a form of manipulation that keeps the singer trapped in the relationship. The image of "meat-eating orchids" that "forgive no one just yet" adds to the sense of danger and violence that surrounds the relationship.
Overall, the lyrics of "Heart-Shaped Box" paint a dark and intriguing picture of a relationship that is both intense and troubled.
Line by Line Meaning
She eyes me like a Pisces when I am weak
When I am vulnerable, she looks at me like a predator eyeing prey
I've been locked inside your heart-shaped box for weeks
I've been trapped in your love, unable to leave for weeks
I've been drawn into your magnetar pit trap trap
Your love is like a powerful magnet, trapping me in a pit from which I cannot escape
I wish I could eat your cancer when you turn black
I wish I could take away the source of your pain and suffering when you're at your lowest
Meat-eating orchids forgive no one just yet
In this harsh world, even the plants that consume meat show no mercy to anyone
Cut myself on angel hair and baby's breath
Even the gentle and delicate things in life can hurt, as if I cut myself on angel hair and baby's breath
Broken hymen of your Highness, I'm left back
Once I was close to you, but now I'm left behind, forgotten like a broken hymen of a royal person
Throw down your umbilical noose so I can climb right back
Allow me to return to your love by letting go of the emotional umbilical cord that ties us together
Hey! Wait! I've got a new complaint
I have something new to say, wait and listen to me
Forever in debt to your priceless advice
I owe you for your invaluable guidance and support in my life
Forever in debt to your priceless advice, your advice
I constantly owe you for your priceless advice, which has guided me throughout my life
Your advice, your advice, your advice
I am eternally grateful for your advice, which has helped me overcome challenges in life
Lyrics © BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
Written by: KURT COBAIN
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Director: “So how saturated do you want the music video to be?”
Kurt: “Hold on a minute, what’s that on the TV?”
TV: Playing music video for Black Hole Sun.
Director: “...so you want me too-“
Kurt: “Yes.”
(Yes, I’m aware that this music video was made in ‘93 and Black Hole Sun was made in ‘94, but just pretend it works for the sake of the joke.)
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