Smells Like Teen Spirit is a song by the band Nirvana, written by vocalist and guitarist Kurt Cobain. The song is the opening track and lead single from their album Nevermind, released in 1991. Its unexpected success propelled Nirvana to global fame and marked the beginning of grunges popularity. The song was inspired by a night Cobain spent with Kathleen Hanna, of the band Bikini Kill, who wrote Kurt Smells Like Teen Spirit on a wall, referring ... See more [+] to a deodorant brand named Teen Spirit that Cobains girlfriend, Tobi Vail, used to wear. Cobain was unaware that it was a deodorant brand, interpreting it as a revolutionary slogan.
Load up on guns Bring your friends It's fun to lose And to pretend She's o-ver-bored Self-assured Oh no, I know a dirty word
Hello, hello, hello, how low Hello, hello, hello, how low Hello, hello, hello, how low Hello, hello, hello
With the lights out It's less dangerous Here we are now Entertain us I feel stupid And contagious Here we are now Entertain us A mulatto An albino A mosquito My libido Yeah
I'm worse at what I do best And for this gift I feel blessed Our little group has always been And always will until the end
Hello, hello, hello, how low Hello, hello, hello, how low Hello, hello, hello, how low Hello, hello, hello
With the lights out It's less dangerous Here we are now Entertain us I feel stupid And contagious Here we are now Entertain us A mulatto An albino A mosquito My libido Yeah
And I forget just why I taste Oh yeah, I guess it makes me smile I found it hard, it's hard to find Oh well, whatever, nevermind
Hello, hello, hello, how low Hello, hello, hello, how low Hello, hello, hello, how low Hello, hello, hello
With the lights out It's less dangerous Here we are now Entertain us I feel stupid And contagious Here we are now Entertain us A mulatto An albino A mosquito My libido
A denial, a denial A denial, a denial A denial, a denial A denial, a denial A denial ************************************