Old Age Lyrics
[Intro: Butch Vig & Dave Grohl]
We're rolling
Are we or not?
[Verse 1]
One more day to complete my service
One more high to decay my nervous
Wondering how I'm gonna find a way; it's over
One more debt to complete my service
One more time here to fade my servant
One more day if I find a way; over
[Chorus]
She seemed to read minds
And I know a later time
We could lay here with you
Leave the soul
[Post-Chorus]
Old age
Old age
Old age
Old age
[Verse 2]
One more day to complain my servant
One more doubt here to find a servant
One more time here if I find a way; it's over
Wondering how I'll maintain my cover
One more day here to save my lover
Wondering how I'm gonna find a way; it's over
We're rolling
Are we or not?
[Verse 1]
One more day to complete my service
One more high to decay my nervous
Wondering how I'm gonna find a way; it's over
One more debt to complete my service
One more time here to fade my servant
One more day if I find a way; over
[Chorus]
She seemed to read minds
And I know a later time
We could lay here with you
Leave the soul
[Post-Chorus]
Old age
Old age
Old age
Old age
[Verse 2]
One more day to complain my servant
One more doubt here to find a servant
One more time here if I find a way; it's over
Wondering how I'll maintain my cover
One more day here to save my lover
Wondering how I'm gonna find a way; it's over
[Chorus]
She seemed to read minds
And I know a later time
We could lay here with you
Leave the soul
[Post-Chorus]
Old age
Old age
Old age
Old age
[Bridge]
Just you need, you read, you're a freak
Hmmm
And knew, you read, you flew
Ooo
Hmmm
[Verse 3]
One more day to complete my circuit
One more high here to find my nervous
Someday I'm gonna find a way; it's over
One more doubt here to claim my supper
I can have anything you want to
One more day if I find a way; it's over
She seemed to read minds
And I know a later time
We could lay here with you
Leave the soul
[Post-Chorus]
Old age
Old age
Old age
Old age
[Bridge]
Just you need, you read, you're a freak
Hmmm
And knew, you read, you flew
Ooo
Hmmm
[Verse 3]
One more day to complete my circuit
One more high here to find my nervous
Someday I'm gonna find a way; it's over
One more doubt here to claim my supper
I can have anything you want to
One more day if I find a way; it's over
[Chorus]
She seemed to read minds
And I know we run out of time
Breathe the way here with you
Dream the same on the dew
Breathe the same on her
Take a moan on a man
Breathe the shame onto you
Breathe the lie
[Post-Chorus]
Old age
Old age
Old age
Old age
Old age
Old age
Old age
[Outro: Butch Vig & Kurt Cobain]
*Buzzing*
You like that, ya, like that or fade?
Or we could fade out?
She seemed to read minds
And I know we run out of time
Breathe the way here with you
Dream the same on the dew
Breathe the same on her
Take a moan on a man
Breathe the shame onto you
Breathe the lie
[Post-Chorus]
Old age
Old age
Old age
Old age
Old age
Old age
Old age
[Outro: Butch Vig & Kurt Cobain]
*Buzzing*
You like that, ya, like that or fade?
Or we could fade out?
About
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“Old Age” was originally written and recorded by Cobain as a rough demo in 1991 during the Nevermind sessions, but was scrapped and never re-recorded for any album material.
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- 2.Anorexorcist
- 6.If You Must
- 7.Pen Cap Chew
- 11.Beans
- 16.Blandest
- 17.Dive (Demo)
- 19.Grey Goose
- 20.Ain’t It a Shame
- 23.Polly (Demo)
- 24.Opinion
- 29.Pay to Play
- 31.Drain You (Demo)
- 36.Old Age
- 39.D-7
- 40.Oh, the Guilt
- 41.Curmudgeon
- 45.Rape Me (Demo)
- 49.Milk It (Demo)
- 52.The Other Improv
- 56.Marigold
- 57.Sappy
- 59.Do Re Mi
Credits
Producer
Writer
Drums
Bass
Guitar
Vocals
Recorded At
Sound City Studios, Van Nuys, CA
Released on
November 23, 2004
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