The song is a searing and empathetic appeal for authenticity, with lyrics that contrast the singer's need for comfort and acceptance with the society's expectations. It is also an allusion to heroin, bleach, and the 1985 Killing Joke song "Eighties". The song was the second single from Nirvana's 1991 album Nevermind, released after their label change from Sub Pop to Geffen. The song " Adam's Song " by Blink-182 references "Come as You Are." "Come as You Are" features the lyrics, "Take your time, hurry up, the choice is yours, don't be late," while "Adam's Song," in turn, features the lyrics, "I took my time, I hurried up, the choice was mine, I didn't think enough." Come as You Are Lyrics by Nirvana from the The Eternal Legacy album- including song video, artist biography, translations and more: Come as you are, as you were As I want you to be As a friend, as a friend As an known enemy Take your time, hurry… Stitch it up quick now, it's come all unsewn. My right arm around you, you're already gone. [Chorus] Well you come as you are and you leave with a smile. You got a way, honey, you got a style Songfacts®: Although the German phrase does not translate to English, "Du hast" can mean "you have," but it can also mean "you hate." Therefore the song has two meanings. One being sort of "You hate me but still want to marry me" (the song is about marriage) and the other being "You want to marry me but I don't want to." Come, now is the time to worship. Come, now is the time. To give your heart. Come, just as you are to worship. Come, just as you are. Before your God. Come. One day every. Tongue will confess. Come as you are, as you were As I want you to be As a friend, as a friend As an old enemy Take your time, hurry up The choice is yours, don't be late Take a rest as a friend As an old Memoria, memoria Memoria, memoria Come doused in mud, soaked in bleach As I want you to be As a trend, as a friend As an old Memoria, memoria Memoria, memoria [Verse 1] I'm wakin' up to hell, you took away the feelin' When you wanted me to come down, I put myself beneath it all And my life is speeding after you and I wanna slow it down You're not quite You are here and warm, But I could look away and you'd be gone. 'Cause we live in a time, When meaning falls in splinters from our minds. And that's why I've travelled far, 'Cause I come so together where you are. And all of the things that I said that I wanted Come rushing by in my head when I'm with you Fourteen joys and a will to be married FlbjzC.

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