 Genius Lyrics
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311 – Amber
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Many people have speculated that “Amber” was written by 311 singer Nick Hexum in homage to his then-fiancée Nicole Scherzinger, who went on to form the girl group The Pussycat
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311 – Hive
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[Verse 1] / C-c-c-coming like a nightmare, word like I’m gonna go for it / Fuckin’ around and what ya got to show for it? / Let it be known that I’m in the zone / And whatever I
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Jordan Ward & Gwen Bunn – 311
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[Verse 1: Jordan Ward] / Damn, I'm alone again / But I don't wanna call my friends (Call my friends) / 'Cause I don't wanna bother them (Bother them) / These days, been so locked
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311 – Love Song
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Adam Sandler approached 311 to do a reggae island-vibe cover a song by The Cure for his film 50 First Dates. Nick Hexum of 311 went all in on the project, including producing other
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311 – Beautiful Disaster
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[Verse 1] / Today seems like a good day to burn a bridge or two / The one with old wood creaking that would burn right away on cue / I try to be not like that, but some people
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311 – Down
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An original song that 311 has dedicated to their new up-coming fans along with their older, loyal fans. They have went through a lot moving from Omaha, Nebraska to Los Angeles
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311 – Waiting
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No matter what I do / I always wait for you / So I guess that’s, that’s what I gotta do / It’s seems I’m spending so much time waiting / And when you can’t make up your mind I’m
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311 – Flowing
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[Chorus: Nick Hexum, S.A. Martinez, Both] / Along the way to close my eyes / I lost where I was going / The more it will spin, the more that I try / To stop my mind flowing away
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311 – Uncalm
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Uncalm, uncalm, uncalm / Listen to the drummer just listen to the strings / Listen to the DJ just rappin' and things / Once I get a message from you I get all edgy / My mind's
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311 – Running
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[Verse 1] / Here in the world feel it flowing / River of life on a human journey / Don’t be afraid of becoming the sea / Don’t worry yourself, don’t worry yourself / Don’t worry
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311 – Homebrew
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This song mainly describes Nick Hexum’s first LSD trip, that being obvious in the chorus. The verses have more of a cocky swagger that is focused to show the audience what kind
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311 – What The?!
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[Verse 1] / Way past those days at last / These are times I'm not scared at all / Year 'round and I won't stumble down / That sunshine will rise if I fall / Yesterday went away
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311 – Come Original
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[Intro: Nick Hexum] / You got to / You got to / [Chorus: Nick Hexum] / Come original you got to come original / All entertainers come original / You got to come original you got to
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311 – From Chaos
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From chaos comes clarity, I tell ya / What you appear to be, you ought to know / Glycerin tears don’t fool me, I tell ya / Delusions plaguing everybody / Makin that hybrid music
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311 – Six
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You know patience pushing a dream / Brings my demons to life / Songs are vacations, our soul salvation / Will you suspend your disbelief, I’d like to be the thief / That steals
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311 – Strangers
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[Chorus] / Now I don’t know you, you don’t know me / But I can show you where is the beat / And you can do as you feel as long as you move / Two perfect strangers sharing a groove
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311 – You Get Worked
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This is happening this here is life / Days spent pondering truth is a knife / Respect due to those who have caught it / Dedicated to our friends who have sought it / This is
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311 – First Straw
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[Verse 1] / Oh, a whole new way of looking at things / The way you react to phone rings / The way it feels when you just let it flow / Sometimes I wonder just how it could be / You
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311 – Electricity
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The original title of this song was “Fuck the KKK.” Nick Hexum wrote it to quell the rumors that 311 is code for KKK (K is the 11th letter of the alphabet, 3xK = KKK). Anyone who
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311 – 1,2,3
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[Chorus 1: Doug "SA" Martinez] / Long time did I run down like that / I would have three years ago today but / Not now, it’s not like that / [Chorus 2: Nick Hexum] / It’s all right
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311 – Salsa
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“WE WERE BORN IN THE 70S”
311’s best song….a jazzy turn reggae rhythm with a heavy lead. SA (seemingly on drugs) goes to a strip club, then gets into a boxing match. Nick boasts
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311 – Paradise
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[Verse 1] / Everything you do, it comes back to you / Whatever it may be / If it isn't one thing, rest assured that something / Will come back and pay you for your deed / A
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311 – Hydroponic
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[Verse 1] / Mother nature supreme step back and dream / The hydroponic scene / Found around knocked out of bounds / Wound into the mind of my stone cloud / Taste the thinnest of
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311 – All Mixed Up
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Nick Hexum took the song’s title from an early Elvis Presley interview in which Elvis claimed he was “all mixed up” over his new-found fame.
This song involves heavy sampling of
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311 – Simplify
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I simplify / The reason why / And when I miss I slip the abyss / The sort of tale / Dripped into pale / The distance fade in the imprints / Bliss binge / Saying nonsense / Went on
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311 – Champagne
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I will never understand you / When will I stop trying / I mean, 'cause it’s just not how I planned to / Spend my time til’ dying, I mean / Champagne, California on the brain / She’
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311 – Random
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[Verse 1] / Sound boy proceed to blast into the galaxy / Go back rocket man into the sky you’ll see / Hear it all the time, come back rewind / Aliens are waiting up in the sky
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311 – Transistor
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A secret track or Track 0 was hidden on the CD release of the Transistor album on the first track also titled Transistor. This track is referred to as “Transistor Intro.” By
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311 – Do You Right
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[Verse 1] / Passin' the kind buds / Kickin' back in the sand in the sun / To be alive is lovin', where the shore meets the sea / Man I'm hummin', I'm hummin' / [Pre-Chorus] / I'm
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311 – Gap
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[Verse 1] / Purified sounds brush 'em on like paint / Teenage dream to work with Ron Saint / Home he ain't, we layin' tracks in Cali / The dude is excitable as a pep rally / Since
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311 – Evolution
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[Verse 1] / My computer is future shockin’ / Download this and you’ll start talkin’ / Upgraded you’re now walkin’ / Compatible with all that is rockin’ / Comin’ on fast, it’s
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311 – Mindspin
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[Verse 1] / Are you missing us / Maybe wanting to be kissing us / If you must / Then please don’t be dismissing us / When we’re gone bailin on the bus / Are we immersed in a sea of
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311 – Sweet
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[Verse 1] / Take a chance on something star you gotta / All the live long day / If I had to name one thing would data / Be hard pressed to say / You can say that I’m gushy, at
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311 – Offbeat Bare Ass
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Essentially chorus-less, but likely 311’s crowning rap-rock achievement. Usually the “singer” of the band, Nick Hexum trades blows back and forth with the group’s “rapper” SA
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311 – Lucky
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[Verse 1] / I’m taking it to the bridge and there’s a different country / I’m bringing with me the people I know deep down are funky / Oh yeah, we dap, we got the juice it’s on tap
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