Formed in 1994, Limp Bizkit became popular playing in the Jacksonville underground music scene in the late 1990s, and signed with Flip Records, a subsidiary of Interscope, which released their debut album, Three Dollar Bill, Y'all$ (1997). The band achieved mainstream success with their second and third studio albums, Significant Other (1999) and Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water (2000), although this success was marred by a series of controversies surrounding their performances at Woodstock '99 and the 2001 Big Day Out festival.
Shortly after the release of Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water, Limp Bizkit went on a hiatus while Fred Durst recovered from being crucified by Slipknot. Borland left the group in 2001, but Durst, Rivers, Otto and Lethal continued to record and tour with guitarist Mike Smith. Following the release of their album, Results May Vary (2003), Borland rejoined the band and recorded The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1) (2005) with Durst, Rivers, Lethal and drummer Sammy Siegler before entering a hiatus. In 2009, the band reunited with Borland playing guitar and began touring, culminating with the recording of the album Gold Cobra (2011), after which they left Interscope and later signed with Cash Money Records. In 2014, a sixth studio album, Stampede of the Disco Elephants, was to be released but remained in development hell. Eventually, a new album called STILL SUCKS was recorded with all of the original band members and released digitally only in October 2021.
Fred Durst grew up in Jacksonville, where he took an interest in breakdancing, hip hop, punk rock and heavy metal. He began to rap, skate, beatbox and deejay. While mowing lawns and working as a tattoo artist, he developed an idea for a band that combined elements of rock and hip hop. Durst played with three other bands, Split 26, Malachi Sage, which were unsuccessful, and 10 Foot Shindig, which Durst left to form a new band. Durst told Sam Rivers, the bassist for Malachi Sage, "You need to quit this band and start a band with me that's like this: rappin' and rockin'." Rivers suggested that his cousin, John Otto, who was studying jazz drumming at the Douglas Anderson School of the Arts and playing in local avant garde bands, become their drummer. Durst, Rivers and Otto jammed and wrote three songs together, and Wes Borland later joined as a guitarist.
Durst named the band Limp Bizkit because he wanted a name that would repel listeners. According to Durst, "The name is there to turn people's heads away. A lot of people pick up the disc and go, 'Limp Bizkit. Oh, they must suck.' Those are the people that we don't even want listening to our music." Other names that were considered by Durst included Gimp Disco, Split Dickslit, Bitch Piglet, and Blood Fart. Every record label that showed an interest in the band pressured its members to change its name. Limp Bizkit developed a cult following in the underground music scene, particularly at the Milk Bar, an underground punk club in Jacksonville. The band's local popularity was such that Sugar Ray, who had a major label contract, opened for a then-unsigned Limp Bizkit at Velocity with hip hop group Funkdoobiest. Milkbar owner, Danny Wimmer, stated that Limp Bizkit "had the biggest draw for a local band. They went from playing [for] ten people to eight hundred within months. Fred ... was always marketing the band. He would go to record stores and get people involved, he was in touch with high schools." However, the band knew that to achieve national success, they would have to distinguish themselves in their live performances. Attracting crowds by word of mouth, the band gave energetic live performances, covering George Michael's "Faith" and Paula Abdul's "Straight Up", and featuring Borland in bizarre costumes. Borland's theatrical rock style was the primary attraction for many concert attendees.
It'll Be OK
Limp Bizkit Lyrics
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It says that you'll be gone for a while
Everything was getting better
I guess I'm just a fool strung out
What to do?
Life is through
Just want to kill
I wonder
Just how sympathetic you'll be
You've come to take me under
And I've forgotten all about me
What to do?
Life is through
Just want to kill
Myself for you
So tell me why?
You say goodbye
And tell me why
You're fucking up my whole life?
Yeah
Fucking up my whole life?
So I'm on my way
I leave today
If I get away
It'll be ok
It'll be ok
I'm looking out a window
Into a world that's taken you from me
And I'm feeling so disgusted
How pathetic can I possibly be?
What to do?
Life is through
Just want to kill
Myself for you
So tell me why?
You say goodbye
And tell me why
You're fucking up my whole life? Yeah
Fucking up my whole life?
