The Replacements

Never Mind

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Absolution is out of the question
It makes no sense to apologize
The words I thought I brought I left behind,
So never mind
All over but the shouting, just a waste of time
Never mind
All over but the shouting, just a waste of time

I'm not ready as I'll ever be
I climb the walls, I fall into the sea
I'm not ready as I'll ever be
And I suppose your guess is more or less as bad as mine
All over but the shouting, just a waste of time
Never mind
All over but the shouting, just a waste of time
And I suppose your guess is more or less as bad as mine

You oughta tell me, you oughta say if you're not sure
You oughta tell me, you got to help me remember

Never mind
All over but the shouting, just a waste of time
Never mind
All over but the shouting, just a waste of time
Never mind
Never mind
Never mind
Never mind
The words I thought I brought I left behind
So never mind

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krushzed On Jan 10, 2002

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2002-01-10 19:29:47

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by DAS JETS

19y ago

Sounds like total frustration with relationship that's not worth putting any additional effort into.

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by osumarko

18y ago

I was told this song is where Nirvana got the title for their album.

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by MaxDembo

7y ago

I realize I will be trashed for this, but here goes ..

Knowing there is even a book on the Mats called "All Over But the Shouting", I'm still not convinced that's what Westerberg sings. It has always sounded to me that he is singing "..I'm all over with the shouting, it's just a waste of time." Which makes more sense given the context of the song. As such, I've always interpreted it to mean that he's casting aside the trappings of being a rock star, whose opinion is "more or less" as worthless as the next guy's.

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