Discover the story of the song > Nothing – Edie Brickell

The lyrics are about the protagonist trying to console her partner who seems upset but refuses to tell her what's troubling him. She asks him multiple times if he wants to talk about it or if something she said was rude, but he remains silent, which frustrates her. The protagonist emphasizes how much she hates it when her partner doesn't communicate with her and how it only makes things worse. The chorus repeats how much she hates "nothing" and how it can cause fights between them. At the end, she pleads with her partner to talk to her if he is feeling blue rather than keeping it to himself.