Background
"Wash It All Away" is a song by American heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch, from their sixth studio album Got Your Six. It was released in October 2015 as the second single from the album.
Guitarist Jason Hook explained how the song came together, "'Wash It All Away,' that was a song that I remember writing on the European tour on the bus. We had a long journey. That was like 2 or 3 days straight. Well, there was nothing to do on the bus. There was no cellphones, there was no internet, no satellite, no television, no DVD player. I just figured, you know, this might be a good time to get a little work done."
Drummer Jeremy Spencer added, "I remember when you played it for me initially it definitelly poked; I was being like 'okay this is something.' And we actually started recording it in the studio it was the first time that we've ever experimented with different tempos. We actually used tempo maps. Like the intro's one tempo, then the verse a little faster, then when the chorus kicks in it's, you know, full on. So that's the first time we've ever really experimented with that. Nobody really cares except for drum nerds, but I am a drum nerd."[1]
Versions
Note: Only the date of the very first release of each version is listed.
| Title | Album | Length | Recorded | Released | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wash It All Away (Joe Hahn Remix) | A Decade Of Destruction - Volume 2 | 2020 | November 24, 2008 |
Personnel
Lyrics
I've given up on society
Up on my family
Up on your social disease
I've given up on the industry
Up on democracy
Done with all your hypocrisy
All of the chaos
And all of the lies
I hate it
I'm wasting here
Can anyone wash it all away
I'm waiting here
For anyone to wash it all away
Wash it all away
I've given up on the media
Feeds my hysteria
Sick of living down on my knees
I've given up on morality
Feeds my brutality
Fuck what you think about me
All of the chaos
And all of the lies
I hate it
I'm wasting here
Can anyone wash it all away
I'm waiting here
For anyone to wash it all away
Wash it all away
I won't change for you
And I can't take the pain
There's nothing you can do
And there's nothing you can say
I've given up
On everything
Up on everything
Up on everything
I'm wasting here
Can anyone wash it all away
I'm waiting here
For anyone to wash it all away
Wash it all away
I'm wasting here
With everyone just wash it all away
I'm waiting here
For anyone to wash it all away
Wash it all away
Wash it all away