Limp Bizkit - Nookie - deep subtle message revealed
 

So after a friend of mine who listens to Tool gave me an interesting interpretation of their "Stinkfist" I thought that maybe I need to think more abstract too and find subtle messages behind lyrics which seem so determined and obvious at the first sight.

When I really thought about Nookie and listened to it with whole my heart and my mind open I was left amazed. I actually started crying from how beautiful their actual message is, it touched me that deep. And the nonchalant, goofy way the song is written just contributes to the message it sends.

I also discovered that Rollin is an amazing song about struggling with life and never giving up, but more about that later.

INTERPRETATION

"Check, one, two" - It means he is a very wary and careful person that doesn't just run into things but checks first.

"Came into this world as a reject look into these eyes then you'll see the size of the flames" - He is a social reject with a fire burning deep inside of him that is ready to be unleashed. Look into his eyes, REALLY LOOK INTO THEM and you can see the size of the flames.

"Dwellin on the past Its burning up my brain, everyone that burns has to learn from the pain" - People must learn to control their fiery temper and learn from the mistakes in the past.

"Hey I think about the day My girlie ran away with my pay When fellas come to play" - Such a beautiful metaphor... I... I can't find words to describe it but I'll try. His girl is actually the music industry and the fellas are other bands. So what he is trying to say is that music industry just likes what is hot ATM and money which is supposed to be your pay can be easily given to some other band.

"Now she stuck with my homies that she ****ed And I'm just a sucker with a lump in my throat" - He is saying that music industry is now stuck and stopped progressing after she drained his "homies", aka other bands. And he is just a sucker(loser) sad because of it(lump in the throat).

"Hey, like a chump Should I be feelin' bad? No Should I be feelin good? No" He is comparing himself to a champ because he was so easily deceived. But in the end he starts feeling pretty apathetic towards rejection by the music industry.

"Its kinda sad I'm the laughin' stock of the neighborhood You would think that I'd be movin' on But I'm a sucker like I said ****ed up in the head, not!!" - He is sad that everybody laughs at him and that everybody thinks he should move on and try another career cause he is a failed musician. But he has had enough of it, he doesn't give up and keeps being a musician but not a sucker anymore and not ****ed up anymore!

"Maybe she just made a mistake I should give her a break My heart will ache either way Hey, what the hell Watcha want me to say I wont lie that I cant deny"

He is forgiving the music industry for playing with him cause it is all a thing of the past.

"I did it all for the nookie C'mon The nookie C'mon So you can take that cookie And stick it up your, yeah!! Stick it up your, yeah!! Stick it up your, yeah!!" - This is where the emotions started getting really intense and I started crying. So deep and meaningful. Nookie is a slang term for sex, and sex is fun. Cookie is often given to dogs as a reward after they do what their owners tell them to do. What he is saying is that he started making music for fun and for the sake of music instead of for the cookie because its humiliating to work for such little rewards and being owned like a dog.

That's all for now, TO BE CONTINUED

I'm not sure if this is supposed to be obviously sarcastic, or if you're being sarcastic but trying to trick us into thinking that you're not.

good song pretty good album

Ah....what?

I'm serious.

CONTINUED NOOKIE INTERPRETATION

"Why did it take so long? Why did I wait so long, huh To figure it out? but I did it" - He regrets it took him so long to figure it all out and he is constantly pestered by countless questions but ultimately he is glad he succeeded.

"And I'm the only one underneath the sun who didn't get it I cant believe that I can be deceived By my so called girl" - He feels lonely and disappointed to the point he thinks he is the only one in the world who doesn't know how things work and he still has trouble believing music industry betrayed him and thrown him away.

"but in reality Had hidden agenda She put my tender heart in a blender And still I surrendered Hey, like a chump" - Hidden agenda means that music industry secretly planned to throw him away anyway, without any sort of compassion or sympathy even though his gentle heart got hurt :(.

"I'm only human Its so easy for your friends to give you their advice They tell you to let it go But its easier said then done" - Now music industry wants him again and doesn't want to let go of him

"I appreciate it I do, but just leave me alone Leave me alone Just leave me alone!! Just leave me alone!" - He is being ironic when he says how he appreciates that music industry wants to take him back, but he doesn't even consider and just wants to be left alone to do his own music the way he wants to and stay true.

"Ain't nothin' gonna change you can go away Im just gonna stay here and always be the same" - I'm not sure is he saying nothing gonna change or something gonna change since there are 2 negations, but I'm guessing something gonna change. He is saying music industry can go away and he doesn't need it because he is just gonna stay true to himself and won't sellout again.

