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On a Plain - Live at the Paramount/1991

Nirvana
Track 66 on Nevermind (Super Deluxe Edition) 
Sep. 24, 20111 viewer

On a Plain - Live at the Paramount/1991 Lyrics

[Verse 1]
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
Love myself
Better than you
I know it's wrong
So what should I do?

[Chorus]
I'm on a plain
I can't complain
I'm on a plain

[Verse 2]
My brother died
Every night
It's safe to say
Don't quote me on that
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
Love myself
Better than you
I know it's wrong
So what should I do?
[Chorus]
I'm on a plain
I can't complain
I'm on a plain

[Bridge]
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?

[Verse 3]
It is now time
To make it unclear
To write off lines
That don't make a sense
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
And I can go home
Love myself
Better than you
I know it's wrong
So what should I do?
[Outro]
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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Nevermind (Super Deluxe Edition) (2011)
  1. 1.
    Smells Like Teen Spirit
  2. 2.
    In Bloom
  3. 3.
    Come as You Are
  4. 4.
    Breed
  5. 5.
    Lithium
  6. 6.
    Polly
  7. 7.
    Territorial Pissings
  8. 8.
    Drain You
  9. 9.
    Lounge Act
  10. 10.
    Stay Away
  11. 11.
    On a Plain
  12. 12.
    Something in the Way
  13. 13.
    Endless, Nameless
  14. 14.
    Even in His Youth
  15. 15.
    Aneurysm (B-Side)
  16. 16.
    Curmudgeon
  17. 17.
    D-7 - Live at the BBC
  18. 18.
    Been a Son [Live at the Paramount Theatre B-Side)
  19. 19.
    School [Live at Paramount Theatre B-Side)
  20. 20.
    Drain You - Live at Paramount Theatre B-Side
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    Sliver - Live at Del Mar B-Side
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    Polly - Live at Del Mar B-Side
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    In Bloom - Smart Sessions
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    Immodium (Breed)
  25. 25.
    Lithium - Smart Sessions
  26. 26.
    Polly - Smart Sessions
  27. 27.
    Pay to Play - Smart Sessions
  28. 28.
    Here She Comes Now - Smart Sessions
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    Dive - Smart Sessions
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    Sappy - Smart Sessions
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    Smells Like Teen Spirit - Boombox Rehearsals
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    Verse Chorus Verse - Boombox Rehearsals
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    Territorial Pissings - Boombox Rehearsals
  34. 34.
    Lounge Act - Boombox Rehearsals
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    Come as You Are - Boombox Rehearsals
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    Old Age - Boombox Rehearsals
  37. 37.
    Something in the Way - Boombox Rehearsals
  38. 38.
    On a Plain - Boombox Rehearsals
  39. 39.
    Drain You - Live At The BBC
  40. 40.
    Something in the Way - Live at the BBC
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    Smells Like Teen Spirit (Devonshire Mix)
  42. 42.
    In Bloom (Devonshire Mix)
  43. 43.
    Come as You Are (Devonshire Mix)
  44. 44.
    Breed (Devonshire Mix)
  45. 45.
    Lithium (Devonshire Mix)
  46. 46.
    Territorial Pissings (Devonshire Mix)
  47. 47.
    Drain You (Devonshire Mix)
  48. 48.
    Lounge Act (Devonshire Mix)
  49. 49.
    Stay Away (Devonshire Mix)
  50. 50.
    On a Plain (Devonshire Mix)
  51. 51.
    Something in the Way (Devonshire Mix)
  52. 52.
    Jesus Doesn’t Want Me for a Sunbeam - Live at the Paramount/1991
  53. 53.
    Aneurysm - Live at the Paramount/1991
  54. 54.
    Drain You - Live at the Paramount/1991
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    School - Live at the Paramount/1991
  56. 56.
    Floyd the Barber - Live at the Paramount/1991
  57. 57.
    Smells Like Teen Spirit - Live at the Paramount/1991
  58. 58.
    About a Girl - Live at the Paramount/1991
  59. 59.
    Polly - Live at the Paramount/1991
  60. 60.
    Breed - Live at the Paramount/1991
  61. 61.
    Sliver - Live at the Paramount/1991
  62. 62.
    Love Buzz - Live at the Paramount/1991
  63. 63.
    Lithium - Live at the Paramount/1991
  64. 64.
    Been a Son - Live at the Paramount/1991
  65. 65.
    Negative Creep - Live at the Paramount/1991
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    On a Plain - Live at the Paramount/1991
  67. 67.
    Blew - Live at the Paramount/1991
  68. 68.
    Rape Me - Live at the Paramount/1991
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    Territorial Pissings - Live at the Paramount/1991
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    Endless, Nameless - Live at the Paramount/1991
Credits
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Drums
Bass
Guitar
Vocals
Released on
September 24, 2011
On a Plain - Live at the Paramount/1991 Is A Live Version Of
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RockAlternative RockLiveGrunge
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