Queens of the Stone Age – You Can't Quit Me Baby

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  My Interpretation:Seemed pretty simple to me. This guy is crazy as hell and is in love/lust with some chick who clearly does not reciprocate his feelings. He's psycho. Stalking her, acting crazy, hurting himself. Maybe she has this attitude that she's 'too good' for him or he's just too crazy for her. Either way, it's about psychotic stalker love. Great tune. This entire album is amazing.

  Flag Volizaon October 31, 2012   Link

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    Oh yeah, based on the 'heard what you said'. I take it she was probably talking shit about him.. maybe about how he's crazy. He found out and cut himself. Obviously the part about 'I want you to notice when I'm not around, wherever you are' indicates he wants her as love crazy as he is. He thrives on her attention, which he never receives. He may even love her so much that he hates her based on the 'I'll see you in hell' part. Dude is f*cking CRAZY! I've met guys like this.

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  General Comment:joshe homme is the hottest ginger everrrr lol
  very talented young man

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  General Comment:Im pretty sure its "YOU SAW A GOAT" instead of you're solid gold.. dumbass

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  General Comment:i dont think he comits suicide. i mean josh sang it, it's in the first person and uhh he's still alive? it's definatly abbout self harm though; 'i slashed and i cut, i bled in the sink' and after that he says 'i heard what you said and youre laughing baby' i guess that means whoever this was mocked him for self harming about her. definatly one of their best songs, its a shame they dont play the first album much anymore..

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  General Comment:i think you all have good arguments, i just cant get away from this being about drug addiction.
  him trying to get away from his addiction and how his friends are suffering from the same thing and how he hates himself for it, eventually killing himself

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  My Interpretation:I think it is about unrequited love as well but, there is def a religious aspect to the song in the whole "you're solid gold" part in that he idolizes the girl and suicide. so the guy is going to hell because of both of those things but so is the girl since she laughs at him and blows him off. that is how they will finally be together.
  

  Flagged ucfmikeon December 25, 2010   Link

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  General Comment:i agree with velvet, the music seems to be symbolic of a death
  i've heard deftones also use this method
  pretty fucking cool

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  Song Meaning:Fuckin awesome song, I can relate to it so well right now.
  
  First off, yes it's about love. It's about being so madly in love with someone you begin to obsess over them, and can't stop thinking about them. I think all the lines are metaphors to show how much he's obsessing over this girl. I don't really think he crawled through a window, or cut his wrists in her sink.
  
  My favourite line in the song, and in any song.
  
  "You're solid gold, I'll see you in hell"
  
  Brilliant. I don't think he kills himself though. "You're solid gold", means she's perfect. She's beautiful and all the works. "I'll see you in hell" could just be his way of telling her to fuck off since she doesn't love him.
  
  Another brilliant line is "Life is a trip when you're psycho in love" because it's so damn true.
  
  Well that's my interpretation.

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  General Comment:for ages i thought the line was 'you're so indulged i'll see you in hell'

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  General Comment:If this song was about suicide we wouldn't have mr. Homme by our side today:
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  However it's obviously about self-injury due to some bitch.
  Also this relationship seems to have had quite an influence on many of Homme's songs.

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