Green Day – Suffocate

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Its 3 a.m. I'm drunk again
My head is standing underneath my puke
So make it stop I'm getting off
Make it stop I'm getting off
Sedatives and dizzy smells
And spillin' my guts out all day
And make a piddle
Make it stop I'm getting off
Make it stop I"m getting off
I slipped into a comma once again
Where's my organ donor?
Lend a hand
So when you think you're all alone
No one's left to come around
Drop like flies and empathize
And I know now that I will someday
And I know that I will suffocate
Suffocate, suffocate, suffocate
One night stands and cheap regrets
I take another drag off of my cigarette
So stop I'm getting off
Make it stop I'm getting off
One last stop for one-track, mind ya
Just gimme shelter,gimme
Gimme something
Make it stop I'm getting off
Make it stop I'm getting off
I slipped into a comma once again
Where's my organ?
Don't know, lend a hand
So when you think you're all alone
No one's help to come around
Drop like flies and improvise
And I know now that I will someday
And I know that I will suffocate
Suffocate, suffocate, suffocate
So when you think you're all alone
No one's help to come around
Drop like flies and improvise
And I know now that I will someday
And I know that I will suffocate
And I know now that I will someday
And I know that I will suffocate
Suffocate, suffocate, suffocate

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Track duration: 02:54

"Suffocate" as written by Billie Joe/wright Iii Armstrong

Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.

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    My Interpretation:Quite simply, this is about Billie Joe's struggle with alcohol and pills. The line "Make it Stop I'm getting off" expresses his desire to become sober but he feels that he can't do it by himself. He feels that he has very little support and he feels very pessimistic about his future. It appears that he thinks he's going to die.
    Flag tedgron May 15, 2013   Link
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    General Comment:Holy Smokes, I LIKE THIS SONG
    Flag Josieandtheapocalypseon January 31, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:I agree with pyrites gliterati definatly about the fast lane lifestyle. Most of the song is very literal. I also thought it was cool how once again green day made kind of morbid lyrics and the song is in a major key all happy. Like " And I know that I will someday
    And I know that I will suffocate
    And I know that I will someday"
    Regardless of the drinking/drug lines, everyone can relate to this realizing that it is true, everyone will suffocate or "die" someday." That's why it's such a great song. We'll written Billie Joe.
    Flag CateJello65on May 08, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:I think this song is VERY LITERAL!!! Especially with the way its written.
    Flag animecardon October 29, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:I think this song is about someone who lives the 'fast' life with drinks and drugs.
    Flag mad-monkey-42on October 14, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:am i the only one on here that noticed Reject wasn't listed?
    Flag Sparkle7on August 05, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:sorry to burst anyones bubble, but i think the song is quite literally about suffocating on your own puke because your too drunk to stop...its about the vicious cycle of 'living in the fast lane'
    Flag pyrites_gliteration January 12, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:This song is about the popular kids. They go to a party and get wasted and smoke and they're soooo fucked up it's not even funny. Then they turn to the unpopular kids (like me) they bullied (Where's my organ donor lend a hand) well too bad for them they'll suffocate!! AWESOME SONG no 2 ways about it
    Flag Green Day rules oyaon December 13, 2005   Link
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    General Comment:i agree 1000BrokenHearts...nice name btw...just like the song ^_~
    Flag take it 2 the limiton December 10, 2005   Link
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    General Comment:yeah i think it is about being addicted to drugs... and green day isn't a fucking "boy band" that only sings about girls... look up the backstreet boys for that crap.
    Flag 1000BrokenHeartson December 09, 2005   Link

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