Stranger Things Have Happened

Foo Fighters

Goddamn this dusty room
This hazy afternoon
I'm breathing in this silence
Like never before

This feelin' that I get
This one last cigarette
As I lay awake
And wait for you to come through the door

Oh maybe, maybe, maybe
I can share it with you
I behave, I behave, I behave
So I can share it with you

You were not alone
Dear loneliness
You forgot
But I remember this
Oh stranger, stranger
Stranger things have happened, I know

I am not alone
Dear loneliness
I forgot
That I remember this
Oh stranger, stranger
Stranger things have happened, I know
Oh, oh
Oh, oh

We'll dream about somewhere
Our smoke will fill the air
As I lay awake and wait
For you to walk out that door
I can change, I can change, I can change
But who do you want me to be?
I'm the same, I'm the same, I'm the same
Oh, do you want me to be?

You were not alone
Dear loneliness
You forgot
But I remember this
Oh, stranger, stranger
Stranger things have happened, I know
Oh, oh
Oh, oh

I'm not alone
Dear loneliness
I forgot
That I remember this
You were not alone
Dear loneliness
You forgot
But I remember this
Oh, stranger, stranger
Stranger things have happened, I know

I'm not alone
Dear loneliness
I forgot
That I remember this
Oh stranger, stranger
Stranger things have happened, I know
Oh, oh
Oh, oh


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    Amazing but super sad song! It's about when your someone gets tired of you or the situation or something. They can't even describe why, but you know as well as they do that they are bored and have let the relationship go sour in their mind... past the point of no return. "Goddam this dusty room" - Things are getting old. "this hazy afternoon" – How you feel about the relationship is getting confusing. "breathing in this silence" - it's getting obvious that things are no longer as exciting as in the beginning and there's not much left to say.

    He wonders if he should wait to share experiences (maybe sex) til she comes through the door or just take care of it himself now before she comes home. Maybe that aspect of the relationship is getting boring as well, yet he “behaves” so he can share it with her.

    "You'll dream about somewhere A smoke will fill the air As I lay awake and wait For you to walk out that door" ...he's restlessly waiting for her disinterest in the relationship to be overcome by temptation, and he knows she will soon leave him and he will watch as she goes elsewhere for excitement.

    Then, he talks about the conflict between how she wants him to constantly change and keep things exciting. Routines get boring. However, she also wants him to never change, always be there for her, and be a source of stability. Both cannot be accomplished simultaneously and neither alone will satisfy. This is torture for a guy who truly cares about a girl.

    I am HOPING that the rest of you are right about the remaining lyrics being about hope. Or maybe it’s just a reminder that this is not that big of a deal. Loneliness tells you to feel bad, but then you remember that it’s not something to worry about because it happens all the time and everybody’s been there. Your existence does not depend on that of others, and it’s not the worst thing in the world to lose someone.

    loggfatheron October 17, 2007   Link

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