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Green Day – Pulling Teeth
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“Pulling Teeth” was written from the perspective of a man who is abused by his girlfriend, and how he can’t get out of his situation. The song has a very dark bit of humor to it
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Green Day – Longview
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“Longview” describes intense boredom, with a title taken from a Washington town where it was first played. Lyrically, the song is about a day spent sitting around the house, doing
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Green Day – Knowledge (Live In Barcelona)
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Green Day – Longview (Cassette Demo)
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[Bass Intro] / [Verse 1] / I sit around and watch the tube, but nothing's on / I change the channels for an hour or two / Twiddle my thumbs just for a bit / I'm sick of all the
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Green Day – Christie Road (Dookie Outtake)
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[Verse 1] / Staring out of my window / Watching the cars go rolling by / My friends are gone, I've got nothing to do / So I sit here patiently / Watching the clock tick so slowly
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Green Day – Basket Case (4-Track Demo)
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[Verse 1] / I really don't know where this story began / My friend Houston had got himself a girl / Swank is her name, she's got the best of him / And he's got the best of her in
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Green Day – Sassafras Roots (4-Track Demo)
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[Verse 1] / Roaming 'round your house, wasting your time / No obligation, just wasting your time / So why are you alone wasting your time? / When you could be with me, wasting your
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Green Day – Green Day: Rock Band Setlist
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The Fox Theater – Oakland / Set 1 / "Song of the Century" / "21st Century Breakdown" / "Last Night on Earth" / "¿Viva La Gloria? (Little Girl)" / "Restless Heart Syndrome" / Set 2
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Green Day – Basket Case
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“Basket Case” spent five weeks at the top of the Modern Rock Tracks chart, becoming arguably Green Day’s signature song of the pre-American Idiot days.
It’s about Billie Joe
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Green Day – When I Come Around
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“When I Come Around” is about a boy who wants to be in a casual relationship, but has become involved with a girl who wants something more serious; his insecurities and poor self-
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Green Day – 409 In Your Coffeemaker (Dookie Outtake)
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[Verse 1] / I sit in the state of a daydream / With all of your words flying over my head / Even more time gets wasted in a daze / It should seem obvious to you / Your screams and
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Green Day – In the End
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“In the End” was written from Billie’s point of view as he saw his mother date other men after his father’s death. He had grown tired of seeing his mom with them and got sick of
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Green Day – Chump
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[Verse 1] / I don't know you, but I think I hate you / You're the reason for my misery / Strange how you've become my biggest enemy / And I've never even seen your face / [Chorus
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Green Day – In the End (4-Track Demo)
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[Verse 1] / All brawn and no brains, yeah, and all those nice things, yeah / You finally got what you want / Someone to look good with and light your cigarette / Is this what you
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Green Day – All by Myself
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“All by Myself” is a hidden track on Dookie written and performed by drummer Tré Cool. Tré explained in an interview that the song is about an incident when he was masturbating
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Green Day – When It’s Time (4-Track Demo)
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[Verse 1] / Words get trapped in my mind / So don't think I don’t take the time to feel the way I do / 'Cause the first day you came into my life / My time ticks around you / [
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Shoo! (Band) – Pulling Teeth
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[Verse 1] / I'm all busted up, broken bones and nasty cuts / Accidents will happen, but this time I can't get up / She comes to check on me, making sure I'm on my knees / After all
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Green Day – Walking The Dog (Demo)
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[Intro- Mike Dirnt, Tré Cool] / Rolling, bong it! / Take Five / [Verse 1- Billie Joe Armstrong] / Mary Mack, dressed in black / Silver buttons all down her back / High to low, tip
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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 – Coming Clean
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“Coming Clean” is about lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong coming out as bisexual. Released when Billie Joe was 21, and just months before marrying his wife, Billie Joe reflects back
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Green Day – Sassafras Roots
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“Sassafras Roots” is about wasting time and being completely unproductive. Instead of wasting time all alone, the narrator invites some friends to waste time with them.
The song
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Green Day – Emenius Sleepus
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There are two interpretations of this song which was written by Mike Dirnt:
The first being a casual encounter with a one time friend. The encounter turns into disgust once the
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Green Day – When I Come Around (4-Track Demo)
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[Verse 1] / Well, I heard you crying loud / All the way across town / You've been searching for that someone and it's me out on the prowl / As you sit around feeling sorry for
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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 – Scattered
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In “Scattered” the narrator is looking at old pictures of someone he used to love. He realizes that he still misses this person and maybe even still loves them. Gradually his
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Green Day – Having a Blast
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“Having a Blast” tells the story of a suicide bomber. Though the phrase usually signifies fun, in this context, a blast refers to the activation of the bomber’s explosives.
The
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Green Day – Welcome to Paradise
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“Welcome to Paradise” sees Billie Joe as a young man living in a crime-ridden cesspool like Oakland. It tells the story of when he left his mother’s home and how he felt facing the
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The Head and the Heart – Library Magic
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[Verse 1] / Drawn to the sorta library magic / Whispering through the dusty aisles / Watching all the thinkers read / Trying to keep a grown man quiet's like / Pulling teeth on a
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Green Day – Basket Case (Woodstock 1994)
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[Verse 1] / Do you have the time to listen to me whine? / About nothing and everything all at once / I am one of those / Melodramatic fools / Neurotic to the bone / No doubt about
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The Red Shore – Pulling Teeth
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From beyond I can sense your torment / Your heart is an unmarked grave / In the days that are yet to speak of / You will writhe in a sea of pain / It begins with a hollow judgement
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I figured out a way to break those doubting fools / A hand up, I manned up, and dropped those Joules
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Joules is the SI unit of energy/work. E-dubble here is referencing work: He will break “those doubting fools” by putting in the work and effort necessary to make they doubts disappear.
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Green Day – Basket Case (Cassette Demo)
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[Verse 1] / Do you have the time / To listen to me whine / About nothing and everything all at once? / I am one of those / Melodramatic fools / Neurotic to the bone, no doubt about
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BONES – RampartRange
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Rampart Range was the shooting range where Eric and Dylan practiced firing the weapons they would ultimately use the day of Columbine. The ‘Rampart Range’ video was one of the
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All Time Low – Missing You
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“Missing You” is the sixth track off of All Time Low’s sixth studio album Future Hearts.
The song directs a positive message to those struggling with personal issues, reminding
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COIN – Are We Alone?
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[Verse 1] / You’re disconnected / Staring down at your phone / Some company you are / Across the table / In that unflattering glow / How did you get so far? / [Pre-Chorus 1
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Green Day – Better Not Come Around
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“Better Not Come Around” is a live version from the bootleg Live At Gilman St. EP. The song is actually an early version of the hit “When I Come Around”.
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Green Day – Burnout
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“Burnout” is an anthem for apathetic and uninterested outcasts. Its lyrics explore the idea of indifference to the problems of life, and are often seen as a description of the punk
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