Discover the story of the song > Best of You – Foo Fighters

The protagonist is confessing that he feels like a fool for holding onto the relationship with his partner, who may be mistreating him. He questions whether he was meant to resist this mistreatment or to accept it, but ultimately decides that he will never give in and will refuse to let someone take the best of him. He encourages others to trust themselves and confess if they feel like someone else is getting the best of them.