The Strokes
The Strokes
The Strokes
The Strokes
The Strokes
The Strokes
The Strokes
The Strokes
The Strokes
The Strokes
The Strokes
As the opening track on their second album, Room On Fire, “What Ever Happened?” kicks off the album’s themes of the band gaining newfound fame and relationships.
The title refers to a topic in journalism and show business, in which they ask this question - or a simplified version of it, such as ‘w...
[Chorus]
I wanna be forgotten
And I don't wanna be reminded
You say, "Please don't make this harder"
No, I won't yet
I wanna be beside her
She wanna be admired
You say, "Please don't make this harder"
No, I won't yet
[Verse 1]
Oh, dear, is it really all true?
Did they offend us and they want it to sound new?
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Whose culture is this and does anybody know?
I wait and tell myself, "life ain't chess"
But no one comes in and yes, you're alone
You don't miss me, I know
[Verse 2]
Oh, Tennessee, what did you write?
I come together in the middle of the night
Oh, that's an ending that I can't write
'Cause I've got you to let me down
[Chorus]
I wanna be forgotten
And I don't want to be reminded
You say, "Please don't make this harder"
No, I won't yet
I wanna be beside her
She wanna be admired
I said, "Please don't make this harder"
No, I won't yet
What Ever Happened? was written by Julian Casablancas.
What Ever Happened? was produced by Gordon Raphael.
The Strokes released What Ever Happened? on Tue Oct 28 2003.