I never thought I'd die alone
I laughed the loudest who'd have known?
I traced the cord back to the wall
No wonder it was never plugged in at all
I took my time, I hurried up
The choice was mine I didn't think enough
I'm too depressed to go on
You'll be sorry when I'm gone

I never conquered, rarely came
16 just held such better days
Days when I still felt alive
We couldn't wait to get outside
The world was wide, too late to try
The tour was over, We'd survived
I couldnt wait til I got home
To pass the time in my room alone

I never thought I'd die alone
Another six months I'll be unknown
Give all my things to my friends
You'll never set foot in my room again
You'll close it off, board it up
Remember the time I spilled the cup
Of apple juice in the hall
Please tell mom this is not her fault

I never conquered, rarely came
16 just held such better days
Days when I still felt alive
We couldn't wait to get outside
The world was wide, too late to try
The tour was over, We'd survived
I couldnt wait til I got home
To pass the time in my room alone

I never conquered, rarely came
Tomorrow just holds such better days
Days when I can still feel alive
When I cant wait to get outside
The world is wide, the time goes by
The tour is over, I survived
I can't wait 'til I get home
To pass the time in my room alone



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    Song Meaning:this song is about a suicide letter a boy named Adam sent Mark, life-on-the-murder-scene.tumblr.com/post/20292532956/…
    its about suicide and overcoming it
    Flag Minortyon May 16, 2013   Link
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    General Comment:"But "Adam's Song,' the heart of the song is about having hard times in your life, being depressed, and going through a difficult period, but then finding the strength to go on and finding a better place at the other side of that."


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    Flag Neverjadedon April 30, 2013   Link
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    Song Meaning:This sng is actually about getting over depression and moving on "Tomorrow just holds such better days". Its about wanting to die because your life is useless nad pointless and every single yesterday and today sucks but as the song goes on the character realizes that tomorrow will be better if he doesn't do that.
    Flag kryztlon April 29, 2013   Link
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    My Interpretation:This is really sad, because I listened to it a lot when I was about ten. And I didn't really get it (or any of the album - thought enema was some other word for enemy :D) at all.

    But now I'm older, and I DO understand what the singer's talking about on a personal level... And it's sad, because it simultaneously reminds me of how I feel now, and how I felt as a kid when I first listened to it.
    Flagged Bannefon June 25, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:"Adam's Song" is commonly referred to as the song when Blink-182 got "serious", being their first well-known slow-paced song. The song is placed in between the catchy and fast-paced songs "Dysentery Gary" and "All the Small Things".[3][4]

    The song is written in C major, with the strings on the guitar tuned a whole step down. The song's lyrics deal with depression and suicide, a noticeable departure from the toilet humor present in most of the other songs on Enema of the State. The arrangement of the song departs from their previous work as well, particularly the shifting instrumental parts. In the verses, the guitar plays (muted) chords accompanied by a relatively ordinary bass line; in the chorus the guitar plays octave lines while the bass shifts to playing chords. It is comparable to their later song "Stay Together for the Kids" (dealing with 'broken home' and family issues), from Blink-182's fifth studio album, "Take Off Your Pants and Jacket".

    The song makes a reference to "Come as You Are" by Nirvana, which includes the lyric "Take your time, hurry up, the choice is yours, don't be late." "Adam's Song," in turn, includes the lyric "I took my time, I hurried up, The choice was mine, I didn't think enough."

    The music video is a melancholic montage of the band's past, showing childhood photos of the band, while playing in a large warehouse room. It was later self-parodied in Man Overboard.

    It was once thought[citation needed] that the website AdamsLetter.com featured the inspiration behind the song, though this was later revealed as a fictitious story, and any "resemblance between the characters, places, and events to any real people is purely coincidental." Tom joked on German TV that the Adam in a question "was an old cowboy war hero who got his nuts shot off, but came through".[5] The title is actually an homage to a Mr. Show with Bob and David sketch, featuring a boy who attempts suicide after listening to his favorite band.[citation needed]

    The song caused a stir in 2000 when it was set to replay indefinitely on a nearby stereo as 17-year-old Greg Barnes, a survivor of the Columbine High School massacre, hanged himself in the garage of his family's home.[6] Hoppus, the song's writer, has insisted that the song is anti-suicide.[7]

    During their 2009 summer tour, after the passing of DJ AM, whose real name is Adam Goldstein, Blink-182 stopped playing "Adam's Song" for the remainder of the tour and have not played it live since.[8] In 2012 Hoppus stated that the song may be "permanently retired" from their setlist because of the history attached to it.[9]
    Flagged bryannanoelon May 13, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:This song is actually paying homage to a sketch from the show Mr.Show with Bob and David from the mid-90s. youtube.com/…

    I mean obviously they didn't write the song to be a joke or anything but they did use this scene as a basis for it. Funny show! hahaha
    Flagged andstuffon April 12, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:Nirvana: Take your time, hurry up, the choice is yours, don’t be late.
    Blink 182: I took my time, I hurried up, the choice was mine, I didn’t think enough.
    Flag Moonshinewolfon January 19, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:This is, in my not so humble opinion, the best song by Blink. It actually brings tears to my eyes. And I am NOT all that emo(tional). Vocally and lyrically, it's moving, compelling. Musically, it rocks the f*ck out. As I said, it's Blink 182 at their best.
    Flag richardmbowmanon November 25, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:This song is bluntly and blatantly about teenage suicide.
    Flag smamon August 05, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:Pretty sure this song is about the perils of a global economy in this fast-paced world, and the hard lesson we learned from our prolonged occupation in Iraq. Either that, or a rock-ballad depicting the epic battle between Skeletor and Optimus Prime.
    Flagged TheGassyGunslingeron June 30, 2011   Link

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