After releasing six studio albums, including best-selling records The Real Thing (1989) and Angel Dust (1992), Faith No More officially announced its breakup on April 20, 1998. The band has since reunited, conducting The Second Coming Tour between 2009 and 2010, and releasing its seventh studio album, Sol Invictus, in May 2015. After the touring cycle of Sol Invictus, Faith No More went on hiatus once again. In November 2019, the band announced that it would reunite to embark on a 2020 UK and European tour, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this was postponed. Touring was due to recommence with a brief US tour in September 2021, followed by the previously postponed UK and Europe dates in June 2022, but all tour dates were cancelled with Patton citing mental health reasons.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faith_No_More
Studio albums
We Care a Lot (1985)
Introduce Yourself (1987)
The Real Thing (1989)
Angel Dust (1992)
King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime (1995)
Album of the Year (1997)
Sol Invictus (2015)
BLOOD
Faith No More Lyrics
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Cause if I had a ladder, up there is where I'd be
Outta here where the air is cold, you're messing with my mind
Hey you do it every time, hey and the season comes around
Once more, once more
It doesn't really matter, the things you try to say
It doesn't really matter, you say 'em every day
Just give it to me deep red
A flowing river crimson
A flowing river burning with desire
It's great, but I never said how great
Hey, you never really asked, well, I'm asking you right now
So shut up and explain
What's on your mind
In this dark hour
I said it doesn't matter, I can't be that much fatter
And you'll never get as much blood
From a phony blarney, stone, rock, hard, granite solid
The song "Blood" by Faith No More is a powerful and emotive portrayal of a person's struggle with a toxic relationship. The lyrics highlight the frustration and pain of being repeatedly manipulated and hurt by someone close to them. Despite their efforts to leave and move on, the person feels trapped and unable to break free, as if they are stuck at the bottom of a deep hole with no way out. The repeated phrases of "it doesn't really matter" underscore the person's sense of hopelessness and resignation, as if they are giving up on trying to escape the situation.
However, in the midst of this despair, there is also a sense of resilience and defiance. The person demands "more blood" from their tormentor, as if they are determined to take control and fight back against the emotional drain and damage that the relationship is causing. The image of a "flowing river crimson" and "burning with desire" suggests a desire for passion and intensity, but also a sense of danger and chaos. The final lines of the song seem to suggest a rejection of false promises and a commitment to reality and truth, even if it means facing pain and uncertainty.
Line by Line Meaning
It doesn't really matter, the things you say to me
The words you speak hold no value anymore
Cause if I had a ladder, up there is where I'd be
I wish to escape from your presence and ascend to a higher level of consciousness
Outta here where the air is cold, you're messing with my mind
I cannot stand being around you anymore as you are causing me emotional turmoil
Hey you do it every time, hey and the season comes around
Your actions are repetitive and occur without fail, just like the changing of seasons
It doesn't really matter, the things you try to say
I have grown numb to your attempts at communication
It doesn't really matter, you say 'em every day
Your words have become mundane and hold no weight
Right now just give me more blood
I am craving something passionate and intense
Just give it to me deep red
I desire something raw and visceral
A flowing river crimson
I want to be swept away by something intense and passionate
A flowing river burning with desire
I want something that will ignite my desires and consume me
It's great, but I never said how great
I appreciate what you may have done, but I never claimed it was extraordinary
Hey, you never really asked, well, I'm asking you right now
You assume too much without ever seeking clarification
So shut up and explain
Stop assuming and actually communicate with me
What's on your mind
I want to understand what you are thinking and feeling
In this dark hour
During this difficult time
I said it doesn't matter, I can't be that much fatter
I stated that your words have no effect on me, and I will not allow them to change me
And you'll never get as much blood
You will never be able to have the same level of passion and intensity as me
From a phony blarney, stone, rock, hard, granite solid
You cannot fake the passion and intensity that I possess
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, THE BICYCLE MUSIC COMPANY
Written by: BILL GOULD, CHUCK MOSLEY, JAMES BLANCO MARTIN, MICHAEL ANDREW BORDIN, RODDY CHRISTOPHER BOTTUM
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Dan Summers
I went to several lyric sites, and they all have the screwed-up lyrics. It takes one dumb site to post the wrong words, and five or six to cut and paste. This is what I tried to figure out:
Blood
It really doesn't matter, the things you say to me
‘Cause if I had a ladder, up there is where I'd be
Out here where the air is cold
You're messing with my mind, hey!
You do it every time, hey!
And the season comes around the block once more
I said it doesn't matter, what you try to say
It really doesn’t matter, you say them every day
Right now just give me more blood
Just give it to me deep red
A flowing river crimson
A flowing river burning with, with desire
Great, but I never said how great, hey
Well you never really asked, well
I'm asking you right now, so shut up and explain
What you’re doing here in this dark hour
I said it doesn't matter, I don’t see what I (??)
I said it doesn’t matter, they don’t see (??)
And you'll never get as much blood
From a phony blarney, stone, rock, hard, granite!?! Solid
Luciano De Crescenzo
GREAT SONG
Paradigm Zer0
First album I ever bought on CD.
die2no
You did good.
Dutch 66
Still my favourite FNM album
Chase Baker
All time favorite band,seen em early in 2000 so Soundwave in midland.
Rich Harris
have it on cassette
Jonathan Gonzalez
Thank you Chuck Mosley 😢
Billy Cogburn
Whoever copied the lyrics down needs to do a lot of editing,lol. Really good song from back in the day. I wish Chuck Mosley had stayed on with them.
Dan Summers
I went to several lyric sites, and they all have the screwed-up lyrics. It takes one dumb site to post the wrong words, and five or six to cut and paste. This is what I tried to figure out:
Blood
It really doesn't matter, the things you say to me
‘Cause if I had a ladder, up there is where I'd be
Out here where the air is cold
You're messing with my mind, hey!
You do it every time, hey!
And the season comes around the block once more
I said it doesn't matter, what you try to say
It really doesn’t matter, you say them every day
Right now just give me more blood
Just give it to me deep red
A flowing river crimson
A flowing river burning with, with desire
Great, but I never said how great, hey
Well you never really asked, well
I'm asking you right now, so shut up and explain
What you’re doing here in this dark hour
I said it doesn't matter, I don’t see what I (??)
I said it doesn’t matter, they don’t see (??)
And you'll never get as much blood
From a phony blarney, stone, rock, hard, granite!?! Solid
Наум Приходящий
Cool thing!