 Genius Lyrics
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Queens of the Stone Age – You Would Know
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“You Would Know” consists of mellow guitars and soft vocals, which serve to exemplify Josh Homme’s feelings of discontent as seen in the lyrics and droning chorus.
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Queens of the Stone Age – No One Knows
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“No One Knows” was released as the first single off of Songs for the Deaf and went on to become QOTSA’s biggest hit.
The lyrics deal with hallucinatory drugs, narcotics and
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Queens of the Stone Age – You Can’t Quit Me Baby
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The persona sings in second person about a “psycho” obsession he/she (just referred to he/him from here on out, but a gender is not explicitly given in the song) has with someone
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Queens of the Stone Age – Regular John
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In North American English slang, the clients of prostitutes may also be referred to as “johns” or “tricks.” A “regular John” may therefore be taken to mean an individual who
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Queens of the Stone Age – In the Fade / Feel Good Hit of the Summer (Reprise)
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“In the Fade” is a mid tempo mellow rock song with Mark Lanegan’s rock n' roll vocals taking on lead duty. It has a -by QotSA standards- very light and smooth verse riff and a
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Queens of the Stone Age – Gonna Leave You
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“Gonna Leave You” is sung by Nick Oliveri, the bassist of Queens of the Stone Age on their second and third albums.
Lyrically, “Gonna Leave You” has overlap with “Leg of Lamb
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Queens of the Stone Age – Paper Machete
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“Paper Machete” off of In Times New Roman… centers around a brutal takedown of a manipulative and masochistic character, presumed to be Josh Homme’s ex-wife, Brody Dalle. Homme
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Twin Danger – No One Knows
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We got some rules to follow / That and this, these and those / No one knows / We got these pills to swallow / How they stick in your throat / Taste that gold / Oh what you do to me
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Queens of the Stone Age – How to Handle a Rope
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“How To Handle a Rope” is the third and final single of Queens of the Stone Age’s debut album.
The song was renamed to “How to Handle a Rope (A Lesson in the Lariat)” on the album
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Queens of the Stone Age – I Think I Lost My Headache
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The closer track on QOTSA’s second album, Rated R, is the longest track on the album, clocking in at 8:40.
Being about paranoia, the intro and outro brings about a jittery riff in
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Queens of the Stone Age – Emotion Sickness
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[Intro] / Use once and destroy / Single servings of pain / A dose of emotion sickness / I just can't shake / Then my fever broke / [Verse 1] / You got no possessions, just your
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Queens of the Stone Age – Mosquito Song
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[Verse 1] / I know, I know the sun is hot / Mosquitoes come suck your blood / And leave you there all alone / Just skin and bone / When you walk among the trees / Listening to the
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Queens of the Stone Age – The Way You Used to Do
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“The Way You Used To Do” is a fast paced song with a swinging robotic guitar drive. Its “big band swing” is reminiscent of musician Cab Calloway’s music, with its pep and punch.
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Queens of the Stone Age – I Sat by the Ocean
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“I Sat By The Ocean” was released as the second single of the album. The song debuted on May 8, the band performed a couple of their new songs on a small intimate concert in
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Queens of the Stone Age – I Sat by the Ocean
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“I Sat By The Ocean” was released as the second single of the album. The song debuted on May 8, the band performed a couple of their new songs on a small intimate concert in
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Queens of the Stone Age – Keep Your Eyes Peeled
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The opening track to Queens of the Stone Age’s sixth album …Like Clockwork, “Keep Your Eyes Peeled,” deals with emotions centered around a distorted, negative mentality or
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Queens of the Stone Age – 3's & 7's
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“3’s and 7’s” was released as the second single off of Era Vulgaris. Despite the misleading name, skittish guitar and erratic tempo changes, this song is actually in a run-of-the-
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Queens of the Stone Age – Tangled Up in Plaid
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“Tangled Up in Plaid”’s title is a play on a Bob Dylan song “Tangled Up In Blue.” They both tell the story of a relationship that will cause nothing but trouble.
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Queens of the Stone Age – Fortress
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The introductory violins of “Fortress” marks Villains‘ first ballad, though the heartfelt emotions slowly evolve into a heavy guitar-laden finish.
Josh spoke about creating “
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Queens of the Stone Age – Long Slow Goodbye
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The lyrics to “Long Slow Goodbye” should be read in conjunction with the lyrics to the album’s opening track, “This Lullaby,” which together may be seen to bookend the album.
In
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Queens of the Stone Age – If Only
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“If Only” was released as the lead single off of QotSA’s debut album.
An early version, entitled “If Only Everything,” was released on 1997’s shared Kyuss / Queens of the Stone
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Queens of the Stone Age – Another Love Song
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This song has bassist Nick Oliveri singing the lead vocals. This fact becomes disturbing when you find one of the reasons why he left Queens of the Stone Age.
“In January 2004
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Queens of the Stone Age – Quick and to the Pointless
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Track 7 on Rated R an album which has been certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry.
The song begins with what sounds like the voice of a school girl. Nick then
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Queens of the Stone Age – Leg of Lamb
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Josh once said that this song was relative to other songs by Queens Of The Stone Age, which proves true: you can hear heavy traces of “Medication” from Lullabies to Paralyze, as
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Queens of the Stone Age – Negative Space
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[Verse 1] / In an atmosphere I don't recognize / I don't know what's true, particularly if it's from you / Oh, betrayal, it tears me up inside / I'm just a fool who is terrified
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Queens of the Stone Age – The Sky Is Fallin'
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“The Sky Is Fallin” is a continuation of Homme’s journey throughout the California desert: a central theme that Songs For the Deaf. It’s essentially a post-apocalyptic epic that
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Queens of the Stone Age – Avon
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A rough cut of the song named “Nova” was released through Josh Homme’s Desert Sessions. “Avon” is nova spelled backwards.
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Queens of the Stone Age – Everybody Knows That You Are Insane
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“Everybody Knows That You Are Insane” was released as the third single off of Lullabies To Paralyze. It was retitled as “Everybody Knows That You’re Insane” for the single release.
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Queens of the Stone Age – ...Like Clockwork
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The title track of this album is also the last of the triumphant project.
Josh Homme returns to the piano to round off this album with a rather depressing but beautiful song about
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Queens of the Stone Age – Villains of Circumstance
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The closing track of the album, “Villains Of Circumstance” was actually written years before its release, as it has been performed as far back as 2014. The song is a long slow
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Queens of the Stone Age – You Can’t Quit Me, Baby (Live)
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[Intro] / Yeah, here's something to dance to! Up tempo! / [Verse 1] / It's a mistake but who knows / Followed you home / Crawled in your window / This life is a trip when you're
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Queens of the Stone Age – Made to Parade
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The fifth track off the 2023 release In Times New Roman…', the title is a phrase commonly used in association with Them Crooked Vultures, a ‘super’ group comprised of Josh Homme
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