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