Lyrics for All My Life as interpreted by jrodfoo182

All My Life Lyrics
All my life I've been searching for somethin'
Somethin' never comes, never leads to nuthin'
Nothin' satisfies, but I'm gettin' close
Closer to the prize at the end of the rope

All night long I dream of the day
When it comes around, and it's takin'away
Leaves me with the feelin' that I fear the most
Feel it come to life when I see your ghost

Calm down, don't you resist
Your such a delicate rist
And if i give it a twist
Somethin' to hold when I lose my grip

Will i find something in there,
to give it just what it needs
another reason to bleed
One by one, Hidden up my sleeve

One by one, Hidden up my sleeve

[3x]
Hey, don't let it go to waste
I love it but, i hate that taste
Weight keeping me down

Will I find the believer
Another one who believes
Another one to decieve
Over and over, down on my knees

If I get any closer, I
And if you open up wide
And if you let me inside
On and on, I've got nuthin' to hide

On and on I've got nuthin' to hide

[3x]
Hey, don't let it go to waste
I love it but, i hate that taste
Weight keeping me down

All my life I've been searching for somethin'
Somethin' never comes, never leads to nuthin'
Nothin' satisfies, but I'm gettin' close
Closer to the prize at the end of the rope

All night long I dream of the day
When it comes around, and it's takin'away
Leaves me with the feelin' that I feel the most
Feel it come to life when I see your ghost

Done, done; on to the next one
Done, done, and I'm on to the next one
Done, done, and I'm on to the next one
Done, done, and I'm on to the next one

Done, done, and I'm on to the next one
[2x]
Done, done, and I'm on the next one
Done, i'm done, and I'm on to the next

[3x]
Done, done; on the next one

Done, I'm done; i'm on to the next one

[3x]
Hey, don't let it go to waste
I love it but , i hate that taste
Weight keeping me down

[2x]
Done, done; on the next one

Done, I'm done; i'm on to the next

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stellar_beyond
01-02-2005

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i don't really feel like taking the time to explain what i think it means... all i'm saying is that i'm sure it has multiple meanings... also dave said "this song is a little dirty. use your imagination" or something similar to that... haha

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stellar_beyond
01-02-2005

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i don't really feel like taking the time to explain what i think it means... all i'm saying is that i'm sure it has multiple meanings... also dave said "this song is a little dirty. use your imagination" or something similar to that... haha

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osubuckeye420
01-10-2005

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If it is about oral sex, then explain this...

"All my life I've been searching for somethin'
Somethin' never comes, never leads to nuthin'
Nothin' satisfies, but I'm gettin' close
Closer to the prize at the end of the rope "

What is the prize at the end of the rope?

Also...

"All night long I dream of the day
When it comes around, and it's takin'away
Leaves me with the feelin' that I feel the most
Feel it come to life when I see your ghost "

Ghost? What kind of ghost do you see after you eat a girl out?

That makes sense if you think about cocaine (the morning after you do it, if you go down and look at the surface you did snorted on, you can usually still see a ton of residue), but not so much if you think about eating a girl out... you eat her out, that's it.

Lol, someone said that is what it means because the artist posted it on their band website? Dude, hate to break it to you, but a bunch of artists just post stuff on their sites either to mess around with people, or the more likely case... because their publisist tells them too, Or some even do so because their publistst tells them to do so because it messes with people, which creates more of an illusion about the band.

Oh well, as with most pop songs, there isn't really a clear cut meaning. The proper words which would constitude a fluid meaning are replaced with crap that will sound good on a CD to please mainstream fans. Another pop rock song... great to listen to while driving from party to party, but I wouldn't base your life upon it or anything.

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Vivienne
01-27-2005

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Great song, my favorite from the foo fighters.

I actually think it's about having sex with groupies, or at least being in series of bad relationships.

"All my life I've been searching for somethin'
Somethin' never comes, never leads to nuthin'
Nothin' satisfies, but I'm gettin' close
Closer to the prize at the end of the rope"
he's looking for that special something but never finds it and keeps searching recklessly

"All night long I dream of the day
When it comes around, and it's takin'away
Leaves me with the feelin' that I fear the most
Feel it come to life when I see your ghost"
Maybe he's a sexaholic and gets into unfulfilling relationships and then is haunted by them

"Hey, don't let it go to waste
I love it but, i hate that taste
Weight keeping me down"
he hates the aftertaste, or the aftermath, of what happens, but enjoys it to much to stop. can't let all the opportunities go to waste, because he is a rock star and all.

"Done, done, and I'm on to the next one"
self-explanatory


Could possibly be about a drug addiction, but I seriously doubt the "going down on a girl" theory.