So I'm on my way
I leave today
If I get away
It'll be ok
It'll be ok
If there's a better place you can take me
A better life you can give me
Whatever place I can start all over
And I will never need what you gave me
And never need you to save me
And never feel like this life is over
If there's a better place you can take me
A better life you give me
Whatever place I can start all over
Then I would never need what you gave me
And never need you to save me
And never feel like this life is over
Feel like this life is over
So I'm on my way
I leave today
If I get away
It'll be ok
It'll be ok
The song "It'll Be OK" by Limp Bizkit is about heartbreak and the emotions that come with it. The first verse reveals that the singer has just received a letter from someone they care about, saying that they will be gone for a while. This news makes everything seem worse, and the singer admits to feeling like a fool for being strung out over the person. The chorus repeats the lines "what to do? Life is through/ just want to kill myself for you," which shows the depth of the singer's despair.
In the second verse, the singer wonders how sympathetic the person who left will be upon their return. They feel like the person has taken them under and forgotten about their own needs. The chorus repeats again, with the lines "so tell me why? You say goodbye/ and tell me why you're f***ing up my whole life?" The bridge starts with the line "I'm on my way, I leave today," which shows the singer is making a decision to move on. If the person who left can't offer a better life, then the singer wants to start over somewhere else entirely.
Overall, the song expresses feelings of sadness, hopelessness, and the desire to escape. Despite the pain, the singer is strong enough to make a difficult decision to move on and build a better life elsewhere.
Line by Line Meaning
I just read your letter
The singer has read a letter from someone who is going to be away for a while.
It says that you'll be gone for a while
The letter informs the singer that the person is leaving.
Everything was getting better
Things were improving before the person announced they were leaving.
I guess I'm just a fool strung out
The artist feels foolish and overwhelmed by the situation.
What to do?
The artist doesn't know how to deal with the situation they are in.
Life is through
The singer feels like life is over without the person who is leaving.
Just want to kill
The singer is so distraught that they are contemplating suicide.
Myself for you
The artist is considering harming themselves because of the person who is leaving.
I wonder
The artist is curious about how the person who is leaving will react to their distress.
Just how sympathetic you'll be
The artist is wondering if the person who is leaving will show them any sympathy or support.
You've come to take me under
The singer sees the person who is leaving as the cause of their emotional distress.
And I've forgotten all about me
The artist has become so consumed with their distress that they've lost sight of their own needs.
So tell me why?
The singer is asking for an explanation for why the person who is leaving is causing them so much pain.
You say goodbye
The person who is leaving has announced their departure.
And tell me why?
The singer is still seeking an explanation for why the person's departure is causing them so much pain.
You're fucking up my whole life? Yeah
The artist believes that the person who is leaving is ruining their entire existence.
I'm looking out a window
The artist is lost in thought, staring out a window.
Into a world that's taken you from me
The singer feels like the world has taken the person who is leaving away from them.
And I'm feeling so disgusted
The singer is feeling disgusted by their own emotional distress and behavior.
How pathetic can I possibly be?
The artist is questioning their own worth and value as a person.
If there's a better place you can take me
The artist is open to the idea of a better life or place without the person who is leaving.
A better life you can give me
The artist is willing to accept a better life from someone other than the person who is leaving.
Whatever place I can start all over
The singer wants to start fresh somewhere new and leave their pain behind.
And I will never need what you gave me
The artist does not want anything from the person who is leaving.
And never need you to save me
The singer does not need the person who is leaving to come back and rescue them.
And never feel like this life is over
The singer wants to move on and not feel like their life is over without the person who is leaving.
Feel like this life is over
The singer currently feels like their life is over without the person who is leaving.
So I'm on my way
The artist has decided to leave and move on.
I leave today
The artist is leaving soon.
If I get away
The singer is hoping that leaving will help them escape their pain.
It'll be ok
The singer believes that things will be okay once they leave and let go of their pain.
