The All-American Rejects is an American rock band formed in Stillwater, Okl… Read Full Bio ↴The All-American Rejects is an American rock band formed in Stillwater, Oklahoma in 1999. The band consists of lead vocalist, bass guitarist, and pianist Tyson Ritter, lead guitarist Nick Wheeler, rhythm guitarist Mike Kennerty, and drummer and percussionist Chris Gaylor.

The band achieved mainstream success with their debut self-titled studio album The All-American Rejects released in 2003 by Dreamworks Records. The album was certified platinum by the RIAA and spawned the single "Swing, Swing".The band's second album Move Along brought the band further mainstream success in 2005, producing the hit singles, "Dirty Little Secret", "Move Along" and "It Ends Tonight", all of which charted in the top fifteen on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, while Move Along was certified double platinum by the RIAA.Their third studio album When the World Comes Down was released in 2008 and was later certified gold by the RIAA.[6] Its lead single "Gives You Hell" became The All-American Rejects' most successful song to date, peaking at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and the top 5 in many other countries. "Gives You Hell" was certified 4× multi-platinum for sales of over 4 million in the United States by the RIAA. Kids in the Street, the band's fourth studio album, was released March 26, 2012 and debuted at #18 on the US Billboard 200 chart.

Since the start of their career, The All-American Rejects have sold over 10 million albums worldwide[11][12] and were ranked No. 73 on the "Hot 100 Artists of the 2000s"[13] and No. 183 on Billboard magazine's "Billboard 200 Artists of the Decade" list.

Stab My Back
The All-American Rejects Lyrics

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Now we're broken on the floor
She just wants me to share her
It hasn't been this way before
She just wants me to dare her

The phone rings
And she screams
Stab my back

It's better when I bleed for you
Walk on me
It never was enough to do

I can't get past her
Falling faster
True
It hasn't done a lot for you

And every time he held you close
Yeah, were you thinking of me
When I needed you the most
Well I hope that you're happy

The phone rings
And she screams
Stab my back
It's better when I bleed for you
Walk on me
It never was enough to do

I can't get past her
Falling faster
True
It's better when I bleed for you

I hope that love he gave you
Was just enough to save you
You nearly broke my heart
Just look at what you're tearing apart

Stab my back
It's better when I bleed for you
Walk on me
It never was enough to do

I can't get past her
Falling faster
True
It hasn't done a lot for you

It's better when I bleed for you

It never was enough to do
It hasn't done a lot for

Overall Meaning

"Stab My Back" is a song by The All-American Rejects from their album "Move Along". The song has a bitter and resentful theme of heartbreak and betrayal. The lyrics convey the singer's brokenness and his desire to make his ex-girlfriend suffer in turn. The first two lines of the song indicate that there has been a change in the relationship. The singer is now broken and lying on the floor while his partner is urging him to share something with her. He explains that this is the first time the relationship has been like this, and she is determined to get him to be daring.

The chorus of the song involves a phone call from the ex-girlfriend who is screaming at the singer to stab her back, indicating that she wants him to hurt her again. She feels that the pain caused by the singer hurting her is somehow better than him not showing any interest at all. The singer is trying to get over her, but he can't stop falling. He knows that the relationship hasn't really done anything for either of them, but he still can't let go. The bitterness in his tone is evident when he says that she never did enough for him, and walking on him was never enough either.

The bridge of the song has a tone of regret and longing, with the singer wondering if his ex-girlfriend ever thought of him while she was with someone else. He reveals that he needed her most during a specific time, but she wasn't there for him. The final chorus of the song reiterates the same desire for the singer to hurt his ex-girlfriend in turn. He hopes that the love she found with someone else was enough for her and that she didn't need anything else from him.

Line by Line Meaning

Now we're broken on the floor
We are both hurting and in a bad place.

She just wants me to share her
She wants me to be a part of her life.

It hasn't been this way before
We have not been in this situation before.

She just wants me to dare her
She wants me to push her out of her comfort zone.

The phone rings
A call is coming through.

And she screams
She yells in excitement.

Stab my back
Betray me, hurt me emotionally.

It's better when I bleed for you
Our relationship is stronger when I am vulnerable and open.

Walk on me
Treat me poorly, use me.

It never was enough to do
Nothing I did was ever enough.

I can't get past her
I can't move on from her.