Tear Away
Drowning Pool Lyrics


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I'm tearing away
Pieces are falling,
I can't seem to make them stay
You run away
Faster and faster,
You can't seem to get away
Break
Hope there's a reason
For questions unanswered
I just don't see everything
Yes, I'm inside you
Tell me how does it feel
To feel like this
Just like I do

I don't care about anyone else but me
I don't care about anyone
I don't care about anyone else but me
I don't care about anyone

Do I really want this
Sometimes I scare myself
I just can't let it go
Can you believe it
Everything happens for reasons
I just don't know

I don't care about anyone else but me
I don't care about anyone
I don't care about anyone else but me
I don't care about anyone
or anything but me
Goddamn I love me

I don't care about anyone else but me
I don't care about anyone
I don't care about anyone else but me
I don't care about anyone or anything





I don't care about anyone else but me
I don't care about anyone

Overall Meaning

The song "Tear Away" by Drowning Pool explores a sense of distress and detachment from the world around the singer. The opening lines, "I'm tearing away. Pieces are falling, I can't seem to make them stay," suggest a struggle to hold onto something or someone. The repeated line "You run away, faster and faster, you can't seem to get away," seems to convey a sense of frustration at not being able to reach this person or thing.


The chorus, "I don't care about anyone else but me," gives an insight into the singer's state of mind. They see themselves as the only person who matters, which may explain the feeling of detachment from those around them. It's not clear if this detachment is a result of a specific experience or if it's a general feeling the singer has towards human interaction. The line "Sometimes I scare myself, I just can't let it go" suggests that the singer is aware of their mindset and behaviors, but they are unable to change it.


The following lines, "Can you believe it? Everything happens for reasons, I just don't know," point to a desire for a sense of meaning in the singer's life. They want to believe there is some greater purpose or explanation for everything but are unsure what that might be. The final line, "I don't care about anyone or anything," emphasizes the idea that the singer has disconnected from the world around them.


Line by Line Meaning

I'm tearing away
I am falling apart


Pieces are falling,
My life is breaking apart, bit by bit


I can't seem to make them stay
I'm unable to keep everything under control


You run away
The people around me try to run from their own problems


Faster and faster,
The more they try, the more they fail


You can't seem to get away
They feel like they are trapped in their own problems


Break
A pause to reflect on the situation


Hope there's a reason
I hope there's a reason for all the unanswered questions


For questions unanswered
Questions that have not been answered or resolved


I just don't see everything
I don't understand everything that's happening around me


Yes, I'm inside you
I have the same problems as you do


Tell me how does it feel
Share your feelings with me


To feel like this
To feel helpless and lost


Just like I do
I feel the same way


I don't care about anyone else but me
I'm only focused on my own problems


I don't care about anyone
I don't care about anyone else's problems


Do I really want this
I question if I really want to live like this


Sometimes I scare myself
Sometimes I'm scared of my own thoughts and feelings


I just can't let it go
I can't let go of the things that are bothering me


Can you believe it
Can you believe that things happen for a reason?


Everything happens for reasons
I believe that everything that happens has a purpose


I just don't know
But sometimes it's hard to understand why things happen


I don't care about anyone else but me
I'm only concerned with myself


I don't care about anyone
I don't care about anyone else's feelings or problems


I don't care about anyone else but me
I'm the only one that matters to me


I don't care about anyone or anything but me
I'm completely self-centered


Goddamn I love me
I have a narcissistic personality


I don't care about anyone else but me
I have no empathy for anyone else


I don't care about anyone
I'm completely indifferent to other people




Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: DAVID WILLIAMS, C.J. PIERCE, MICHAEL LUCE, STEPHEN BENTON

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

@kayvon5150

@@waldeezee870 such a hard question since it changes all the time but if i had to pick my 10 favorite right now
plush - stone temple pilots
lovesong - the cure
take a picture - filter
today - the smashing pumpkins
how to disappear completely - radiohead
tear away - drowning pool
on melancholy hill - gorillaz
hurt - nine inch nails
black hole sun - soundgarden
another space song - failure

there’s just too many so here are some more
time - pink floyd
i’m going to do it - giles corey
digital bath - deftones
the dock of the bay - otis redding
crazy - gnarles barkley



@cristianalmazabas5972

I'm tearing away
Pieces are falling,
I can't seem to make them stay
You run away
Faster and faster,
You can't seem to get away
Break
Hope there's a reason
For questions unanswered
I just don't see everything
Yes, I'm inside you
Tell me how does it feel
To feel like this
Just like I do
I don't care about anyone else but me
I don't care about anyone
I don't care about anyone else but me
I don't care about anyone
Do I really want this
Sometimes I scare myself
I just can't let it go
Can you believe it
Everything happens for reasons
I just don't know
I don't care about anyone else but me
I don't care about anyone
I don't care about anyone else but me
I don't care about anyone
or anything but me
Goddamn I love me
I don't care about anyone else but me
I don't care about anyone
I don't care about anyone else but me
I don't care about anyone or anything
I don't care about anyone else but me
I don't care about anyone



All comments from YouTube:

@syrusterrigan9366

'Bodies' got all the hype and press, but, in my book, 'Tear Away' will always be the pinnacle of Drowning Pool's contribution to music. Love this song!

@flynntalley9580

For sure! Used to see these guys in Dallas alot long before they were famous, and this was the song that got the place rocking!

@yourlocalbraincell4436

I agree with you, full on!

@santiagolozano3128

You’re wrong man Bodies is the cherry on top of the Drowning pool ice cream.

@santiagolozano3128

Well is ok. Is only your opinion. So yeah no big deal.

@byff2323

Bodies showed their commercial appeal, Tear Away showed what they could accomplish musically.

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@adamshepard3146

This band had so much potential. They would still be tearing it up today. RIP Dave.

@cookiegrandpafiddlediddle2248

"Tearing it up" BADUM TSS

@Cvelas974

Agree I’ve often thought of how big they would’ve been crazy!

@MrCracksean

OMG they had SO much potential.

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