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Downer

Status
Nirvana Song


Song Author
Kurt Cobain


Writing Period
1988


Recording Session(s)
December 1985 Seattle WA, Kurt's Aunt Mari's House, Fecal Matter - The Aunt Mari tape

April 17, 1987 - Evergreen College, The Skid Row demo, KAOS Radio show

January 23, 1988 - Reciprocal Studios {prod by Jack Endino}


Notes
This song's origins can be traced to the legendary Fecal Matter demo, on which Kurt Cobain sang vocals and played guitar and Dale Crover played drums and provided some backing vocals.

"Slower than the version on the 1987.04.17 KAOS tape. Unlike the description in Come As You Are, this version has lyrics and is not instrumental."



 
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Alternate/Working Titles
None Documented


Common Mislabels
None Documented


Mislabels in the Bootography
Donner


Lyrics
1985 - Fecal Matter demo version (3:04)

(No transcription at this time.)



Transcribed from official lyric sheets available at emplive.com by Chris Lawrence, and sequenced to best reflect the vocals on the 1988.01.23 demo.

* Notes an instance where the lyrics are not officially available.


Portray sincerity, act out of loyalty
Defend your free country, wish away pain
Hand out lobotomies to saved little families
Surrealistic fantasy bland boring plain

Holy now is restitution
Living out your date of fusion
Is our whole fleece shun in bastard
Don't feel guilty, master writing

* Somebody said that they're not much like I am
I know I can
Make enough of the words
You go along and sing a song"

Sickening pessimist hypocrite master
Conservative communist apocalyptic bastard
Thank you dear god for putting me on this earth
I feel very privileged in debt for my thirst

Holy now is restitution
Living out your date of fusion
Is our whole fleece shun in bastard [sung wrong]
Don't feel guilty, master writing

* Somebody said that they're not much like I am
I know I can
Make enough of the words
You go along and sing a song



Undated - From Kurt Cobain's Journals (page 45)

Portray sincerity act out of loyalty
Defend your free country - wish away pain
Hand out labotomys to save little familys
surrealistic fantasy bland boring   plain

Holy now in restitution - living out our date
with fusion - in our whole fleece shun in bastard - don't feel guilty master writing

Somebody says that their not much like i am
I know I can - make enough up the words as
you go along I sing then some.

Sickening pesimist hypocrite master
conservative communist apocalyptic bastard
Thank you Dear God for putting me on this Earth
I feel very priviledged in debt for my thirst





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