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
[Chorus:]
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 couldn't wait till 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 all my friends
You'll never step foot in my room again
You'll close it off, board it up
Remember the time that I spilled the cup
Of apple juice in the hall
Please tell mom this is not her fault
[Chorus:]
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 couldn't wait till I got home
To pass the time in my room alone
I never conquered, rarely came
Tomorrow holds such better days
Days when I can still feel alive
When I can't wait to get outside
The world is wide, the time goes by
The tour is over, I've survived
I can't wait till I get home
To pass the time in my room alone
Summary:
Blink-182 is an American rock band that was formed in San Diego, California in 1992. Just 7 years after they formed, in 1999, “Adam’s Song” was released. The story behind the song was a letter that a kid wrote to his parents before committing suicide. The band received it in an email and decided to write this slow, sad song. Guitarist Tom DeLonge says, “It came out sadder than we ever thought it would, which is good. 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.” But, the end of the song sends the message that things will get better. At the beginning of the song, the lyrics say, “I laughed the loudest who’d have known?” People with depression usually put on a happy face around others so no one gets suspicious. So, if you laugh the loudest, people think you’re the happiest, but in reality, you’re the saddest. The next two lines after that, “I trace the cord back to the wall. No wonder, it was never plugged in at all”, is referring to a near- death experience one of the members had. Back when the band practiced in a garage, an amp was in a puddle of water, and if it was plugged in it would have killed him. The last line of that stanza says, “im too depressed to go on, you’ll be sorry when I’m gone”. A person that tries to commit suicide thinks that they’ll get the attention they deserve when they’re dead. One of the last lines in the song says, “Tomorrow holds such better days”, and that single line, is what has gotten so many people through their bad days.
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
[Chorus:]
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 couldn't wait till 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 all my friends
You'll never step foot in my room again
You'll close it off, board it up
Remember the time that I spilled the cup
Of apple juice in the hall
Please tell mom this is not her fault
[Chorus:]
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 couldn't wait till I got home
To pass the time in my room alone
I never conquered, rarely came
Tomorrow holds such better days
Days when I can still feel alive
When I can't wait to get outside
The world is wide, the time goes by
The tour is over, I've survived
I can't wait till I get home
To pass the time in my room alone
Summary:
Blink-182 is an American rock band that was formed in San Diego, California in 1992. Just 7 years after they formed, in 1999, “Adam’s Song” was released. The story behind the song was a letter that a kid wrote to his parents before committing suicide. The band received it in an email and decided to write this slow, sad song. Guitarist Tom DeLonge says, “It came out sadder than we ever thought it would, which is good. 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.” But, the end of the song sends the message that things will get better. At the beginning of the song, the lyrics say, “I laughed the loudest who’d have known?” People with depression usually put on a happy face around others so no one gets suspicious. So, if you laugh the loudest, people think you’re the happiest, but in reality, you’re the saddest. The next two lines after that, “I trace the cord back to the wall. No wonder, it was never plugged in at all”, is referring to a near- death experience one of the members had. Back when the band practiced in a garage, an amp was in a puddle of water, and if it was plugged in it would have killed him. The last line of that stanza says, “im too depressed to go on, you’ll be sorry when I’m gone”. A person that tries to commit suicide thinks that they’ll get the attention they deserve when they’re dead. One of the last lines in the song says, “Tomorrow holds such better days”, and that single line, is what has gotten so many people through their bad days.