In an interview in the October 1993 issue of Impact, Cobain gave greater insight into the song, saying that it was about a person suffering from severe depression: When I ask Cobain if 'Penny Royal Tea' is about indigestion, he half-laughs.
In einem Interview vom Oktober 1993 gibt Cobain einen umfassenderen Einblick in das Lied, das von einer Person handelt, die unter schwerer Depression leidet: „When I ask Cobain if ‘Penny Royal Tea’ is about indigestion, he half-laughs.