Communication is a lot like the wind,
When I speak, It's like no one understands and I'm left with empty hands,
Forever I can't speak, So many things I'll never learn
You can't cross bridges that you've burned,
Why is life such an issue in your mind,
Why are the answers to my problems hard to find, So hard to find
Don't forget to buckle when you fall,
Beneath the pressure of the seconds, when your life became a screamer,
Staring at the sea, things become so small,
I want movies of my dreams, and pictures on my wall,
Pictures on my wall,


You say that I'm a dreamer,
I say you're a non believer,
Take out the light, take out the light, Start screamin',
I'm dreaming, I'm a dreamer, no one believes me,
bet you don't either, So tell me what to do
Take out the light, Take out the light,
Take out the light, take out the light start screamin'


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Screamer Lyrics as written by Joel Madden Benji Madden

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    this song is simple. the persona(narrator) is a dreamer and/or someone who has visions and plans for life. "I want movies of my dreams and pictures on my wall." problem is, when he speaks "It's like no one understands and I'm left with empty hands forever. " He concludes metaphorically that he cant speak. He begins to get frustrated with life and his situation with whoever he refers to "you" as. "Why is life such an issue when you're mine" the other person he refers to doesent listen to him either and is like everyone else. "no one believes me, and you don't either." he gets filled with frustration, anger and confusion and all he can do is scream because he doesent know what else to do "tell me what to do". he is yearning for a voice, you can hear it in how he sings from the first word. as for the line "take out the light" well it obviously has something to do with his outrage in screaming but what it means exactly doesent really matter that much.
    songmeanings02on May 14, 2007   Link
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    this song is by far one of my favorite gc songs. lyrically wise this song is amazing in my opinion. no one else has ever wrote a song like this... its just incredible lol
    GCchic746on April 27, 2002   Link
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    I LOVE IT
    yikwanon May 04, 2002   Link
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    i love this song too. this is my fav. GC song. er.. the lyrics are great. it gets me kinda happy/sad.. it's all saddish sounding, but then the dreamer part just gets u up and tells you it's okay .. to be a dreamer or some shit. ahh. haha. anywayz.. it's an awesome song.
    xpunkieglitteron May 16, 2002   Link
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    t this song reminds me of an old boyfriend of mine. im your typical dreamer and he was always telling me that daydreaming gets you nowhere and i should working to make my life. and of course all we did was fight so we eventually broke up and im having fun with my life while he's in the hospital with some stress disease. i guess life favors the dreamers who travel with the wind.
    TerryClothKitten242on May 17, 2002   Link
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    This is my favorite GC song. The lyrics are inspiring and the music is.. awesome. What else can I say? GC rawks!
    punkrawkpryncesson May 29, 2002   Link
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    i agree with almost every one here best GC song by far
    GCrockson June 04, 2002   Link
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    the song i have "screamer" is not the same lyrics as this...
    super_awesome_sarahon June 06, 2002   Link
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    OMG i love this song it's great and it has so many meaning inside it.i love supirses so thats why i buckle up now:)I'm a dreamer too and i love being one!DREAMING IS THE BEST!GC IS THE BEST!!EAST COAST BABY!
    goldensurfer24on June 08, 2002   Link
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    I love this song.. only problem is these are botched lyrics, dont get me wrong i appreciate the fact someone took their time to do this.. but if anyone has the correct lyrics please let me know!!!
    imagine446on June 19, 2002   Link

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