Status

Nirvana Song

Song Author

Kurt Cobain

Writing Period

1991

Recording Session(s)

May, 1991 Oakwood Apartment, Los Angeles, CA

October 26, 1992 Word of Mouth Productions, Seattle, WA

February 12-26, 1993 Pachyderm Studios, Cannon Falls, MN

September 9, 1992 Edwin W. Pauley Pavilion, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA (MTV Video Music Awards)

September 25, 1993 NBC Studios, New York, NY (Saturday Night Live)

February 4, 1994 Canal + Studios, Paris, FR (Nulle Part Ailleurs)

Notes

This song can be considered as Polly's response to her rapist. In Kurt's words, it's an anti-rape song. A sort of poetic justice, where a guy rapes a girl, ends up in jail, and gets raped there.
The lyrics that were later added ('my favorite inside source…') are about the media's rape of the band.

Availability

Releases in the Bootography

Alternate/Working Titles

None Documented

Common Mislabels

Break Me

Waif Me

Mislabels in the Bootography

Big Cheese

Something In The Way

Wreck Me

Lyrics

"In Utero" version

Rape me
Rape me my friend,
Rape me,
Rape me again.

I'm not the only one (x4)

Hate me,
Do it, and do it again.
Waste me,
Rape me, my friend.

I'm not the only one (x4)

My favorite inside source,
I'll kiss your open sores,
Appreciate your concern
You'll always stink and burn.

Rape me
Rape me my friend,
Rape me,
Rape me again.

I'm not the only one (x4)

Rape me (x9)