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Let's take the boat out on the bay
Forget your job for just one day
I wish it didn't have to be so bad
It might be inappropriate because
Either way our band gets dropped, oh yeah
I wish it didn't have to be so bad
But I'd play with fire to break the ice
And I'd play with a nuclear device
Is it something I'll regret?
Why do I want what I can't get?
I wish it didn't have to be so bad
The three-date theory is getting old
Everyone is getting left out in the cold
I wish it didn't have to be so bad
So I'll see you with another guy
Who pretends not to hear you when you cry, oh yeah
I wish it didn't have to be so bad
But I'd play with fire to break the ice
And I'd play with a nuclear device
Is it something I'll regret?
Why do I want what I can't get?
I wish it didn't have to be so bad
I'll be moving on, moving on
Moving on, and on and on
Moving on, moving on
Moving on and on and on
But I'd play with fire to break the ice
And I'd play with a nuclear device
Is it something I'll regret?
Why do I want what I can't get?
I wish it didn't have to be so bad
I wish it didn't have to be so bad
I wish it didn't have to be so bad
I wish it didn't have to be so bad
Forget your job for just one day
I wish it didn't have to be so bad
It might be inappropriate because
Either way our band gets dropped, oh yeah
I wish it didn't have to be so bad
But I'd play with fire to break the ice
And I'd play with a nuclear device
Is it something I'll regret?
Why do I want what I can't get?
I wish it didn't have to be so bad
The three-date theory is getting old
Everyone is getting left out in the cold
I wish it didn't have to be so bad
So I'll see you with another guy
Who pretends not to hear you when you cry, oh yeah
I wish it didn't have to be so bad
But I'd play with fire to break the ice
And I'd play with a nuclear device
Is it something I'll regret?
Why do I want what I can't get?
I wish it didn't have to be so bad
I'll be moving on, moving on
Moving on, and on and on
Moving on, moving on
Moving on and on and on
But I'd play with fire to break the ice
And I'd play with a nuclear device
Is it something I'll regret?
Why do I want what I can't get?
I wish it didn't have to be so bad
I wish it didn't have to be so bad
I wish it didn't have to be so bad
I wish it didn't have to be so bad
Lyrics submitted by piesupreme
Track duration: 02:50
"Wendy Clear" as written by Tom/hoppus De Longe
Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing
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One very important note that I feel is overlooked is that Mark Hoppus bought a boat he named "Wendy". And in boating terms, when you are approaching the harbor, high traffic area or bridge, the harbor master will say the name of your boat and then "clear" when it is ok for you to proceed. So harbor master must say "Wendy Clear" every time his boat is ready for passage through a line of boats or small passage/open bridges. So I feel the boat line "lets take the boat out on the bay forget your job for just one day" may be linked more to the title of the song, rather than the meaning itself.
I have also heard through mark QUOTES "I wrote this song during a small stint with Mxpx and hanging out with them" which leads me to believe it may have been about a girl who was dating or close to Mxpx.
After hearing "I play with a nuclear device" I feel that may be a hint of approaching a girl he likes, but cannot be with due to her dating some one else in a band.
Also the second verse "I see you with another guy..." also further implies that this person is with some one else, but is unhappy.
On a side note, I have heard some people say that Wendy Clear was written about some one in the music indusrty who is his current wife, skye everly(daughter of one of the everly brothers). This is not true as the song was already recorded before they met(during the all the small things shoot) even though Skye was an MTV talent scout at the time.
This is just my two cents, nothing more, nothing less. Unless you get 5 mins alone with Mark and no camera's, we'll prob never get the in depth meaning, but hey, its a start.
Obvious meaning: you know you're perfect for someone but you just can't be together for one reason or another... It's just about accepting it and moving on but knowing things wouldve been great together
I can relate ):
And Id play with a nuclear device"
Is saying how he'd do anything to talk to her, get to know her, and go out with her, even if it's risky. Fire and nuclear devices are very risky items. ;)
Isn't it about a girl who worked at the record company, and Mark really liked her?
Blink-182 are the best band, besides All Time Low. :D
"Either way our band gets dropped" shows either way its just not going to go the way he wants it to.
The Chorus shows that the singer would do anything "play with a nuclear device" to even have a chance with her
"Everyone's getting left ou in the cold" seems to me that everyone involved with what's going on or just involved with this girl is "getting left out in the cold"
"so I'll see you with another guy who pretends not to see you when you cry o ya" i agree with what the others have said it just sucks to see her with that guy whos just a jerk when you know shed be so much better with you even though its jst not gonna work out you "just wish it didnt have to be so bad.
the part wer he says "is this something ill regret why do i want what i cant get" is saying that is not going after her like you want to and moving on going to be something he regrets. the second part is showing by the fact that he cant get her the desperation he feels about everything thats gone on and well how he "wishes that it didnt have to be so bad"
I love this song, and also I LOVE BLINK, they are jst an awesome band. im so glad that they are back together and that i get to have a chance to see them live.
It's like...I want you but can't have you because it'd be bad. I'd change everything to make it better.
Cuz I'd play with fire to break the ice
And I'd play with a nuclear device
Is it something I'll regret?
Why do I want what I can't get?
I wish it didn't have to be so bad..
One of my favorite parts in all of music, let alone among the brilliant works of Blink.
Great song, probably the best song off Enema, up there with Adam's Song and All the Small Things. Rock out, bola