In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
I thought I knew all it took to bother you
Every word I said was true, that you'll see
How could it be I'm the only one who sees
Your rehearsed insanity? Yeah
I still refused all the methods you abuse
It's alright if you're confused, let me be
I've been around all the pawns you've gagged and bound
They'll come back and knock you down and I'll be free
I've taken all and I've endured
One day it all will fade, I'm sure
I don't owe you anything, I don't owe you anything
I don't owe you anything, I don't owe you anything
I had no hand in your ever-desperate plan
It returns and when it lands, words are due
I should've known we were better off alone
I looked in and I was shown, you were too
I've taken all and I've endured
One day it all will fade, I'm sure
I don't owe you anything, I don't owe you anything
I don't owe you anything, I don't owe you anything
I don't owe you anything, I don't owe you anything
I don't owe you anything, I don't owe you anything
I'll stick around, I'll stick around
Learn from all that came from it
I'll stick around, I'll stick around
Learn from all that came from it
I'll stick around, I'll stick around
Learn from all that came from it
I'll stick around, I'll stick around
Learn from all that came from it
Yeah
Every word I said was true, that you'll see
How could it be I'm the only one who sees
Your rehearsed insanity? Yeah
I still refused all the methods you abuse
It's alright if you're confused, let me be
I've been around all the pawns you've gagged and bound
They'll come back and knock you down and I'll be free
I've taken all and I've endured
One day it all will fade, I'm sure
I don't owe you anything, I don't owe you anything
I don't owe you anything, I don't owe you anything
I had no hand in your ever-desperate plan
It returns and when it lands, words are due
I should've known we were better off alone
I looked in and I was shown, you were too
I've taken all and I've endured
One day it all will fade, I'm sure
I don't owe you anything, I don't owe you anything
I don't owe you anything, I don't owe you anything
I don't owe you anything, I don't owe you anything
I don't owe you anything, I don't owe you anything
I'll stick around, I'll stick around
Learn from all that came from it
I'll stick around, I'll stick around
Learn from all that came from it
I'll stick around, I'll stick around
Learn from all that came from it
I'll stick around, I'll stick around
Learn from all that came from it
Yeah
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I always thought this song was in response to Courtney Love and her manipulative wheeling and dealing in the music industry. When she was arranging the soundtrack for The Crow: City of Angels, she was calling every famous "grunge" band she could think of. If they weren't interested, she would shout in the phone, "You OWE me!!! You OWE me!!!" Please note that the Foo Fighters are mysteriously absent from that soundtrack.
Farhad's right fucksticks,Nirvana is twenty times better than Foo Fighters and Kurt's songwriting abilities fucking exceed Dave's. On the other hand, this has got to be more than just about Courtney who is indeed a bitch. I also think it is a general sense of a non-specific person/figure and Dave even said their songs are supposed to kinda morph depending on the listener, based on their life experiences.
Right my dear. If it weren't for Kurt Cobain dying, that buffoon Grohl would not have such a success in the music industry.
oh and yes this does sound like a description of Courtney Love. Ie. "I still refuse all the methods you've abused" Yes this sounds like her... Fucking cow
remove the od and you have the word meth what a coincedence
courteney love, to make a tired and unoriginal point, is indeed a bitch, and this song is most definitely about her
courtney love * spell her name right before you start talking shit about her , stupid ass
I think Dave deserves a little more credit. This song isn't nearly as literal as some make it out to be.
FWIW, Foo Fighter songs have no deliberate intent behind them. Dave has said so in interviews. It's merely what the song means to the listener, largely through the experiences of your life.
@nicholas nickleby you must be kidding.The lyrics in this song make it's intent quite clear. Dave Grohl confirmed as much in 2009 saying he had to because some people actually thought the song was about Kurt. And while the song references Kurt the venom is directed at Courtney Love not Kurt.
@nicholas nickleby The song is about Courtney Love trying to acquire piece of Nirvana... She believed she was entitled to Kurt's portion of the Rights to Nirvana... And the unreleased Music of Nirvana... Dave basically told her the Fuck you do .. I don't owe you ANYTHING.. you didn't help us build this, you weren't part of it, and I be damned if you get anything... Well, He won... She got ZERO.... DAVE ADDS TIDBITS in other songs as well.. such as Let It Die... Which is basically Dave watching helpless as Courtney abused Kurt... And Dave able to see what was happening and what she was doing to Kurt... There are and will be other bits in other songs... Just have to pay attention
I love Dave. He's awesome.
shut the fuck up myhotelyear! if u really think that nirvana sucks i have to say that you know nothing about music.you must be one of those bastard who listen to limp bizkit,linkin park and other crap bands like these.i'm a persian and nirvana is the most popular band among the iranians.so stop jiving and don't open your fucking mouth like a pregnant cow again!
Old FF is so much better. Im sad to say it, but now they seem a bit bland.
I don't know if this is a friend/Kurt/Parents/girlfriend he's talking about. But they've done some awful things and he's ready to get away from them. I used to think it was about a preachy mom, because I mistakenly thought the "and learn from all that came from it" part was "her bible paid my debt" But alas, I was wrong about the lyric. I like it though, and might put it in a sing myself.
@thisboy She thought Dave Owed her partial/Kurt's Rights to Nirvana and the unreleased Music of Nirvana... He told her to FUCK OFF and that He didn't owe her a fukn thing because she had no part in the band or it's success... And they fought over it... and the relationship between Kurt and Courtney and ow Dave felt helpless as he watched is described in *Let It Die...
fair enough