The song is about an ex-band mate from his high school named Rudy, who never made it.
They used to hate each other, but acted like bff.
[Verse 1]
Lately I've been thinking about lucky breaks
Life has out the strangest things
Maybe somethings are meant to be
Time will tell, so I'll just wait and see
[Chorus]
Take your finger off rewind
Heard it all a thousand times
I'm not gonna sing along
I don't wanna hear that song
Rudy, I'm so sorry, that your star don't shine
And your stuck out ear, just doing time
Rudy, I'm so sorry, that you ain't apt
But life ain't fair you gotta deal with that
I used to think that years made friends, but they don’t
[Bridge]
Time kept you knocking at the door
There ain't no one you can blame it on
Time plays tricks on everyone
To find out
It hits you with a shout
Turns you inside out
You know with friends like you, I don't need friends at all
[Verse 2]
Tell me something isn't a living hell
Watching your dreams tried then fail
I bet you like to put me right in my place
Take me down while laughing it like this
[Chorus]
Take your finger off rewind
Heard it all a thousand times
I'm not gonna sing along
I don't wanna hear that song
Rudy, I'm so sorry, that your star don't shine
And your stuck out ear, and you're doing time
Rudy, I'm so sorry, that you ain't apt
Life ain't fair, you gotta deal with that
I used to think that years made friends, but they don’t
[Bridge]
Time kept me knocking at your door
There ain't no one you can blame it on
Time plays tricks on everyone
To find out
It hits you with a shout
It turns you inside out
You know with friends like you, I don't need friends at all
Rudy was written by Taylor Hawkins.
Rudy was produced by John Lousteau.
Taylor Hawkins released Rudy on Fri Nov 11 2016.
That’s an ex-band mate of mine from high school, and there’s a line in there: “I used to think that years made friends, but they don’t.” Rudy hates me and I hate him and we tried to act like we were friends forever, but we always fucking hated each other. And he’s always talking about the old times....