The Only Thing That Matters
blink-182 Lyrics


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Where the hell did you come from, outer space or heaven above
Short of breath my long-lost love
I can't believe my eyes, are you for real?

My life before was such a mess
There's no use dwelling on the past
My broken heart was in a cast
Then you showed up and it began to heal

'Cause you're the only thing that matters
'Cause you're the only thing that's real
'Cause you're the only thing I'll never let go
'Cause you're the only thing I feel

Someday
You'll come back to me
And I'll say
Something bitterly

And you'll go racing toward the kitchen
Grab a knife, erase my vision
Take my flatscreen television
And my paintings by Marilyn Manson

'Cause you're the only thing that matters
'Cause you're the only thing that's real
'Cause you're the only thing I'll never let go
'Cause you're the only thing I feel

'Cause you're the only thing that matters
'Cause you're the only thing that's real




'Cause you're the only thing I'll never let go
'Cause you're the only thing I feel

Overall Meaning

The song "The Only Thing That Matters" by blink-182 is a love song that expresses the singer's admiration and affection for their lover. The first few stanzas of the song express the singer's disbelief and awe towards their lover, as they cannot believe that someone as perfect and remarkable as them would come into their life. The singer then goes on to describe their past struggles with a broken heart and how their lover has helped them heal and move on from their past.


In the second half of the song, the singer acknowledges that relationships are not always perfect, as they predict a future argument with their lover. However, the singer still holds on to the idea that their love is the only thing that truly matters, even amidst potential turmoil. The song's chorus is an affirmation of the singer's devotion to their lover, and how they will never let go of their feelings for them.


Overall, "The Only Thing That Matters" is a song that celebrates the power of love and how it can heal past hurt and bring hope for the future.


Line by Line Meaning

Where the hell did you come from, outer space or heaven above
I can't believe I found someone like you, it feels like fate brought you to me from another world


Short of breath my long-lost love
You leave me breathless, as if I've been searching for you all my life


I can't believe my eyes, are you for real?
You're so perfect that I can't even believe you're actually here with me


My life before was such a mess
Before I met you, everything in my life seemed to be falling apart


There's no use dwelling on the past
I've let go of everything that happened before I met you, because my focus is on us now


My broken heart was in a cast
I was so hurt and broken-hearted that I had to protect myself by putting up walls


Then you showed up and it began to heal
But you came along and slowly but surely, you've helped me break down those walls and heal my heart


'Cause you're the only thing that matters
You're the most important thing in my life right now


'Cause you're the only thing that's real
Everything else fades away when I'm with you, because you're the only thing that matters


'Cause you're the only thing I'll never let go
I'll never let you slip away or take you for granted, because you mean too much to me


'Cause you're the only thing I feel
You make me feel alive and happy, and that's all that matters to me right now


Someday
In the future


You'll come back to me
If we ever drift apart, I know you'll find your way back to me


And I'll say
And when we reunite


Something bitterly
There may be unresolved issues that need to be addressed


And you'll go racing toward the kitchen
Our disagreements may escalate quickly


Grab a knife, erase my vision
I may say things I regret and you may react impulsively


Take my flatscreen television
Possessions may be damaged or lost in the heat of the moment


And my paintings by Marilyn Manson
Even things I hold dear to me may be at risk




Lyrics © RED BULL MEDIA HOUSE NA, INC., BMG Rights Management, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: MARK HOPPUS, TRAVIS BARKER, MATTHEW SKIBA, JOHN FELDMANN

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

@wbs1O1

This song was discussed in an interview which I posted below.

Mark Hoppus said:

‘The Only Thing That Matters’ we wrote very early on in the process. It was this bass thing that I had come up with and we wrote the song around it. For whatever reason, John [Feldmann] got it in his head that the bass part and the drum part together made it sound like ‘country-punk’. So we changed it slightly, and it’s a really cool fast song with a cool bass part and cool drum parts, and will be a fun song to play live as well."

Producer John Feldman said:

Collectively we all hated this song, up to a certain point. Then all of the sudden Mark rewrote the bass part and we all loved it. One day it just turned into this song. Mark originally had this cow punk, Social Distortion but in the Country-iest way that none of us felt a connection to at all. It had this yeehaw-vibe to it but none of us hated the music or the melody, we just didn’t connect to it then. Mark had the song mapped out and then he went back and re-wrote the whole thing and it became a song we all loved.

There aren’t a lot of really classic, fast pop-punk song on the album and this is one that fits the bill of what Southern California pop-punk feels like when I was growing up.



@rizalfathurrohman9204

Where the hell did you come from
Outer space or heaven above
Short of breath my long-lost love
I can't believe my eyes
Are you for real?
My life before was such a mess
There's no use dwelling on the pass
My broken heart was in a cast
Then you showed up and it began to heal
Cause you're the only thing that matters
Cause you're the only thing that's real
Cause you're the only thing I'll never let go
Cause you're the only thing I feel
Someday you'll come back to me
And I'll say something bitterly
And you'll go racing toward the kitchen
Grab a knife erase my vision
Take may flatscreen television
And my paintings by Marilyn Manson
Cause you're the only thing that matters
Cause you're the only thing that's real
Cause you're the only thing I'll never let go
Cause you're the only thing I feel
Cause you're the only thing that matters
Cause you're the only thing that's real
Cause you're the only thing I'll never let go
Cause you're the only thing I feel



All comments from YouTube:

@brunswic51

Matt's verse that starts with "Someday" is such a Matt Skibba/Alkaline Trio moment and I love it. Favorite lyric on the album.

@Onanerable

it's a reel big fish moment.

@isetmfriendsofire

As soon as I heard this song, that's what I thought. I knew he wrote it.

@canucks2017

"..Grab a knife erase my vision.." something I'd expect to hear in a Alk3 song for sure. Deff agree. Love it

@punkkid03

His verse reminds me of the alk3 song, help me.

@WeWatchedAMovie

Totally overlooked this song until it crawled into my butt and became my favorite.

@AirCanada1J5

nice, you should review movies or something

@yosiavneri

nailed ittt

@michaeltrapson

WeWatchedAMovie this song is dope brp

@TheMnimatt

Oh Def

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