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Even In His Youth
By Kurt Cobain

Even in his youth [x3]
He was nothing
Kept his body clean [x3]
Going nowhere
Daddy was ashamed [x2]
He was something
Disgrace the family name [x2]
The family name, he was something

He was born for your crew
I've got nothing left to prove
If I die before I wake
Hope I don't come back a slave

Even in his youth [x3]
He was nothing
Kept his body clean [x3]
Going nowhere
Daddy was ashamed [x2]
He was the same, he was nothing
Disgrace the family name [x2]
Family name, going nowhere

Leave this one, for your brew
I've got nothing left to prove
If I die before I wake
Hope I don't come back a slave
Aye-Yeah!

Leave this one, for your brew
I've got nothing left to prove
If I die before I wake
Hope I don't come back again
I'm dying!

Even in his youth [x2]
Yeah, yeah

Archivist's note: For another song that uses the line, "kept his body clean" and features a dysfunctional father/son relationship, click here.

The portion of these lyrics that hints to the subject of the song is here:

Daddy was ashamed [x2]
He was something
Disgrace the family name [x2]
The family name, he was something

Replace the euphemism "something" with "gay" or "bi" and suddenly the meaning of the song becomes clear. The closely related song, Laminated Effect makes this connection much more obvious.

quote of the day

"God is gay and so am I."
-Kurt
Journals (hardcover ed.), pg. 123
.

links

The Suicide Of Kurt Cobain: A Victim Of The Binary And Biphobia?

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