It's about him being in love with a girl he's already close to. A lot of love songs are obviously about girls who don't pay attention but this is about one he's already friends with. "Help me search
to find the words that eat you up inside" is him asking for her to give him the words that will make her fall in love with him, because he can't find them himself "And I only hide what is on my mind because I can't explain" is him telling her that the reason he acts the way he does is because he is scared to tell her how he feels in case of rejection, as if she'd asked him "Why are you acting all weird?"
The chorus is the debate he is having with himself on what to do, he wants to be with her but "I'd have to lose everything just to find you" means he'd have to lose his friendship with her and maybe his other friends just to see if a relationship with her would work. "Trophies earned and lessons learned
from wicked little liars" is him saying that in previous relationships he's taken the rough with the smooth and has been lied to by women (haven't we all?).
Then "We can pave new roads with their cold gravestones, wind them through the pines" is him saying that in his mind, him and her togehter would be a better couple than he was with his previous partners, and being with her would take away his pain from past relationships. "Should I stay or should I go alone, I cannot decide" is him reiterating his confusion, whether he'll wait for the time for them to be togther, but risk heartbreak, or move on and try to forget about her, but it;s obviously not an easy decision. And then back to the chorus of "What if I do? Lord, what if I don't?" Which is, What if I do tell you how I feel? What if I don't tell you? I'd have to lose everything we've had together just to find if I was right and we where meant to be.
Love this song to bits, written so intelligently, i think it's the closest to perfection that music can get. Really captures the helplessness of being in love with someone you're already close to. Top work, Mr. Grohl.
It's about him being in love with a girl he's already close to. A lot of love songs are obviously about girls who don't pay attention but this is about one he's already friends with. "Help me search to find the words that eat you up inside" is him asking for her to give him the words that will make her fall in love with him, because he can't find them himself "And I only hide what is on my mind because I can't explain" is him telling her that the reason he acts the way he does is because he is scared to tell her how he feels in case of rejection, as if she'd asked him "Why are you acting all weird?" The chorus is the debate he is having with himself on what to do, he wants to be with her but "I'd have to lose everything just to find you" means he'd have to lose his friendship with her and maybe his other friends just to see if a relationship with her would work. "Trophies earned and lessons learned from wicked little liars" is him saying that in previous relationships he's taken the rough with the smooth and has been lied to by women (haven't we all?). Then "We can pave new roads with their cold gravestones, wind them through the pines" is him saying that in his mind, him and her togehter would be a better couple than he was with his previous partners, and being with her would take away his pain from past relationships. "Should I stay or should I go alone, I cannot decide" is him reiterating his confusion, whether he'll wait for the time for them to be togther, but risk heartbreak, or move on and try to forget about her, but it;s obviously not an easy decision. And then back to the chorus of "What if I do? Lord, what if I don't?" Which is, What if I do tell you how I feel? What if I don't tell you? I'd have to lose everything we've had together just to find if I was right and we where meant to be. Love this song to bits, written so intelligently, i think it's the closest to perfection that music can get. Really captures the helplessness of being in love with someone you're already close to. Top work, Mr. Grohl.