The Killers: Somebody Told Me Meaning

Song Released: 2004

Somebody Told Me Lyrics

Breaking my back just to know your name
Seventeen tracks and I've had it with this game
I'm breaking my back just to know your name
But heaven ain't close in a place like this
Anything goes but don't blink you might miss
Cause heaven ain't...

1. anonymous

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   Feb 27th 2006 !⃝

   You're stupid kid.
   
   It's the lesbian interpretation. Clearly.

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2. anonymous

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   Feb 12th 2006 !⃝

   Man you people who say he's gay are stupid! Look it's simple: he broke up with a girl last year in february, the girl he's looking at now is already dating someone, and he looks similar to his girlfriend. Its that simple. Also, I know a lot of people who look like they are the opposite gender of what they actually are. Some guys just look like gals and vice versa.
3. anonymous

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   Feb 7th 2006 !⃝

   Its about an ex-girlfriend who has become a lesbian.
   The clues are in the chorus.

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4. Migduh

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   Jan 22nd 2006 !⃝

   In the part of the lyrics that state, "you had a boyfriend who looked a girlfriend that I had in . . ." does that mean her boyfriend looks feminine, or does it imply that his girlfriend is butch? If I were to go with one, which I am about to, so hold on, here goes, I would say the that it was the boyfriend who looked girly.
   
   This isn't really an "interpretation" persay, but if you have any input on this, it would be much appreciated.

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5. lola

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   Jan 15th 2006 !⃝

   "somebody told me
   you had a boyfriend
   who looks like a girlfriend
   that I had in february of last year"
   
   It means that the girl he likes now, may or may not be dating HIS ex-girlfriend who now looks butch (you had a boyfriend who looked like a girlfriend I had) Meaning his ex has turned gay. and him and his ex now like the same girl.
6. anonymous

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   Jan 9th 2006 !⃝

   When names aren't mentioned, the chances are that it's not about them.
   
   E.g. Jenny wasn't mentioned.. The chances are the song isn't about Jenny!
7. anonymous

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   Jan 9th 2006 !⃝

   OK, I would have the strangest interpretation.
   
   Briefly:
   "Well somebody told me
   You had a boyfriend
   Who looked like a girlfriend
   That I had in February of last year "
   
   The narrator has an ex-girlfriend who is rumored to be dating a girl who the narrator was interested in dating. So he's wondering whether or not its true.
8. anonymous

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   Jan 2nd 2006 !⃝

   I don't think he is gay. I think this is about a guy (the narrarator) who went out with a girl named Jenny. And then after they broke up he went out with a girl (in Febuary) to get back at her. And now the narrarator is saying that Jenny is in a relationship that seems a lot like the one he was in (in Febuary). Meaning that Jenny is going out with someone just to make him jealous.
9. hockeyfreak7152

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   Jan 1st 2006 !⃝

   I agree with the person above me. I don't see where everyone else got the gay part.
10. Migduh

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    Dec 31st 2005 !⃝

    Okay, well. My interpretation is like hardcore different than all of your guys'. But here goes. I think the singer is trying get with a girl he's heard about. He doesn't know anything about her, even her name. Somebody told him that a boyfriend that she'd had at some point or another looks a girlfriend that he had in February of the previous year. Or perhaps this is just a rumor. He doesn't want these possibly fake rumors to lead him to the wrong person (never thought I'd let a rumor ruin my moonlight).
    
    I have a unique way of interpreting lyrics, so if I just made a complete boner, don't blame me.
11. anonymous

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    Dec 24th 2005 !⃝

    I believe I have heard the band say that the lyric 'Somebody told me' is actually a pick up line on of them used.
12. prongs666

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    Nov 29th 2005 !⃝

    Really, it could also be about an ex-girlfriend and the girl he likes hooking up, or him wanting to hook up with a straight guy.
13. taggy87

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    Nov 4th 2005 !⃝

    Breifly Andy has forgotten about Jenny, or so we think. While out, he questions his sexuality thinking that he's gay, but then Jenny comes back into his head.

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