Hux
03-25-2006, 09:23 PM
I decided to dedicate a thread to the greatest song ever made (in my opinion at least).
Here’s a quick analysis of the song…(skip to the bottom for the chat for the song).
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Writer: Marvin Fergusen and The Offspring (Noodles, Greg K, Ron Welty and Dexter Holland)
Album: Ignition (track no.11), released by Epitaph in 1992
Lyrics:
http://offspring.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Offspring.woa/wa/lyrics?releaseID=101&startingTrackNumber=11
Meaning:
Things are coming down on me
They never seem to let it be
Stress is constantly building up in my life and life is showing no mercy
It seems like everything I say just starts another fight
No matter how hard I try, I always somehow manage to create conflict with others or myself
The pressure's building up inside
I gotta let it out tonight
Shattered glass will cure my ills and make me feel alright
This stress keeps building. I need an outlet. My anger can only be released through destruction
Gonna break it
And never stop running
Making nothing from something
Making nothing from something
I'm releasing my anger on inanimate objects and I am not going to stop until I feel satisfied
Cut me for the lion's share
It's mindless, but I don't care
This action I am taking is quite pointless, but it doesn't matter because it gets the job done
'Cause no matter what I say
I'm in a another fight
Still, everything I try to do, even with good intentions, always comes back to haunt me
Take more shit, I've had enough
Tonight I'm gonna rip it up
Broken windows cure my ills and make me feel alright
I have taken enough from this world and now I am going to give it all back to the world
Submitted by Drummerguy123
More opinions welcome.
Tabs:
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/o/offspring/nothing_from_something_tab.htm
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/o/offspring/nothing_from_something_ver2_tab.htm
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/o/offspring/nothing_from_something_power_tab.htm
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/o/offspring/nothing_from_something_ver2_power_tab.htm
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/o/offspring/nothing_from_something_btab.htm
http://www.911tabs.com/link/?1414554
I think these are two versions for the two guitars depending on difficulty, a bass tab and a drum tab. I’m not sure if these are accurate so if you have the correct version please post it here.
Bootlegs:
http://www.offspringbootlegs.co.uk/audio/houston93/02%20-%20Nothing%20From%20Something(houston93).mp3
The quality isn’t very good and the microphone is cut off a bit but I still love it, you can here the rhythm (bass and guitar) which really gets to me and the vocals are kind of cool :p.
If anyone else has any more audio or video bootlegs please post them here.
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So what do you guys think about Nothing From Something, do you like or dislike the song and explain why. I personally love it because the music gets me going and just sounds amazing, the vocals are great, listening to the song makes me really happy :)! My favourite parts are the beginning to the end of the second verse, and the second part of the bridge (when the second guitar and the drums play more toms and stuff) to the end :p (I still enjoy the beginning of the bridge though). What’s your favourite or least favourite part of the song?
Here’s a quick analysis of the song…(skip to the bottom for the chat for the song).
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Writer: Marvin Fergusen and The Offspring (Noodles, Greg K, Ron Welty and Dexter Holland)
Album: Ignition (track no.11), released by Epitaph in 1992
Lyrics:
http://offspring.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Offspring.woa/wa/lyrics?releaseID=101&startingTrackNumber=11
Meaning:
Things are coming down on me
They never seem to let it be
Stress is constantly building up in my life and life is showing no mercy
It seems like everything I say just starts another fight
No matter how hard I try, I always somehow manage to create conflict with others or myself
The pressure's building up inside
I gotta let it out tonight
Shattered glass will cure my ills and make me feel alright
This stress keeps building. I need an outlet. My anger can only be released through destruction
Gonna break it
And never stop running
Making nothing from something
Making nothing from something
I'm releasing my anger on inanimate objects and I am not going to stop until I feel satisfied
Cut me for the lion's share
It's mindless, but I don't care
This action I am taking is quite pointless, but it doesn't matter because it gets the job done
'Cause no matter what I say
I'm in a another fight
Still, everything I try to do, even with good intentions, always comes back to haunt me
Take more shit, I've had enough
Tonight I'm gonna rip it up
Broken windows cure my ills and make me feel alright
I have taken enough from this world and now I am going to give it all back to the world
Submitted by Drummerguy123
More opinions welcome.
Tabs:
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/o/offspring/nothing_from_something_tab.htm
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/o/offspring/nothing_from_something_ver2_tab.htm
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/o/offspring/nothing_from_something_power_tab.htm
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/o/offspring/nothing_from_something_ver2_power_tab.htm
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/o/offspring/nothing_from_something_btab.htm
http://www.911tabs.com/link/?1414554
I think these are two versions for the two guitars depending on difficulty, a bass tab and a drum tab. I’m not sure if these are accurate so if you have the correct version please post it here.
Bootlegs:
http://www.offspringbootlegs.co.uk/audio/houston93/02%20-%20Nothing%20From%20Something(houston93).mp3
The quality isn’t very good and the microphone is cut off a bit but I still love it, you can here the rhythm (bass and guitar) which really gets to me and the vocals are kind of cool :p.
If anyone else has any more audio or video bootlegs please post them here.
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So what do you guys think about Nothing From Something, do you like or dislike the song and explain why. I personally love it because the music gets me going and just sounds amazing, the vocals are great, listening to the song makes me really happy :)! My favourite parts are the beginning to the end of the second verse, and the second part of the bridge (when the second guitar and the drums play more toms and stuff) to the end :p (I still enjoy the beginning of the bridge though). What’s your favourite or least favourite part of the song?