Nirvana - Big Long Now

Here are some facts/reviews about “Big Long Now“ from : This song appears to be about an alien encounter. There’s not much to go by, but some lines like “She’s not turning green,“ “Why can’t I hear“ and “Instantly grow“ lead many to think this song is about extraterrestrials. refers to Cobain’s popularity. he couldnt go out because of fans and paparazies “Can we show our faces now?“ “Endless climb“ might refers to his non-stoping growing popularity, and “Why am I shown?“ to medias giving him front pages. Kurt feeling like he’s imprisoned in himself or it’s about hus childhood and how other people didn’t seem to listen to him at times. reference to the book of Genesis in the bible. Namely the story of Adam and Eve.
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