1994
PWR BTTM Lyrics


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Haven't had a thing to eat
It's feels so great
To want more nothing
I haven't even been away
For a day, it feels like something

Ooooooooh
Oooooooooooh
Ooooooooh

Haven't seen your face since 1994
It feels like nothing
These days it pays to be so strange
And I'm like nothing

Ooooooooh
Oooooooooooh, ooh
Ooooooooh
Yeah!

Ooooooooh




Oooooooooooh
Ooooooooh

Overall Meaning

The song "1994" by PWR BTTM explores themes of nostalgia, loneliness, and the search for identity. The opening lines, "Haven't had a thing to eat, It's feels so great, To want more nothing," suggest a sense of freedom and liberation from material desires. The singer finds happiness and fulfillment in simple pleasures, such as not eating, and the idea of wanting "more nothing" implies a rejection of consumerism and superficiality. The lines "I haven't even been away, For a day, it feels like something" suggest that this feeling of contentment is a new and unusual experience for the singer, making it all the more significant.


The title of the song, "1994," refers to a time in the past when things were simpler and less complicated. The line "Haven't seen your face since 1994, It feels like nothing" further emphasizes this idea of the past being a simpler time. The reference to "your face" suggests that there is someone specific the singer is missing, but the lyrics offer no further explanation. This ambiguity allows the listener to project their own experiences and emotions onto the song.


Overall, "1994" is a song about finding joy in simplicity and looking back on the past with a sense of longing. It invites the listener to reflect on their own nostalgia and the ways in which they find happiness in their own lives.


Line by Line Meaning

Haven't had a thing to eat
I have not consumed anything recently


It's feels so great
Despite not eating, I feel content and happy


To want more nothing
I desire to have less and simplify my life


I haven't even been away
I have not traveled or gone anywhere recently


For a day, it feels like something
Even though I haven't been gone for long, it feels significant


Haven't seen your face since 1994
I haven't seen you in a long time, since 1994 to be exact


It feels like nothing
Seeing you again does not bring me much emotion or feeling


These days it pays to be so strange
The current trend is to be unique and different


And I'm like nothing
I feel like I do not fit into this trend of being strange and unique




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@Somahush

Saw them in concert 4 months before the scandal. They were very charismatic and we all felt a strong feeling of freedom in the room while they played their songs, I don't know how to explain it.

@jonballer96

literally just discovered this by accident. One of my best accidents recently I have to say

@rocklobster590

jonballer96 1:46

@tearsanddreams8021

I want them back tho

@dumbmusorowan

same. but they're really shitty people. but they make great music. :(

@andrewhill1362

dumb muso rowan yeah, it’s too bad. I really do love this song.

@dylan7642

@@andrewhill1362 we need to start a band. We can call it MB PG MO. Making Bad People's Good Music Okay. We just make covers of good songs by shitty people, so people have someone to support.

@landonjohnson4477

@@dumbmusorowan they aren't shitty, the sexual assault shit turned out to not be true stfu

@dumbmusorowan

@@landonjohnson4477 source?

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@RS-tk1in

It's too bad this band is no longer, I would've loved to see them in concert they are so talented!

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