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COBHATEBREEDER
01-28-2005

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I first heard this song when i was about 14 and i didn't even understand what it was a bout but i absolutely loved it.It was the song that got me into foo fighters.Still don't know what its about.Coke,eatin' pussy,killing people.whatever...doesn't change the fact that its a kick-ass song.

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orangeclean27
02-08-2005

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Dave said that it's about giving a chick oral.

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TREXOR
02-16-2005

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good song but it gets old, especially when you hear it played on the radio every other song.

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the King of shit
02-24-2005

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love the part where hes like "done done on to the next one" kick ass...

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frenzalfan
03-06-2005

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yeh evry1 talkin bout oral sex is rite
" i love it but i h8 the taste "
n i don think dat suff taste o so nice

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MunkyMan
03-29-2005

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thank you "orangeclean27"!!!!
You've all been arguing for the last 3 pages when Dave Grohl himself has told the world that this song is about giving oral sex to women! (apparently he loves it)

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jek21
04-03-2005

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I realy hope that none of you are right....eww.

This song is fucking awesome.

Foo Fighters kick ass!

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jek21
04-10-2005

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"Oh well, as with most pop songs.."
WHAT?!?!?!? You did NOT just call the Foo Fighters pop.

Fuck you "osubuckeye420". FUCK YOU.

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tHeMaGgOt
04-15-2005

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This song, is one of my fav songs of all time.. its soo deep and meaningful.. foo fighters are gems in the world of rock bands

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Ketchup_Suicide
04-26-2005

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ROFL at "jek21". Yeah, I think they did seeing as they are. XD

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daftdragon
05-08-2005

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there indie/rock arnt they?

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PunkWillNeverDie
06-13-2005

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Yer... this song is definatly about self-injury. About cutting yourself. Well, about him cutting himself.
"Another reason to bleed
One by one hidden up my sleeve"
The person who's making him cut himself is just giving him more and more reasons to do it. And they are all 'hidden up his sleeve'
"Done, done and I'm on to the next one", he's finished with that cut, and he's moving onto the next one. And over and over again... anyone else agree?

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fatherfucker
06-13-2005

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from interviews with the band and dave the one by one album is about love wich would kinda fit as it was written around the whole engagement/marrage to jordyn Blum etc i think this song kind refers to him spendin most of his life lookin for the rite person nd it usually failing " all my life iv bin searching for something, something, never comes, never leads to nothing " nd now he's found jordyn "the prize at the end of the rope "it could also be a metaphor for how dave has spent many years as a backin part for other succesfull bands but has only just been recognised for his own talent as a mucisian! also other people have mentioned the whole oral sex thing wich i think is partly true after reading a q&a with dave in Q magazine but i dont think the line " i love it but i hate the taste " is directly a reference to that!

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fatherfucker
06-13-2005

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i already left 1 comment but after reading the comments on this page i just want to say i think ubberchicken is readin a little too deeply nd also people will always like to say tht every foos song relates to kurt! Also to the kurtisking person krist has been in his own band eyes adrift!

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bigeasy
06-28-2005

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The thing that is great about foo fighters is the simple fact that Dave Grohl's face can always make you laugh. Just thinking about it makes me chuckle, he reminds me of your best friends older ugly sister who plays chess and knits. He's a pretty nice guy though :) And Nirvana was the madnotes.

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thomasroberts
06-28-2005

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yeh man im getting in your honor (the new album) i herd this song ages ago but i didnt hav the website so i coodnt say wat i felt bout for it wen i first heard it soooo i like best of you

rok on fooeys

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absent124
07-26-2005

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love this song.

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JesusOfSuburbia
08-05-2005

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It's obviously (to me, anyways.) about oral sex.

Take these lines for example:

"I love it, but I hate the taste."

"Over and over, down on my knees."

"And if you open up wide."

"And if you let me inside."

My opinion.

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CumWarmSlurper
08-05-2005

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mmm warm cum

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ThestrokesLuVeR
08-12-2005

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^^EWW,SICK,WE DON'T WANNA KNOW THAT U,SICK DIRTY HO^^
ANYWAYS, I AGREE W/JESUSOFSUBURBIA IN MANY WAYS,BUT @ THE SAME TIME,I DISAGREE W/U.
8/12/05 1:15 AM,ROCK ON!!!!!!!!

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DON'T BE SO ANAL!

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ThestrokesLuVeR
08-12-2005

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PS: isn't this song SUPPOSED 2 Bcalled'One by One'?
8/12/05 1:26 am

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DON'T BE SO ANAL!

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