Bleach - Album produced by Jack Endino, Drums are Chad Channing except where otherwise noted.
Blew - The whole song conveys themes of entrapment
Floyd the Barber - A song about a small town that goes bad, the title is taken from a character on The Andy Griffith Show. Everyone turns out to be a mass-murderer. The song also shows Freudian castration fears. - Drums: Dale Crover
About A Girl - A song written for Kurt's girlfriend Tracy, she threatened to kick him out if he didn't get a job.
School - A song about the incestous Seattle Scene. The bands seem to resemble high school cliques.
Love Buzz - A cover song from the group Shocking Blue from the Netherlands. Chris wanted kurt to put this song in the album so kurt rewrote the guitar Tab. for it
Paper Cuts - Part of the lyrics are based on a true story of a family that Kurt was acquainted with, who locked their children in a room. Other lyrics have to deal with parents, and neglect. - Drums: Dale Crover
Negative Creep - the first person narrative from an antisocial person
Scoff - A song that's directed towards the people who didn't believe in Kurt's musical aspirations
Swap Meet - A battle of the sexes put in the background of a Sunday swap meet
Mr. Moustache - Speaks out against the stereotypical male macho image
Sifting - seems to take on authority figures with it's mention of preachers and teachers
Big Cheese - This song is written about Sub Pop man Jonathan Poneman and the pressures he put on the band.
Downer - Kurt's attempt at a political song. - Drums: Dale Crover
Nevermind - Produced by Butch Vig, Drums are Dave Grohl on all tracks.
Smells Like Teen Spirit - An attack on the apathy of our own generation
In Bloom - An attack on people who listen to certain music for the wrong reason. Imagine the macho, gun toting guy who sings along to Nirvana, but has no clue what he's singing about.
Come As You Are - A song full of contradictions on how we act versus how we think society thinks we should act.
Breed - Growing up and being trapped by Middle Class America.
Lithium - A first person narrative of a nervous breakdown, or an update of the Marxist description of religion as 'Opiate of the masses'. An ode to disconnection.
Polly - Based on the actual kidnapping of a 14 year old girl and her torture.
Territorial Pissings - Multi-themed song that attacks macho men.
Drain You - A song about (plainly and simply) love. Highly medical theme.
Lounge Act - A song about having a certain vision and being smothered by a relationship.
Stay Away - An attack on any conformist clique.
On A Plain - Many small lines of poetry having multi themes.
Something in the Way - A song about Kurt's experiences living under a bridge when he was kicked out of home.
Endless, Nameless - Previously called "The Noise Jam." An experimental song created when one of the takes on Lithium went bad.
Incesticide - various producers and drummers
Dive - Produced: Butch Vig Drums: Chad Channing
Sliver - A semi-biographical song about being deserted by your parents - Produced: Jack Endino Drums: Dan Peters
Stain - Produced: Steve Fisk Drums: Chad Channing
Been A Son - Song about a girl whose parents wanted a boy - Produced: Miti Adhikari Drums: Dave Grohl
Turnaround - Cover of a Devo song - Produced: Dale Griffin Drums: Dave Grohl
Molly's Lips - Cover of a Vaselines song - Produced: Dale Griffin Drums: Dave Grohl
Son of a Gun - Cover of a Vaselines song - Produced: Dale Griffin Drums: Dave Grohl
(New Wave) Polly - Faster recording of "Nevermind"'s "Polly" - Produced: Miti Adhikari Drums: Dave Grohl
Beeswax - Produced: Jack Endino Drums: Chad Channing
Downer - from "Bleach" - Produced: Jack Endino Drums: Dale Crover
Mexican Seafood - Some people seem to believe this is about a yeast infection - Produced: Jack Endino Drums: Chad Channing
Hairspray Queen - Produced: Jack Endino Drums: Chad Channing
Aero Zeppelin - Produced: Jack Endino Drums: Chad Channing
Big Long Now - Produced: Jack Endino Drums: Chad Channing
Aneurysm - Possibly about shooting heroin - Produced: Miti Adhikari Drums: Dave Grohl
In Utero - Album produced by Steve Albini, all drums by Dave Grohl.
Serve the Servants - An autobiographical song about the whole Nirvana experience, the 'witch hunt' on Courtney Love, and a sarcastic response to the emphasis placed on the divorce of Kurt's parents
Scentless Apprentice - Based on the novel "Perfume" by Patrick Suskind, about a perfume maker who kills virgins for their scent.
Heart-Shaped Box - Themes of co-dependancy and many other themes.
Rape me - In Kurt's words, the song is a sort of poetic justice. A guy rapes a girl. He ends up in jail and is raped there.
Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle - A song about the story of Frances Farmer, who was declared insane and lobotomized.
Dumb - Ignorance is bliss. There is a certain care-free happiness involved in being dumb. Drug related thems dominate the song.
Very Ape - An Attack on the stereotypical macho man.
Milk It - A song about co-dependancy, it heavily carries the medical theme.
Pennyroyal Tea - A song about making a tough decision and the difficult choices around it and the guilt following it. Pennyroyal Tea is an abortive substance.
Radio Friendly Unit Shifter - According to Kurt this song is a throwaway. A bunch of random poetry lines thrown together. The title is a reference to "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and it's slick, radio-friendly sound.
tourette's - This song has no meaning at all. Kurt just screamed alot. Based on tourette's syndrome, which causes one to shout out obscenities at any time.
All Apologies - Contrary to popular belief, this song is not about Francis and Courtney. He wrote it for them, but none of the lyrics really apply.
Gallons of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through the Strip (Import version) - More or less, a poem to words. This is an improv-style song