Champions of Nothing Lyrics

Lyric discussion by artrost 

Cover art for Champions of Nothing lyrics by Matthew Good

"When Hollywood runs out of Indians" is probably about the dwindling native population in Hollywood. When the last "authentic american" there disappears, no one will notice as Hollywood becomes 100% fake.

The next part is about leaving your wife/girlfriend because you realise she's a fake. "And I'd say what you'd say it makes me feel nothing" is about saying "I love you"

There are references throughout the song to issues of global warming, poverty and human rights violations

I agree with you about the "When Hollywood runs out of Indians" part. Also, I read somewhere that because different tribes speak with different accents and dialects that in many movies where they try to be as authentic as possible, they hire members of certain tribes to teach the cast the dialects. The thing is, though, that as much as the general audience may be fooled by the acting, the individuals from these tribes notice immediately that the accent is fake. So when he is saying "When Hollywood runs out of Indians only the Indians will know", he is saying...