Sifting

Album: Bleach (1989)
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  • 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 felt numb
    Wouldn't it be fun?

    Your eyes
    Teacher said
    Your eyes
    Teacher said
    Your eyes
    Teacher said
    Preacher said

    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

    Spell the smell
    Wouldn't it be fun?
    Search for a church
    Wouldn't it be fun?
    Wet your bed
    Wouldn't it be fun?
    Cold and coals
    Wouldn't it be fun?

    Your eyes
    Teacher said
    Your eyes
    Teacher said
    Your eyes
    Preacher said
    The Preacher said

    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
    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 Writer/s: Kurt Cobain
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 7

  • Verti from NycNah, Sifting is awesome. It's got this killer riff the evokes early 70's Sabbath. So crunchy.
  • Shelton Willey from NebraskaI think the song itself is just about rebelling because he brings up teachers, and priests the the chorus is “don’t have nothing for you” . But I think it’s called sifting because it’s a slow song and he’s sifting out the people who won’t listen
  • Zero from The Abyss, NjThis is my least favorite song on Bleach. I think if they switched "Big Long Now" in place of this, Bleach would've been perfect. It's not a bad song, it just kind of drags on...
  • Mac from San Jose, Caey dude, Nezmeat. Ya might wanna consider the fact that the "obsessive" person is also a girl. Well, as can be deducted thru the name at the bottom. But in any case, yeah there are ppl that are attracted to great bands and their music, like Nirvana's multifaceted fanbase, for the "wrong" reasons[*by opinion*]. But seriously, cmon, ya can't really blame em.

    Oh, I almost forgot...

    F**KING AWESOME SONG from an album that's just F**KING AMAZING! I'm with Milosh, in fact, just about every track off of Bleach totally creams anything on the radio now.
  • Milosh from Novi Sad, YugoslaviaThis is,in my opinion,one of the world`s 5 best songs,and definitely my favorite Nirvana song!
    The chorus is amazing.And I can even say that its better than Smells Like Teen Spirit.xD
  • Nezmeat from Nashville, TnNirvana is great, but you don't have to get all obsessive over them. Maybe you should buy Bleach or Incesticide?
  • Keriah from Naples, FlI LOVE NIRVANA AND I LOVE KURT COBAIN I HAVEN'T HEARD THIS SONG YET BUT ANYTHING NIRVANA DOES IS GOOD RIP KURT I LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU
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