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.
Coming down I'm coming round
This time I think I'm waking up
Give me loud to drown it out
Before the world starts breaking up
You change and then you change again
Turning like a wheel inside your head
Yours and mine and left and right
There's still two sides to everyone
You and I get on with life
And pray we'll find a better one
You change and then you change again
Turning like a wheel inside your head
Overdrive we're going life or death
Overdrive we're going life or death
Overdrive we're going life or death
Two strangers on the mend
Hurry now we're getting out
This time there's nothing stopping us
Leave behind this vacant town
Tonight and let it turn to rust
You change and then you change again
Turning like a wheel inside your head
Overdrive we're going life or death
Overdrive we're going life or death
Overdrive we're going life or death
Two strangers, no relation, on the mend
You change and then you change again
Turning like a wheel inside your head
Coming down I'm coming round
This time I think I'm waking up
Give me loud to drown it out
Before the world starts breaking up
You change and then you change again
Turning like a wheel inside your head
Overdrive we're going life or death
Overdrive we're going life or death
Overdrive we're going life or death
Two strangers on the mend
Overdrive we're going life or death
(overdrive we're going life or death)
Overdrive we're going life or death
(overdrive we're going life or death)
Overdrive we're going life or death
Two strangers, no relation
Two strangers, no relation, on the mend
This time I think I'm waking up
Give me loud to drown it out
Before the world starts breaking up
You change and then you change again
Turning like a wheel inside your head
Yours and mine and left and right
There's still two sides to everyone
You and I get on with life
And pray we'll find a better one
You change and then you change again
Turning like a wheel inside your head
Overdrive we're going life or death
Overdrive we're going life or death
Overdrive we're going life or death
Two strangers on the mend
Hurry now we're getting out
This time there's nothing stopping us
Leave behind this vacant town
Tonight and let it turn to rust
You change and then you change again
Turning like a wheel inside your head
Overdrive we're going life or death
Overdrive we're going life or death
Overdrive we're going life or death
Two strangers, no relation, on the mend
You change and then you change again
Turning like a wheel inside your head
Coming down I'm coming round
This time I think I'm waking up
Give me loud to drown it out
Before the world starts breaking up
You change and then you change again
Turning like a wheel inside your head
Overdrive we're going life or death
Overdrive we're going life or death
Overdrive we're going life or death
Two strangers on the mend
Overdrive we're going life or death
(overdrive we're going life or death)
Overdrive we're going life or death
(overdrive we're going life or death)
Overdrive we're going life or death
Two strangers, no relation
Two strangers, no relation, on the mend
Lyrics submitted by intothegrinder
Overdrive Lyrics as written by Dave Grohl Nate Mendel
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, O/B/O DistroKid, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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The lyrics posted above are the ALBUM lyrics, this site refused to post the DEMO lyrics i sent in because of some copyright issue.
So here are the DEMO lyrics.....
Help me now, I'm running out this time I think I'm breaking up. Give me loud to drown it out before the world starts waking up. You change and then you change again. Turning like a wheel inside your head.
Hurry now, we're drifitng out, this silence keeps on sinking us. Come on down, we'll take this town tonight before it turns to dust. You change and then you change again. Turning like a wheel inside your head.
Overdrive i'm going life or death. Overdrive i'm going life or death. Overdrive i'm going life or death. Keep hanging by a thread.
Overdrive i'm going life or death. Overdrive i'm going life or death.
There's a lie, i think you'll find it's locked inside of everyone. You and i get on with life and pray we'll find a better one. You change and then you change again. Turning like a wheel inside your head.
Overdrive i'm going life or death. Overdrive i'm going life or death. Overdrive i'm going life or death. Keep hanging. keep hanging by a thread.
Here we go!
You change and then you change again. Turning like a wheel inside your head.
Help me now, I'm running out this time I think I'm breaking up. Come on down, we'll take this town tonight before it turns to dust. I change and then I change again. Turning like a wheel inside my head.
Overdrive i'm going life or death. Overdrive i'm going life or death. Overdrive i'm going life or death. Keep hanging by a thread.
Overdrive i'm going life or death. (Overdrive i'm going life or death.) Overdrive i'm going life or death. (Overdrive i'm going life or death.) Overdrive i'm going life or death. (Overdrive i'm going life or death.) Keep hanging Keep hanging Keep hanging Keep hanging by a thread.