Foo Fighters: I Should Have Known Meaning

I Should Have Known Lyrics

I should have known that it would end this way
I should have known there was no other way
Didn't hear your warning
Damn my heart gone deaf

I should have known
Look at the shape you're in
I should have known
But I dove right in
One thing...

1. anonymous

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   Sep 2nd 2011 !⃝

   watch the back and forth documentary...it is actually about a past love...but he can understand why people would think it was about Kurt...on the recording of this track Dave got Krist Novoselic to record the bass.
   watch this rock-umentary it is awesome...freakin great band
2. anonymous

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   Aug 1st 2011 !⃝

   This song is not about Kurt actually, I don't believe. In his 'back and forth' documentary he stated how people think it's about Kurt, but that it's actually about relationships in general; The instability of relationships and how you get involved with someone knowing how things will eventually end up because the person is damaged.
3. anonymous

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   Jul 24th 2011 !⃝

   I believe it's about Kurt, but it could have something to do with what happened to Taylor early on, hense, he should have seen it coming.
4. anonymous

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   Jun 20th 2011 !⃝

   Kurt who?
   
   ODX says he robbed Dave of the best years? Quite the opposite, I think he gave him the best years because Dave might not have started FF otherwise!
5. anonymous

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   Jun 18th 2011 !⃝

   It is not about Kurt. Dave already said he will never have a song about him again that's what "The last song" was about you guys need to know your shit.
6. anonymous

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   Jun 9th 2011 !⃝

   its defo about the current drummer taylor, he ovrdosed on drugs close to their 2nd album i think and the song was about him that also explains why he says hes been there beforemeaning because of kurt.
7. anonymous

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   Jun 6th 2011 !⃝

   It is about his relationship with Louise Post and Kurt.
8. anonymous

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   Jun 5th 2011 !⃝

   It's definitely Kurt. Watch the Foo Fighters recent biography, he explains the song, very touching, very deep. Cool shit

   This interpretation has been marked as poor. view anyway
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   Jun 3rd 2011 !⃝

   also krist from nirvana is on base on this song, its about Kurt!
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    Apr 29th 2011 !⃝

    During the foo fighters back and forth documentary it is said that his band mates see it as about kurt, just because he doesnt hate kurt dosent mean he has to forgive him suicide is a selfish thing.
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    Apr 17th 2011 !⃝

    Dave said in an interview when his friend Jimmy od'd it was the most tragic thing that ever happened to him. Jimmy's death was at the most a year before they started working on the album
12. anonymous

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    Apr 16th 2011 !⃝

    Its about kurt. In back and forth (movie not song)butch vig talks about the song and how he thought dave wrote it about kurt. Following that statement Dave stated that it is about how he was frustrated with someone he was involved with and didnt know what he was going to do.
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    Apr 16th 2011 !⃝

    I thought the song was about his best friend Jimmy who died of a drug overdose a few years back...
14. ODX

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    Apr 15th 2011 !⃝

    I believe he's talking about Kurt and his suicide. When he says he can't forgive him, Dave is saying just what he is: he can't forgive him for taking his own life and bringing a halt to some of Dave's best years. He also goes on to say he "should have known" Kurt was on the border of life and death yet didn't do anything about it. Between repeating that over and over, Dave also tells of how he's still standing here [on this Earth].
    
    In a way, Dave could even be talking about himself too and how he can't forgive himself for allowing things to go as they did back then. He feels guilt, even up to this day.
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    Apr 14th 2011 !⃝

    I think it was someone after kurt. He said Ive been here before. And you can still love someone but still be angry with them and resent their self destruction.

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