In Bloom by Butch Walker and the Black Widows

I just love this version by Butch Walker and his band. Why? Because for me, I've gotten used to hearing the original version that the lyrics doesn't already come across to me. Today, I find the genius in Cobain's lyrics. Short of saying that Cobain's GOD! It also helps that Butch Walker is one of my favorite artists.

Sell the kids for food
Weather changes moods
Spring is here again
Reproductive glands

And he's the one who likes
All our pretty songs and he
Likes to sing along and he
Likes to shoot his gun but he
Don't know what it means
He don't know what it means
He don't know what it means
And I say aahh

We can have some more
Nature is a whore
Bruises on the fruit
Tender age in bloom

And he's the one who likes
All our pretty songs and he
Likes to sing along and he
Likes to shoot his gun but he
Don't know what it means
He don't know what it means
He don't know what it means
And I say aahh

Anino by Wolfgang

Saw Wolfgang in their concert in the still broken and down trodden Metropolitan Theater in Manila with Astrud. It was a fun night. The takeaway from that concert is better appreciation of this song, which was apparently written by Mon Legazpi and not Basti Artadi. They also said that the Tagalog songs from Serve from Silence is actually a sort of rock opera, similar to a concept album, which if I remember correctly they executed in Wurm. The song, by it's own merit, stands the test of time. My favorite line is the one where Basti sings "Kung alam ko lang kung papaano, Kung alam ko lang..."

Lumpong naglalakad
Katabi niya'y haring nakahubad
Binging nakikinig
Sa iyak ng piping mayroong tinig

Alisin ang yong maskara
at idilat ang mga mata
Ang isipang tangan ay buksan
sa walang kabuluhan

Iligtas nyo ako sa sarili kong anino
Daan ay hanapin palabas sa salamin
Kay dami daming hugis ng salamin

Nakatitig na bulag
sa mga haliging nabuwag
Baliw na sumasayaw
sa liwanag siya'y ikaw

At ang diwa ko'y litong lito
ito'y balatkayo
Ang nakikita'y kabaliktaran
Hindi ang kinagisnan

Iligtas nyo ako sa sarili kong anino
Daan ay hanapin palabas sa salamin
Tangay sa agos ng mundong puro abo
Hindi mundong ito
Bato ay abutin
at basagin ang salamin
Pirapirasong bubog ng salamin

Kung alam ko lang kung papaano
Kung alam ko lang

Iligtas nyo ako sa sarili kong anino
Daan ay hanapin palabas sa salamin
Tangay sa agos ng mundong puro abo
Hindi mundong ito
Bato ay abutin
at basagin ang salamin
Pirapirasong bubog ng salamin