According to Kurt, this song was written about a dorky, old-fashioned kind of love. One of his favorite tracks, it was performed in most concerts ever since its composition up until Nirvana’s breakup.
[Verse 1]
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
[Chorus]
Chew your meat for you
Pass it back and forth
In a passionate kiss
From my mouth to yours
[Post-Chorus]
I like you
[Verse 2]
With eyes so dilated, I've become your pupil
You taught me everything without a poison apple
The water is so yellow, I'm a healthy student
Indebted and so grateful, vacuum out the fluids
[Chorus]
Chew your meat for you
Pass it back and forth
In a passionate kiss
From my mouth to yours
[Post-Chorus]
I like you
[Bridge]
You, you, you
You, you, you
[Verse 1]
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
[Chorus]
Chew your meat for you
Pass it back and forth
In a passionate kiss
From my mouth to yours
Sloppy lips to lips
You're my vitamins
[Outro]
I like you
Drain You was written by Kurt Cobain.
Drain You was produced by Butch Vig.
According to Nevermind producer Butch Vig on the Classic Albums: Nirvana – Nevermind DVD, “Drain You” had more guitar overdubs than any other song on the album. Cobain tended to dislike heavily overdubbed songs, so Vig had to tell Cobain lies in order to use them, such as “the tracks did not record...