Everything Means Nothing To Me Lyrics
Elliott Smith
Lyrics
Someone found the future as a statue in a fountain
At attention looking backward in a pool of water
Wishes with a blue songbird on his shoulder
Who keeps singing over everything
Everything means nothing to me
Everything means nothing to me
Everything means nothing to me
I picked up the song and found my picture in the paper
The reflection in the water showed an iron man still
Trying to salute people from a time when he was
Everything he's supposed to be
Everything means nothing to me
Everything means nothing to me
Everything means nothing to me
Song & Lyrics Facts
Elliott Smith's song Everything Means Nothing to Me was released in 2000 on his album Figure 8. The song was written by Elliott Smith and produced by Rob Schnapf and Tom Rothrock.
It features the backing vocals of Jon Brion and Neil Gust, who were both members of Smith's band at the time. The lyrics reflect a feeling of emptiness and disillusionment with life. Smith sings about how everything around him has become meaningless and he can no longer find joy or meaning in anything. Despite its melancholic subject matter, the song is full of beautiful melodies and instrumentation that make it one of Smith’s most beloved songs.