Formed in 2010, they released their eponymous debut album on the Sub Pop label in 2012.
Rats
METZ Lyrics
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You can’t find it
You’ve been hearing a sound
Crawling around in your mind
You’ve been hearing a sound x 3
They’ve been crawling around again
You don’t where it is x 2
You’ve been hearing a sound
Crawling around in your mind
You’ve been hearing a sound x 3
They’ve been crawling around again
You don’t know
You’re in deep
It’s too late
You can’t sleep
You got rats x 4
The lyrics of Metz's song Rats imply the notion of being unable to locate or identify a particular, unsettling feeling or thought that persists within one's own mind. The singer is haunted by a sound, presumably that of rats, which is used metaphorically to represent something they cannot escape from. The repetition of "You don't know what it is" and "You don't know where it is" highlights their internal struggle and confusion, as they search for answers, to no avail.
Furthermore, the repeated line "They've been crawling around again" adds an ominous tone to the song, suggesting that the singer has encountered this feeling or thought before and has been unable to escape it. The repetition of "You've been hearing a sound" reinforces the idea that this feeling; this relentless, creeping experience is not merely a figment of their imagination.
The final line of the song, "You got rats", is a stark and powerful statement, signifying the ultimate realization that the singer has come to accept the inescapability of their feelings or thoughts. In conclusion, Metz's Rats can be interpreted as a song about struggling with unresolved emotional burdens that linger, unaddressed, at the back of one's mind.
Line by Line Meaning
You don’t know what it is x 2
You're unaware of the issue, and it's mysterious and difficult to understand.
You can’t find it
You're unable to locate the source of the problem.
You’ve been hearing a sound
You've been noticing an unusual noise.
Crawling around in your mind
The sound is persistent and affecting your thoughts.
You’ve been hearing a sound x 3
The strange noise is continuing to bother you.
They’ve been crawling around again
Something unwanted and unpleasant is coming back.
You don’t where it is x 2
You remain unaware of the location of the source of the issue.
You can’t find it
You're still unable to locate the problem.
You don’t know
You're still unaware of the issue.
You’re in deep
You're in a precarious or problematic situation.
It’s too late
You've passed the point of being able to fix the problem easily.
You can’t sleep
The problem is causing you significant stress and anxiety.
You got rats x 4
The issue is likened to the presence of unwanted rodents, representing something that is invasive, challenging, and difficult to eliminate.
Writer(s): Hayden Menzies, Alex Edkins, Chris Slorach Copyright: BMG Gold Songs
Contributed by Isaiah M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
dziubakia
I've always figured grunge was more of an era and not a genre. But the way you described it makes a lot of sense. "Grunge" seems to be a hard word to define for me I guess
Martin Gospodinov
This must be the mainstream nowadays. I hope that you will become famous , greetings from Bulgaria
Iulian Tunsu
Martin Gospodinov let create a tour concerts Romania-Bulgaria!
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aerosurferlv
it does echo nirvana's "negative creep" but in their own way
Vern Black
This song is serious business!
PGA Strawberry
For the people that compare them to Nirvana you’re only half right. Bleach is an inspiration but vocally and sonically sounds even more like Superfuzz Bigmuff by Mudhoney and it came out a year before Bleach.
CCRockit
.......How in the hell is this similar to Nirvana?
RegularDude
listen to the album bleach and some tracks from in utero like radio friendly unit shifter or milk it this is very similar to nirvana really a good and heavy album sounds like the perfect output for your everyday frustrations even the cover looks like it
Stephen Johnston
I think it’s more like unsane , it’s good shit regardless of your reference