Lyrics of
Plateau

Plateau is a track recorded by punk rock band Meat Puppets. It was written by Curt Kirkwood and is noted for its acoustic rendition featured on Nirvanas MTV Unplugged in New York album, during which Curt and Cris Kirkwood joined Kurt Cobain on stage. The lyrics can be interpreted as a reflection on the pursuit of meaning and achievement in the vast, often bewildering world.

Many a hand have scaled the grand old face of the plateau
Some belong to strangers and some to folks you know
Holy ghosts and talk show hosts are planted in the sand
To beautify the foothills, shake the many hands

Nothing on top but a bucket and a mop and an illustrated book about birds
See a lot up there but don't be scared. Who needs action when you got words

Finished with the mop then you can stop and look at what you've done
Plateau's clean, no dirt to be seen and the work, it was fun

Nothing on top but a bucket and a mop and an illustrated book about birds
See a lot up there but don't be scared. Who needs action when you got words

Many a hand began to scan around for the next plateau
Some say it was Greenland some say Mexico
Others decided it was nowhere, except for where they stood
Those were all just guesses, wouldn't help you if they could