Nirvana - OLD AGE Lyrics 

Hey guys, thank you all for the support! Looking back the editing is atrocious so I might fix it soon lol (made this when I was 13). Anywho, this version isn't on Spotify unfortunately but hopefully someone puts it up! Hope y'all are staying safe

I've listened to this more than any Nirvana song. It just rings so true.

Song is about death and the belief or hope to cross over to somewhere eternal. It's actually very sad because in line he doesn't believe there to be anything after death, coming from a man who many a time sad this life is just a pitstop

The lyrics for "Screen" is almost correct, the lyrics are: " Am I am Afraid, It's a fire our house Is gone, And I Refrain, Are you lost, you go, you little boy, Your knotted fingers meet the floor And No, Like a baby, He Ignores, And I want to obey me, Free spin flowers beneath your ray, Your silent bit, and I will sway, The sea in front of me, away And now I know, pain... "

The guitar reminds me of sappy

I love this song sm, it makes me feel some emotion that I can't explain

Kurt's vocals are amazing in this just like 95% of nirvanas songs

This is a much rarer version of this song, but it's the one I prefer. It's great to hear it again! Are there any more versions of this online anywhere?

god, this is just poetry, listening to this stoned in the dead of night with the lights off is an experience...

it rlly makes me so sad to think such an amazing and talented and 1 in a billion kind of human was so broken. Kurt I hope u know ur life came of something and not nothing. U influence so many people and we all wish u were still here💔. Kurt u deserved so much better :( I hope wherever u are now u are at peace and not hurting anymore ❤️

💘💘 its comfortably sad

Are you god , are you god. You little boy

26 years gone and still so amazing. ❤

This is easily one of his best songs.

Never heard this version before and with the lyrics too. It’s awesome years later to hear versions I haven’t heard or learn more of the words to what he’s singing and then think and wonder what it means or means to me.

Also btw, at 4:09 Kurt says "One more High and I won't be shivers" Which is obviously a reference to heroin withdrawals...

Beautiful! I love hearing Kurt saying "Jesus Saves."

The more I listen I pick out the mumbling. He was just messing and getting the music right. He wasn't happy with the song anyway and gave it to Courtney who changed the lyrics, I liked the Unplugged version.

I love that you included the sound of kurt tuning

LYRICS: Verse 1] And I am afraid It's a fire; our house is gone And I refrain Are you God, are you God Get away, no more And now your fingers meet the floor And now I can barely be alone Are you one to obey me Preach me fire and lead the way You silent bit and I will say "Is he in front of me or away?" And now, and now, hey [Verse 2] Keep it down to one more spacious One more howl and I feigned my service Someday I'll find my way to something It's not hard to believe my service Come inside of her inner circles Someday I won't be high, no way, it's over [Pre-Chorus] She seems to read minds And I'm deaf, dumb and blind Weight of fame I use She's the same [Chorus] Old age Old age Old age [Verse 3] Some are killed and some are wounded Some were kind and I feigned my service Someday I won't find my way, its over Its not fair, he believes my servants One more hour in the week, my servants Someday I'll allow my way to something [Pre-Chorus] She seems to read minds And I'm deaf, dumb and blind Face the face in the mirror We survey [Chorus] Old age Old age Old age Old age

This version has taken me hours to find. They got it buried deep. Not even the same as the one I was looking for, but it is the same lyrics I was looking for. Almost, I think? Pretty close. The one I was trying to find starts out with Kurt saying some weird words, maybe in spanish, then goes into this same version. I didn't read all the lyrics, but the one I was looking for he is basically confessing Jesus as lord and kinda explained why they killed him. Something along the lines of not wanting to sacrifice his daughter.???

