The song discusses themes of misinformation and secrecy, particularly drawing from lead vocalist Dave Grohls feelings about the media and how it affects the relationship with the audience.
Key: Am
Am
Keep you in the dark
F#m7(b5)
F
You know they all pretend
Am
Keep you in the dark
F#m7(b5)
F
And so it all began
Am
Send in your skeletons
D/F#
F
Sing as their bones go marching in... again
Am
The need you buried deep
D/F#
The secrets that you keep are ever ready
F
G
Are you ready?
Am
I'm finished making sense
D/F#
F
G
That whole , defense
Am
Spinning infinity, boy
D/F#
F
G
It's never-ending, never-ending
D
Same old story
Am
What if I say I'm not like the others?
D/F#
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays?
F
What if I say that I'll never surrender?
Am
What if I say I'm not like the others?
D/F#
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays?
F
What if I say that I'll never surrender?
Am
In time or so i'm told
D/F#
F
G
I'm just another soul for sale... oh, well
Am
The page is out of print
D/F#
F
G
We're tem-po-rary, tem-po-rary
D
Same old story
Am
What if I say I'm not like the others?
D/F#
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays?
F
What if I say that I'll never surrender?
Am
What if I say I'm not like the others?
D/F#
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays?
F
D
What if I say that I'll never surrender?
A5
I'm the voice inside your head
A5
You refuse to hear
A5
I'm the face that you have to face
A5
Mirrored in your stare
A5
I'm what's left, I'm what's right
A5
I'm the enemy
A5
I'm the hand that will take you down
A5
Bring you to your knees
A5
So who are you?
A5
Yeah, who are you?
A5
Yeah, who are you?
A5
Yeah, who are you?
Am
Keep you in the dark
F#m7(b5)
F
You know they all pretend
Am
What if I say I'm not like the others?
D/F#
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays?
F
What if I say that I'll never surrender?
Am
What if I say I'm not like the others?
D/F#
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays?
F
What if I say that I'll never surrender?
Am
What if I say I'm not like the others?
D/F#
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays?
F
What if I say that I'll never surrender?
Am
What if I say I'm not like the others?
D/F#
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays?