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#m
F
You know they all pretend
Am
Keep you in the dark
F#m
F
And so it all began
Am
Send in your skeletons
D
F
Sing as their bones go marching in... again
Am
The need you buried deep
D
The secrets that you keep are ever ready
F
G
Are you ready?
Am
I'm finished making sense
D
F
G
That whole , defense
Am
Spinning infinity, boy
D
F
G
It's never-ending, never-ending
D
Same old story
Am
What if I say I'm not like the others?
D
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
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
G
I'm just another soul for sale... oh, well
Am
The page is out of print
D
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
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
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays?
F
D
What if I say that I'll never surrender?
A
I'm the voice inside your head
A
You refuse to hear
A
I'm the face that you have to face
A
Mirrored in your stare
A
I'm what's left, I'm what's right
A
I'm the enemy
A
I'm the hand that will take you down
A
Bring you to your knees
A
So who are you?
A
Yeah, who are you?
A
Yeah, who are you?
A
Yeah, who are you?
Am
Keep you in the dark
F#m
F
You know they all pretend
Am
What if I say I'm not like the others?
D
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
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
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
What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays?