Ultimate Fakebook is a band from Manhattan, KS, whose style of pop-punk/pow… Read Full Bio ↴Ultimate Fakebook is a band from Manhattan, KS, whose style of pop-punk/powerpop sound helped ignite the emo explosion that included fellow Kansans the The Get Up Kids and the Anniversary in the late 1990s. They released three full-length albums; Electric Kissing Parties (1998; Noisome Records), This Will Be Laughing Week (2000; 550/Epic Records), and Open Up and Say Awesome (2002; Initial Records). Shortly after releasing their final EP, Before We Spark (2003), they broke up. Colby has been a part of indie supergroup Carrier, and both Colby and Melin are both currently members of The Dead Girls. Singer Bill McShane made his first musical appearance in over 7 years on 2010's multi-musician studio collaboration The Seven Degrees of Stephen Egerton. Because of the Egerton single, the band decided it was the perfect time to release some of the songs that they had recorded but never released. In July of 2010, they released their fourth album Daydream Radio is Smiling Static which is a collection of non-album tracks that didn't quite make it to the previous three albums. Their most recent album, The Preserving Machine, was released in 2020.

I'm All Out Of It Now
Ultimate Fakebook Lyrics

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I'm all out of it now
I'm all messed up and dressed down
I don't know anyone around
Because I'm out of it

For weeks and years and months it seems
I'm out of everything I need
No, don't ask for anything - I'm out of it

[Chorus]
It must be a cool thing
And it must be a cool place
It must be a cool state of mind
'Cause it's always behind me - where I can't find it

I'm all out of it now
And I just gotta have it loud
And I could never turn it down
Because I'm out of it

For weeks and years and months it seems
I play my fingers 'till they bleed
The price of fame is what I need - I'm out of it

[Chorus]

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Ultimate Fakebook's "I'm All Out Of It Now" speak to a state of feeling lost and disconnected. The singer seems to be experiencing a sense of disassociation and confusion, unable to connect with the people or things around them. The repetition of the phrase "I'm out of it" emphasizes both the singer's disorientation and their sense of lacking something essential.

The chorus offers a few possible explanations for the singer's difficulties, suggesting that there is something cool or desirable that is always just out of their reach. The lines "it must be a cool thing / and it must be a cool place / it must be a cool state of mind" allude to the idea that the singer is searching for some intangible sense of hipness or coolness that they feel they've been denied.

Ultimately, the song seems to paint a somewhat bleak picture of a person who is struggling to find meaning or satisfaction in their life. Despite their efforts to pursue music (as suggested by the line about playing their fingers until they bleed) the singer remains unfulfilled and disconnected.

Line by Line Meaning

I'm all out of it now
I am completely without the thing I need, whatever that may be

I'm all messed up and dressed down
I am emotionally unwell and physically disheveled

I don't know anyone around
I am disconnected from my surroundings and the people in it due to my state of mind

Because I'm out of it
My current condition is caused by my lack of that certain something in my life

For weeks and years and months it seems
This feeling has persisted for a long time

I'm out of everything I need
I don't seem to have any of the necessities in life

No, don't ask for anything - I'm out of it
I can't provide anything for others because I don't have the resources

[Chorus]
Reiterating the idea that this elusive thing I need must be elusive, alluring, and required for me to succeed

It must be a cool thing
What I need is likely socially desirable or trendy

And it must be a cool place
This thing could exist in a specific environment that I can't locate

It must be a cool state of mind
Possibly, this is a state of thinking, attitude, or mindset that would benefit me

'Cause it's always behind me - where I can't find it
Whatever it is that would help me is constantly eluding me and I can't seem to get it

And I just gotta have it loud
I require an intense, possibly auditory experience to escape my current state

And I could never turn it down
I would resist any attempt to end this experience or return to my previous state

Because I'm out of it
Once again, my lack of something essential is the root cause of my behavior

For weeks and years and months it seems
This persistent feeling has caused long-term damage to my body, specifically to my fingers

I play my fingers 'till they bleed
I have taken to extreme measures, including physically harming myself, to cope with the pain

The price of fame is what I need - I'm out of it
I have associated my need for success and recognition with a certain lifestyle or material possession that I cannot attain

Lyrics © Spirit Music Group
Written by: ERIC MELIN, NICHELOS COLBY, WILLIAM MCSHANE

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