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Come As You Are

Status
Nirvana Song


Song Author
Kurt Cobain


Writing Period
1991


Recording Session(s)
March, 1991 Converted Barn, Tacoma, WA

May-June, 1991 Sound City Studios, Van Nuys, CA

November 18, 1993 Sony Music Studios, New York, NY (MTV Unplugged)


Notes
The band Killing Joke sued Nirvana over this song, claiming the guitar riff in "Come As You Are" had been stolen from their song "Eighties." Nirvana won the case.


 
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Alternate/Working Titles
None Documented


Common Mislabels
CAYA


Mislabels in the Bootography
Come As U R


Lyrics
Nevermind version

Come, as you are, as you were, as I want you to be
As a friend, as a friend, as an old enemy
Take your time, hurry up
The choice is yours, don't be late
Take a rest, as a friend, as an old memoria

Memoria (x3)

Come, dowsed in mud, soaked in bleach, as I want you to be
As a trend, as a friend, as an old memoria

Memoria (x3)

And I swear that I don't have a gun
No I don't have a gun (x2)

Memoria (x4)
And I don't have a gun

Well I swear that I don't have a gun
No I don't have a gun (x4)

Memoria (x2)



From Kurt Cobain's Journals (page 145, transcribed by DN member BleachedBlack)

Come, as you are – as you were – as I want you to be
As a friend - as a friend - as an old enemy
Take your time - hurry up
The choice is yours - don't be late
Take a rest - as a friend - as an old memoria memory ah
Come dowsed in mud - soaked in bleach, as I want you to be -
As a trend, as a friend, as an old memoriah

You said that I remind you of yourself tomorrow.

And I swear that I don't have a gun


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