Beautiful. Rollin' is even deeper and I was literally in a trance while listening to it, planning to interpret it too.

I myself often cry when I hear Nookie come on the Radio/TV.

To the OP:

You obviously have way too much time on your hands to be listening to such crappy music. It's time you explore music that actually has meaning to it other than complaining that their girlfriend was ****ing other guys.

Nookie is Fred's moral victory, and I wouldn't read too much into any of his lyricism.

You say it best, when you say nothing at all.

We really ought to have this added to the MB "lyric meanings" page.

@MyName

Boy you are REALLY committing to the joke aren't ya?

Fred durst is not a genius lyricist he's just a tool, i mean he just reeked of "plz make me famous" desperate for the spotlight..

which is why they covered George Michael in the first place
in fact, i could sum you up what woulda been Limp biskit at it's finest in "Back to school" by the Deftones..

That ONE song by the Deftones is what Limp biskit whole career shoulda been..

the worst part is when '2 dolla bill' was released i was a fan of limp biskit, during that time That type of Hardcore music was very popular, i remember Korn at one point was considered the most popular band ever..
Limp biskit just rode that Hardcore wave and when it was over so were they..

Great work, MyName :D

A bit too obvious for a troll, but a fun read for a joke.

Um... I can't believe you spent all that brain work on lyrics that have almost no brain work.

Just sayin'.

Black Francis I listen to Deftones more than Limp Bizkit these days but I still ****ing hate Back to School, along with the video and yeah, I've heard it before already. That's rap rock done wrong. They tried to be Limp Bizkit and do one song like that to promote their album but they failed in every way possible. They're just not good at mixing rap with rock and Chino doesn't have the voice for rap. It was even listenable the first minute, but that moaning and stuff isn't fit for rap rock. If you want to see the good version of the song, try Pink Maggit, that's what they're good at. And BTW it is 3 Dolla Bill, not 2

What do you mean Limp Bizkit just rode that wave? Are you trying to say that they made music just for the money cause they saw that kind of music is popular at the moment? I don't think so. I think they saw the new wave of music, liked it and wanted to be a part of it and not in it JUST for the money. They still made Unquestionable Truth pt1 and Gold Cobra in 2006/2011 even though rap rock was actually an underground genre at that time so it doesn't make sense if you say they do it only for the money.

You think he isn't a genius lyricist? He is far more than that, he is a PROPHET. Everything happened exactly like in my interpretation of Nookie. He got thrown away by the music industry when rap rock stopped being popular and then he learned his lesson and stayed true to himself.

Ok maybe I went a bit too far here, there are only indications he is a prophet but he definitely is a genius lyricist as I've just proven. I always knew there is a deeper message in their music and I've finally revealed it and I finally know what Fred Durst really intended the song to be.

Limp Bizkit - Rollin interpretation coming soon

one two
one two
one two
what the **** you gonna do?

Well I guess he can walk on hot dog flavoured water.

No wonder he's full of ****.

Lame.

TL;DR

Your gruesome twin PowerPunisher has been ejected from the forum by trying to blind us with his widsom, you could be next, so watch out son :usehead:

Someone actually thinks Fred Durst is a prophet? Woah.

that's interesting, what planet were you living on at that time?

at one point i thought there were a few universal understandings.

then, i opened this thread.

The Batlord you don't have to read it if you don't want, it is nothing new that simple minds can't comprehend such deep and meaningful songs or god forbid read more than 5 words at once :)

Unknown Soldier who is PowerPunisher? Is that the Slipknot fan? What do I have to do with him? And FYI I already got banned once, for putting a funny link in a shoutbox. The guy who sent me an angry message and banned me obviously didn't find it so funny, but damn it was worth it.

I'm just having fun making something out of nothing cause I finally got some free time.

I think you think too much man. Sometimes just take the words for what they are sometimes and not everythings metaphorical. Even when they are uts rarely that deep but thats just my opinion.

i'm going to second this statement, particularly in light of the fact that it was your buddy explaining maynard james keenan's lyrics to you that ignited your desire to hunt down deeper meanings in songs. the lyrics in tool's songs have a lot of thought put into them, so much so that one could say they are designed to never give the listener a straight idea of what's being said. they're cryptic and mysterious and so on... i wouldn't approach all lyrics in this way, because most writers don't attempt writing songs that work to make you think for yourself.

A little off topic but after seeing you mention tool I was wondering if there are any good websites with interpretations of Maynard's lyrics. I'm a big tool fan and have always thought he was a pretty unique lyricist but I've never spent much time interpreting his lyrics. Id like to see some interpretations.