Wtf this version is so much better :D

The beginning is "Intro"/Tuning/Screen/Old Age/Lowrider recorded In 1992 and Kurts using his Stella Harmony 12-String Acoustic (which only had 5 Nylon Strings which he never changed) this Acoustic was Used on "Polly" and "Lithium" from the April 2-6, 1990 Smart Studios, Madison, WI sessions ("Polly" from the Smart Sessions from April '90 is the same one on the Nevermind album, they just added Dave's back up harmony vocals to the track then added it to the Nevermind Album) which Nirvana had done with Bleach ("Floyd The Barber", Paper Cuts" and "Downer" were recorded on January 23, 1988 with Dale Crover on Drums), ("Love Buzz" and "Big Cheese" was recorded In June 1988, and the rest of the songs from Bleach were recorded December 24 & 29-31, 1988 and January 14 & 24, 1989) so the Bleach Album is not a one session album they took songs from different Sessions and put them together for one Album. So Nevermind was all recorded May 2-28, 1991 at Sound City Studios, Van Nuys, CA and Devonshire Studios, Burbank, CA. except "Polly" which is from April 2-6, 1990 Smart Studios, Madison, WI. Anyways, this 1992 demo of "Old Age" which included an unknown "Intro", then Kurt tuned the Stella, then played "Screen" and then "Old Age" and ended with a little jam on "Lowrider" (this was Cobain's last attempt at this song, before giving It to his wife Courtney Love and her band Hole who recorded their own version of It with new Lyrics, which was released on the 1993 Single of "Beautiful Son" which is apparently about Kurt and the Single cover was a Picture of Kurt as a child. Hole also used "Screen" with different lyrics and named it "I'm so High" It was also recorded in October of 1993 during the Live Through This Studio Sessions and was used on "Live Through This" Album as an Intro to the Young Marble Giants cover "Credit In the Straight World". But the Stella Acoustic Kurt Bought for $29.00 + $2.23 sales tax ($31.23) from Edgewater Pawn Shop and Sheridan Jewelry, Edgewater, CO on October 12, 1989 which was before Nirvana's show at Penny Lane Coffeehouse, Boulder, CO. It was used on "Polly" and "Lithium" from Smart Studios April 2-6, 1990. "Sliver", "Verse Chorus Verse", "Where Did You Sleep Last Night" Cobain's Residence, Olympia, WA Summer 1990. "Opinion", "Lithium", "Dumb", "Been A Son" KAOS Community Radio, Boy Meets Girl show, The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA on September 25, 1990. "Pennyroyal Tea" (w/ Dave) Cobain's Residence, Olympia, WA Winter 1990. "Something In The Way" Sound City Studios, Van Nuys, CA May 2-28, 1991. "Rape Me" Oakwood Apartments, Los Angeles, CA May 1991. "All Apologies" Cobain's Residence, Olympia, WA 1991-1992. "Unknown/tuning/Screen/Old Age", "Lowrider" Cobain's Residence, TBC, Spring 1991 - Fall 1992. "Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle" Cobain's Residence, Los Angeles, CA 1992. "Serve The Servants", "Very Ape" Cobain's Residence, TBC, Fall/Winter 1992. "Pennyroyal Tea" Cobain's Residence, Seattle, WA Fall 1992 - Early 1993. "And I Love Her" Cobain's Residence, TBC, 1992 - 1993. Were all Recorded with the Stella Harmony 12-String Acoustic which had 5 Nylon Strings that had never been changed a bridge that was Duct Tape down, and Tuners that Kurt had to use Pilers to Tune... (But in 1992, Kurt's Guitar Tech Earnie Bailey added new Tuners on the Stella) Which is way this recording Kurt is tuning quicker...

is it just me or are the demo's, live versions and lost tapes better than their actual songs?

I never thought his lyrics were supposed to be taken one way. I always thought you’re supposed to find your own meaning in them

Some day I find my way it's over

Strangely haunting

In my nightmares I chronicled in a journal that same sentiment. Time travel, lives changed for the better.

The fact that so few of you realize that this is how songs are written. There are no lyrics to this song yet guys. He is singing random things to figure out how he wants his words and the vocal melody to sound. You arnt hearing anything profound to write out. There is little reason to identify the words he’s saying and provide them as subtitles. You should be identifying the emotion he was pulling out of the void for us, as he made the melody up on the spot.

This has an old Appalachian feel to it. Just throw in a little thump.

@nikivett im very grateful that you uploaded this, thank you 🙏🏻

That lift in the Bridge!!! Superb 😘👌

Sounds Like Kurt was loaded as fuck lol but i fucking LOVE it. And after listening to all of it i realized Kurt was playing a part and trying to sound old lol

God I love this song

Love the editing! :)

I’m reminded of the beginning part of Credit In The Straight World by Hole. “And I will awake, your highness I’m so high I cannot walk.”

Trapped In a snow storm electric has been out a week this seems appropriate

Glad I found this song.

Words cannot describe this

Monumental. R. I. P Kurt 🙏🏻🦋🎸🖤🥀🥀

"It's such a fantasy you're all free"

This is by far my favorite Nirvana song.

I get sick and tired of people who use their age, or their "old" age as an excuse for their bullsh**, mean, and/or cruel behavior toward others, especially toward the "young". When you "get older", YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE LEARNED HOW TO TREAT PEOPLE!! EVEN IF NOT FROM A PARENT, OR ANOTHER PERSON? LIFE, ITSELF, SHOULD TEACH SUCH AN IMPORTANT LESSON!! TO EVERYONE!! THERE ARE CHILDREN THAT KNOW IT BETTER THAN THE OLD!! SO, WTF EXCUSE DO THE "OLD" HAVE THEN, FOR THEIR BULLSH** BEHAVIOR TOWARD OTHERS?! BE KIND, IT COSTS YOU NOTHING, EXCEPT MAYBE TIME. BUT, IT'S THE...BEST...TIME...EVER SPENT!!

ENJOY EVERY MOMENT OF YOUR LIFE.

I love you Kurt

I love this song 😍😍

Oh my god. The song.... And your video is great i think.

My favorite song

rest in peace Kurt...

