"7 Words" wasn’t just a song; it was a pressure valve for a nineteen-year-old Chino Moreno working a dead-end job in Sacramento.
Decades later, even as Deftones evolved into a sophisticated, atmospheric art-rock band, "7 Words" remains the one song they almost have to play. It’s a time capsule of their adolescent rage—a reminder of a time when they were just kids from Sacramento who were tired of being told what to do. deftones - 7 Words
The "7 words" of the title actually refer to the explosive chorus: "You have no right / Fuck with me." (The count comes from the seven syllables/words of that defiant hook). "7 Words" wasn’t just a song; it was