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 Anthem Part 2:
"This is a song that Im super proud of It is really about being a kid and feeling like fuck, if everybody says Im fucked up, and Im wrong, and I need to act differently, then hey its your fault (the adults) cause they are the ones that choose my school, laws, and well you get the picture." -Tom Delonge
Online Songs:
"Have you ever broken up with a girl? Yeah, me too. This song is about the thoughts that drive you crazy when a relationship ends. Tom knows the feeling well. He has no friends, girls hate him and with good reason. So I guess this song is really about Tom and how he hates it when girls break his heart." -Mark Hoppus
First Date:
"Every dude gets nervous whether we admit it or not. I thought about the first date I had with my lady and put everyone of those feelings in this song. I always envy girls. If they want a kiss, its super easy, they just open their face and do it. For a guy, you got to hope to god that she wants one. If not you are a chump and you go home a wounded soldier. Has anyone ever kissed someone with bad breath? Dont ever kiss anyone who eats dog shit." -Tom Delonge
Happy Holidays, You Bastard:
"This song is the one that really pisses your parents off. I wrote this song on Christmas Eve, because I was way behind on wrapping presents, and rather than take care of the problem I picked up a guitar and wrote a fucked up song about it. I finished wrapping them at about tree in the morning." -Mark Hoppus
Story Of A Lonely Guy:
"Another song about heartache. I remember always feeling like the world might be a little different if everyone wasnt such a pussy and said what they wanted to people they liked. The problem is, people are too scared of rejection. How many times have you seen somebody somewhere, but didnt say a thing? Next time, fuck it, if you like someone say somethin the worst that could happen is theyll smile and say thanks or no thanks. Note- the duh da duhs are inspired from listening to David Bowie in a skateboard film The End." -Tom Delonge.
The Rock Show:
"A few years ago there use to be a club in San Diego called SOMA. It was covered with graffiti, it stunk, it was made of concrete and metal so the sound sucked, the toilets were always overflowing. It was the best. We loved it. We use to watch bands play there every weekend. Blink-182 began in this club. This song is about those days. SOMA isnt around anymore. The city hates it when kids have somewhere to go and hang out. Fuck them." -Mark Hoppus
Stay Together For The Kids:
"Divorce sux. Its so fucked. But hey, Im not the only one to go through it. I guess parents are people too. Just lock yourself in your room, mine was my personal own sanctuary." -Tom Delonge
Roller Coaster:
"I use to date this girl and I couldnt tell anyone about it. The whole situation sucked, so I wrote a song about It." -Mark Hoppus
Reckless Abandon:
"Everybody has old summer memories. This is my song about going to the beach and hanging with my homeslices. This song is about going skateboarding from 12 noon to 12 midnight everyday of the week. And most of all its about going to parties when peoples parents were gone. This is a song about kids recking the town and leaving a sign to the next generation one that they will have to top." -Tom Delonge
Everytime I Look For You:
"I honestly have no idea what this one is about." -Mark Hoppus
Give Me One Good Reason:
"I felt like I was the only one is high school who liked my kind of music. Punk Rock was only listened to by me and a couple of skin head friends of mine (anti-racist skins). Since 7th grade thats all I ever listened to. Punk Rock to me is about being who you are and hating everyone else. Luckily there happens to be some music to go along with the feeling. Never ever try to be like the popular kids. Fuck them. Regardless of what people say, Ive been a punker since 7th grade, when most of our fans were in kindergarten. So never conform, love who you are. Fuckers." -Tom Delonge
Shut up:
"Throughout life people will try and control you, tell you what you should like, what you should think, how you should act. This is my message to those people. Like bad religion says -"everybody knows whats best for you..." -Mark Hoppus
Please Take Me Home:
"Every boy falls in love with at one time or another a friend of theirs. A girlfriend. Not a dude friend. Unless of course you like dudes, thats fine too. Anway, this song is crazy influenced by one of my favorite bands, Fugazi. This is one of my top fav songs of the record. I think it sounds so cool, it just has a cool groove to it. Next record will have more songs like this and STFTK. These songs are fun to play. Oh yeah, girls take hearts and eat them, beware dudes." -Tom Delonge
Dont Tell Me That its Over:
"One of my favorite lines I ever wrote is:
Guys like to run, Chicks love to yell you see,
Guys hate to fight, girls think its therapy.
This is more true than air. Dudes are like, calm down, and chicks need to talk it out over a period of two weeks." -Tom Delonge
What Went Wrong:
"All songs start on acoustic guitars for us. So this one we left on the acoustic. I love this song. Its so sad, and pretty, and has that sappy little clarinet thing in it. There is a song that starts the movie Angus This song was inspired by that song. The band it called Love Spit Love. Its the guy from a cool 80s band called Physcadellic Furs (check my spelling)" -Tom Delonge
Time To Break Up:
"Guys can never please girls. They are two species that will never see eye to eye. My friend Blair, hes standing in line on Enema, broke up with his chick and freaked out. He second guessed everything. He realized that maybe he should have broke up with her. Well, a lot of people do that. When your with someone, the grass is always greener. Then when you part, you start to miss all the cool things that only you two can share. You better be darn sure when you leave somebody, you might not get them back when you come to your senses." -Mark Hoppus
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