It almost seemed too soon. Around the one-year anniversary mark of Taylor Hawkins’ untimely death, Foo Fighters announced brand new headlining dates and began teasing new material. Now, they’ve revealed the title of their forthcoming album, But Here We Are, out on June 2nd, and shared the LP’s lead single, “Rescued.” It’s clear that the band arrives again with a much heavier weight on them than usual, sharing in a statement that these songs represent “the first chapter of the band’s new life,” after a process that “was as therapeutic as it was about a continuation of life.”
“Rescued,” then, is appropriately anthemic — but if fans were expecting a “life-affirming” Foo Fighters return that trades the band’s grief-addled anguish for blind positivity, then they’d be wrong. Instead, “Rescued” feels like Foo Fighters at their most weathered.
It’s miles away from the hybrid dance-rock of their most recent album, Medicine at Midnight; though some fans have posited that “Rescued” is a hearkening back to Foo Fighters’ first two albums, it’s more closely aligned with the sour chords and explosive numbers off the band’s 2005 album, In Your Honor.
From its opening verse, the band sounds bewildered, fraught, angry, and confused. Grohl is instantly at his grated hard rock best, escalating as he cries “It happened so fast/ and then it was over” atop a furious groove. The pre-chorus follows suit, until the refrain levels the song and Grohl is back to his warm lower register. He sings of wanting to be saved and brought back to life, like the past year’s grief has dimmed his light and rendered him hopeless.
But “Rescued” as a whole is far from hopeless. If anything, Foo Fighters have never sounded more vital. As they launch into the song’s blistering post-chorus, there is an intoxicating power in the band’s open-hearted delivery — the same one that has characterized the band’s biggest hits, like “Best of You,” “The Pretender,” and “Everlong.”
When processing such a devastating loss, it’d be easy for a band with a 25+ year history to ask themselves, “What do we do now?,” and come up with something solemn and introverted. But as Foo Fighters wisely foretold on the title of their third album, there is nothing left to lose. So, the band wants to rail against the absorbing pain of grief, huddle close together, and play like it could be their final outing.
Lyrics to Foo Fighters – Rescued
It came in a flash
It came out of nowhere
It happened so fast
And then it was over
Are you thinking what I’m thinking?
Is this happening now? Oh
Are you feeling what I’m feeling?
This is happening now
We’re all free to some degree
To dance under the lights
I’m just waiting to be rescued
Bring me back to life
Kings and queens and in-betweens
We all deserve the right
I’m just waiting to be rescued
I’m just waiting to be rescued
We’re all just waiting to be rescued tonight
I fell in a trap
My heart’s getting colder
It’s coming on fast
It’s over my shoulder, oh
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Are you thinking what I’m thinking?
Is this happening now? Oh
Are you feeling what I’m feeling?
This is happening now
We’re all free to some degree
To dance under the lights
I’m just waiting to be rescued
Bring me back to life
Kings and queens and in-betweens
We all deserve the right
I’m just waiting to be rescued
I’m just waiting to be rescued
We’re all just waiting to be rescued tonight
To be rescued tonight
Rescue me tonight
Rescue me tonight
We’re all free to some degree
To dance under the lights
I’m just waiting to be rescued
Bring me back to life
Kings and queens and in-betweens
We all deserve the right
I’m just waiting to be rescued
I’m just waiting to be rescued
We’re all just waiting to be rescued tonight
To be rescued tonight
Rescue me tonight
Rescue me tonight
Watch Foo Fighters – Rescued below
