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Truth covered in security
I can't let you smother me
I'd like to but it couldn't work
Trading off and taking turns
I don't regret a thing
I've got this friend, you see
Who makes me feel
And I wanted more
Than I could steal
I'll arrest myself
And wear a shield
I'll go out of my way
To prove I still
Smell her on you
Don't, tell me what I wanna hear
Afraid of never knowning fear
Experience anything you need
I'll keep fighting jealousy
Until it's fucking gone
I've got this friend, you see
Who makes me feel
And I wanted more
Than I could steal
I'll arrest myself
And wear a shield
I'll go out of my way
To prove I still
Smell her on you
Truth covered in security
I can't let you smother me
I'd like to but it wouldn't work
Trading off and taking turns
I don't regret a thing
I've got this friend, you see
Who makes me feel
And I wanted more
Than I could steal
I'll arrest myself
And wear a shield
I'll go out of my way
To make you a deal
We've make a pact
To learn from who
Ever we want
Without new rules
We'll share what's lost and what we grew
They'll go out of their way
To prove they still
Smell her on you
They still, smell her on you
Smell her on you
I can't let you smother me
I'd like to but it couldn't work
Trading off and taking turns
I don't regret a thing
I've got this friend, you see
Who makes me feel
And I wanted more
Than I could steal
I'll arrest myself
And wear a shield
I'll go out of my way
To prove I still
Smell her on you
Don't, tell me what I wanna hear
Afraid of never knowning fear
Experience anything you need
I'll keep fighting jealousy
Until it's fucking gone
I've got this friend, you see
Who makes me feel
And I wanted more
Than I could steal
I'll arrest myself
And wear a shield
I'll go out of my way
To prove I still
Smell her on you
Truth covered in security
I can't let you smother me
I'd like to but it wouldn't work
Trading off and taking turns
I don't regret a thing
I've got this friend, you see
Who makes me feel
And I wanted more
Than I could steal
I'll arrest myself
And wear a shield
I'll go out of my way
To make you a deal
We've make a pact
To learn from who
Ever we want
Without new rules
We'll share what's lost and what we grew
They'll go out of their way
To prove they still
Smell her on you
They still, smell her on you
Smell her on you
Lyrics submitted by spitfirek7
Track duration: 02:36
"Lounge Act" as written by Kurt Cobain
Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing
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"I've got this friend you see who makes me feel"
kurt was manic depressive, and krist wanted him to be happy so thats why they started their relationship, so he might be saying he makes him feel happy
"and i wanted more than i could steal"
him saying he likes him
"ill go out of my way to prove that i still smell her on you"
like i said kurt was not happy about krist's wife, so he's saying he can smell her on him.
The verses some-what implies that he knows where the relationship has gone but he can't accept it(he is smothering himself(the truth covered in security) with lies and he knows it wouldn't work but occasionally does it to forget the pain).
The chorus tells me that he has this "friend" who makes him feel(somebody close or somebody who gives affection) and he wants more of this "affection" but he can't so he has to steal. He knows this is wrong that is why he would arrest himself if he was a cop(shield & arrest). "Smell her on you" - I figured that this could mean that he remembers her.
Really feels like being on a ship going nowhere, and you can't steer the wheel.
I'll keep fighting jealousy until it's fucking gone.
I have the exact same mental conditions as Kurt and I've been charactarized as "highly intelligent" my IQ is 130, and I think I can relate to him like few others. This song also describes a past relationship of mine perfectly down to every last sentence.
anywho, here's my intepretation:
Truth - covered in security : Telling the truth to the extent it's making you look bad.
I can't let you smother me
I'd like to, but it couldn't work : I think this one speaks for itself.
Trading off and taking turns
I don't regret a thing : Not regretting getting high behind her back?
And I've got this friend, you see
Who makes me feel and I'm
Wanted more than I could steal
I'll arrest myself, I'll wear a shield
I'll go out of my way to prove I still
I still smell her on you : Drug-euphemism, possibly mary jane. Cops use more resources on
busting addicts than on petty criminals and thieves (wanted
more than I could steal)and he would turn himself in and
tell the cops she's on drugs too and would go out of his way
to prove it. (maybe he had drugs hidden at her place, and/or
Maybe he had smoked weed while wearing her clothes.
Don't - tell me what I wanna hear
Afraid of never knowing fear : Dont give me false hope.
Experience anything you need : This I think is his girlfriend nagging him about wanting to
live her life and experience things while she is young.
(Fuck other guys)
I'll keep fighting jealousy
Until it's fucking gone : Bipolar love, no self-respect.
We've made a pact to learn
from whoever we want
without new rules : Agreeing that they can fuck around, even though she is the only
one who actually wants to. (Don't tell me what I want to hear)
If this does not make sense to you, then you are probably not bipolar, or I am just too stoned to make sense.