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.
The Truth
Limp Bizkit Lyrics
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And slightly obsessed with falling too deep
And malfunction, you're a virus
Whose intention is fucking up something
You're a crater
On the face of a problem much greater
It's the violence or lack thereof control
Body and soul, digging a hole
Enjoy the pain with accepting the grief
Are you finished?
Dumb fucking question, don't let yourself fall asleep
Resurrect the intention
Once your vision is now mass-produced
Imagine the insults a blessing
Imagine accepting the truth
Imagine accepting the truth
Imagine accepting the truth
Imagine accepting the truth
Just imagine accepting the truth
Imagine accepting the truth
The pendulums swinging
Hypnosis is taking control, now you linger
On a shadow of doubt
Have you really figured what you're all about?
Don't trust your instincts
Just open the chamber where you keep those darkest regrets
All the things you've done wrong
Rebellious at heart all along
Is your leader a voice?
Somehow you've replaced all your gain with a debt
Now the payback's a bitch
Why owe your life to a bitch?
Absolutely pathetic
And regret it when told you are made of mistakes
Imagine the insult's a blessing
Imagine accepting the truth
Imagine accepting the truth
Imagine accepting the truth
Imagine accepting the truth
Imagine accepting the truth
Imagine accepting the truth
Now speak to your leader
Now speak to your leader
Your Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name
Deliver us from evil, deliver us from evil
Your Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name
Deliver us from evil, deliver us from evil
Our Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name
Deliver me from evil, deliver me from evil
Our Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name
Deliver me from evil, deliver me from evil
Imagine accepting the truth
Imagine accepting the truth
Imagine accepting the truth
Imagine accepting the truth
Imagine accepting the truth
The Truth by Limp Bizkit is a song that delves into the theme of self-discovery and acceptance. The opening lines depict behavior patterns that indicate restlessness and obsession. The song refers to the listener being a virus whose intention is to fuck up something. These lines suggest that the listener is struggling with his inner demons and self-destructing tendencies. The lyrics also suggest that the person may have been problematic, leaving a metaphorical 'crater' on the face of the greater problem at hand.
The bridge of the song approaches the theme of accepting one's flaws and mistakes. The line 'Imagine accepting the truth' is repeated many times, emphasizing the importance of facing one's mistakes and accepting them. The song goes on to say that it is essential to open the darkest corners of one's mind and embrace the insults and mistakes that will lead to growth.
The end of the song references biblical scripture, particularly the Lord's Prayer, implying that the song's message is intended to help the listener find spiritual guidance or enlightenment.
Line by Line Meaning
You can't sleep, you're restless
You're having trouble sleeping and feel uneasy
And slightly obsessed with falling too deep
You're somewhat fixated on losing control
And malfunction, you're a virus
You're malfunctioning in a way that's harmful to those around you
Whose intention is fucking up something
You have a destructive goal in mind
You're a crater
You're a negative presence
On the face of a problem much greater
You're only making things worse in the middle of a larger problem
It's the violence or lack thereof control
The root problem is either violent behavior or lack of self-control
Body and soul, digging a hole
You're harming yourself in every way possible
Is the blood stainless?
Are you pretending your actions have no consequences?
Enjoy the pain with accepting the grief
You're accepting the consequences even though they hurt
Are you finished?
Are you done making excuses for yourself?
Dumb fucking question, don't let yourself fall asleep
It's obvious that you haven't solved the issue yet, so don't ignore it
Resurrect the intention
Revive your plan to fix your behavior
Once your vision is now mass-produced
Once your original intentions are being shared by others
Imagine the insults a blessing
Think of criticism as an opportunity to improve
Imagine accepting the truth
Think about accepting responsibility for your actions
The pendulums swinging
Your behavior is out of balance
Hypnosis is taking control, now you linger
You feel like you're under a spell and can't shake it
On a shadow of doubt
You're not sure you can improve
Have you really figured what you're all about?
Do you know why you're behaving this way?
Don't trust your instincts
Your gut reaction is leading you astray
Just open the chamber where you keep those darkest regrets
Allow yourself to face the things you're ashamed of
All the things you've done wrong
Everything you've done to hurt others
Rebellious at heart all along
You've always been defiant
Is your leader a voice?
Is your decision-making process flawed?
