You Know You 'Re Right' By Nirvana

The chime of a univox guitar as it plays in unison with the drums and other guitars. The sorrow filled notes that ascend into the air and stay there. A man’s low, raspy, soulful voice sings, “I have never failed to fail”. “You Know You’re Right”, by Nirvana, incorporates all the sounds and emotions that show above. This song was released October 8, 2002 on their compilation album Nirvana. The message of this song stands clear that Kurt Cobain was going through a bit of a rough patch in his life, and was contemplating suicide to get rid of the personal problems that has burdened his life for many years. To convey this message across, Cobain establishes credibility, exhibits word choice, and demonstrates repetition.
First of all, Cobain establishes credibility in this song to convey his message across. Cobain establishes his credibility by discussing the problems he has had with marriage, drug addiction, and depression. He is honest about his marriage because before his death in 1994, his marriage with Love was failing and he began to
He demonstrates repetition many times in this song to show what he thinks about everything that is going on his life at the time. He demonstrates repetition in this song by repeating a line in the song that refers back to suicide and moving away from everything all together. He also demonstrates repetition in this song is by repeating the title of the song over and over to say that everyone is right about what they tell him to do in his life, like the media and his wife. He lastly demonstrates repetition in this song to reveal that this is the only emotion that he feels. This quote that Cobain himself writes is, “pain”. Cobain’s point is that he feels pain because he is sober and has to deal with problems that he has in his life without being high or intoxicated. Demonstrating repetition is the last way Cobain conveys his message across in this