Lyrics for Adam's Song as interpreted by piesupreme

Adam's Song Lyrics
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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mylifesfuckedup666
07-28-2002

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iamthebest........ur a fucking idiot

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UnwrittenMestUpGurly
07-28-2002

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haha i agree.. you are a fucking idiot iamthebest... what the fuck do you know about punk?!? by the way the whole point of a band is so that people will listen to you and to have a good time...not whether how punk you are or aren't... and they are punk because they are having a good time and no giving a shit so why don't you think about.. what you are saying you dumbass, no, blink 182 isn't the best band, but they are still good, and hello? a depressing song not being punk? have you ever heard of emo? you really are a dumbass!

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WafeMeMyFriend
07-28-2002

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i couldn't give two shits if mark, tom, and travis had no legs and four eyes,

i wish i had 4 eyes

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LoveMeMoreThanToast
07-28-2002

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Not true, once a band gets as popular as Blink is, THEN they have no right to call themselves punk. Or, when people who used to like Linkin Park say they are "so punk" is when they aren't punk.

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twisted_fate
07-28-2002

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Ok, why is this song so controversial? It's a good song. A lil eere, but cool.

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regan_89
07-29-2002

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What the fuck? A band can call themselves punk if they fucken feel like it. It's not a fucking crown. It's a title, just like pop... rock..... rap.... r&b... It's a genre of music, it's not about the popularity it's about how the music sounds, and the best word to describe blink's sound would be punk. Who gives a fucking shit if they are popular. That is so pathetic

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aynz_the_short_chick
07-31-2002

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ok well i think this song is about no matter how depressed your it will get better

Tomorrow just holds such better days
Days when I can still feel alive



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no_added_msg85
08-01-2002

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to sgrt144, i noticed the nirvana reference recently too. i think it really adds to the sadness of the song but i do agree that yes, it does have a happy ending and that although it sad it ends on a positive note and in the end its a potent and inspiring song. there was a time when i was depressed and had really low self esteem. when i listened to the song i initially thought he killed himself too, but after listening to it a couple morre times i realised the ending was a positive one and im not saying the song changed my life, but i did feel better after realising that. i agree with HappinessNA

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BlInK_cHiCk_182
08-01-2002

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oh man..i tried to kill myself to dis song...um I'M NOT TRYING FOR ATTENTION EITHER but NE wayz i love this song to death..but i just cant listen to it..it gets me all depressed and sad again ne wayz i love blink..i love tom the most..but owellioz LUV YA! ALL THAT LUV BLINK FOR U THAT DUNT LIKE BLINK U CAN GO TO HELL hey my last name iz hell -shrugs- buh bye

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BlinkzTruestFanEver
08-01-2002

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This is not a poser song! This is a good song! What r u talkin about llamas4sale?¿?¿? Must be you dont kno what GOOD music is! Blink 182 is the bestest band ever!

2 all the non-blink fanz, you need a shut up!! cuz they *ARE* & *ALWAYZ* will be the *BEST*!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And if you call blink posers must be your the POSER!:)

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Iamthebest
08-03-2002

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alright blinkztruestfanever, first of all there is no such word as bestest, and second why is someone a poser if they call blink posers. That is just stupid. So please i ask you not to post any more.


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Tom_DeLonge
08-03-2002

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The story behind that is Mark read a letter someone sent him as an email, that a kid wrote before he committed suicide to his parents. We kind of got together and wrote this sad, slow song. It came out sadder than we ever thought it would, which is good too. Any song that moves you is good. Some people listen to it and go 'Wow, that's a real bum-out of a song.' But it's one of those things, a story of a kid not being happy in his life, crossed with us being really lonely on tour. At the end of it there's a better way out, there are better things to do than kill yourself.

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punkchild
08-06-2002

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this song was written cause a kid name adam emailed blink a suicide note before he killed himself

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spindalx
08-07-2002

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In a interview, Mark said the song was simply about going out on tour and that being such a high that when he got back home thing became so boring.

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skizzle71
08-10-2002

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Blink Rox and this shows that they're not all like bad boys or well think that they're bad.. ya know what I mean? It just goes to show that you can't judge a book by it's cover!!

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Macolm1
08-11-2002

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I swear to god if I hear another person say this song is about suicide I WILL KILL YOU!!!!! Mark wrote it when they were on the road and Tom and Travis had girlfriends to come home to while Mark didn't. NOT SUICIDE!

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Pinkberry37
08-11-2002

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Does anybody see the connection in some of the lyrics in this song with the lyrics in Nirvana's "Come as You Are"? Blink 182 says "I took my time, I hurried up The choice was mine..." Nirvana says, " Take your time, hurry up, choice is yours..." Maybe somebody already pointed this out and I just didn't read it.

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kid emo
08-11-2002

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Macolm1::::

I see where your coming from about the true reason the band wrote it. But answering the question "What does this song mean to you?", I'd say its about somebody who is lonely and depressed and is about to kill himself. That is what the song means to me and that is the reason I like and listen to it.

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EMO11
08-13-2002

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I have heard that this song was written about their girlfriends also, But In the book written by Marks sister, It says that they got mail from "sumbraro"( their fav restaurant) and a guy named Adam wrote them a suicide note. Read the book. But when Mark wrote it he said he missed being at home with his Girl Sky.. So the song was based off of a suicide but written about Marks on situation.

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LChineze
08-13-2002

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for some reason, this song does sound like suicide, i don't know....but it's still the best Blink 182 song...it has the best beat and has really good lyrics. i would like to know the true meaning of this song. somebody please give me the site where they found it was about Mark's girlfriend. thanks

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Poopyumyum
08-20-2002

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i listen to what i like, and i like blink...the rest of the world can go screw themselves. :0)

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BlondeAlk3Sweetness
08-21-2002

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goddd....I'm not even gonna read all that stupid "poser" shit.

but the truth is, YOU ARE the real poser if you YOURSELF are calling someone else a poser. All you stupid fucks that said shit aboout that should choke.

AHEM! Anyways.....this song is beautiful, such a nice melody and the whole idea is sad but I love it

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Navigator
08-21-2002

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In response to sqrt144 and PinkBerry37: Yeah, i also noticed the similarity to "Come As You Are." I think it's sort of a tribute to Cobain. Nevermind had a sort of a punkish theme to it. It was partly about being an uncool, outcast kid in high school. So it's appropriate to have a connection to it in this song.

And by the way, "come as you are" wasn't just a "little song" off Nevermind. It's remembered as one of Nirvana's greatest and it's still played plenty on the radio today. In fact, like 9 or 10 of the songs on Nevermind are still standards today.

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punk_gurl_182
08-21-2002

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i heard that they wrote this song based on a fan mail letter!?!?

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punk_gurl_182
08-21-2002

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i heard that they wrote this song based on a fan mail letter!?!?

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