In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
I woke up on the wrong side of the floor
Made, made my way through the front door
Broke my engagement with myself
Perfect picture of bad health
Another notch scratched on my belt
The future just ain't what it used to be
I got a new start on a dead end road
Peaked, peaked out on reachin' new lows
Owed, paid off all my debts to myself
Perfect picture of bad health
Another notch scratched on my belt
The future's in my livin' room
Uptight, I'm a nag with a gun, yeah
All night, suicide's last call
I've been uptight all night
I'm a son of a gun
Uptight, I'm a nag with a gun, yeah
All night, suicide's last call
I've been uptight all night
I'm a son of a gun
Uptight, I'm a nag with a gun, yeah
All night, suicide's last call
I've been uptight all night
I'm a son of a gun
Uptight, I'm a nag with a gun, yeah
All night, suicide's last call
I've been uptight all night
I'm a son of a gun
Uptight, I'm a nag with a gun, yeah
All night, suicide's last call
I've been uptight all night
I'm a son of a gun
Uptight, I'm a nag with a gun, yeah
All night, suicide's last call
I've been uptight all night
I'm a son of a gun
Made, made my way through the front door
Broke my engagement with myself
Perfect picture of bad health
Another notch scratched on my belt
The future just ain't what it used to be
I got a new start on a dead end road
Peaked, peaked out on reachin' new lows
Owed, paid off all my debts to myself
Perfect picture of bad health
Another notch scratched on my belt
The future's in my livin' room
Uptight, I'm a nag with a gun, yeah
All night, suicide's last call
I've been uptight all night
I'm a son of a gun
Uptight, I'm a nag with a gun, yeah
All night, suicide's last call
I've been uptight all night
I'm a son of a gun
Uptight, I'm a nag with a gun, yeah
All night, suicide's last call
I've been uptight all night
I'm a son of a gun
Uptight, I'm a nag with a gun, yeah
All night, suicide's last call
I've been uptight all night
I'm a son of a gun
Uptight, I'm a nag with a gun, yeah
All night, suicide's last call
I've been uptight all night
I'm a son of a gun
Uptight, I'm a nag with a gun, yeah
All night, suicide's last call
I've been uptight all night
I'm a son of a gun
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In an interview he was asked if the song is about suicide and he refused to discuss it, the only time i ever heard him do that, in later interviews he stated suicide is a serious subject that he isn't comfortable discussing in an interview due to the young fans Green Day are getting.
which interview was that? can you send me a link plz? (: i'd love to see it
hmm..i guess its about being depressed, and being at a low point in life. thats how i see it anyways-- i can definately relate to it right about now. if im wrong then o well, just correct me
Well, it reminds me of a cocaine addict. Just talking about feeling shitty and many people get depressed whenn the coke weears off, "All night, suicide's last call I've been uptight all night" and it also keeps you up all night.
i always thought it was about sleeping with someone on a drunken night and promising themselves not to sneak out the front door in the morning and leave, but they do. and the guys just feeling like hes going on and on in a circle, like a routine of depression. dont know where i got that from. not sure about the rest of the song. lol. but i love the line, Another notch scratched on my belt its so cool. really catchy tune aswell.
X peace X
I personally think it's about a drug addiction.
"I got a new start on a dead end road " The dead end road being the addiction, a new start being a different drug.
"Perfect picture of bad health " Self explanitory
I personally think it's about a drug addiction.
"I got a new start on a dead end road " The dead end road being the addiction, a new start being a different drug.
"Perfect picture of bad health " Self explanitory
I think it's just about an unhealthy loser, with a life that isn't going anywhere at all.
My view is that this song is a sarcastic take on a loser who wants to commit suicide. A middle class kid who could easily get out of the situation but just doesnt seem to see beyond the present moment.
This song rocks. I love the line, "I woke up on the wrong side of the floor"
This song is about a guy who lives alone, getting fat (another notch scratched on my belt), getting nowhere, and deciding his life just isn't worth living anymore.