Don't Know
Ash Lyrics


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You said you were doing nothing
Call me up you're doing nothing
You never know what is happening
At all now

Pull the sofa over and watch the
Television glowing on into the night
All you said you were doing nothing
Phone me up you're doing nothing
You wanna go out and do something
You just don't know what is happning
Do you know

Walk into town and wonder about
And stop then wonder what you're doing




You're doing nothing nothing at all
You're just doing nothing

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to "Don't Know" by Ash seem to be about feeling lost and directionless. The singer is speaking to someone who seems to have no idea what they want to do with their life. The chorus consists of the repeating phrase "You're doing nothing," which emphasizes the sense of aimlessness and lack of purpose.


The first verse is introduced with the lines "You said you were doing nothing / Call me up you're doing nothing." These lines suggest that the singer's conversation partner is not being truthful or is unaware of their own actions. The second verse continues with the line "You wanna go out and do something / You just don't know what is happening." The irony of these lines is that the person wants to be proactive but is unable to find a clear direction.


The final verse sets the scene by describing the act of going into town and wandering aimlessly. The last line of the song is "You're just doing nothing," which serves as a summary of the entire song's message.


Overall, "Don't Know" is a song that highlights the frustration of feeling lost and directionless. The singer is telling their friend that they need to take action and find a purpose, rather than wallowing in indecision and inactivity.


Line by Line Meaning

You said you were doing nothing
You claimed that you were not doing anything.


Call me up you're doing nothing
You contacted me, but you were not doing anything.


You never know what is happening
You lack knowledge about what is taking place.


At all now
Currently, you remain oblivious to everything.


Pull the sofa over and watch the
Move the couch and take a seat, then view the


Television glowing on into the night
Watch the TV, radiating light all through the night


All you said you were doing nothing
You confirmed that you were not doing anything.


Phone me up you're doing nothing
You called me, but you were not doing anything.


You wanna go out and do something
You desire to leave the house and engage in a task.


You just don't know what is happning
You lack knowledge about what is going to take place


Do you know
Do you have any idea what to do?


Walk into town and wonder about
Stroll into the town and be perplexed about it.


And stop then wonder what you're doing
Pause and be confused about what you were doing.


You're doing nothing nothing at all
You are not doing anything at all.


You're just doing nothing
You are simply not doing anything.




Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: TIM WHEELER

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

killjoy734

As someone whobgrew up with start of pokemon,
-i knew noctowl, was big deal with ghosts. Started with gary having a hoothoot tonhype foresight.
-i knew lapras, orange island and ash catchinh lapras, snorlax and the fight with poliwrath what changed charozard.
-beedrill i knew, i hated he gave ig away. First butterfree, then beedrill, no love for 2 start bugs.
-larvitzr was never his he babysitted it. Bringin it to his mom aka (lapras story part 2)
Seaking i not remembered..
Haunter was big deal, sabrina was big deal to.he not crushed sabrina her pokemon... he made them laugh.
The exam pokemon where never ashes.
Aipom i rememner, ash had 2 pokemon on shoulder before he traide it for buizel.
I just showed my 4 year old the mankey-primeape episode. I HATE he left it to train, traveling world would been better training.
Ah yes the 30 tauros. Try that in old pokemon games.
The garchomp he ride was not his.



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Qweu77 AJ

I was actually waiting for Garchomp to appear lol

Edit: Why is this the top comment-

J & J Plays

@Wen L.ash didnt catch it tho so its in a weird spot but melmetal counts but everyone knows he has that

Wen L.

I thought he'd mention Nebby/Solgaleo, like he was Ash's only Legendary

J Grant

@Perrito Shido he did.... lol

juan rivera

Same he did capture gibble

💚Draco Malfoy💚

Unfortunately his Gible hasn't evolved...

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Hola Amigos

ash also had a raticate when he traded it with butterfree but then he traded back. not many people remember it

Chris Clack

apparently some need to be reminded that Ash Ketchum did trade his butterfree for raticate and then traded raticake back for butterfree

AmazingSuperAbdi A

ash's beedrill

killjoy734

Everyone from the 90's does tho. With james gyarados destroying st. Anne

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