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.
Sixteen and a son of a bitch
Got a gun and a strychnine twist
Little girl on the graveyard shift
Out of control and doesn't give a shit
I don't wanna go down. I don't wanna go down.
I don't wanna go down. I don't wanna go down.
Gonna lose control!
So stop, drop, and roll.
So, baby-doll, don't you lose your touch.
You take it all cause it's never gonna take too much.
Dirty mouth and the look of death.
My tequila coming' from your breath.
Your lips are like a cherry bomb with teeth
Losing control, break my sanity.
I don't wanna go down. I don't wanna go down.
I don't wanna go down. I don't wanna go down.
Gonna lose control!
So stop, drop, and roll.
So, baby-doll, don't you lose your touch.
You take it all cause it's never gonna take too much.
I don't wanna go down. I don't wanna go down.
I don't wanna go down. I don't wanna go down.
Gonna lose control!
So stop, drop, and roll.
Alright!
So, baby-doll, don't you lose your touch.
You take it all cause it's never gonna take too much.
So, baby-doll, don't you lose your touch.
You take it all cause it's never gonna take too much.
Got a gun and a strychnine twist
Little girl on the graveyard shift
Out of control and doesn't give a shit
I don't wanna go down. I don't wanna go down.
I don't wanna go down. I don't wanna go down.
Gonna lose control!
So stop, drop, and roll.
So, baby-doll, don't you lose your touch.
You take it all cause it's never gonna take too much.
Dirty mouth and the look of death.
My tequila coming' from your breath.
Your lips are like a cherry bomb with teeth
Losing control, break my sanity.
I don't wanna go down. I don't wanna go down.
I don't wanna go down. I don't wanna go down.
Gonna lose control!
So stop, drop, and roll.
So, baby-doll, don't you lose your touch.
You take it all cause it's never gonna take too much.
I don't wanna go down. I don't wanna go down.
I don't wanna go down. I don't wanna go down.
Gonna lose control!
So stop, drop, and roll.
Alright!
So, baby-doll, don't you lose your touch.
You take it all cause it's never gonna take too much.
So, baby-doll, don't you lose your touch.
You take it all cause it's never gonna take too much.
Lyrics submitted by Blaupunked
Stop Drop and Roll Lyrics as written by Frank E. Billie Joe Armstrong
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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Cant believe I'm the first to comment. This song is awesome, AND if it is new rumored Green Day material or just a side project(We all know its Billie singing) its going to be great.Sounds like "old" GD which I love, that Cali-punkish sound.
My fave has to be "Sixteen and a son of a bitch Got a gun and a strychnine twist Little girl on the graveyard shift Out of control and doesn't give a shit" Great way to start a song!!
It really is awesome :) I'm pretty sure it's just a sideproject though.
...What is it about? Are these songs related? I mean, are they attached to each other, do they contain some story?
I've only heard "Mother Mary" and "Stop,Drop and Roll" but they do kind of seem connected to me. I've looked at the other lyrics, and it seems like "Mary" is the main character, like St.Jimmy. Just my two cent guess there though
You've only heard two? You have to hear the rest, they're awesome. Why don't you download them on their myspace page? it's free, you know.
If it is GD, I LOVE their new, more nostalgic (sorta contradictory, eh?) sound. If it isn't GD, then I still love it.
Definately give props to FHT.
What do you mean "if"? It's quite obvious it's them, don't you think? it couldn't possibly be anyone else but Billie.
how do you find highway 1?
Yeah i love the sound of Foxboro Hot Tubs. Anyone know why they're called Foxboro Hot Tubs though?
and also..This song reminds me of Elvis Presley in his early years =S ANyone else get that? xo
i thought it was strychnine twitch.
like reverend strychnine twitch. or is he aACTUALLY reverend strychnine twist? psh, i dunno. i love the rev. YAY