I Hate Myself and Want to Die Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Running nose and runny yolk
Even if you have a cold still
You can cough on me again
I still haven't had my full fill


[Chorus]
In the someday
What's the sum?
In the someday
What's the sum?
In the someday
What's the sum?
In the someday
What's the sum?

[Verse 2]
Broken heart and broken bones
Finger plaster cast and horse pills

One more quirky cliché phrase
You're the one I wanna refill

[Chorus]
In the someday
What's the sum?
In the someday
What's the sum?
In the someday
What's the sum?
In the someday
What's the sum?
[Spoken Bridge]
Words are broken lives
Most people don't realize that large pieces of coral
Which have been painted brown and attached to the skull by common wood screws
Can make a child look like a deer


[Chorus]
In the someday
What's the sum?
In the someday
What's the sum?
In the someday
What's the sum?
In the someday
What's the sum?

[Verse 1]
Running nose and runny yolk
Even if you have a cold still
You can cough on me again
I still haven't had my full fill


[Chorus]
In the someday
What's the sum?
In the someday
What's the sum?
In the someday
What's the sum?
In the someday
What's the sum?

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About

Genius Annotation

The original name for In Utero was in fact “I Hate Myself and Want to Die,” which was Kurt’s typical response to those asking him, “How are you?” However, before the release, Cobain changed his mind because he figured the title would be misunderstood.

Although “I Hate Myself And Want To Die” would posthumously be cited as a cry for help, Kurt assured us at the time that it was not meant to be taken literally – “as literal as a joke can be,” he said firmly. But even as he stresses this in an interview with Rolling Stone’s David Fricke, which appears in Brett Morgen’s Montage of Heck (2015), his tone seems to foreshadow the tragedy.

Q&A

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What did Nirvana say about "I Hate Myself and Want to Die"?
Genius Answer

In a 1993 interview with Rolling Stone, which has been transcribed here on Genius, Kurt said about the song:

[The title was] as literal as a joke can be. Nothing more than a joke. And that had a bit to do with why we decided to take it off. We knew people wouldn’t get it; they’d take it too seriously. It was totally satirical, making fun of ourselves. I’m thought of as this pissy, complaining, freaked-out schizophrenic who wants to kill himself all the time. “He isn’t satisfied with anything.” And I thought it was a funny title. I wanted it to be the title of the album for a long time. But I knew the majority of the people wouldn’t understand it.

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Recorded At
Ariola Ltda BMG, Rio de Janeiro, BR
Release Date
November 23, 2004
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