“You know you’re right” is reportedly the last song recorded by Nirvana in the
studio, written and sung in an agonising melodic tone by The Lead Vocalist and
guitar player of Nirvana - Kurt Cobain, with Krist Novoselic on the bass and Dave
Grohl on the drums. This song has to be one of the most eerie, saddening yet rage-
filled songs written by Cobain about his own situation.
The lyrics of this song talk mostly about the feeling of never being able to amount
to anything and feeling like a burden or a bother to people especially loved ones
with lyrics like “I have never failed to fail” and “I will never bother you, I will never
promise to” as well as “I will move away from here, you won’t be afraid of fear”.
The pain and agony expressed in this song through the lyrics as well as his hoarse
yet beautifully unique voice is indescribable yet so relatable. Still there are some
lines written by him in which he continues to invalidate and ignore how he feels
maybe sarcastically or purposefully, the examples of those lines are “Things have
never been so swell” and “No thought was put into this” and of course the iconic
chorus where Cobain repeats screams and sings with all his power, the words
“Pain” and “You know you’re right”.
This song is truly a piece of art which has stood the test of time and proved that
Cobain had the power to make his lyrics so simple yet so effective that people till
this date like me, like you; still listen to him and feel his pain.
This review is not about celebrating his pain or his death, it’s about celebrating his
life and his art and talent.
-Tiyasha B.
Tiyasha is a unique and versatile person with interests in different genres of music, absurdist philosophy, writing, art and all things creative. She also likes cute animals as well as the moon and enjoys watching films in her spare time. Fun fact is that she's also the Founder and EIC of Elysian Wallflowers Magazine :)
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