Wheels Lyrics

[Intro]
(One, two, three, four)

[Verse 1]
I know what you're thinkin'
We were goin' down
I can feel the sinkin'
But then I came around
And everyone I've loved before
Flashed before my eyes
And nothin' mattered anymore
I looked into the sky

[Pre-Chorus]
Well I wanted somethin' better, man
I wished for somethin' new
And I wanted somethin' beautiful
I wish for somethin' true
Been lookin' for a reason, man
Somethin' to lose

[Chorus]
When the wheels come down (When the wheels come down)
When the wheels touch ground (When the wheels touch ground)
And you feel like it's all over, there's another round for you
When the wheels come down (When the wheels come down)
[Verse 2]
Know your head is spinnin'
Broken hearts will mend
This is our beginnin'
Comin' to an end

[Pre-Chorus]
Well you wanted somethin' better, man
You wished for somethin' new
Well you wanted somethin' beautiful
You wished for somethin' true
Been lookin' for a reason, man
Somethin' to lose

[Chorus]
When the wheels come down (When the wheels come down)
When the wheels touch ground (When the wheels touch ground)
And you feel like it's all over, there's another round for you
When the wheels come down (When the wheels come down)

[Instrumental Break]

[Chorus]
When the wheels come down (When the wheels come down)
When the wheels touch ground (When the wheels touch ground)
And you feel like it's all over, there's another round for you
When the wheels come down (When the wheels come down)
When the wheels come down (When the wheels come down)
When the wheels touch ground (When the wheels touch ground)
And you feel like it's all over, there's another round for you
When the wheels come down (When the wheels come down)

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Genius Annotation

“Wheels,” One of the two original recordings for the band’s Greatest Hits compilation and the first single for the album, uses a rough plane ride as a metaphor for a relationship. It narrates how during a tough flight people suffer from anxiety and wish to touch down; once they do, everything becomes better for them. Grohl described this at the White House concert as

the feeling when the wheels touch the ground and you’re like ‘Oh, God, I’m glad that’s over with, man!’

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What did Foo Fighters say about "Wheels"?
Genius Answer

Dave Grohl told MTV News:

We kind of took it in this direction that we haven’t gone before, which, as a band, is exciting. You do a song like ‘Wheels’ and people go, ‘Really? That’s the Foo Fighters?’ People get all scared. ‘Oh no, is that the direction they’re going?’ It’s one of those songs that our biggest fans hate. I like that we have songs that lots of different people either enjoy or dislike.

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Release Date
September 29, 2009
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