last resort by papa roach is about america.
last resort by papa roach is about america.
what is last resort by papa roach about?
america
the song "last resort" is about suicide. in an interview with songfacts, papa roach member tobin esperance spoke about the song and its lyrics, saying: papa roach vocalist jacoby shaddix described the song as a "cry for help". he also said "that song was about one of my best friends, and then 12–13 years later, that song was about me. i found myself in that place, where i was like, "i can't go on this way. i can't do it anymore."" shaddix said that "last resort" is about a roommate he had who tried to commit suicide. shaddix then said: "we caught him and took him to the hospital and he went into a mental facility and then he came out the other side better. he actually found god through the process, which was kind of crazy. so he's on a whole different path of his life now, which is cool. i'm really proud of him for the changes he's made in his life."
last resort (song)
papa roach was formed in 1993, as a funk metal and rap rock band. in february 1997, papa roach released their first album, "old friends from young years", though the album failed to get the band a record deal. papa roach release new demos in 1998, and a demo in 1999 featuring the songs, "last resort", "broken home", "she loves me not" (the only song which would not end up in this album, instead being re-recorded for "lovehatetragedy"), "infest", and "dead cell". papa roach toured in 1999; the band had an underground fan base in california. due to the underground success of the 1999 demo heard by in house producers tim & bob, papa roach were signed to dreamworks records.
infest (album)