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.
Something's on my mind
It's been for quite some time
This time I'm on to you
So where's the other face
The face I heard before
Your head trip's boring me
Let's nuke the bridge we torched two thousand times before
This time we'll blast it all to hell
I've had this burning in my gut now for so long
My belly's aching now to say
Stuck down in a rut
Of dislogic and smut
A side of you well hid
When it's all said and done
It's real and it's been fun
But was it all real fun?
Let's nuke the bridge we torched two thousand times before
This time we'll blast it all to hell
I've had this burning in my guts now for so long
My belly's aching now to say
To say
You're just
A fuck
I can't explain it 'cause I think you suck
I'm taking pride
In telling you to fuck off and die
I've had this burning in my guts now for so long
My belly's aching now to say
I'm taking pleasure in announcing this to you
So listen up 'cause you might miss
You're just
A fuck
I can't explain it 'cause I think you suck
I'm taking pride
In telling you to fuck off and die
Good night
It's been for quite some time
This time I'm on to you
So where's the other face
The face I heard before
Your head trip's boring me
Let's nuke the bridge we torched two thousand times before
This time we'll blast it all to hell
I've had this burning in my gut now for so long
My belly's aching now to say
Stuck down in a rut
Of dislogic and smut
A side of you well hid
When it's all said and done
It's real and it's been fun
But was it all real fun?
Let's nuke the bridge we torched two thousand times before
This time we'll blast it all to hell
I've had this burning in my guts now for so long
My belly's aching now to say
To say
You're just
A fuck
I can't explain it 'cause I think you suck
I'm taking pride
In telling you to fuck off and die
I've had this burning in my guts now for so long
My belly's aching now to say
I'm taking pleasure in announcing this to you
So listen up 'cause you might miss
You're just
A fuck
I can't explain it 'cause I think you suck
I'm taking pride
In telling you to fuck off and die
Good night
Lyrics submitted by kevin, edited by Mellow_Harsher, Jirachibi
F.O.D. Lyrics as written by Frank E. Iii Wright Billie Joe Armstrong
Lyrics © Reservoir Media Management, Inc., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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WRONG LYRICS.... my favourite part is missing.., sob... You're just a fuck I can't explain it cuz I think you suck I'm taking pride in telling you Fuck Off and Die
I've had this burning in my guts now for so long my belly's aching now to say I'm taking pleasure in the doubts I've passed to you so listen up as you bite this
you're just a fuck I can't explain it cuz I think you suck I'm taking pride in telling you to Fuck Off and Die
yeah, Billie's great. :) if more guys were like Billie then the world would be a better place...... thanks for telling us the distortion lyrics, me happy now!!!!! :D
I read somwhere that Billie Joe wrote this to his stepfather, but that could be completely wrong. In any event it is a good song to listen to when you're angry at somebody. Anger management at it's best.
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Those lyrics are my fave part... lol they are:
You're just a fuck I can't explain it cuz I think you suck I'm taking pride in telling you Fuck Off and Die
I've had this burning in my guts now for so long my belly's aching now to say I'm taking pleasure in the doubts I've passed to you so listen up as you bite this
you're just a fuck I can't explain it cuz I think you suck Im taking pride in telling you to Fuck Off and Die
Good-nite..........
Billie has such a way w/ words... lol I love that man.
instead of : I've had this burning in my guts now for so long my belly's aching now to say I'm taking pleasure in the doubts I've passed to you so listen up as you bite this
Isn't it
I've had this burning in my guts now for so long my belly's aching now to say I'm taking pleasure announcing this to you so listen up as you bite this ????
what are the distortion lyrics? i'm gonna have to listen to the song a few more times.... but anyway, great song.
oooooh nevermind. it's the lyrics at the beginning of the distorted part.