Lyrics for All These Things That I've Done as interpreted by K-nuxXx

All These Things That I've Done Lyrics
When there's nowhere else to run
Is there room for one more son
One more son
If you can hold on
If you can hold on, hold on

I wanna stand up, I wanna let go
You know, you know - no you don't, you don't
I wanna shine on in the hearts of men
I want a meaning from the back of my broken hand

Another head aches, another heart breaks
I am so much older than I can take
And my affection, well it comes and goes
I need direction to perfection, no no no no

Help me out
Yeah, you know you got to help me out
Yeah, oh don't you put me on the backburner
You know you got to help me out, yeah

And when there's nowhere else to run
Is there room for one more son
These changes ain't changing me
The cold-hearted boy I used to be

Yeah, you know you got to help me out
Yeah, oh don't you put me on the backburner
You know you got to help me out, yeah
You're gonna bring yourself down
Yeah, you're gonna bring yourself down
Yeah, you're gonna bring yourself down

I got soul, but I'm not a soldier (x10)

(Time, truth and hearts)

Yeah, you know you got to help me out
Yeah, oh don't you put me on the backburner
You know you got to help me ou, yeah
You're gonna bring yourself down, yeah
You're gonna bring yourself down
Yeah, oh don't you put me on the backburner
You're gonna bring yourself down, yeah
You're gonna bring yourself down

Over and out, last call for sin
While everyone's lost, the battle is won
With all these things that I've done
All these things that I've done
(Time, truth and hearts)
If you can hold on
If you can hold on

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aaronvea
05-26-2005

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yeah so this song is awesome. and so are you.

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J_Rockets
06-01-2005

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Saw them perform this live last night, it was awesome!!!

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J_Rockets
06-01-2005

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Saw them perform this live last night, it was awesome!!!

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wickeddragon918
06-09-2005

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I'm not sure what this song is about....because it seems to be about alot of things. I really love the "I got soul, but I'm not a soldier" part.

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bleedingmaskarah
06-17-2005

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I got soul, but I'm not a soldier. Yeah. That's just awesome. It reminds me of God. But better. Waaaaay better.

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Rizo
06-22-2005

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I think this is a plea to God for help…he feels that he’s don’t wrong and his life isn’t turning out the way he hoped….he’s not the person he wants to be and he wants help…theres kind of a desperate feel to this song. He’s kind of making a statement about life…he wants to be remembered for being a good man. This song is awesome! Brandon’s lyric ability is amazing, go the killers!! What are others opinions on this?

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$_$ Punk_1039
06-27-2005

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When there's nowhere else to run
Is there room for one more son
One more son

those lyrics remind me of people who have families with too many kids and the cant afford to provide for them. sry just my thoughts on that

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Raptor98
06-28-2005

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What do they sing after the chorus... it like has some vocal effect and its like "something something hearts"

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stryker311
06-30-2005

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i LOVE this song it is pure genius. thats cool if it does have to do with God. God is good. Jesus is my homeboy

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iloverock666
06-30-2005

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THis song makes me so happy i can't belive it. I'll play it and i'll just wanna dance and sing along its just an amazing feeling and i love this cd and the killers i just love them so much there my favorite band EVER!!

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keekee_star
06-30-2005

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i love this song!! oh in response to what Raptor said, i always thought it was "time, truth, and heart"
oh and has anyone seen the video for this song? i'm so confused by it! what's with the numbers?

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keekee_star
06-30-2005

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i love this song!! oh in response to what Raptor said, i always thought it was "time, truth, and heart"
oh and has anyone seen the video for this song? i'm so confused by it! what's with the numbers?

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brideonfire
07-01-2005

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i'm thinking something along the lines of religion as well. it seems like someone finding religion again after losing faith in it for awhile and becoming embittered by life.

When there's nowhere else to run
Is there room for one more son
One more son
If you can hold on
If you can hold on, hold on

He's at the end of his rope here and he's trying to re-connect with god in a moment of despair and desperation (kinda like how when we all get in deep shit we go "please god just do this one thing and i'll be good i promise", even if we might not mean it), hence the "is there room for one more son?" Then he's just telling himself to hang in there and keep having faith even if things aren't getting better.

I wanna stand up, I wanna let go
You know, you know - no you don't, you don't

Again he's angsting about how miserable his life is, how he wants to either let go of life or religion. He doubts if anyone (even god) can relate to his problems, hence "you know...no you don't."
The next couple lines are basically saying how he always aspired to so much more than he turned out and about how life is crappy in general for everyone.

Help me out
Yeah, you know you got to help me out
Yeah, oh don't you put me on the backburner
You know you got to help me out, yeah

I think here he's addressing god again, asking Him not to just to sit back and let bad things happen.

