Katherine Matos Jiménez S ENGL 126 Prof. Evelyn Lugo Section: MW 10:00am

 Lithium was released on July 21, 1992 by the American grunge band Nirvana.  Kurt Cobain ( ) was a singer, songwriter, artists and musician (guitarist). Is best known by his leadership in Nirvana and was hailed as “the spokesman of a generation”.  Nirvana was formed in 1985 with Cobain and Krist Novoselic in Washington.  Nirvana= "the flagship band" of Generation X.  Cobain was often uncomfortable and frustrated, believing his message and artistic vision to have been misinterpreted by the public, with his personal issues often subject to media attention.  Cobain struggled with heroin addiction, illness and depression, his fame and public image, as well as the professional and lifelong personal pressures surrounding himself and his wife. On April 8, 1994, Cobain was found dead at his home in Seattle, he commit suicide by a self-inflicted shotgun wound to the head.

Lithium by Kurt Cobain I'm so happy. Cause today I found my friends. They're in my head. I'm so ugly. But that's ok. 'Cause so are you. We've broke our mirrors. Sunday morning. Is everyday for all I care. And I'm not scared. Light my candles. In a daze cause I've found god. Yeah yeah yeah yeah..... I'm so lonely. And that's ok. (alt: 'cause today ) I shaved my head. And I'm not sad, and just maybe I'm to blame for all I've heard. And I'm not sure. I'm so excited. I can't wait to meet you there. And I don't care. I'm so horny. But that's ok. My will is good. Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah..... (Chorus) I like it. I'm not gonna crack. I miss you. I'm not gonna crack. I love you.I'm not gonna crack. I killed you. I'm not gonna crack. (x2) I'm so happy. Cause today I found my friends. They're in my head. I'm so ugly. But that's ok. 'Cause so are you. We've broke our mirrors. Sunday morning. Is everyday for all I care. And I'm not scared. Light my candles. In a daze cause I've found god. Yeah yeah yeah yeah..... (Chorus).. g0

 This song can be a poem because its have a message, engage the listener in a emotional level, it has rhythm, is written in verse form and it use poetic devises.  The lyrics are not only words to rhyme with the music because it can be vice versa, they complement themselves. The lyrics by alone have a deep message that intensifies with the music.  Primary the single represents an expression of a first person narrative of a nervous breakdown and his feelings.  The other message centers in a contemporary Marxist description of religion as “Opiate of the Masses”.

 Is one of the most frequently paraphrased statements of Karl Marx. The quotation originates from the introduction of his 1843 work Contribution to Critique of Hegel's Philosophy of Right.  In context it says: …” Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people. The abolition of religion as the illusory happiness of the people is the demand for their real happiness”...  The author of the song said that this poem is about a man who after the death of his girlfriend turn to religion as a last resort to keep himself alive. This situation inspired the writer and other personal experiences like breaking up with girlfriends and bad relationships.  Kurt is not against religion, he said “"I've always felt that some people should have religion in their lives...that’s fine. If it's going to save someone, it's okay. And the person in 'Lithium' needed it."

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