Ha ha, I love it. My favorite off the new album so far. Incredible energy bookended by the emotional "dreaming, singing, dying, laughter" sections. Two great characters are being developed here: Gloria and Christian (patriotism and faith personified, respectively). Gloria got a lobotomy after 9/11. Christian tried to offer comfort and reasurrance because of the ordeal.
What sticks out to me is the "to cast a stone and throw a brick" line, which connects a gospel reading to the Dookie song "She" in a very interesting way. The whole Jesus and Mary Magdalene thing, yes.
"I got so high, I can't stand up." is also a stand out. There is a lot of irony in this song, and it almost demands an explanation.
I'm probably wrong..
I always think of religion when I listen to this song..
I'm probably wrong..
I always think of religion when I listen to this song..
It just seems like whoever's point of view it's from...they've stopped believing in something.
"Dreaming
I was only dreaming
Of another place and time
Where my family's from
It just seems like whoever's point of view it's from...they've stopped believing in something.
"Dreaming
I was only dreaming
Of another place and time
Where my family's from
Singing
I can hear them singing
When the rain had washed away
All these scattered dreams"
and the the brutality of reality...it's like, believing something for a long time, and then you realize it's was all wrong.
Singing
I can hear them singing
When the rain had washed away
All these scattered dreams"
and the the brutality of reality...it's like, believing something for a long time, and then you realize it's was all wrong.
Now, lobotomy..means to literally cut connections in the brain, and as a result, the "patients must...
Now, lobotomy..means to literally cut connections in the brain, and as a result, the "patients must sacrifice some of the virtue, of the driving force, creative spirit or soul."
A lobotomy also cuts off the part of the brain that tells right from wrong..
So, losing what you believe in? Religion?
I dunno..
"Well I'm not stoned, Im just fucked up"
"I got so high, I can't stand up"
Sounds a bit like "Basketcase"
Maybe a bit more personal than at first glance. Perhaps Billie Joe is reminiscing on his own past here
"Well I'm not stoned, Im just fucked up"
"I got so high, I can't stand up"
Sounds a bit like "Basketcase"
Maybe a bit more personal than at first glance. Perhaps Billie Joe is reminiscing on his own past here
your comment,davidecoyote really explained alot more to me about this awesome song. I never realized that about the names of Christian and Gloria! Faith and Patriotism. Genious.
your comment,davidecoyote really explained alot more to me about this awesome song. I never realized that about the names of Christian and Gloria! Faith and Patriotism. Genious.
ive always heard
"well im not stoned
im just fucked up
well that a lie
i cant stand up"
ive always heard
"well im not stoned
im just fucked up
well that a lie
i cant stand up"
which i understand is not correct but i somehow prefer it...because hes admitting to a lie
and then in 21 guns goes on to talk about a liar...or whatever.
which i understand is not correct but i somehow prefer it...because hes admitting to a lie
and then in 21 guns goes on to talk about a liar...or whatever.
Green Day playing with time signatures! What?!
Ha ha, I love it. My favorite off the new album so far. Incredible energy bookended by the emotional "dreaming, singing, dying, laughter" sections. Two great characters are being developed here: Gloria and Christian (patriotism and faith personified, respectively). Gloria got a lobotomy after 9/11. Christian tried to offer comfort and reasurrance because of the ordeal.
What sticks out to me is the "to cast a stone and throw a brick" line, which connects a gospel reading to the Dookie song "She" in a very interesting way. The whole Jesus and Mary Magdalene thing, yes.
"I got so high, I can't stand up." is also a stand out. There is a lot of irony in this song, and it almost demands an explanation.
I'm probably wrong.. I always think of religion when I listen to this song..
I'm probably wrong.. I always think of religion when I listen to this song..
It just seems like whoever's point of view it's from...they've stopped believing in something. "Dreaming I was only dreaming Of another place and time Where my family's from
It just seems like whoever's point of view it's from...they've stopped believing in something. "Dreaming I was only dreaming Of another place and time Where my family's from
Singing I can hear them singing When the rain had washed away All these scattered dreams" and the the brutality of reality...it's like, believing something for a long time, and then you realize it's was all wrong.
Singing I can hear them singing When the rain had washed away All these scattered dreams" and the the brutality of reality...it's like, believing something for a long time, and then you realize it's was all wrong.
Now, lobotomy..means to literally cut connections in the brain, and as a result, the "patients must...
Now, lobotomy..means to literally cut connections in the brain, and as a result, the "patients must sacrifice some of the virtue, of the driving force, creative spirit or soul." A lobotomy also cuts off the part of the brain that tells right from wrong.. So, losing what you believe in? Religion? I dunno..
AWESOME SONG, THOUGH!
Oops..I didn't mean to make that a reply.
Oops..I didn't mean to make that a reply.
I'm kinda new to this.
I'm kinda new to this.
"Well I'm not stoned, Im just fucked up" "I got so high, I can't stand up" Sounds a bit like "Basketcase" Maybe a bit more personal than at first glance. Perhaps Billie Joe is reminiscing on his own past here
"Well I'm not stoned, Im just fucked up" "I got so high, I can't stand up" Sounds a bit like "Basketcase" Maybe a bit more personal than at first glance. Perhaps Billie Joe is reminiscing on his own past here
your comment,davidecoyote really explained alot more to me about this awesome song. I never realized that about the names of Christian and Gloria! Faith and Patriotism. Genious.
your comment,davidecoyote really explained alot more to me about this awesome song. I never realized that about the names of Christian and Gloria! Faith and Patriotism. Genious.
ive always heard "well im not stoned im just fucked up well that a lie i cant stand up"
ive always heard "well im not stoned im just fucked up well that a lie i cant stand up"
which i understand is not correct but i somehow prefer it...because hes admitting to a lie and then in 21 guns goes on to talk about a liar...or whatever.
which i understand is not correct but i somehow prefer it...because hes admitting to a lie and then in 21 guns goes on to talk about a liar...or whatever.