Can it be true?
Nobody warned you
Nobody told you to make up your mind
Nobody told you that I could just waltz through and shake up your style
I'm inside, like the wrecking ball through your eyes
And I change it all from inside

Strange and far
All this hardware
Sum of time
And no one's for me
Go inside
Going somewhere
Hopeless tag time
No one's for me
Open wide
Yard like new year

Nobody warned you
Nobody told you to make up your mind
Nobody told you that I could just walk through and shake up your style
I'm inside, like the wrecking ball through your eyes
And I change it all from inside

Strange and far
All this hardware
Stroke of time
And no one's for me
Go inside
Going somewhere
Hopeless tag time
And no one's for me
Open wide
Yard like new year
Stay and fight
Stay and fight
Stay and fight



Lyrics submitted by 2thelimit

Track duration: 04:33

"Wrecking Ball" as written by Pasquale James/terwilliger Gasperini

Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing

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    General Comment:I love this song, I listen to it on repeat sometimes when I'm stressed out, it calms me down, like most of their music.
    Flag Tidal71on September 07, 2011   Link
  • 0
    My Interpretation:This could just be personal (but isn't everybody supposed to interpret lyrics in their own way?) but I feel like this song is about depression.

    "Can it be true?
    Nobody warned you
    Nobody told you to make up your mind
    Nobody told you that I could just waltz through
    And shake up your style"

    Nobody warns you about depression, and it can just "waltz through" and completely screw you over.

    "I'm inside like a wrecking ball through your eyes
    And I change it all from inside
    Oooooooooooo ooo ooooooh"

    Depression can completely change you on the inside, it's like a "wrecking ball"

    "Strange and fine Don't
    All this hardware Wait
    Slope of time Don't
    And no one's for me Wait"

    Maybe the "don't wait" could be "don't wait to get help?" I feel like the line "all this hardware" can be referring to all the organs inside the body, or all the components of the brain, or both.

    "Stay and fight Don't
    Stay and fight Wait
    Stay and fight Don't"

    I think this is saying just "don't give up".
    Flag helloyellowon December 28, 2010   Link
  • -1
    General Comment:Well the outro lyrics remain a mystery even though I've been searching for a while. Either its my submitted lyrics in reverse or its something in spanish. But it remains a guess since there are no official interpol lyrics and some which are submitted on their site are still obviously wrong...
    Flag XeeGenon October 21, 2010   Link
  • -1
    General Comment:As the song is fading out, I think Paul is saying "blasphemer" at the very end. Kind of like a chant from church.
    Flag Imsogladon May 19, 2010   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:the outro with guitars and horns are beautiful. i could listen to that part for hours. i really wish they extended it for another minute or so.
    Flag sonoflifeon January 16, 2010   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:typo, the second verse should say "nobody told you that i could just walk through and shake up your style"

    the first one is waltz though
    Flag karmapolice47on December 30, 2009   Link
  • +1
    General Comment:here are the official lyrics from their website:

    can it be true?
    nobody warned you
    nobody told you to make up your mind
    nobody warned you
    that i could just waltz through and shake up your style
    i'm inside
    like a wrecking ball through your eyes
    and i change it all from inside

    (don't wait)

    strange and fine
    all this hardware
    slope of time
    and that one's for me
    go inside
    going somewhere
    hopeless tactile
    and that one's for me
    open wide
    yawn like new year

    nobody warned you
    nobody told you to make up your mind
    that i could just waltz through and shake up your style
    i'm inside
    like a wrecking ball through your eyes
    and i change it all from inside

    strange and fine
    all this hardware
    slope of time
    and that one's for me
    go inside
    going somewhere
    hopeless tactile
    and that one's for me
    open wide
    yawn like new year
    stay and fight
    stay and fight
    Flag karmapolice47on December 30, 2009   Link
  • +1
    My Interpretation:I absolutely agree that this is about the narrator's love interest getting scared off, just like wreckingball maniac. The girl wasn't expecting it at all, but the narrator came into her life and changed it so much. He shook up her world, he provoked such a strong feeling in her, nothing she had ever felt before, and it freaked her out. It's a love story. He swept her off her feet, but she wasn't ready for it so she tries to distance herself a little. She doesn't want to get too involved and get hurt. Maybe she even broke up with him because it was too intense, so he's begging her to stay and fight and not be scared. That it's okay to love. :)
    Flag curebabyon October 10, 2009   Link
  • 0
    My Opinion:LOVE LOVE LOVE. MY ALL TIME FAVORITE BAND
    i'm sooo glad theyre not all out there though haha like i just want to keep them as my little secret :)
    Flag muchmarieloveon August 23, 2009   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:Amazing song.
    I first thought Paul sang this at the end:
    ''Get off of me.
    Get off of me.
    Won't you get away and pass me by?''
    But I realise it's most likely backwards.
    ''Qué lastima'' sounds pretty cool as well though.
    Flag Tael!on October 27, 2008   Link

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