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Nothing to Say Lyrics
Someone says my words are out of balance
Nothing to say, you got nothing to say
Dying words I bury everyday
Nothing to say, I've got nothing to say, nothing but the one thing
You've got nothing to say, nothing to say
Big bad words, spell it with four letters
Nothing to say, you got nothing to say
Oh God, your words are out of balance
Nothing to say, you got nothing to say, nothing but the one thing
Nothing, nothing
You've got nothing, nothing to say
Nothing but the one thing
Nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing
I think it's about when you don't have anything to say. My favorite SG song.
I've listend to this song for a long time, and it at first I thought I understood it.
Basically the meaning of the song comes from the line
"Big bad word spell it with four letters"
That tells you all. At first I figured it meant Fuck. and that the song was just about being vulgar. But going through somethings myself, I thought of something else.
Try thinking like this. You say the "Big bad word spell it with four letters" which I think now, is "Love"
If you say you love someone to a person who isn't ready, it might be that "My words are out of balance" and if you feel that, then you may habve "Nothing to say"
And dying words may be those words of love, burying everday means that each day your love dies a little more, and you begin to bury more and more of your loving "dying" words.
Btw, these lyrics are a little off, parts of the song change the words from "you've" to "i've", as in both people are silent.
Soundgarden fucking rocks
This song is spooky, I love it.
And the lyrics..."Dying words I bury everyday, nothing, I've got nothing to say", it's cold.
Its cool because i totally feel him on this one. Makes me wanna go out and smash some punks face in though........
my favourite Soundgarden song. The guitar and the vocals are amazing.
This song has changed over time after to listening to it heaps. I kinda agree with OrigGrungeGangsta. Supposing the four letter word is LOVE, its about all the consequences of saying the word love to another person. I think the song is asking why it matters so much that to say it at the right time and why its so important that people mean it when they say it.
Also, it could be someone who loves someone telling them they do and then because that person doesn't love in return, they have nothing to say.
The four letter word could be 'Hate'
@whoeverunomeaz Good thought, very well could be.
@whoeverunomeaz Good thought, very well could be.
This song is about drug addiction/usage and its consequences. Not many people realize it because the lyrics here are missing the very MAIN line, repeated over and over in the song.
When the song starts, the creepy voice before drums says, "Asking Hands Having Nothing But Wanting". This line is repeated after every verse.
HERE ARE THE LYRICS
Asking Hands Having Nothing But The Wanting (WANTING means addicted to drugs and wants them)
Someone says my words are out of balance (Someone owns about the addition and reprimands him) Nothing to say, you've got nothing to say (Some reprimanding says to him) Dying words I bury everyday (He realizes it and feels no emotions, but wants drugs (addicted)) Nothing to say, you've got nothing to say (He realizes that he is addicted to it)
This song is about drug use and addiction.
@Abstruse Sounds like a major stretch b/c no actual drug references, plus you upvoted your own comment which is just pathetic
@Abstruse Sounds like a major stretch b/c no actual drug references, plus you upvoted your own comment which is just pathetic
I like everyone elses interpretation of this song. Its pretty heavy. I've always thought that the song is from the perspective of someone who has something to say that is so close to the truth that no one wants to hear it. So by rejecting the truth the other people have "nothing to say".
Don't look that far into it. According to some of you, these bands only sing about drugs. The meaning is in the title and the most repeated verse- nothing to say.