"Something In The Way" by Nirvana // Song Review
"Something In The Way" was written by Kurt Cobain as the final track of Nirvana 's sophomore album Nevermind , which invokes a haunting and atmospheric closing to the groundbreaking and genre-defining project. At the heart of it, it is a song about wanting to escape but not being able to find a way out and carrying a persistent sense that there is something in the way blocking the path forward - hence the title. The message of it is profoundly human and deeply introspective. Its stripped-back sound stands in stark contrast to much of the rest of the album, yet the sparse nature of the production and lyricsm is exactly why it stands as a conclusion that is as gentle as it is powerful. For years, the song was initially thought to be inspired by a brief period of homelessness that Kurt experienced when he ran away from home as a teenager in his hometown of Aberdeen, Washington. There are varying recounts of the time that was said to inspire the song's creation from hi...