I'm called a cow
I'm not about
To blow it now
For all the cows

It's funny how money allows all to browse
And be endowed
This wish is true it falls into pieces new
The cow is you

My kind has all run out, as if kinds could blend
Some time if time allows, everything worn in
Like it's a friend

I said you're all a painted doll and it caused
The walls to fall
How far is he?
Impatiently
That's as far as far can be



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Track duration: 03:29

"For All the Cows" as written by David Grohl

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    My Interpretation:personally i think like the lyrics are very literate? not as in wordrich or like wide in education but its like very tactile
    even surreal. like i dont know what kind of books you or even dave reads but theres some books like Waiting for Godot and The Dumb Waiter that are a bit surreal. the whole FF record is sort of brown. i dont know what that means tho and anyway my point is. it sounds to me like this guy who's been like a big kid his entire life (sort of like What's My Age Again? by Blink-182) and he just got home from a long day out and he probably had an argument with some friend and hes home tired stretching their back on the bed alone and they look at their lamp and out of the window and start to overthink life and stuff so its just very weird. i literally dont know what the song or anything i said means lol but i think its sort of about thinking those things and even growing up?????????????? scratch that
    Flag dinasorjron May 19, 2013   Link
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    Song Meaning:"Its funny how MONEY allows all to browse and be endowed". You wake up every morning and punch the clock, go to work, make money only to have it all taken away via bills, then the rest is spent on consumerism. "The cow is YOU", the farmer milking us is corporations / corporate lobbyists(politicians) who pass laws to support the corporations. Why doesnt he just come out and say this verbatim if its true? Answer: "I'm not about to blow it all for all the cows."
    Enjoy chewing your cuds, everyone...
    Flag DuncanIdahoTPFon June 04, 2012   Link
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    Song Meaning:I hate to ruin this song for all the cows... But this song can easily be explained by simply substituting the word cow for "sheeple".
    Flag DuncanIdahoTPFon June 04, 2012   Link
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    Song Meaning:This song is about being a cow.

    Dave was mistakenly identified as a cow. Not wanting to blow the gig for the other cows, he decides to play along.
    Flag Jinxon December 07, 2011   Link
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    My Opinion:I like to think that this is just a tribute song to cows. Where would we be without them? Nice of Dave to thank them. :P
    Flag Joethe147on August 25, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:I just love how the song goes from calm to rockin' in a 1/2 second.
    Flag broncojohn99on October 20, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:i think it about Dave's time in Nirvana
    It's funny how
    money allows
    all to browse
    and be endowed

    This means that money can buy anything

    the wish is true
    it falls into
    pieces new the cow is you

    His personality changes as he gets famous

    My kind has all run out
    as if kinds could blend
    some time if time allows
    everything worn in
    like its a friend

    Good rock bands are running out and that his time with Nirvana is like a "friend"

    I said you're all
    a painted doll
    and it caused
    the walls to fall

    i think he called someone in the band something and it caused the band to fight

    how far is he?
    impatiently
    thats as far as far could be

    i don't know what this means
    Flag Captain_C4on April 24, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:this song is a response to record executives who, because of the Nirvana tag on Dave, tried to manipulate him towards a pop-rock career. it's also a check on the evolving mainstream post-grunge music scene around the time this album was released (1995), as many artists were being snapped up by record companies and posed as Seattle-type material.
    Flag aristmc12on October 29, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:The song is a swipe at record executives.

    Dave is calling himself a Cash Cow, a term executives use for a product that has limited investment and continues to provide strong profits.

    The next line seems to be saying "sacarstically" I won't rock the boat, and do what ever the execs want me to do.

    Funny how...Because the executives are rich they are right.

    the cow is you...Not really sure what he is saying here.

    The next verse is straight forward, he is a dying breed where he takes control of his music and not the recorod execus.

    As Reqos stated above, he will not comprise to become a Cash Cow for the company.
    Flag obigeekkenobion October 12, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:hmmm im suprised that not many people have commented this song, its a great song.

    i always thought it was kind of about Courtney Love, i've always thought of her as a cow?
    Flag kurt_rockeron April 13, 2007   Link

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