Foo Fighters: All My Life Meaning

Song Released: 2002

All My Life Lyrics

All my life I’ve been searching for somethin’
Somethin’ never comes, never leads to nothin’
Nothin’ satisfies, but I’m gettin’ close
Closer to the prize at the end of the rope

All night long I dream of the day
When it comes around, and...

1. anonymous

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   Jun 12th 2008 !⃝

   I think it's pretty clear it's about oral sex, the positioning , the grappling of the wrist, the suggestion of meaningless repetition of the same act that you both enjoy and don't enjoy. However, I also could understand how it could involve drugs--in fact, this could be expanded to any activity that is both intimate and outside the bounds of conventional society.
2. anonymous

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   Apr 3rd 2008 !⃝

   I think the song is about all those things. It's about how his trying to fill in the void with sex drugs and cutting.
   
   It says, "all my life I've been searching for something something never comes never leads to nothing nothing satisfies but I'm getting close."
   
   It also has sexual references.."And if you open up wide
   And if you let me inside." also it has references to cutting, " Calm down, don’t you resist /Your such a delicate wrist" and, " Another reason to bleed/One by one, hidden up my sleeve" meaning the cuts.
   
   So my guess is that it's about all those things, but I could be wrong. :] I'm not quite sure.
3. anonymous

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   Mar 25th 2008 !⃝

   Rachel:
   
   Hey =]
   I think this song is about sex. Cause it says
   'and if you open up wide, and let me inside'
   
   But that's just what I think -.-
   It's got sexual references though =/
   
   I love this song, but I don't like the lyrics very much >.< But hey =] It's catchy ^_^
4. anonymous

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   Nov 25th 2007 !⃝

   I think it's about self-harm because
   "It gives me just what I need
   Another reason to bleed
   One by one hidden up my sleeve" shows the relief gained from it, the blood, and the fact that people who do it hide it (up their sleeves).
   Also "Done, done, on to the next one" shows the cycle of self-harm and refers to cut after cut.
   
   That's just what I think.
5. x_lily_x

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   Nov 21st 2007 !⃝

   It's got sexual references anyway.
6. bobette

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   May 14th 2006 !⃝

   Dave Grohl has been quoted as to saying this song is about oral sex, listen closely to the words.
7. anonymous

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   Mar 7th 2006 !⃝

   Dave Grohl said himself that this song was about cunninglingus. Listen to the lyrics and you will understand.
8. anonymous

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   Mar 4th 2006 !⃝

   I think this song is partly about alcohol, maybe drugs. The line "I love it but I hate the taste" gives it away. It is also about how he gets angry sometimes while he's drunk/high."One by One" and "Done, done, on to the next one" also seems to refer to bottle after bottle, or shot after shot.

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