Song Meanings and Facts

Song Meanings and Facts

Category: The Used

Headspace

The Used

“Headspace” by The Used

“Headspace” is another song from “Toxic Positivity” in which Bert McCracken presents himself as someone who has psychological issues, with his head being “lost in a dark place”. But on this track, he is more specifically addressing...

Giving Up

The Used

Meaning of “Giving Up” by The Used

On “Giving Up”, the closing track on the playlist of “Toxic Positivity”, we witness The Used taking a completely-different approach to what the rest of the album has to offer. Bert McCracken starts off as he...

Pinky Swear

The Used

“Pinky Swear” by The Used

“Pinky Swear” can be taken as the vocalist addressing a romantic interest. The type of character Bert McCracken seemingly portrays throughout the “Toxic Positivity” album is one who is woefully depressed.  But this time around, instead of...

I Hate Everybody

The Used

“I Hate Everybody” by The Used

In The Used’s “I Hate Everybody”, Bert McCracken portrays the role of what can be deemed an extreme introvert or recluse. Or, as relayed in the title, the character at hand “hate(s) everybody”. And what that...

Numb

The Used

Meaning of “Numb” by The Used

The Used’s “Numb” has a similar premise to “Worst I’ve Ever Been“, the track which precedes it on “Toxic Positivity”, with the vocalist once again recognizing that external forces are having a very-negative effect on his...

Worst I've Ever Been

The Used

“Worst I’ve Ever Been” by The Used

There’s a lot going on in this song, with “Worst I’ve Ever Been” serving as sort of an indirect social commentary. But what it all boils down to, most simply interpreted, is the vocalist having been negatively...