The title is a reference to the opening lyrics of Kurt’s “Radio Friendly Unit Shifter” (which was a music industry term to describe singles that sold a lot of product, be they vinyl, CD or cassette, hence “units”). The lyrics are “Use just once and destroy”. With this explicit reference to Kurt, it...
[Verse 1]
It's the emptiness that follows you down
It's the ache inside when it all burns out
It's poisonous, it muscles, it aches
It's everything you had when it breaks
[Verse 2]
It's the emptiness that's all you have left
Too terrified of your frozen breath
It's a bitter mouth, it's buttered and knifed
It's the awful truth you fight for your life
[Pre-Chorus]
It might as well, it might as well hurt
It might as well, it might as well
[Chorus]
I went down to rescue you
I went all the way down
Fill your hungry wretched life
Here they come it's closing time
[Verse 3]
It's the bitter root, it's twisted inside
It's the heart you used to have when it died
It's the emptiness, it poisons, it lies
It's everything that you'll never find
[Pre-Chorus]
It might as well, it might as well hurt
It might as well, it might as well
[Chorus]
I went down for the remains
Sort through all your blurs and stains
Take your rapture, blister burns
Stand in line, it's not your turn
[Bridge]
All dressed in red, always the bride
Off with her head, all dressed in white
Off with her head
[Chorus]
I went down to rescue you
I went all the way down
I went down for the remains
Sort through all your blurs and stains
[Outro]
Ooh, I will follow you
Anytime, anywhere
Ooh, when they come for you
Just say you don't care
Use Once & Destroy was written by Courtney Love & Melissa Auf der Maur & Eric Erlandson & Patty Schemel.
Use Once & Destroy was produced by Michael Beinhorn.
Hole released Use Once & Destroy on Tue Sep 08 1998.