The song title might reference two parts of the chorus. “Nvm” means “never mind,” but Mark and Alex might also be referencing the first part of the chorus “never mine”
[Verse 1 - Alex Gaskarth, Mark Hoppus]
I dug through a graveyard of empty bottles and missing pieces
Searching for redemption in dirt and debris to find the reason
Everything is awful, but it’s only in my brain
The vodka must be broken ‘cause I don’t feel anything
[Pre-Chorus - Alex Gaskarth]
My mind is playing tricks again
And only you can fix this
You don't answer when I call at night
Forgot how much I missed this
[Chorus - Alex Gaskarth, Mark Hoppus, Both]
I've been, I've been, crying, crying wolf so long
It's hard to believe me anymore
I've been, I've been, dying, dying for ya
But you were never mine, so good night and never mind
You were never mine so good night and never mind
You were never mine so good night and never mind
[Verse 2 - Alex Gaskarth, Mark Hoppus]
Flipping through old pages of lyrics I wrote to find the answers
Locked myself away in hotel rooms while I'm on tour in Paris
You're stuck in the moment while I'm stuck on yesterday
I'd give you forever, but you'd give it all away
[Pre-Chorus - Alex Gaskarth]
My mind is playing tricks again
And only you can fix this
You don't answer when I call at night
Forgot how much I missed this
[Chorus - Alex Gaskarth, Mark Hoppus, Both]
I've been, I've been, crying, crying wolf so long
It's hard to believe me anymore
I've been, I've been, dying, dying for ya
But you were never mine, so good night and never mind
You were never mine so good night and never mind
You were never mine so good night and never mind
[Bridge - Alex Gaskarth, Mark Hoppus]
I came home to a Dear John note
Saying you lost hope and I'm never gonna get you back
You said goodbye in the nick of time
So don't ask why, but you're never gonna get me back
[Chorus - Alex Gaskarth, Mark Hoppus, Both]
I've been, I've been, crying, crying wolf so long
It's hard to believe me anymore
I've been, I've been, dying, dying for ya
But you were never mine, so good night and never mind
You were never mine so good night and never mind
You were never mine so good night and never mind
[Outro - Alex Gaskarth, Mark Hoppus]
I came home to a Dear John note
Saying you lost hope and I'm never gonna get you back
You said goodbye in the nick of time
So don't ask why, but you're never gonna get me back
NVM was written by Zakk Cervini & Mark Hoppus & Alex Gaskarth.
NVM was produced by Zakk Cervini.
Simple Creatures released NVM on Fri Oct 11 2019.
Alex Gaskarth said the following in a track-by-track of the EP for Rock Sound:
I kind of imagined it as this sort of struggle of like ‘Are you the good guy or the bad guy in this story?’ – I think that’s something that’s an interesting angle to explore. It’s like the hero that gets to the end of th...