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2,000 Light Years Away Lyrics
I sit alone in my bedroom
Staring at the walls
I've been up all damn night long
My pulse is speeding
My love is yearning
[Chorus]
I hold my breath and close my eyes and
Dream about her
'Cause she's two thousand light years away
She holds my malachite so tight so
Never let go
Cause she's two thousand light years away
Years Away!
I sit outside and watch the sunrise
Lookout as far as I can
I can't see her, but in the distance
I hear some laughter,
We laugh together
[Chorus]
I sit alone in my bedroom
Staring at the walls
I've been up all damn night long
My pulse is speeding
My love is yearning
I hold my breath and close my eyes and
Dream about her
'Cause she's two thousand light years away
She holds my malachite so tight so
Never let go
'Cause she's two thousand light years away
I agree with the majority of you guys. This song is about how much in love Billie Joe was. It's that whole sensation of being able to hear her laugh and see her smile, regardless of where in the world she is. So in a way, it's really showing that long distance relationships can work if it's truly meant to be. Great song by a historical band, in my opinion.
billie joe + adrienne <3 a malakite is a green colored gem, he's referring to his eyes
Interesting opinions on this song; I've always taken it to be about someone that you cherish from a distance, whom you can't have for whatever reason - hence '2000 light years away', ie unattainable.
Best song on Kerplunk, in my opinion - got a Buzzcocks kind of sound to it, like a lot of their older shizzle.
when you love someone so muc...you cant stop thinking about them. hell...you may even hear them laughing 2000 light years away
He wrote this for his wife. He met her in the early years of touring. He only saw her when he was in her town. So 2000 light years away. It's soooo sweet.
Billy Joe wrote this song about his future wife after he kissed her for the first time. He met her in Green Day's early years, and kept in touch with her. He knocked her up and they got married. This is such a good song about being in love with someone who lives a long ways away, so far that it seems like you're on different planets. Great song by a great band.
Billie Joe.¬_¬ IE!
Billie Joe.¬_¬ IE!
2000 Light Years Away has alot of personal meaning for me.
2000 Light Years Away has alot of personal meaning for me.
Billie indeed did write this song when he came home after his first kiss with Adie<33 x
Billie indeed did write this song when he came home after his first kiss with Adie<33 x
Minifin4BillieJoe you are totally right! I looOve Billie Joe more than any other musician, and Aw I like this song a lot! I get the emotion of loving someone and being sitting in your room late at night thinking about him. Maybe Billie is talking about a girl that lived far away, but it doesn't exactly has to mean that. It could be the sensation of loving someone so much and having that person in front of you, but realizing you are never going to have him. I didn't knew what malakite meant, but now that I do I think it has something to do with his eyes. Billie Joe has green eyes, and the phrase "She holds my malakite so tight.." Can mean that he loves so much the girl that she is the only one he can really see.
Basically he met her at a concert early on in the history of the band, and they hit it off! And after the first time he kissed her, he went home and wrote 2000 Light Years Away, so it's no coincidence that this is the only Kerplunk song still played in concert!
Haha yeah they played it at the Adelaide concert last year. That's when I heard it. He was like "This is 2000 light years away" and then played it and I was standing there like, omg I love this song, so downloading it when I get home. Well I actually didn't remember the name at the time, i just remembered him saying 2000. But I just ended up getting Kerplunk anyway and I seriously can't stop listning to the song =]
Haha yeah they played it at the Adelaide concert last year. That's when I heard it. He was like "This is 2000 light years away" and then played it and I was standing there like, omg I love this song, so downloading it when I get home. Well I actually didn't remember the name at the time, i just remembered him saying 2000. But I just ended up getting Kerplunk anyway and I seriously can't stop listning to the song =]
The first time Billie kissed Adrienne he went home and wrote this song. I heard that somewhere. I can't remember where though.
A song about his now wife Adrienne, it's about the first time they kissed.