Jacoby Shaddix reacted to Christmas Carolers covering ‘Last Resort’ on Instagram.
“Finish the lyrics, holiday theme only… ‘CUT MY LIFE INTO PIECES…’ Drop them in the comments. What you got?! We will pin the best! Remix with Quinton O’Reilly,” Papa Roach wrote in the caption of their post, sharing a video of Shaddix listening to Christmas Carolers.
The frontman seems annoyed with the cover in the video, considering his facial expression. Fans had fun responses in the comment section. One person wrote, “Cut my life into pieces, where is that Santa Claus? Still got cookies, none eaten, don’t really think that that sleigh is leaving.”
“Cut my life into pieces, this is my Christmas wrap! Suffocation of ribbons, no breathing under Santa’s cap. Don’t give a gift if I don’t unwrap it!” another one added. “This is my last resort. Can’t deny what I’m seeing. Salvation is breathing. Purchased with crucified bleeding. Just like my song’s lyrics. Sent it to ya! Merry CHRISTmas!” one other fan stated.
‘Last Resort’ is the first single by Papa Roach. It was first on the soundtrack of the 2000 movie ‘Ready to Rumble’ and then on their second album, ‘Infest.’ Falling In Reverse covered the song on June 26, 2023.
In a 2023 interview on 94 Rocks KFML, Shaddix talked about Falling In Reverse’s version, saying, “I think it was, like, probably about two or three years ago, we had hit [Ronnie] up… We hit a few different artists up about, ‘Hey, we wanna do a re-imagination of ‘Last Resort.’ We’ll celebrate the history and the legacy of the track.'”
“And he was just, like, ‘Oh, I’m all about it.’ [He] hit me up a few months later and he was, like, ‘I’ve really got something special I’m doing right now. I’m really excited about it.’ And time goes on. And then we went and did a tour [together],” Jacoby shared.
The rocker then noted, “And the first day of the tour, he was, like, ‘Dude, I got that version I wanna play you.’ It was last year. And I remember he came to the dressing room, and I just had goosebumps. And then when I heard it, I was just, like, ‘Oh man.’ He just tapped into the raw emotion of the lyric and really made it special, made it his.”
‘Last Resort’ is about suicide. Papa Roach’s Tobin Esperance explained to Songfacts that the song was inspired by a friend struggling with life, and many people connected with its emotional lyrics about tough times and questioning life.
