2 Meanings
Add Yours
Share
Q&A

Back to Zero Lyrics

Tomorrow I'm going to move and change my clothes
Just black on black and nothing else
I'll just let it go

Oh, tonight I'm gonna scream and medicate
'Cause it's too late to beg someone for some relief
An emptiness is filling me

I'm gonna move back to zero
I'm gonna leave no doubt
I'm gonna zero you out

And my whole day's just a substitute
For calling you, stalling you
Gonna move back with some friends in black
Rebuild my life at 17th and Capp

I'm gonna move back to zero (to zero)
I'm gonna leave no doubt
I'm gonna zero you out (zero)

I'm gonna move back to zero (to zero)
And in the moment that I let go
I'm back to zero
And I take on a life of my own
I'm back to zero and a song
And a song, a song, starts to grow
Back to zero
And a song, a song, won't let sorrow bring you down

Up in a London club, I speak in perfect Japanese,
Oh, no, no, are you gonna do it?
I think I’ll do it now
I’m reaching into ripped jeans

Go, go, go, go, go, whoo!

Back to zero (back to zero)
Back to zero (I'm gonna leave no doubt)
(I'm gonna zero you out)

Whole hearted, no guarantees, sometimes it's enough to breath
And get through one more day of missing you

Get through one more day of missing you
Questions and Answers

Ask specific questions and get answers to unlock more indepth meanings & facts.

2 Meanings

Add your song meanings, interpretations, facts, memories & more to the community.

Cover art for Back to Zero lyrics by Third Eye Blind

Wondering if "Rebuild my life at 17th and Cap" is a reference to an address the writers once lived. 17th and Capital, perhaps?

Cover art for Back to Zero lyrics by Third Eye Blind

17th and Cap is a corner in San Francisco that is known for prostitution, drug abuse, and has been known to be dirty(i.e. lots of trash). My thoughts are that the meaning of this is that he is starting over at rock bottom. Starting with a clean slate metaphorically cleaning this woman out of his life.