Lyrical Analysis

Smells like Teen Spirit by Nirvana

I enjoy the lyrics of this song because they hit the teenage mentality very well. The whole song is based around the rebellious nature and feeling of invincibility that every youth goes through. This is highlighted in the lines that go like this:

Load up on guns and bring your friends
It's fun to lose and to pretend
She's over bored and self assured
Oh no, I know a dirty word

It also highlights the common held belief of teenagers that they will always be with their friends, although most of the time they split apart after grad. This is shown in the verse that reads:

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

This hits close to home, as my own friends form childhood and I are slowly drifting apart, due to my moving away from them and the invisible wedge driven in by my diagnosis with diabetes a year and a half ago. We still hang out as often as possible, but it is highly unlikely the “frat house” we talked about starting will probably never happen.