Something From Nothing Lyrics
I'm cold as a match, ready to strike
So here I go
Singing along
The arsonist choir
Now here I go
And burn into the dark
Now here I go
Into the wild
Under the ground
So here I go
And I heard everything
Now here I go
You have no choice you have to choose
Bid farewell to yesterday
Say goodbye I'm on my way
Come from what's come before
So here I go
You have no choice you have to choose
Bid farewell to yesterday
Say goodbye I'm on my way
I had to be what never was
Been so hungry I could lie
Took my word, I took your wine
These rattled bones and rubber bands
Washed them in the muddy water
Looking for a dime and found a quarter
They'll never make me change my name
Pay no mind now ain't that's something
Fuck it all I came from nothing
You are my fuse
I'm something from nothing
You are my fuse
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
It goes oh, oh, oh
All rise!
You'll never make me change my name
Pay no mind no wait that's something
Fuck it all I came from nothing
From nothing
I'm something
From nothing
This song has everything to do with coming from nothing and making it big in the big city, more specifically Chicago, IL. The references to Buddy Guy are scattered through out.
"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.
"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"
Here they're talking about the Great Chicago Fire of 1871
Seems to me like it's Dave commenting on his post-Nirvana status, and how this band is his "Something from Nothing" (after the breakup of Nirvana).
WRONG WRONG WRONG! Watch Sonic Highways Episode 1. This song has everything to do with coming from nothing and making it big in the big city, more specifically Chicago, IL. The references to Buddy Guy are scattered through out.
WRONG WRONG WRONG! Watch Sonic Highways Episode 1. This song has everything to do with coming from nothing and making it big in the big city, more specifically Chicago, IL. The references to Buddy Guy are scattered through out.
"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.
"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...
"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.
Respect for the intended meaning of the song and for all opinions/interpretations.
This song took on a completely different meaning for me
a simple interpretation of the universe and everything in it.
This song is clearly about Kurt.