Lyric discussion by zeph 

this song was such a turning point in my life... the girl in this song WAS me... every word of the song completely describes how i was... the first time i heard it, i knew i had finally been saved. yes, i know how corny it is, but it's true. just listening to billie joe saying "scream at me, until my ears bleed, i'm taking heed JUST FOR YOU" it was the first time i ever felt like someone out there understood what i was feeling... haha im so pathetic... but i owe every ounce of the confidence i have in myself today, to green day. dookie saved my life. (yeah it sounds deep and emotional but dont worry i dont take them too seriously... i took their "fuck you" attitude to heart and that has made all the difference :) ) i'm happy again, thank you green day!

2 b honest I wouldn't describe this song as corny in the slightest, and you're wrong when u said u were pathetic. That's the great thing about Green Day's music; Billie Joe was, and still is, in my opinion, the torchbearer for the troubled youth of the world. When Dookie was released, he was widely regarded as the person to succeed Kurt Cobain as GenX spokesman, but I think both their influences stretch down much further. ROCK ON.

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