These changes ain't changing me
The cold-hearted boy I used to be

I think these lines refer to how he's trying to turn things around in his life and that he's not proud of the things he's done in the past (either being an asshole or losing his religion or both).

I got soul, but I'm not a soldier
I got soul, but I'm not a soldier

This is my favorite part. It's just so powerful--especially when the choir joins in. Going with the religious theme, this could refer to how he's not a "soldier of god" ie he's never been very religious, or just how he has never been what society considers a "heroic, righteous" type in his life, but that even so he still matters, and he still wants to be a good man.

Overall i would say this song is about redemption and second chances. organized religion has always made me uneasy, but the whole "re-connecting with god" theme was what jumped out at me most.

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tutwabee
07-02-2005

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This song seems like it is about a guy who thinks he is under-appreciated. He'll break and look for meaning in it. He wants to find meaning from his troubles. He's changing and he wants more from the world. He's no longer a cold-hearted boy but he doesn't have the strong soul of a soldier. I love this song because I'm undergoing that change from cold-hearted weakness.

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Lead2BurnedHope
07-04-2005

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Brandon Flowers is sexy, especially with the eye make-up in the shower... very nice. The song is radical too.

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Rizo
07-06-2005

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I pretty much agree with bride on fire. Oh and the words sang are "time, truth and hearts"
Love the video too....but does anyone know what its about.....i guess the shower scene (which is sooo hot by the way!!) is him washing away his sins, but what are all those chicks about? If anyone can help, cheers!

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sawall
07-06-2005

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This song is indeed about a spiritual crisis, and what brideonfire writes about is accurate about the basic attitude of the singer and what they're reflecting about. It's also explicitly Christian.

"One more Son" refers to Jesus, the Son of God.

"when there's nowhere else to run / is there room for one more son?" is asking if someone who feels like they're out of options has room for Jesus in their heart.

"shine on in the hearts of men" is a Biblical reference ("For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ." - 2 Cor.4). There's also a phrase that is translated similarly in more modern translations of the Bible in Matthew 5:16 where Jesus is preaching for his followers to shine in the hearts of others.

Going down this path, "back of my broken hand" can easily be taken to be Jesus' hand, broken by the nail of the Crucifixion.

"don't put me on the backburner" is suggesting one will get lost if you're ignoring Jesus, and if you do, "you're gonna bring yourself down" i.e. become lost.

"over and out, last call for sin" refers to Armageddon. During the Second Coming, the only people who are left are unrepentant sinners (lost), then the battle is won - "while everyone's lost, the battle is won". Even despite the sins ("all these things that I've done") you still win if you've kept the faith ("if you can hold on").

I agree with brideonfire's readings of the "cold-hearted boy" and "I got soul but I'm not a soldier" lines - that the singer isn't a soldier of the Church but still has belief in something that he's trying to sort out.

"time, truth, and hearts" is a reference to Psalm 69, verse 13. Psalm 69 is plea for help to God from a repentant sinner. The story arc of Psalm 69 is very similar to the arc of "All These Things That I've Done." One of the claims at the end is that the sinner will praise God in song.

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fallenbroken
07-07-2005

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Hahaha did anyone notice that during the Live8 concert, Robbie Williams was singing "Let Me Entertain You" and about three quarters of the way through he goes "I got soul but i'm not a soldier" over and over again? I thought that was awesome.

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sawall
07-07-2005

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So it's actually "gold-hearted boy" FWIW.

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K-nuxXx
07-09-2005

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Lyrics tweaked for your viewing pleasure ;)

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Incesa
07-16-2005

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I think the meaning of this song is I'm lost, I need to change and need your help for that.

This song is awesom and powerful, I love it.

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macall
07-17-2005

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I think this song is about someone's struggles with drugs and he is asking for god's help
i wanna stand up, I wanna let go
You know, you know - no you don't, you don't
that part is about how he wants to give on life because its so hard
Yeah, you know you got to help me out
i think that part is a prayer to god
While everyone's lost, the battle is won
that is when he got help and god listend to his prayers



this song really connets to me my dad was a alcoholic

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Anthem515
07-19-2005

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I love this song so much. The very beginning always makes me want to cry. It's like he is praying to God, and those are the words God tells him. Such an amazing song. Another part of the song where he says "I got soul but I'm not a soldier" That is like him saying that he is tough enough to fight through his life and make the best out of it. And I LOVE the chorus effect!! Great song...one of my favorite songs of all time.

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Locust
07-19-2005

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I think it's amazing song about faith. At first I liked the song because it was catchy and I didn't really understand what it meant until I caught the religious references.

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Froggies
07-21-2005

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i lvoe the killers...tehy;re awsome..as is this sone..tho not quie as good as mr briteside...ot sure wat its about but ive seen some good ideads here...:P

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