Influenced by SoCal punk rockers like Offspring and blink-182, as well as older bands from the area (which they learned about from their dad's record collection; he was the guitarist of T.S.O.L.), Max Kuehn (drums) and his brother Elvis (guitar/vocals) were playing punk shows around L.A. by their teens. By the time they were out of high school, guitarist/vocalist Zac Carper and bassist Brandon Schwartzel had joined up. Later the group went the independent route and started a homespun label to record material, while embracing the reaches of the Internet and making several videos to promote their music and as motivation to film their drunken antics.
Mom & Pop signed them in 2012 for their debut album, FIDLAR, which was released in early 2013. The album debuted at number five on the Billboard Heatseekers chart and number two on the Alternative New Artist chart, and was the number one most added release at CMJ. After touring the world with bands like the Pixies, the Hives, Black Lips, and Wavves, the band ended up back home in need of a break. After starting a new album, but finding the songs and self-produced sound too FIDLAR-y for their liking, Carper headed out on a road trip, wrote a new batch of songs inspired by the music of his youth -- Elvis Kuehn and Schwartzel wrote some too -- and the band headed to Nashville to try again with producer Jay Joyce.
The resulting album, 2015's Too, featured a more mature outlook and some musical muscle, topping Billboard's Heatseekers chart and charting well in the U.K. and Australia. Following tours for Too, FIDLAR remained relatively quiet for a period, eventually beginning work on album number three with Ricky Reed, a producer better known for his work with mainstream pop acts like Kesha and Halsey. After a handful of advance singles in 2018, the band's third LP, Almost Free, was released in January 2019.
Biography by Jason Lymangrover
Leave Me Alone
Fidlar Lyrics
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So stupid
And a hopeless
Romantic
I guess I’m damaged
But I’ll manage
In my room all by myself
Be dramatic
Alright I'm lazy
And fucking crazy
And you think I'm putting on some kind of act
But this is me, me, me, me, me
And you know what's sick
I kinda like it
That nobody I know really lives like this
But I love it
And I’ll say anything you want
Because I’m leaving in the morning
And maybe I should try to falling in love
But that just seems so boring
Too late to die young
And too young to burn out
(I'm so burnt out)
Or I can fade away
I just say that I’m happy now leave me alone
Leave me alone
I’m stupid, so stupid
And nothing in the world's gonna change my mind
So you can suck it
And I’m perfect, and I’m so worth it
I’m pretty, oh so pretty, look at me
You know you want it
And I’ll say anything you want
Because I’m leaving in the morning
And maybe I should try to falling in love
But that just seems so boring
Too late to die young
And too young to burn out
(I'm so burnt out)
Or I can fade away
I just say that I’m happy now leave me alone
The lyrics of Fidlar's song "Leave Me Alone" revolve around the themes of self-deprecation, a nonchalant attitude towards life, and a search for self-acceptance. The lead singer acknowledges his faults and shortcomings, accepting that he is stupid, broken, and lazy, among other things. Despite his flaws, he embraces his unique quirks and unconventional lifestyle, declaring that he loves it despite nobody else he knows living the same way. He insinuates that he may be putting on an act, but this is his true self, and he enjoys it.
The chorus speaks about the singer leaving in the morning and possibly trying to fall in love but finds the idea boring. It is inferred that the singer is young, but the idea of burning out is not appealing. Thus, he would rather fade away while proclaiming happiness and asking others to leave him alone.
The overall message of the song seems to be that being true to oneself is more important than attempting to conform to societal norms. The singer recognizes that he may have flaws, but he is content with who he is and wants others to respect him and his lifestyle choices.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm a stupid
I lack intelligence
So stupid
I lack intelligence to an extreme degree
And a hopeless
I lack hope
Romantic
I am idealistic about love
I guess I'm damaged
I think I am emotionally hurt
But I'll manage
I will cope with my issues
In my room all by myself
I am alone in my room
Be dramatic
I will be overly expressive
Alright I'm lazy
I lack motivation
And fucking crazy
I am insane
And you think I'm putting on some kind of act
You believe that I am acting
But this is me, me, me, me, me
But this is my true self
And you know what's sick
And you know what's twisted
I kinda like it
I somewhat enjoy it
That nobody I know really lives like this
That no one I'm acquainted with lives in the same manner
But I love it
But I relish it
And I'll say anything you want
I'll speak anything you request
Because I'm leaving in the morning
Because I'm departing tomorrow
And maybe I should try to falling in love
Perhaps I should attempt to fall in love
But that just seems so boring
But that appears to be tedious
Too late to die young
It's too tardy to perish in youth
And too young to burn out (I'm so burnt out)
And too young to exhaust oneself (I'm extremely tired)
Or I can fade away
Or I can gradually disappear
I just say that I'm happy now leave me alone
I declare that I'm content, so go away
And nothing in the world's gonna change my mind
Nothing on the planet will alter my thoughts
So you can suck it
So you can deal with it
And I'm perfect, and I'm so worth it
And I'm flawless and valuable
I'm pretty, oh so pretty, look at me
I'm attractive, see for yourself
You know you want it
You know you desire it
Contributed by Ryan S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@anastasiasolaki1517
I’m a stupid
So stupid
And a hopeless
Romantic
I guess I’m damaged
But I’ll manage
In my room all by myself
Be dramatic
Alright I'm lazy
And fucking crazy
And you think I'm putting on some kind of act
But this is me, me, me, me, me
And you know what's sick
I kinda like it
That nobody I know really lives like this
But I love it
And I’ll say anything you want
Because I’m leaving in the morning
And maybe I should try to falling in love
But that just seems so boring
Too late to die young
And too young to burn out
(I'm so burnt out)
Or I can fade away
I just say that I’m happy now leave me alone
Leave me alone
I’m stupid, so stupid
And nothing in the world's gonna change my mind
So you can suck it
And I’m perfect, and I’m so worth it
I’m pretty, oh so pretty, look at me
You know you want it
And I’ll say anything you want
Because I’m leaving in the morning
And maybe I should try to falling in love
But that just seems so boring
Too late to die young
And too young to burn out
(I'm so burnt out)
Or I can fade away
I just say that I’m happy now leave me alone
@jaxtuna6957
1:45-2:12 is the sickest sounding riff ever. It's so dramatic and stands tall, reminds me of a person who was put down all their life and has finally made something out of their living. So sick, FIDLAR are some of the nicest dudes i've met.
@AdaptiveApeHybrid
I listen to it over and over and over some days. It's so fucking good.
@punchy207
@Mario Calabrese me too
@industrialdonut7681
my favorite part
@ZetsuboNoShima
It’s amazing
@rachelamanns2520
“I guess I’m damaged but I’ll manage” “in a room all by myself being dramatic” I think I found my theme song
@grosezero8834
I am constipated... i will become the greatest man in the world
@KawaiiCat2
Agree. Especially with rolling the toilet paper back to its original state. That's skills right there.
@iqbalhanif1313
that's cool
@joelsweeney4024
christ... i never thought about that