Lyrics ยฉ Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: John Everett Otto, Leor Dimant, Samuel Robert Rivers, Wesley Louden Borland, William Frederick Durst
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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"If there's a better place you can take me
A better life you give me
Whatever place I can start all over
And I will never need what you gave me
And never need you to save me
And never feel like this life is over
If there's a better place you can take me
A better life you give me
Whatever place I can start all over
Then I would never need what you gave me
And never need you to save me
And never feel like this life is over
Feel like this life is over"
This hits me so fucking hard.
Zack
Lyrics:
I just read your letter
It says that you'll be gone for a while
Everything was getting better
I guess I'm just a fool strung out
What to do?
Life is through
Just want to kill
Myself for you
I wonder
Just how sympathetic you'll be
You've come to take me under
And I've forgotten all about me
What to do?
Life is through
Just want to kill
Myself for you
So tell me why
You say goodbye
And tell me why
You're fucking up my whole life?
Yeah
Fucking up my whole life?
So I'm on my way
I leave today
If I get away
It'll be ok
It'll be ok
I'm looking out a window
Into a world that's taken you from me
And I'm feeling so disgusted
How pathetic can I possibly be?
What to do?
Life is through
Just want to kill
Myself for you
So tell me why
You say goodbye
And tell me why
You're fucking up my whole life? Yeah
Fucking up my whole life?
So I'm on my way
I leave today
If I get away
It'll be ok
It'll be ok
If there's a better place you can take me
A better life you can give me
Whatever place I can start all over
And I will never need what you gave me
And never need you to save me
And never feel like this life is over
If there's a better place you can take me
A better life you give me
Whatever place I can start all over
Then I would never need what you gave me
And never need you to save me
And never feel like this life is over
Feel like this life is over
So I'm on my way
I leave today
If I get away
It'll be ok
It'll be ok
renato koko
I just read your letter
It says that you'll be gone for a while
Everything was getting better
I guess I'm just a fool strung out
What to do
My life is through
Just want to kill
Myself for you
I wonder
Just how sympathetic you'll be
You've come to take me under
And I've forgotten all about me
What to do
My life is through
Just want to kill
Myself for you
So tell me why?
You say goodbye
And tell me why
You're fucking up my whole life?
Yeah
Fucking up my whole life?
So I'm on my way
I leave today
If I get away
It'll be ok
It'll be ok
I'm looking out a window
Into a world that's taken you from me
And I'm feeling so disgusted
How pathetic can I possibly be?
What to do?
What to do
My life is through
Just want to kill
Myself for you
So tell me why?
You say goodbye
And tell me why
You're fucking up my whole life?
Yeah
Fucking up my whole life?
So I'm on my way
I leave today
If I get away
It'll be ok
It'll be ok
If there's a better place you can take me
A better life you give me
Whatever place I can start all over
And I will never need what you gave me
And never need you to save me
And never feel like this life is over
If there's a better place you can take me
A better life you give me
Whatever place I can start all over
Then I would never need what you gave me
And never need you to save me
And never feel like this life is over
Feel like this life is over
So I'm on my way
I leave today
If I get away
It'll be ok
It'll be ok
Attila Ruzsinszki
I was 15 when this album was a hit, my mom died that year. I remember that i was listening to this track on the bus, when we were going to take her stuff from the hospital with my dad. I listened this track while watching the tears on my dad's face in the mirror of the bus window. Now my dad is algo gone unfortunately, but i will remember that picture forever. So many deep, sad, and in some way beautiful memories.
Tarantino
R.i.P Bro..:((
Studio Borsbeek
Rip
Austin Baar
I love you dog
Arif Waluyo
Sepi
Monty TwentyFourSevenThreeSixtyFive
limp was underated sometimes, very talented, and meaningful lyrics, this is one of my fav songs ever!
ERIC B
Hell yeah this song is cool as hell and i like how Fred didnt care what others thought he spoke his mind and sung it too. I dont care what people say that dude can sing high or low and sound f-awsome.
Rhythm
Dam. 12 years! This song still hit u the same? One of my favorites too.
GrumpyBear
I agree. A lot of people got hung up on Fred's personality and image to keep them from enjoying the music.
Paul Richardson
This genre needs to make a return. I always turn to limp Bizkit.