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"Serve The Servants" is one of the most straightforward Nirvana songs, both musically and lyrically. Also, it's the only song that had never been recorded as a demo by the full band. According to Krist, Kurt brought it to the studio "pretty much done" so they recorded the final album version right away.
Still, there's a solo acoustic demo recorded by Kurt at his house in LA in late 1992 or early 1993. The lyrics were more lighthearted and less autobiographical comparing the final version. This demo was released on "With The Lights Out".
The album version was recorded during the "In Utero" sessions in February 1993 by Steve Albini at Pachyderm Studio in Cannon Falls, Minnesota.
Unlike the majority of the songs, Nirvana debuted "Serve The Servants" live well after it was recorded for album. The first performance happened in April 1993 in San Francisco at the Bosnian Rape Victim Benefit show.
It was performed, along with "Dumb," at Nirvana's final television appearance, on February 23, 1994 in Rome. "Serve The Servants" was on the setlist at the last Nirvana show, on March 1, 1994, in Munich.
Lyrics:
Teenage angst has paid off well,
now I'm bored and old
Self-Appointed judges judge,
more than they have sold
If she floats than she is not,
a witch like we had thought
A down payment on another,
one at Salem's Lot
Serve the servants - Oh no (x3)
Serve the servants
That legendary divorce is such a bore
As my bones grew they did hurt,
they hurt really bad
I tried hard to have a father,
but instead I had a dad
I just want you to know that I,
don't hate you anymore
There is nothing I could say,
that I haven't thought before
Serve the servants - Oh no (x3)
Serve the servants
That legendary divorce is such a bore
Serve the servants - Oh no (x6)
Serve the servants
That legendary divorce is such a bore