Lyrics for Basket Case as interpreted by kevin

Basket Case Lyrics
Do you have the time to listen to me whine
About nothing and everything all at once
I am one of those
Melodramatic fools
Neurotic to the bone
No doubt about it

Sometimes I give myself the creeps
Sometimes my mind plays tricks on me
It all keeps adding up
I think I'm cracking up
Am I just paranoid ?
I'm just stoned

I went to a shrink
To analyze my dreams
She says it's lack of sex that's bringing me down
I went to a whore
He said my life's a bore
And quit my whining cause it's bringing her down

Grasping to control
So you better hold on

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Mr Grim
01-29-2006

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great song only got back into it when I heard them playing during the last show of american idiot tour. anyway after all these years it still's holds up and I guess they were always making american idiot in all of there albums, the same general films where always there, but we learn to see them after the epic that is the american idiot album, and see how the dudes in the band got through the hard times described their, and in general no matter how bad it gets all one can do is look on the bright side of life

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Mr Grim
01-29-2006

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by films i meant 'themes'

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xXbUlLeTsXx
01-29-2006

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THEE BEST FUCKING SONG EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love the music video. its like, u are actually in the mental institution with him. lol.

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loop-to-loop
02-03-2006

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It's hard not to like Green Day. The guys rock. I can seriously say that there isn't a song by them that I dont like. They are so cool! I hope they stay a band until they are 50!

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aussie8191
02-19-2006

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great song -- not much else to say about it except that.

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punkchris55
02-21-2006

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their best, an amazing song from a classic album. and for those who are confused - this is pure punk rock, and i must say, a fine display of it

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iaing966
02-21-2006

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its sound as though hes goin crazy its probaly about his panic disorders

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billiejoelover
02-26-2006

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this song totaly rocks. greenday is my favorit band

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agentdumdum
02-28-2006

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yay! im a real basket case! ^o^

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agentdumdum
02-28-2006

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O_o

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punk_chickf13
03-04-2006

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dude to me this juss sounds like he's really high and freaking out. it's kewl b/c i've listened to this while i was high and it freaked me out. thats when it first made sence to me.

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stacey_rox9
03-13-2006

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This song is well, my all time favourite green day song! i love Green days old songs, There new songs do not compare to there old ones at all!
Peace:)

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airsoftking13
03-21-2006

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lol talk about the story of my freakin' life...this was the first song my band ever played...aaahh good times

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angst_pixie
03-28-2006

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this song knows me too well

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BillieJoeLuver
04-10-2006

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I luv this song it is the bomb. This song is my #1 ringtone

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J.O.S_is_my_messiah
06-02-2006

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to all people hu think this is about Billie Joe:
i think, like american idiot, dookie tells a story. this is when he (whoever he is) is freaking out when his g/f (who beats him up as we find out in pulling teeth), has locked him in a room. i dont know if thats wot it is, but it's wot i think

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ginogino
07-06-2006

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its about having without a b o n e r

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BloodyMary13
07-06-2006

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This song is definately about how someone may or most likely would feel when having psychotic breaks. The song protrays feelings of self-insanity, and making yourself more insane over the thought of being insane.

This is definately one of Green Day's better songs. A real PUNK song, unlike alot of their new things (Boulevard of Broken Dreams, Holiday.. to name a couple)

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kissmygreenass123
07-15-2006

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no fuckin way its about a hard-on

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kissmygreenass123
07-15-2006

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holiday is pure punk, i should know

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superninja515
07-20-2006

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i think that with any (old) green day song (cuz they suck now) you shouldnt try to overthink it... not that theyre dumb, but their writing is just "there"
it means what it says...

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world_domination
07-25-2006

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I agree, I hate it when people try to dig too deep into songs.

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footiebabe873
07-29-2006

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billie joe wrote this song about his panic attacks-he announced it a while ago. there ya go! you can also stop having your sleepless nights wondering what basketcase is about :p ps. one of my favorate songs of all time green day rock i do agree that there old stuff does beat there new stuff tho alotho there new stuff is still amazing.

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ApatheticLoser_xx
07-31-2006

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green day are punk rock to me but anyways i own all their albums and Dookie is by farr one of their best =] Billie Joe writes like 99% of the songs in Green Day and this song was written around 13 yrs ago but anyways Billie Joe has panic disorders and once in an interview he said that it was about how he feels when he gets them...its a simple song....not too complicated and its not hard to play either....all green day style
im my poinion, its by far one of their best song ever =]

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Rocklovinggirl
10-24-2006

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This is one of my fave green day songs...
I know the feeling of being stoned and think everyone is watching you.

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