Bloozcrooz and zevokis - Don't get me wrong, I listen to Tool too and I know their lyrical style. My friend has enlightened me by showing me his interpretation of Stinkfist(which I thought was so obviously about anal fisting) so I now realized that there is more music with deep subtle messages that need to be revealed. Limp Bizkit always interested me, I always knew that there is something different in their music, almost supernatural. But I didn't have the ability to comprehend it until now. You should listen to Nookie 93 times in a row to get a taste of it and feel its magic. Why 93 times? I'll tell you when the time comes.

blastingas10 - Let me google that for you

Hehe just kidding but seriously, it wouldn't have killed you to search it up yourself. Here's a decent site:

Tool Lyrics, Songs, Albums And More at SongMeanings!

MyName, don't listen to them, man. Some of these jokes haven't started a music-oriented thread in months.

Welcome to MusicBanter.

I just thought that since you have such a complex mind that I would point out your failures in capitalization and punctuation so that you could fix them and expand your mind.

Can you analyse a britney spears song for us too?

Limp Bizkit is a warning about what happens when you can't get over an ex

Start with Three Dollar Bill Y'All, where Fred Durst is angry and out for blood. You have songs like Counterfeit and Nobody Loves Me exploring his heartbreak and working through his bitter feelings. We understand Durst is angry and we can sympathize, even empathize, with him.

Then you move onto Significant Other which is a more emotional album. Remnants of his anger remain with songs like Break Stuff, but Nookie and Re-Arranged are the more introspective sides of Durst. He knows he's been hurt and he's trying to figure out how it came to this. Maybe tracks like No Sex can help him better understand? We can still feel for him and hope this is the last of this woman in his life before he can finally pick up the pieces and move on.

By the time we reach Chocolate Starfish and the Hotdog Flavored Water, it's starting to become a bit overdone. Durst has had his time to vent and now his outbursts are starting to feel a little pathetic. He wants us to think he feels fulfilled by going out and getting laid but we can all see through the macho facade. Those "hot mammas, pimp daddies, and the people rollin' in the Caddies" (Rollin') give away the joke the way "Why did I have to go and meet somebody like you? Why did you have to go and hurt somebody like me? How could you do somebody like that?" (Boiler) gives away what's really on his mind when he goes to sleep at night.

We close with Results May Vary, which is Durst simply losing it. Commonly considered one of the worst albums of all time, Results May Vary demonstrates Durst succumbing to such depravities as asking to sniff a woman's panties, lashing out at a woman for not wanting him to check her out, and him subsequently apologizing because "damn you're so hot" (Eat You Alive). I don't think any further analysis is necessary.

tl;dr Durst gets dumped and goes through the motions but stays bitter about it and eventually goes insane, yelling at women for not letting him be a creep and apologizing because he finds them attractive.

Unrelenting - Stopped reading after I realized you thought Counterfeit is a song about a broken heart. Do you know what is a counterfeit? Do you know that band members themselves said what is Counterfeit about? And no, its not about a woman.

I'm sorry, but I can't take you for serious if you don't know pure facts and try to impose your opinion as an objective truth.

Face - Sure, just give me the name of the song. It won't be soon though, I don't have much time :/

TheBig3 - Thank you, even though I'm not sure you're serious :P

The Batlord - I appreciate it and feel free to point out any grammar mistakes I make. English is not my mother language and I don't pay that much attention to grammar cause I write really fast so mistakes happen, especially when I start making big sentences :)

I reckon if you wrote slowly, you'd still be making the same mistakes.

Your choice, whichever one in your opinion resonates with the deepest and the most insightful revelations.

You've been listening to too much limpy biscuit.

that's 420 minutes of nookie. if it wasn't a limp bizkit song i'd certainly be down.

I am not sure if I should admit this, but this song is one of the main reasons I got into rock. Weird right? It's crazy how your musical interests can start in the weirdest places but yet still evolve in a completely different direction.

Limp Bizkit will always remind me of highschool. I cried when I listened to Golden Cobra though. The feeling is gone.

Dead serious. I think its mentally weak to come in here and type some variation of "Lim Bizkit Lawls, you're stupid!"

Listen to what you like man.

No doubt. Big 3 champions The White Stripes with no shame. Bust out your Limp Bizkit with pride. Fred Durst was born to speak to you.

Limp Bizkit pretty much were my first main obsession that got me away from pop and mainstream hip hop. That was in primary school though. I can understand how it can appeal to children and teenagers. Not saying you can't as older teenagers or older than that, but later I found them too inane for my taste at around 15. Though I stopped listening to them at around 13.

You can still delete this and keep your street cred. :yikes:

Says a man who disrespects the Stripes...