Sell the kids for food
Weather changes moods
Spring is here again
Reproductive glands
[Chorus]
He's the one who likes all our pretty songs, and he
Likes to sing along and he likes to shoot his gun, but he
Knows not what it means
Knows not what it means, and I say
He's the one who likes all our pretty songs, and he
Likes to sing along and he likes to shoot his gun, but he
Knows not what it means
Knows not what it means, and I say, "Yeah"
[Verse 2]
We can have some more
Nature is a whore
Bruises on the fruit
Tender age in bloom
[Chorus]
He's the one who likes all our pretty songs, and he
Likes to sing along and he likes to shoot his gun, but he
Knows not what it means
Knows not what it means, and I say
He's the one who likes all our pretty songs, and he
Likes to sing along and he likes to shoot his gun, but he
Knows not what it means
Knows not what it means, and I say, "Yeah"
[Chorus]
He's the one who likes all our pretty songs, and he
Likes to sing along and he likes to shoot his gun, but he
Knows not what it means
Knows not what it means, and I say
He's the one who likes all our pretty songs, and he
Likes to sing along and he likes to shoot his gun, but he
Knows not what it means
Knows not what it means
Knows not what it means
Knows not what it means, and I say, "Yeah"
About
Cobain’s lyrics poke fun at the people outside of the underground music scene that began showing up at Nirvana shows after the release of the group’s debut album, Bleach.
Nirvana biographer Michael Azerrad wrote, “But remarkably, [the song’s lyrics] translated even better to the mass popularity the band enjoyed.” Regarding the song’s chorus, Azerrad commented, “The brilliant irony is that the tune is so catchy that millions of people actually do sing along to it.”
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
Kurt Cobain:
I don’t like rednecks, I don’t like macho men
Bassist Kris Novoselic:
It sounded like a Bad Brains song. One day Kurt called me and started singing. It was the ‘In Bloom’ of Nevermind, more of a pop thing.
- 2.In Bloom
- 4.Breed
- 5.Lithium
- 6.Polly
- 8.Drain You
- 9.Lounge Act
- 10.Stay Away
- 11.On a Plain