Shame Shame Lyrics
If you want to
I'll make you feel something real just to bother you
Now I got you
Under my thumb like a drug, I will smother you
[Pre-Chorus]
I'll be the one, be the moon, be the sun
Be the rain in your song, go and put that record on
If you want to
I'll be the one, be the tongue that will swallow you
[Refrain]
Shame, shame
Shame, shame
Shame, shame
Shame, shame
[Chorus]
Another splinter under the skin
Another season of loneliness
I found a reason and buried it
Beneath a mountain of emptiness
[Post-Chorus]
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh, oh-oh
Oh, oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh, oh
Shame, shame
Shame, shame
[Verse 2]
Who, what, where, when (Shame, shame)
Just move along, nothing wrong 'til we meet again (Shame, shame)
I'll be the end (Shame, shame)
I'll be the war at your door, come and let me in (Shame, shame)
[Pre-Chorus]
I'll be the one, be the moon, be the sun (Shame, shame)
Be the rain in your song, go put that record on (Shame, shame)
If you want to (Shame, shame)
I'll be the one, be the tongue that will swallow you (Shame, shame)
[Chorus]
Another splinter under the skin
Another season of loneliness
I found a reason and buried it
Beneath a mountain of emptiness
[Post-Chorus]
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh, oh-oh
Oh, oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh, oh
Shame, shame
Shame, shame
Shame, shame
Shame, shame
Shame, shame
Shame, shame
Shame, shame
Shame, shame
[Chorus]
Another splinter under the skin
Another season of loneliness
I found a reason and buried it
Beneath a mountain of emptiness
[Post-Chorus]
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh, oh-oh
Oh, oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh, oh
[Refrain]
Shame, shame
Shame, shame
Shame, shame
Shame, shame
About
“Shame Shame” is the first single off Foo Fighters' tenth studio album Medicine At Midnight.
Foo Fighters debuted the song on November 7th, 2020 with a performance on Saturday Night Live. An official music video for the track dropped the same day.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
It’s crazy, the idea for that video came from a dream I had when I was when 14 or 15 that I’ve remembered my entire life. I was standing at the bottom of this hill and there was this coffin on fire next to this dead tree and I ran up the hill to rescue whoever was in this coffin, but I couldn’t get my hands on it because it was on fire! I stood there filled with anxiety and fear, but I’ve remembered it my entire fucking life and never knew what it meant.
I thought this should be the first track people hear, so they realise this album isn’t like Foo Fighters records that have gone before. When we started considering the video, that dream I’ve lived with for 37 fucking years seemed to match with the aesthetic of the song. I called a friend of mine, Paola Kudacki, who’s a world-renowned photographer and then called Sofia Boutella, who’s just a force of nature.
They fit perfectly together, the visuals – which are some dark corner of my psyche – and the song. It’s a bit darker than anything we’ve ever done.
—Dave Grohl via NME (November 2020)
Yes, Foo Fighters debuted the song on Saturday Night Live episode dated November 7, 2020.
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