 Genius Meanings
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Green Day – Jaded
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A really fast-paced song which is directly connected to the previous song in the album — “Brain Stew” — to the point the single / music video / live performances have both together
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Green Day – Brain Stew/Jaded [21 Guns Live EP]
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I'm having trouble trying to sleep / I'm counting sheep but running out / As time ticks by / Still I try / No rest for cross tops in my mind / On my own, here we go / My eyes feel
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Green Day – Brain Stew
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A song where Billie Joe Armstrong sings about insomnia from methamphetamine usage. Armstrong admitted to using speed for writing most of the band’s early songs. The symptoms
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Green Day – Brain Stew/Jaded
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[Part I: Brain Stew] / [Verse 1] / I'm having trouble trying to sleep / I'm counting sheep, but running out / As time ticks by, still I try / No rest for cross-tops in my mind / [
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Green Day – She (Live Jaded In Chicago)
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[Intro] / Oh god it's time to go gotta say g'bye / I gotta say goodbye / I gotta say goodbye now / I gotta say goodbye / I'm gonna go and get on my big wheel / I'm gonna get on my
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Green Day – Do Da Da
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In “Do Da Da,” lead vocalist Billie Joe Armstrong portrays a guilt-ridden character as he laments the devastating toll his depression and anxiety have taken on his girlfriend’s
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Green Day – She
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The fifth and final single from Dookie. “She” was written by Billie Joe after one of his then-girlfriends showed him a feminist poem of the same title. He told VH1 that after
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Green Day – You Irritate Me (Demo)
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[Verse] / You, you irritate me / Like a tick on a dog's dick gnawing at my veins / I can't stand your face / You're an ugly motherfucker that's taking up too much space / [Chorus
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Green Day – Bang Bang
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“Bang Bang” is the lead single, and second track, from Green Day’s twelfth studio album, Revolution Radio. It was released on August 11, 2016 on various digital distribution
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Green Day – Hitchin’ a Ride
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The second track and lead single from Green Day’s 1997 album, Nimrod. It tells the troubles of an alcoholic having trouble staying sober. The lyrics highlight Green Day at their
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Four Year Strong – Brain Stew / Jaded
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Part I: "Brain Stew" / [Verse 1] / I'm having trouble trying to sleep / I'm counting sheep, but running out / As time ticks by, still I try / No rest for cross-tops in my mind / [
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Green Day – Hitchin’ A Ride (Live at the Electric Factory, Philadelphia 11/14/97)
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[Verse 1] / Hey, mister, where you headed? / Are you in a hurry? / Need a lift to happy hour? Say, "Oh, no" / Do you brake for distilled spirits? / I need a break as well / The
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Green Day – 86
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“86” derives its lyrics from a conversation Billie Joe had at 924 Gilman, a popular Berkeley all-ages venue where Green Day got their start. To be “86’d” means “to be kicked out” (
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Green Day – J.A.R. (Jason Andrew Relva)
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This song is written about Mike Dirnt’s close friend Jason Andrew Relva, who died in a car crash at the age of 19.
(“He was going 95, I think he committed suicide.” – Dirnt)
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Green Day – Alison (Demo)
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[Verse 1] / Oh, it's so funny now me seeing you after so long / But the way you look, I understand that you were not impressed / Well, I heard you let that little friend of mine
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Green Day – F.O.D.
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“F.O.D.” stands for “Fuck Off and Die.” The lyrics are narrated from the point of view of someone fed up with the people around him, and ready to cut all ties by telling them
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Green Day – The Grouch (Demo)
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[Verse 1] / I was a young boy that had big plans / Now I'm just another shitty old man / I don't have fun, and I hate everything / The world owes me, so fuck you / Glory days don't
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Green Day – Walking Contradiction
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“Walking Contradiction” is the fourth single and the final track from Insomniac, Green Day’s angst-filled, fourth album, basically containing any and all negative emotions Billie
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Green Day – Tre Polka (Demo)
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[Instrumental]
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Green Day – Armatage Shanks - Live in Prague
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[Verse 1] / Stranded, lost inside myself / My own worst friend and my own closest enemy / I'm branded, maladjusted / Never trusted anyone, let alone myself / [Chorus] / I must
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Green Day – Brain Stew (Live at the Electric Factory, Philadelphia 11/14/97)
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[Verse 1] / Hey! / I'm having trouble trying to sleep / I'm counting sheep, but running out / As time ticks by, still I try / No rest for cross-tops in my mind / [Refrain] / On my
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Green Day – Good Riddance
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[Verse 1] / Another turning point, a fork stuck in the road / Time grabs you by the wrist, directs you where to go / So make the best of this test and don't ask why / It's not a
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Green Day – Reject (Demo)
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[Verse 1] / Who the hell are you to tell me / What I am and what's my master plan? / What makes you think that it includes you? / Self-righteous wealth, stop flattering yourself
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Green Day – Panic Song
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Billie Joe and Mike used to suffer from panic attacks. This song is about what you feel when you’re caught by one of those.
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Green Day – Hitchin' a Ride (BBC Live Session)
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[Verse 1] / Hey, mister, where you headed? / Are you in a hurry? / Need a lift to happy hour? Say, "Oh, no" / Do you brake for distilled spirits? / I need a break as well / The
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