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Stay Away Lyrics — Nirvana | Dork

Lyrics
Nirvana
Stay Away Lyrics

Lyrics

Stay Away

1991

Written by Kurt Cobain

Produced by Butch Vig

Lyrics

Stay Away

[Verse 1] Monkey see, monkey do (I don't know why) Rather be dead than cool (I don't know why) Every line ends in rhyme (I don't know why) Less is more, love is blind (I don't know why) [Chorus] Stay Stay away Stay away Stay away [Verse 2] Give an inch, take a smile (I don't know why) Fashion shits, fashion style (I don't know why) Blow it out, keep it in (I don't know why) Have to have poison skin (I don't know why) [Chorus] Stay Stay away Stay away Stay away [Post-Chorus] (I don't know why) (I don't know why) [Chorus] Stay Stay away Stay away Stay away [Verse 3] Monkey see, monkey do (I don't know why) Rather be dead than cool (I don't know why) Every line ends in rhyme (I don't know why) Less is more, love is blind (I don't know why) [Chorus] Stay Stay away Stay away Stay away [Post-Chorus] (I don't know why) (I don't know why) [Chorus] Stay Stay away Stay away Stay away [Outro] Yeah Stay away Stay away Stay away Stay away Stay away God is gay

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About this track

"Stay Away" is a song by Nirvana, released in 1991. The song was written by Kurt Cobain. It was produced by Butch Vig.

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Contributors

Craig Doubet— 46 credits as additional engineering →
Craig Doubet— 46 credits as additional mixing →
Krist Novoselic— 264 credits as songwriter →
Dave Grohl— 1,139 credits as songwriter & producer →
Butch Vig— 623 credits as songwriter & producer →
Kurt Cobain— 788 credits as songwriter & producer →
Howie Weinberg— 1,927 credits as producer →

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