Grinspoon are an Australian rock band from Lismore, New South Wales; formed… Read Full Bio ↴Grinspoon are an Australian rock band from Lismore, New South Wales; formed in 1995 and fronted by Phil Jamieson on vocals and guitar with Pat Davern on guitar, Joe Hansen on bass guitar and Kristian Hopes on drums. Also in 1995, they won the Triple J-sponsored Unearthed competition for Lismore, with their post-grunge song "Sickfest". Their name was taken from Dr. Lester Grinspoon an Associate Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, who supports marijuana for medical use.

Grinspoon changed their sound to more mainstream rock by their 2002 album, New Detention, gaining fans and peaking at No. 2 on the ARIA Albums Charts; similarly 2007's Alibis & Other Lies also reached No. 2. Their 2004 album, Thrills, Kills & Sunday Pills, which peaked at No. 4, won the 2005 'Best Rock Album Award' at the ARIA Music Awards.

The band was signed to Universal Records in United States by late 1998, they were promoted by the songs "Champion", which featured in Gran Turismo 3; "Post Enebriated Anxiety", which was on the international version of Guide to Better Living; "Chemical Heart", via the internet; and a cover of the Prong song "Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck", from Grinspoon's Pushing Buttons EP, which was included on ECW: Extreme Music.

On 4 December 2013, they announced that they were going on an indefinite hiatus to pursue individual projects.

No Reason
Grinspoon Lyrics

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If you got the rhyme and you got the reason
Somebody outta really tell you
That you've run outta all your answers
And the lines are on the table

But you could go down so low
No one'll ever hear you call
I've got no reason

You could have had all of my love
I'd give it straight back if it?s enough
I need you to see that you're the one for me

Could've tried all the time to tell you
That you've run outta all your answers
It?s not really ammunition
It?s a cause for a celebration

But we could go down so low
No one'll ever see us fall
I've got no reason

You could have had all of my love
I'd give it straight back if it?s enough
I need you to see that you're the one for me

I've got no reason
I've got no reason
I've got no reason
I've got no reason

If you got the rhyme and you got the reason
Somebody outta really tell you
That you've run outta ammunition
It?s a cause for a celebration

But we could go down so low
No one'll ever hear us call
I've got no reason

I've got no reason
I've got no reason

I've got no reason
I've got no reason

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Grinspoon's song "No Reason" express the feeling of not having any reason to continue a relationship or pursue a goal. The first two lines suggest that if someone has a clear plan and justification for their actions, someone else should tell them that they have already given all their answers and there is no reason to keep going. The next line states that everything is on the table, indicating that all resources have been used up and nothing more can be offered.

The lyrics then shift to a personal relationship where someone could "go down so low" that no one would hear them. This could indicate either the end of the relationship or hitting rock bottom. The singer then offers to give their love back to the other person but emphasizes that they don't have any reason for continuing the relationship. This seems to come from the realization that the other person has already found all their answers and that there is no more matter to be gained from pursuing the relationship.

The repetition of "I've got no reason" at the end emphasizes the finality of the decision and the singer's acceptance of it. Overall, the lyrics of "No Reason" capture the feeling of running out of options and having to make a tough decision about moving on.

Line by Line Meaning

If you got the rhyme and you got the reason
If you think you have everything figured out

Somebody outta really tell you
Someone should let you know

That you've run outta all your answers
You have no solutions left

And the lines are on the table
The evidence is clear

But you could go down so low
You could hit rock bottom

No one'll ever hear you call
You could be alone and struggling

I've got no reason
I have no explanation

You could have had all of my love
I would have given you my all

I'd give it straight back if it?s enough
I'm willing to let go if it will satisfy you

I need you to see that you're the one for me
I want you to realize that we belong together

Could've tried all the time to tell you
I could have attempted frequently to inform you