And I am afraid There's a fire Our house is gone hmm hm And I refrain Are you god? 2x You little boy And now your fingers meet the floor And now like a baby he ignores I am one to obey me Free spin flowers beneath your ray Your silent bit And I would stay You see in front of me away And now I know Hey... Keep it down To the one more species One more hour and I'll face my servants Some day I'm gonna run my way to something It's not hard to believe my service Come inside of her inner circles Someday I walk behind a way it's over She seems to read minds And I'm deaf, dumb and blind Weigh a frame I use She's the same Old age 3x Some are gone and some are wanting Some were kind and I feigned my service Someday I wont find my way it's over It's not fair he believes my servants One more hour and awake my servants Someday I will allow my way to something She seems to read minds And I'm dead, dumb and blind Face to face in the mirror We survived Old age 4x It's such a fantasy you're all Free Come on higher way I'm begging see? One more hour and I face my service Come on down to relieve my servants Someday I will have found my way to nothing Second there, feign my service One more howl and I wont be serviced Someday I will have found my way to something She seems to read minds When Im dead, dumb and blind Wait the fame I use Jesus saves Old age 2x Jesus saves Old age 3x

Why I can't comeback to time when kurt live. WHY ???

I love this one so much

Sounds so much like Tool...Even the mumble singing reminded me of Maynard.

So sad

This version so pure f..k my mind. (Sorry for my Angloamerican speak, it is because i'm french, Kermit...) Nirvana pass two times in my city "Rennes Transmusical". I see the Foofighters in 1996 at this "festival ". l hope to see fecal matter in paradise 😊 Voilà.

I think about all that Kurt Cobain accomplished... poor guy. It seems he just couldn't really break free.... Hopefully he found peace and got his Leonard Cohen afterworld. Grunge was my generation...I loved it then and now. Thank goodness Eddie Vedder didn't prematurely leave the world.

Seriously rare version of this track- interesting to see how the lyrics change over time same with Rape me and About A Girl.

I love listening to him

this version sounds so much better when you make it up youself spacing out.......

It's hard to bargle nawdle zouss

Years ago, back in high school, I was a Metallica fan. The MTV Unpluggged came out. I wondered how Metallica would sound if they appeared on that show. So, I dusted off my grandma's acoustic guitar (literally, she gave it to me when I was 13) and started playing Metallica. It really made me question if metal was even music at all. (OMG, my mom was right, it's just noise.) After that revelation, I was no longer a metalhead. This here, just a guitar and a guy singing, that's real music, real emotion, real art.

как же ты красиво пел….

The thumbnail tho

Although I prefer Love’s lyrics and version this is still so so good

I bet this would be good played backwards

The riff sounds like lose yourself.

Awesome

the second verse reminds me of TOOL

I wanna play this song

What a beautiful song Jim e virtue Pescatarian anointed rebel tantra yoga

Sounds like he was stoned or soemthing def. Not his normal edited sound but still acceptable

This song is me in a nutshell confused all the time feeling dead and dumb inside always geting played always playing like i give a ahit about school and careing all the time

I wonder what this song is about

i looked this up on spotify but it's a completely different song, any help:?>

G-D I love this

woop

First thing I'm doing

My favorite thing about Kurt is he’s a human, he doesn’t sugarcoat who he is he puts his naked image out there for everyone to judge, and that alone is so honorable. Rest In Peace Kurt

I miss my dog

Hes in heaven sitting on a wooden tall stool with his green sweater playing for others still. And yes cobain is an Angel in heaven

Why is this version not anywhere else grr

The way he sings about old age is like it is an elusive thing that we never quite reach. We can only imagine the future, all we have is this moment but then one day you wake up and you're there.

This is the grunge bohemian rhapsody

I love all songs of Nirvana but i love it this one so much Kurt R.I.P. 💔 🎸 Forever in our hearts 💝

I've imagine playing this song while driving down in an long road of desert in the dead of night.

Old Age is my favorite song by a longshot. Ive heard it hundreds of times and it's still not enough. I miss ya, Kurt.

Jesus that beginning was incredible, where is this recording from

His voice sounds like fucking video game gibberish dialogue in this one and somehow he still pulls it off and makes me cry.

one of the best 💚💚💚

This song is so relatable as an addict in recovery.

has anybody heard a song so good that you end up crying? this song is one of those songs

I Love you Kurt. He made it possible to make Alternative Rock and Get Many Alternative Rock Artists Signed. Thanks Again Kurt Baby and Nirvana Forever!

This reminds me of my Hamster Jerry for some reason. I miss him.

Ay what’s with that thumbnail

So courtney plagiarized the beggining tune of this song for credit in the straight world. Maybe kurt let her have the tune, but even so, she said she didnt need his help and didnt need him to write her music. That proves that she sort of did. Corgin also accused her of stealing his music after he helped her and taugt her musical theory! Hmmmmm

This is so peaceful kurt is truly one of a kind

The way he went with the progression in this song is like last-minute but he makes it seem so natural.

Can someone type out all of the lyrics so i can copy and paste them onto my phone to save them this is my favourite version of this song

Amazing Thumbail

Quite a thumbnail