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Nirvana – Pay to Play (1994) | Track profile | Dork

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Nirvana
With the Lights Out
Pay to Play

TRACK

Pay to Play

Release date: 5th July 1994

From With the Lights Out

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About This Track

"Pay to Play" is a track by Nirvana, from the album With the Lights Out, released 5th July 1994. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Nirvana.

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Nirvana

Nirvana

Lyrics

Pay to Play

[Verse 1]

Monkey see, monkey do (I don't know why)

Walk around, follow you (I don't know why)

Throw it out, keep it in (I don't know why)

Have to have poison skin (I don't know why)

[Chorus]

Pay

Pay to play

Pay to play

Pay to play

[Verse 2]

Walk an inch, take a mile (I don't know why)

Never faded, never smiled (I don't know why)

Nevermind, eat and run (I don't know why)

Monkey ass motherfuck (I don't know why)

[Chorus]

Pay

Pay to play

Pay to play

Pay to play

[Refrain]

I don't know why

I don't know why

[Chorus]

Pay

Pay to play

Pay to play

Pay to play

[Verse 1]

Monkey see, monkey do (I don't know why)

Walk around, follow you (I don't know why)

Throw it out, keep it in (I don't know why)

Have to have poison skin (I don't know why)

[Chorus]

Pay

Pay to play

Pay to play

Pay to play

[Refrain]

I don't know why

I don't know why

[Chorus]

Pay

Pay to play

Pay to play

Pay to play

[Outro]

Pay to play

Pay to play

Pay to play

Pay to play

Pay to play

Pay to play

Pay to play

Pay to play

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Track details

From With the Lights Out

1994

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Album

With the Lights Out

Release year

1994

—Big Cheese (Live at Rhino Records)
—Return of the Rat
—Sappy
—School (Rehearsal)
—Anorexorcist (Live)
—Big Long Now (Rehearsal)
—Don’t Want It All (Solo Acoustic)
—Drain You (Demo)
—Floyd the Barber (Live)
—Endless, Nameless (1991 Radio Appearance)
—Grey Goose (Demo)
—Lithium (Live Solo Acoustic)
—Love Buzz (Rehearsal)
—Pen Cap Chew
—Where Did You Sleep Last Night? (Solo Acoustic)
—You Know You’re Right (Solo Acoustic Demo)
—Mrs. Butterworth
—Oh, the Guilt
—Dive (Demo)
—Breed (Rough Mix)
—Been a Son (Live Solo Acoustic)
—About a Girl (Rehearsal)
—Blandest
—Clean Up Before She Comes (Solo Acoustic)
—Raunchola / Moby Dick (Live)
—All Apologies (Home Demo)
—I Hate Myself and Want to Die (Demo)
—Polly (Demo)
—The Other Improv
—About A Girl (Home Demo)
—Smells Like Teen Spirit (Rehearsal Demo)
—Very Ape (Solo Acoustic)
—They Hung Him on a Cross (Demo)
—Scoff (Rehearsal)
—Smells Like Teen Spirit (Live at the O.K. Hotel)
—Territorial Pissings (Live at the O.K. Hotel)
—Milk It (Demo)
—Verse Chorus Verse
—Polly (Solo Acoustic Demo)
—Rape Me (Solo Acoustic)
—White Lace and Strange (Live)
—Love Buzz (Live at The North Shore Surf Club)
—Hairspray Queen (Rehearsal)
—Scentless Apprentice (Rehearsal Demo)
—Serve the Servants (Solo Acoustic)
—Smells Like Teen Spirit (Butch Vig Mix)
—Sappy (Live at Bogart's)
—Spank Thru (Rehearsal)
—Talk to Me
—Token Eastern Song (Demo)
—In Bloom (Sub Pop version)
—Downer (Live)
—Mr. Moustache (Rehearsal)
—Dumb (1991 Radio Appearance)
—Rape Me (Demo)
—Jesus Doesn’t Want Me for a Sunbeam (Rehearsal Demo)
—Pennyroyal Tea (Live at the O.K. Hotel)
—School (Live at the Motor Sports International Garage)
—Immigrant Song (Rehearsal)
—Heartbreaker (Live)
—Pennyroyal Tea (Solo Acoustic)
—If You Must
—Even in His Youth (Demo)
—Old Age
—Seasons in the Sun
—Help Me, I’m Hungry (Live)
—Moist Vagina (Demo)
—Here She Comes Now
—Opinion
—Do Re Mi
—Pay to Play
—D-7
—Beans (Solo Acoustic)
—Gallons of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through the Strip
—Marigold
—Curmudgeon
—Jesus Doesn’t Want Me for a Sunbeam - Live at the Paramount/1991
—Aneurysm (B-Side)
—Heart-Shaped Box (Demo)
—Ain’t It A Shame (Demo)
—Sliver (Solo Acoustic Demo)

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Writer: Kurt Cobain
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Drums: Chad Channing
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