For Kurt Cobain (8 Apr 94)

from Smile Slightly by Saturday's Radio

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I wish I had never felt the need to write this song. It was Friday, April 8, 1994, and the news had come out around noontime that Kurt Cobain had committed suicide. As someone the same age and who'd grown up, generally, in the same part of the country, Kurt's death really bothered me. Nirvana meant a lot to me immediately after Nevermind came out. So when the news broke that he died, a friend told me I should write a tribute song. I didn't think I would. But early that evening, April 8, 1994, this complete song came pouring out. I recorded in my home studio over the next few days. - Rob Christensen

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For Kurt Cobain (8 Apr 94)

I don't know where you think you're going so quick.
Can't you see that we're not done with you yet?
Take a break, take a rest, take a shot (not like that!).
It's okay, just don't scare me like that.

I don't know. I don't care. I don't think. I don't feel.
I can't love. I just hate. I can't deal.
I can't live. I should die. She's not right here for me.
I can't smile. I can't cry. I shouldn't even be.

I can't see why you think we treat you like that.
Do you know what you did? You know you can't take it back.
It's a life. It's a waste. Where's that pat on the back?
Where've you gone? Where's your gun? Good going dad.

I don't know. I don't care. I don't think. I don't feel.
I can't love. I just hate. I can't deal.
I can't live. I should die. She's not right here for me.
I can't smile. I can't cry. I shouldn't even be.
It's so hard...

I don't know where you think you're going so quick.
Can't you see that we're not done with you yet?
I can't see why you think we treat you like that.
Do you know what you did? You know you can't take it back.
It's a life. It's a waste. Where's that pat on the back?

I don't know. I don't care. I don't think. I don't feel.
I can't love. I just hate. I can't deal.
I can't live. I should die. She's not right here for me.
I can't smile. I can't cry. I shouldn't even be.
It's so hard...
I don't know. I don't care. I don't think. I don't feel.
I can't love. I just hate. Hate. I can't deal.
I can't live. I should die. She's not right here for me.
I can't smile. I can't cry. I shouldn't even be.
It's so hard...

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from Smile Slightly, released July 26, 2012
Written, performed, recorded, and produced by Rob Christensen at Sweet Science, Eureka, CA.

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Saturday’s Radio is Rob Christensen’s ongoing folk rock (& stuff) project. Christensen cites R.E.M., Wilco, Neil Young, The Replacements, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, and countless others as influences. He’s released several well-received albums on his own micro-label, Sweet Science, and has performed live in various spots all over the U.S. He currently resides in Margo, Virginia. ... more

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