Story Behind The Song
I just wanted to rock out, and the lyrics came quickly and easily...
Song Description
This song is a high-energy, hard-driving rock anthem voiced with gritty urgency reminiscent of Dave Grohl, powered by relentless guitars and a cathartic, emotionally charged bridge that captures a raw therapy session. The lyrics tackle themes of dissatisfaction, numbness, and a desperate search for meaning and authenticity in a world that feels overwhelming, combining punchy hooks with dark, introspective dialogue.
Song Description
The track opens with urgent vocals demanding action and thrill, immediately setting a restless, rebellious tone. The verses contrast longing for excitement with the futility of artificial escapism, while the chorus surges forward with a rallying cry--*"Come on, sync it up / You've got to sync it up"--*driving both the music and message.
In the bridge, the song shifts dramatically: a clipped, conversational exchange between therapist and patient unfolds over mounting instrumental tension, channeling frustration, confusion, and existential despair. This section acts as a dramatic centerpiece, with the patient's raw confessions colliding with the ever-intensifying vocals, culminating in a soaring crescendo that mirrors emotional overload and release.
The song closes with new verses and a reprise of the chorus, reinforcing the cycle of searching and confronting, answering numb indifference with a demand for real engagement ("The signs are there / You've got to care") even as the refrain "I don't care" echoes through the mix.
Musical Characteristics
Vocal Style: Gritty, impassioned, and slightly abrasive--channeling the emotional directness and dynamic range of Dave Grohl.
Instrumentation: Dominated by driving electric guitars, a pounding rhythm section, and a thick layered mix that delivers sonic force and intensity throughout.
Structure: Standard verse-chorus format interspersed with an extended, spoken-word bridge that builds tension and adds dramatic contrast.
Bridge Feature: Therapist-patient dialogue beneath overla
Song Length |
3:58 |
Genre |
Rock - Alternative, Rock - Punk |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
Mood |
Nervous |
Subject |
Change, Will |
Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
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Lyrics
Lyrics
Verse 1
You wanna taste the action
You wanna taste the thrill
You wanna taste
What everybody's scared to bear
They just sit and stare
Verse 2
You want some satisfaction
You take a little pill
An easy life
Without a care
Boring as hell!
Chorus
Come on, sync it up
You've got to sync it up
Come on and sync it up
The signs are there
You've got to care
Come on, sync it up
You've got to sync it up
Come on and sync it up
The signs are there
You've got to care
I don't care
Everywhere
I don't care
Bridge
(conversation between therapist and patient)
"So how does that make you feel?"
"It makes me feel like sh^%, man.
It dont understand all this stuff.
The world is so f*#@ed up, it's just insane.
Things can't be like this.
I don't understand how they can be so crazy.
It's just unbearable at times."
Something in me is so wrong
That I cannot be alone
(conversation continues with vocals repeated in the background x 5x's)
"So how does that make you feel?"
"Well, what the f*$% do you think it makes me feel like?
It makes me feel like dogs$^%!
And these things. They just keep going on, and they keep going on,
And they keep going on?
And the world around me keeps falling down?
What are we supposed to do?
What am I supposed to do?
I just don't understand what I am supposed to do.
It's just insane. Maybe I'm insane. Maybe the world's insane.
It's just insane.
It's just insane.
It's just insane."
Something in me is so wrong
That I cannot be alone, alone, alone, alone, alone
Verse 3
You want some satisfaction
You need a little thrill
An easy life is not the way
That's what we say
Verse 4
You start a chain reaction
A mind with little will
Now is the chance
Start today
This is the way
Chorus
Come on, sync it up
You've got to sync it up
Come on and sync it up
The signs are there
You've got to care
Come on, sync it up
You've got to sync it up
Come on and sync it up
The signs are there
You've got to care
I don't care
Everywhere
I don't care
(therapist)
"So how does that make you feel...?"