[Verse 1]
If I was not myself
And you were someone else
I’d say so much to you
And I would tell the truth
Cause I can hardly breathe
When your hands let go of me
The …
[Intro: Bilal]
Oh brother, hmm
It’s a mystery, yeah
Will you hear my cry?
Won’t you my plea, oh?
Cause I’ll never know (I’ll never know)
How it feels (how it feels)
How it feels (how it …
Would you ever run away with me?
Would you ever take a chance with me?
Would you ever take a leap with me?
Would you ever change the frequency?
Would you ever?
Would you ever?
Would …
It’s been a while since I thought about you
It’s been a while, have you thought about me too?
I’m meeting him at the place that we used to
It’s been a while …
If you want it like that you should show me
Uh, bring it back like you own me
If you want it like that you should show me
Uh, holla it’s like you …
Give me the flammable life
I’m cold as a match
Ready to strike1
So here I go…2
Here lies a city on fire
Singing along
The arsonist choir3
Now here I go…
It started with a spark
And burned into the dark4
Now here I go…
There is a river I found
Into the wild
Under the ground5
So here I go…
A button on a string
And I heard everything
Now here I go…
Oh sweet ignition be my fuse6
You have no choice you have to choose7
Bid farewell to yesterday8
Say goodbye I’m on my way9
But in the end we all
Come from what’s come before10
So here I go…
Oh sweet ignition be my fuse
You have no choice you have to choose
Bid farewell to yesterday
Say goodbye I’m on my way
I threw it all away because
I had to be what never was11
Been so hungry I could lie
You took my word I took your wine
And held you in my bloody hands
These rattled bones and rubber bands12
Washed them in the muddy water
Looking for a dime and found a quarter13
But you can’t make me change my name
You’ll never make me change my name14
Pay no mind now ain’t that something
Fuck it all! I came from nothing15
I’m something
From nothing
You are my fuse
I’m something
From nothing
You are my fuse
It goes…
Oh oh oh…
Oh oh oh…
Oh oh oh…
It goes…
Oh oh oh…
All Rise!
No you can’t make me change my name
You’ll never make me change my name
Pay no mind now ain’t that something
Fuck it all! I came from nothing
I’m something
From nothing
I’m something
From nothing16
The only purpose a match has is being ignited. The match is a metaphor for the life of Dave Grohl, frontman for the Foo Fighters, who believes he is destined for great things.
“Here I go” in this song means putting one’s foot forward and taking action.
Fire has a lot of power, and human beings can control it. Dave Grohl conjures images of human power in this stanza.
Big things are the result of small beginnings, but those beginnings always require action to be taken.
Human beings have the potential to traverse new terrain and make new innovative accomplishments.
Ignitions and fuses both carry the connotation of wielding great power.
One cannot both remain comfortable and achieve great things. Choosing one negates the other.
Foo Fighters believes that everyone is called to move forward and take action.
Dave Grohl is determined to achieve great things.
We are the products of others’ legacies.
To create a legacy, one must travel into the unknown, taking risks and even abandoning the comforts of the past.
Dave Grohl uses images of alcohol, blood, and other jarring items to show that life is intense.
Sometimes we achieve more than we anticipate when enter the unknown.
Despite our achievements, we cling to our root identity.
Dave Grohl notes that he did not come from privilege. In fact, he believes his risk-taking and hard work is the reason for his achievements.
This song is about doing what artists do best: creating something out of nothing – making something out of one’s self.
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