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.
It's funny how nothing seems much fun
Anymore to me now that I quit the drink
'Cause soberness, it might be what I need
But it's certainly not how I want to be
Nothing seems much fun anymore to me
Consequence never had anytime to think
About what coulda, shoulda, happen to me
see-Common sense my parents said I
Never had any, but now look whose
Got the dough
No longer born to lose
Put away my party shoes
Missin' the alcohol
Don't feel like goin' out
Nothing worth singin' about
Missin' the alcohol
Without tonic n gin
Without no vicodin
Nothing seems much fun anymore to me [Repeat: x4]
Anymore to me now that I quit the drink
'Cause soberness, it might be what I need
But it's certainly not how I want to be
Nothing seems much fun anymore to me
Consequence never had anytime to think
About what coulda, shoulda, happen to me
see-Common sense my parents said I
Never had any, but now look whose
Got the dough
No longer born to lose
Put away my party shoes
Missin' the alcohol
Don't feel like goin' out
Nothing worth singin' about
Missin' the alcohol
Without tonic n gin
Without no vicodin
Nothing seems much fun anymore to me [Repeat: x4]
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how has no-one said anything about this song yet. Its pretty obvious what its about, but its awesome.
awesome song
No hidden meaning, it's about someone who's given up alcohol and feel like nothing's fun anymore without it, even though it's what's best for them. "It may be what i need but it's certainly not how i wanna be."
Why the fuck should this song be about "Smelly" Erik Melvin? Sorry for being so harsh!
Quoting General Comment from DeanBetamberineon August 04, 2009:
"smelly did a lot of acid and other drugs, he got his name smelly cos his acid farts stank he was gonna get kicked out of the band unless he went sober which he did and then they recorded whatever album it was with him"
Smelly became a hardcore heroin addict... and eventually faced the day where the Band Nofx forced him to decide wether its gonna be THE BAND or drugs..
He chose NOFX!
Anyways you fucking NOFX history noobs (the ones I clearly finger point on, feel adressed, the rest of you LOVE YA)
This song is Mike Burkett, describing his "new" found feeling for drugs, hiding it in alcholism abuse...
period finished thats it
Anyone have any more insight on this? It might be about Smelly (makes sense) but I could never figure out why Fat Mike, self-professed alcoholic and dug-user would sing this. If it was about Smelly wouldn't Smelly sing it? Maybe Fat Mike went sober for a brief stint?
why the fuck would smelly, the drummer sing it?:S obviously no matter who wrote the song the singer or one of the singers of the band would sing it, idiot.
@Linloleum39
Plenty of non singers have sung songs Jason Newstead when he was in Metallica sang plenty of james songs live.
Hardly a stupid comment.
smelly did a lot of acid and other drugs, he got his name smelly cos his acid farts stank he was gonna get kicked out of the band unless he went sober which he did and then they recorded whatever album it was with him
thats to clear that up
maybe its about fat mike stating how hard it is to go sober i dont know as far as im aware hes an alocoholic it says it in their new song im an alcoholic haha
of course it is obvious about what sre talking about...<br /> Yeah the song is awesome!
it is about Smelly, the drummer from NOFX.