Somehow you've replaced all your gain with a debt
You've traded short-term satisfaction for long-term problems
Now the payback's a bitch
You're now dealing with the consequences of your actions
Why owe your life to a bitch?
Why let your problems control your life?
Absolutely pathetic
You're ashamed of yourself
And regret it when told you are made of mistakes
You feel like you're defined by your failures
Now speak to your leader
Take control of your own life
Your Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name
A prayer for guidance
Deliver us from evil, deliver us from evil
A plea for help in overcoming negativity
Our Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name
A reaffirmation of faith
Deliver me from evil, deliver me from evil
Asking for the strength to overcome personal struggles
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Songtrust Ave
Written by: Sam Siegler, Samuel Robert Rivers, Wesley Louden Borland, William Frederick Durst
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Daniel Gibbie
lately I've been reconnecting with my childhood jams and
finding great enlightment and bringing me back to my youth days.
One such band that brings me there was Limp Bizkit. 2 New songs
in particular, well new to me anyway are The Truth and Walking Away.
While most people state that Chocolate Starfish and The Hotdog Flavored Water
was their best album, I disagree while it was good I still gotta go with
The Significant Other released in 99. It was the pop culture and TRL
and that which I was into and both then, since, and to this day puts
a gleam on the gem that is their best works for me. My brother two years
under me had bought this album while I was in high school and I borrowed
it quite a bit to listen to it and headbang to it on my portabl cd player
and headphones. While the only cd I bought of them was Results May Vary
I still think Significant Other is their best and has a genuine place in pop culture
and that time musically and culturally when you see those videos that were
playing a lot on MTV at the time such as Nookie and Rearranged even today
just brings me back to a place when I had more energy and was a teen haha.
That's why I still like Significant Other the best to this day. But lately
as I said The Truth and Walking Away those are awesome and I found
some other songs I like which I had not known about of Limp Bizkit
which were on the unquestionable truth part 1 all 7 tracks.
and some of their other very good songs of Limp Bizkit is Faith, Why, Bittersweet Home. In particular I'm very happy they did the song bittersweet home.
With that song, they combined two awesome songs together. I'm suprised this song and the way they did it did not become incredibly popular. Perhaps its just because music is not popularized how it used to be so its more low key and take what you want. So it takes someone to point these things out. But Bittersweet Home is an awesome song! They took one of my favorite songs ever which has a lot of meaning to me which is Bittersweet Symphony by the Verve. Also his story as actually really incredible mr. Fred Durst and his grow up documentary made me appreciate him as an artist that much more. Wish he would do more materials like all these favorites I've talked about on this comment. I'm not a fan of his latest material but am glad he's still being an Artist and producing new materials/songs. Nonetheless as I said, I really appreciate his artistry and his impact on music in general. He could shout and screem with feeling and make it sound good and give the songs vibrancy and though other artists have also done it, he used elements of rap and heavy metal and hard rock and created beautiful songs that stand today as still real good and unique. It bothers me that the music I loved particularly of late 90's to early 2000's basically died off by mid 2000's somewhere around 2006 then there were few hits I was ever interested in. But the funny thing is there were so many good songs and hits also from those years of about 1998 to 2006 in like every music genre. Then since then not many that I liked much. Some hits from Lady Gaga I liked, and black eyed peas and its like what happened to all the other good popular music? those artists set the bar high and popular music evolved into something entirely different which I consider aren't good songs and aren't good music since like 2006 for the most part. that's how I feel.
Stoic
This song is, honestly, a hidden gem.
Real Slim Bobby
Yeah, I feel like the post-Results May Vary era kinda goes unnoticed 🙄
Michelle Laliberte
Agreed. I just found this song a couple of weeks ago and can't get enough. One of their best IMO
mike shaw
big time
mike shaw
@Michelle Laliberte ya it blew my mind
coma_ny718
Probably my fave lb song. And I've been rockin since seeing them open for helmet and Korn. ♥️
Luis Fernando Taboada
Most underrated Limp Bizkit track and album! A master piece for me
Abregú17
De todo lo que escuche de Limp Bizkit este álbum no es mi cerca de lo que era Chocolate Starfish y Significant Other, incluso still sucks está mejor que este,
Real Life Batman
My favorite song ever
Y2James
Dude it had such a vibe to it... UqtII and still sucks II is needed for sure