“Sifting” is the eleventh track from Nirvana’s debut album, Bleach.
Lead singer Kurt Cobain told Nick Soulsby, author of Cobain on Cobain:
They take a song and think that the whole album is like that. On Bleach, there was ‘Sifting’ and the other slow, boring song ‘Paper Cuts,’ two very slow songs,...
[Verse 1]
Afraid to grade, wouldn't it be fun?
Cross, self-loss, wouldn't it be fun?
Wet your bed, wouldn't it be fun?
Some fear none, wouldn't it be fun?
[Pre-Chorus]
Your eyes, teacher said
Your eyes, teacher said
Your eyes, teacher said
Preacher said
[Chorus]
Don't have nothing for you, don't have nothing for you
Don't have nothing for you, don't have nothing for you
Don't have nothing for you, don't have nothing for you
Don't have nothing for you
[Verse 2]
Spell the smell, wouldn't it be fun?
Search for church, wouldn't it be fun?
And wet your bed, wouldn't it be fun?
Cold and coals, wouldn't it be fun?
[Pre-Chorus]
Your eyes, teacher said
Your eyes, teacher said
Your eyes, preacher said
Preacher said
[Chorus]
Don't have nothing for you, don't have nothing for you
Don't have nothing for you, don't have nothing for you
Don't have nothing for you, don't have nothing for you
Don't have nothing for you
[Guitar Solo]
[Chorus]
Don't have nothing for you, don't have nothing for you
Don't have nothing for you, don't have nothing for you
Don't have nothing for you, don't have nothing for you
Don't have nothing for you, don't have nothing for you
Don't have nothing for you
Sifting was written by Kurt Cobain.
Sifting was produced by Jack Endino.