Can you explain to me how
You're so evil, how?
It's too late for me now
There's a hole in the earth (hole in the earth)
I'm out

There's a hole in the earth
(I'm out)

Can you explain to me now
If you're still able (whilst)
I think you know the truth
There's a hole in the earth
I'm out

There's a hole in the earth
There's a hole in the earth

I hate all of my friends
They all accept our time
There's a hole in the earth

Let's think about
This is the end
Somewhere
This is the end
Somewhere

There's a hole in the earth (a hole in the earth)
There's a hole in the earth (a hole in the earth)
There's a hole in the earth


Lyrics submitted by Deftones451, edited by Not1Idea, contrafilm, novasythe, kaneada, shinyditto12, KillAnxiety

Hole in the Earth Lyrics as written by Chi Cheng Abran Cunningham

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  • +4
    General Comment

    the song is actually about chino and the band stressing out about creating a new album and band members not cooperating. "the hole in the earth", means, his friends are fuck heads basically.

    chockrockon April 12, 2010   Link
  • +3
    General Comment

    chi cheng says in an interview that its about chino hating them for putting so much pressure on him to finish the album, and that he wanted to leave the band. sucks that chi got n an accident..i hope hes ok. i love deftones.

    shelbeezyon November 07, 2009   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    im gonna give my try at posting the lyrics...heres what i heard..

    can you explain to me how your so able (how?) it's too late for me now theres a hole in the earth (a hole in earth) theres a hole in the earth (a hole in the earth) I'm out..

    can you explain to me now your still able (why?) I think you know the truth theres a hole in the earth (a hole in the earth) im out hey all of my friends they all ???? sometimes theres a hole in the earth im out.. theres a hole in the earth mistake... im out.. this is the end (somewhere) this is the end somewhere... theres a hole in the earth theres a hole in the earth hey all of my friends i'm out... theres a hole in the earth hey.. somewhere

    ya i think it's about wanting to dissappear off the face of the earth.

    Sessh0umaru01on August 21, 2006   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    I hate my friends too! Fuck Everybody! Good song

    UNKNOWIT88on July 30, 2008   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    I tried man:

    Can you, explain to me how, You're so able, how... It's to late for me now, There's a hole in the earth...(???)...

    There's a hole in the earth...(???)... (A hole in the earth)

    Can you explain to me now, How you're still able whilst, I think you know the truth, There's a hole in the earth...(???)...

    ???, of my friends... They know ??? sometimes... There's a hole in the earth...(???)... (A hole in the earth)

    Let's take a bow (This is the end)... Somewhere (This is the end)... Somewhere...

    There's a hole in the earth (A hole in the earth)... There's a hole in the earth (A hole in the earth)...

    Hey ??? of my friends (???)... There's a hold in the earth (Are you ???)... Somewhere...

    TANSDon August 20, 2006   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    I love this song!!!

    I read it's about how they all just wanted to dissapeare off the face of the earth.

    poolhallXjunkieon August 21, 2006   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    ok. i think these are the right ones for sure. thanks to everyone who helped addin on the lyrics. heres what i think are the correct lyrics.

    can you explain to me how your so able (how?) it's too late for me now theres a hole in the earth (a hole in earth) theres a hole in the earth (a hole in the earth) I'm out..

    can you explain to me now your still able (why?) I think you know the truth theres a hole in the earth (a hole in the earth) im out hey all of my friends they all attack sometimes theres a hole in the earth im out.. theres a hole in the earth mistake... im out.. this is the end (somewhere) this is the end somewhere... theres a hole in the earth theres a hole in the earth hey all of my friends i'm out... theres a hole in the earth hey.. somewhere

    Deftones451on August 22, 2006   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    I really dont kno but i cant wait for the album now that they put this song out.

    Dangerdaveon August 23, 2006   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    does anyone else think about donnie darko when they listen to this song?

    el scorcho9817on August 24, 2006   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    sounds like a song by finch...the opening riffs are tite tho

    Ciyaak Boyon August 24, 2006   Link

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