Nirvana - Rape Me Lyrics Meaning

Kurt was such an enigma, that it is hard to interpret his songs 100 % correctly, but I feel this song speaks for itself more than any other he wrote.

The song is about what he viewed as unfair treatment by the media. Especially in regards to the Vanity Fair article that reported that both mommy and daddy were shooting up heroin before and during the pregnancy.

This nearly took their child away from them so Kurt wrote a song that was intended to be a direct slap in the face of the media, in true punk fashion.

"My favorite inside source/ I'll kiss your open sores/ I appreciate your concern/ You're gonna sink and burn"

Also note the mocking tone of the song. "Rape me... Rape me my friend."

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