Nirvana: Drain You Meaning

Song Released: 1996

Drain You Lyrics

One baby to another says -
I'm lucky to have met you
I don't care what you think
Unless it is about me
It is now my duty to completely drain you
I travel through a tube
And end up in your infection

Chew your meat for you
Pass it back...

1. ladiebugz

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   May 7th 2009 !⃝

   For all you people that DONT think this song is about heroin
   
   - IN MY OPINION -
   
   The only people that would EVER even doubt that this song is about his addiction to heroin, has clearly never been {severely} addicted to anything - not a bad thing of course. However, [recovering or active] addicts know this stuff so trust me :-D Not to mention, the lyrics are plain as day. They couldnt mean anything else, so you guys are all digging for a deep philosophical meaning while the truth is so easy to see.
   
   He was an addict. Shame he couldnt find serenity before he died.
2. anonymous

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   Apr 26th 2009 !⃝

   I think this song about child birth and the job of a mother raising a child.

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3. anonymous

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   Apr 18th 2009 !⃝

   Definately about shootin' up heroin...think about it...he wants to drain the entire syringe.

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4. anonymous

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   Jan 11th 2009 !⃝

   Can't this be about (literally) like twins, but one is smaller and weaker than the other, so the stronger (figuratively) says "it is now my duty to completely drain you" as in "i'm going to be the only one".
   I don't think it's about drugs.
5. zachlovesnirvana

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   Dec 9th 2008 !⃝

   It is a very sweet song about a love so great it drains you of everything so you dont care what that person thinks unless it is about you.
6. yeaitsfingme

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   Sep 16th 2008 !⃝

   Man this is weird hearing a love song by Nirvana. I love love love the melody but hate the lyrics.
   
   I think it's bout a really sick mentally person falling in love with a healthy (mentally) person. and the sick person is self-centered and drains all the energy out of the well balanced person. but they love each other so much that the healthy one gets all messed up and then they both just teach each other how to cope but they draining each other of their energy but they feel so passionate bout each other now (because they both know how each other feel) that they stay in the relationship!
   
   I'm in love with someone like me and I would describe my relationship like this hahah.
7. anonymous

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   Apr 26th 2007 !⃝

   Everyone says it's about love. Yes, but it's about love so deep that STD's are transmitted, and no one minds because of the depth of love....

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8. anonymous

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   Apr 25th 2007 !⃝

   I always thought this song was about shooting heroin..
   
   Travel through a tube and end up in your infection - The tube being your artery/vein or what ever it's called.
   
   Chew your meat for you
   pass it back and forth
   in a passionate kiss
   from my mouth to yours
   
   The passionate kiss is from the needle to your body...
   from my mouth to yours - like the tip of the needle ("the mouth") and your skin..
   
   I don't think so though... This song is absolutely brilliant..
9. anonymous

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   Sep 8th 2006 !⃝

   Let me start off by saying this is one of my favorites Nirvana songs ever. It's a song about being on drugs and being in love at the same time. Completely amazing.
   
   One baby to another says I'm lucky to met you
   i don't care what you think unless it is about me
   it is now my duty to completely drain you
   travel through a tube and end up in your infection
   
   chew my meat for you
   pass it back and forth
   in a passionette kiss
   from my mouth to yours
   i like you
   
   with eye's so dialated
   i've become your pupil
   yuo taught me everything about a piosen apple
   the water is to yellow I'm a healthy student
   
   i will stop at there, just so amazing lyrically
10. anonymous

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    May 26th 2006 !⃝

    Drain You is about how Kurdt was in love with Tobi Vail of Bikini Kill.
11. nirvanalover

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    Apr 17th 2006 !⃝

    The song was about love but more about making out falling in love and not caring what other people think about it.
12. grungegurl

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    Jan 22nd 2006 !⃝

    A song about (plainly and simply) love. Highly medical theme.

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