which Green Day song is that, Barb?
Brain Stew. It's actually about being stoned. But I tell ya, looking at him sometimes makes me feel a little high. Or stunned. Or both.
I'm having trouble trying to sleep
I'm counting sheep but running out
As time ticks by
Still I try
No rest for clock shops in my mind
On my own... here we go
My eyes feel like they're gonna bleed
Dried up and bulging out my skull
My mouth is dry
My face is numb
Fucked up and spun out in my room
On my own... here we go
My mind is set on overdrive
The clock is laughing in my face
A crooked spine
My senses dulled
Past the point of delerium
On my own... here we go
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I've loved Green Day for years and what strikes me now is how much I can relate almost every one of their songs to Brokeback Mountain in some way. I mean, can't you just see the above sentiments going through both of their minds in some ways? Stoners or not, doesn't matter.
Or how about this one?
Macy's Day ParadeToday's the Macy's Day Parade
The Night of the Living Dead is on its way
With a credit report for duty calls
It's a lifetime guarantee
Stuffed in a coffin, 10% more free
Red light special at the mausoleum
Give me something that I need
Satisfaction guaranteed to you
What's the consolation prize?
Economy sized dreams of hope
When I was a kid I thought
I wanted all the things that I haven't got
Oh, but I learned the hardest way
When I realized what it took
To tell the difference between
Thieves and crooks
A lesson learned for me and you
Give me something that I need
Satisfaction guaranteed
Because I'm thinking about
A brand new home
The one I've never known
Cause now I know
It's all that I wanted
What's the consolation prize?
Economy sized dreams of hope
Give me something that I need
Satisfaction guaranteed
Because I'm thinking about
A brand new home
The one I've never known
And where it goes
And I'm thinking about
The only road
The one I've never known
And where it goes
And I'm thinking about
A brand new home
The one I've never known
Cause now I know
It's all that I wanted.