Released: October 22, 2002

Songwriter: Chris Shiflett Taylor Hawkins Nate Mendel Dave Grohl

Producer: Foo Fighters Nick Raskulinecz

[Verse 1]
Coming down I'm coming round
This time I think I'm waking up
Give me loud to drown it out
Before the world starts breaking up

[Pre-Chorus]
You change and then you change again
Turning like a wheel inside your head

[Verse 2]
Yours and mine and left and right
There's still two sides to everyone
You and I get on with life
And pray we'll find a better one

[Pre-Chorus]
You change and then you change again
It's turning like a wheel inside your head

[Chorus]
Overdrive we're going life or death
Overdrive we're going life or death
Overdrive we're going life or death
Two strangers on the mend
Overdrive we're going life or death
Overdrive we're going life or death

[Verse 3]
Hurry now we're getting out
This time there's nothing stopping us
Leave behind this vacant town
Tonight and let it turn to rust

[Pre-Chorus]
You change and then you change again
Turning like a wheel inside your head

[Chorus]
Overdrive we're going life or death
Overdrive we're going life or death
Overdrive we're going life or death
Two strangers, no relation, on the mend

[Pre-Chorus]
You change and then you change again
Turning like a wheel inside your head

[Verse 1]
Coming down I'm coming round
This time I think I'm waking up
Give me loud to drown it out
Before the world starts breaking up

[Pre-Chorus]
You change and then you change again
Turning like a wheel inside your head

[Chorus]
Overdrive we're going life or death
Overdrive we're going life or death
Overdrive we're going life or death
Two strangers on the mend

[Chorus]
Overdrive we're going life or death (overdrive we're going life or death)
Overdrive we're going life or death (overdrive we're going life or death)
Overdrive we're going life or death
Two strangers, no relation
Two strangers, no relation, on the mend

Foo Fighters

Foo Fighters are an American rock band formed in 1995 by former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl. Originally a solo project by him to overcome the grief of Kurt Cobain’s death, Grohl attracted label interest with his inaugural demo tape.

According to Dave Grohl, the band is named after the UFOs that were reported by Allied aircraft pilots in World War II.

I was reading a lot of books on UFOs. Not only is it a fascinating subject, but there’s a treasure trove of band names in those UFO books! So, since I had recorded the first record by myself, playing all the instruments, but I wanted people to think that it was a group, I figured that FOO FIGHTERS might lead people to believe that it was more than just one guy. Silly, huh?