From the recording Thrill of the Fall
“When Nothing Else Matters” is a song about extremes. It is about finding that one thing without which nothing has any lasting significance, but through which everything else is infused with purpose, meaning, and value. Once that one thing is found it is treated as if nothing else matters, the paradox being that it is the reason why anything and everything else does.
Lyrics
A fearless consistency
Abandon but steadily
In leaps and bounds
With care and consideration
Disregarding limitation
But that of pure adoration
Whoa, when nothing else matters
Whoa, when nothing else matters
Whoa, when nothing else matters
Whoa, when nothing else matters
Advancement in this part of me
Reflected in everything I see
It’s all I do
Can I address with prejudice
This one treasure that I possess
‘Cause when I have you
I have everything else
Whoa, when nothing else matters
Whoa, when nothing else matters
Whoa, when nothing else matters
Whoa, when nothing else matters
Whoa, when nothing else matters
Whoa, when nothing else matters
Whoa, when nothing else matters
Whoa, when nothing else matters
Whoa, Whoa, Whoa, Whoa