Give me the flammable light
I'm cold as a match, ready to strike
So, here I go
Here lies a city on fire
Singing along
The arsonist choir
Now, here I go
It's started with a spark
And burn into the dark
Now, here I go
There is a river I've found
Into the wild
Under the ground
So, here I go
A button on a string
And I heard everything
Now, here I go
Oh, sweet ignition be my fuse
You have no choice you have to choose
Bid farewell to yesterday
Say goodbye I'm on my way
But in the end we all
Come from what's come before
So, here I go
Oh, sweet ignition be my fuse
You have no choice you have to choose
Bid farewell to yesterday
Say goodbye I'm on my way
I threw it all away because
I had to be what never was
Been so hungry I could lie
Took my word, I took your wine
And held you in my bloody hands
These rattled bones and rubber bands
Washed them in the muddy water
Looking for a dime and found a quarter
But you can't make me change my name
They'll never make me change my name
Pay no mind now ain't that's something
Fuck it all I came from nothing
I'm something from nothing
You are my fuse
I'm something from nothing
You are my fuse
It goes oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
It goes oh, oh, oh
All rise
No you can't make me change my name
You'll never make me change my name
Pay no mind no wait that's something
Fuck it all I came from nothing
I'm something
From nothing
I'm something
From nothing
I'm cold as a match, ready to strike
So, here I go
Here lies a city on fire
Singing along
The arsonist choir
Now, here I go
It's started with a spark
And burn into the dark
Now, here I go
There is a river I've found
Into the wild
Under the ground
So, here I go
A button on a string
And I heard everything
Now, here I go
Oh, sweet ignition be my fuse
You have no choice you have to choose
Bid farewell to yesterday
Say goodbye I'm on my way
But in the end we all
Come from what's come before
So, here I go
Oh, sweet ignition be my fuse
You have no choice you have to choose
Bid farewell to yesterday
Say goodbye I'm on my way
I threw it all away because
I had to be what never was
Been so hungry I could lie
Took my word, I took your wine
And held you in my bloody hands
These rattled bones and rubber bands
Washed them in the muddy water
Looking for a dime and found a quarter
But you can't make me change my name
They'll never make me change my name
Pay no mind now ain't that's something
Fuck it all I came from nothing
I'm something from nothing
You are my fuse
I'm something from nothing
You are my fuse
It goes oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
It goes oh, oh, oh
All rise
No you can't make me change my name
You'll never make me change my name
Pay no mind no wait that's something
Fuck it all I came from nothing
I'm something
From nothing
I'm something
From nothing
Lyrics submitted by Paul123456, edited by Crazyguy1990, Giuegi, intothegrinder
Something From Nothing Lyrics as written by David Grohl Chris Shiflett
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"A button on a string" Buddy Guy talks about how we would convert anything he could into an instrument because he was broke when he was young.
"Been so hungry I could lie
Took my word, I took your wine" - Buddy talks about an encounter with someone who helped him make it big, he ended up drinking wine with the gentlemen"
"And held you in my bloody hands
These rattled bones and rubber bands
Washed them in the muddy water" - Muddy Waters is the Father of Chicago Blues.. also Buddy guy made a guitar like sound out of a rubber band.
"But you can't make me change my name
They'll never make me change my name
Pay no mind now ain't that's something
Fuck it all I came from nothing"- The suits wanted to change Buddy Guy's name to have him become more marketable. Also, Buddy Guy mentions how "Mother Fucker" was a popular term at the time, maybe Dave threw it in there to pay homage.
I'm cold as a match, ready to strike
So here I go
Here lies a city on fire
Singing along
The arsonist choir
Now here I go
It's started with a spark
And burn into the dark
Now here I go"
Here they're talking about the Great Chicago Fire of 1871
"A button on a string" Buddy Guy talks about how we would convert anything he could into an instrument because he was broke when he was young.
"Been so hungry I could lie
Took my word, I took your wine" - Buddy talks about an encounter with someone who helped him make it big, he ended up drinking wine with the gentlemen"
"And held you in my bloody hands
These rattled bones and rubber bands
Washed them in the muddy water" - Muddy Waters is the Father of Chicago Blues.. also Buddy guy made a guitar like sound out of a rubber band.
"But you can't make me change my name
They'll never make me change my name
Pay no mind now ain't that's something
Fuck it all I came from nothing"- The suits wanted to change Buddy Guy's name to have him become more marketable. Also, Buddy Guy mentions how "Mother Fucker" was a popular term at the time, maybe Dave threw it in there to pay homage.
PLEASE JUST WATCH SONIC HIGHWAYS EPISODE 1 CHICAGO AND STOP THINKING EVERY SONG DAVE WRITES IS ABOUT KURT/NIRVANA.
This song took on a completely different meaning for me