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On A Plain

Status
Nirvana Song


Song Author
Kurt Cobain


Writing Period


Recording Session(s)
March 1991 - Boom box / 4-track demos

May to June 1991 - Sound City, Van Nuys CA {prod by Butch Vig}

(Television) January 10, 1992 - MTV Studios, NYC

(Television) November 18, 1993 - Sony Studios NYC "MTV Unplugged"


Notes
The MTV Unplugged version features Lori Goldston on cello.


 
Availability


Alternate/Working Titles
None Documented


Common Mislabels
None Documented


Mislabels in the Bootography
Heart-Shaped Box
On A Plane
On The Plain
Plane


Lyrics
"Nevermind" version

I'll start this off without any words
I got so high, I scratched 'til I bled
I love myself better than you
I know it's wrong so what should I do?

The finest day that I ever had
Was when I learned to cry on command
I love myself better than you
I know it's wrong so what should I do?

I'm on a plain
I can't complain
I'm on a plain

My mother died every night
It's safe to say don't quote me on that
I love myself better than you
I know it's wrong so what should I do?

The black sheep got blackmailed again
Forgot to put on the zip code
I love myself better than you
I know it's wrong so what should I do?

I'm on a plain
I can't complain
I'm on a plain

Somewhere I have heard this before
In a dream my memory has stored
As defense I'm neutered and spayed
What the hell am I trying to say

It is now time to make it unclear
To write off lines that don't make sense
I love myself better than you
I know it's wrong so what should I do?

One more special message to go
And then I'm done then I can go home
I love myself better than you
I know it's wrong so what should I do?

I'm on a plain
I can't complain
I'm on a plain
I can't complain
I'm on a plain
I can't complain
I'm on a plain
I can't complain
I'm on a plain
I can't complain

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