Blink 182-Adam's Song

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 upThe choice was mine,

I didn't think enough

I'm too depressed to go on

You'll be sorry when I'm gone

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 'til I got home

To pass the time in my room alone

I never thought

I'd die aloneAnother 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

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 'til I got home

To pass the time in my room alone

To me, from all the bands that i've listen to, Blink 182 is among the best. The band started around 1992, with originally comprised of vocalist and guitarist Tom DeLonge, drummer Scott Raynor and vocalist and bassist Mark Hoppus. They began as a pop band and was well known for their simple and catchy melodies with meaningful lyrics.

In their song, Adam's Song, performed by Mark Hoppus, which is Blink 182's bassist, The song's lyrics deal with depression and suicide, which is a noticeable departure from the toilet humor present in most of the other songs on Enema of the State. It is comparable to their later song "Stay Together for the Kids", which deals with 'broken home' and family issues, from Blink-182's fourth studio album Take Off Your Pants and Jacket.

According rumors, Blink 182 wrote Adam's Song when the band is about to breakup. DeLonge claimed that ' Blink is Dead ' and quit the band on February 22, 2005 with their tour cancelled.

However, some claimed that this song is about teenage suicide. Working on a few teenage advice websites, I can see how these words would ring true through teenage depression. It gives people to latch onto and its really sad.

Well to me,

I've been listening to this song a lot lately and I decided to try and work out the meaning;I never thought I'd die alone[He's realising that nobody really cared for him, or at least thinks it]

I laughed the loudest who'd have known?[Not sure about this line, it might be about him laughing at either himself, or rejection by his peers.]

I traced the cord back to the wallNo wonder it was never plugged in at all[Despite having methods of contact available, there was no way people would use them to get to him]

I took my time, I hurried upThe choice was mine I didn't think enough[Related to Nirvana's 'Come as You Are'. Not so sure about this line.]

I'm too depressed to go onYou'll be sorry when I'm gone[People neglecting him so much makes him just want to die, and all the people will regret the neglecting, because he will have killed himself because of them.]

I never conquered, rarely came[Vulgar as it is, I think it might mean came as in cum, as the person it was written about described himself as a nerd and a geek.]

16 just held such better daysDays when I still felt alive[As things go, when we get older, it feels less and less like life when people treat you like shit.]

We couldn't wait to get outsideThe world was wide, too late to tryThe tour was over, We'd survivedI couldnt wait til I got homeTo pass the time in my room alone[The excitement of growing up, but then in the end, he just wants to be alone in his room, away from the world who ignores him.]

I never thought I'd die aloneAnother six months I'll be unknown[Saying how when he's killed himself and he initial disaster has passed, nobody will remember him.]

Give all my things to my friendsYou'll never set foot in my room againYou'll close it off, board it up[Talking to his parents about giving away all his things. Not much more analysis I can make here.]

Remember the time I spilled the cupOf apple juice in the hallPlease tell mom this is not her fault[The only thing I can think of here, is that it's not his mum's fault that he's going to kill himself.]

I never conquered, rarely came16 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 couldnt wait til I got home To pass the time in my room alone [Same chorus as last time.]

I never conquered, rarely came Tomorrow just holds such better days[This line makes me think that he's saying the days after his death will be the better ones for him, because he won't have all of the world that he hates there.]

Days when I can still feel alive When I cant wait to get outside[After he's gone, he won't have the world to make him even more dead (not literally speaking, as he's going to kill himself, but while he's still got a bit of his feeling alive left, he's going to end his life) so he's going to 'get outside' of existence and life.]

The world is wide, the time goes by [Saying that time just goes on, in his hell.]

The tour is over, I survived I can't wait 'til I get home To pass the time in my room alone[Although the real person killed himself in the family garage, passing the time in his room alone could refer to him killing himself, or just staying in his room away from everyone.]

Again, this is just my take on it. Welcome everyone to post their own comments, opinions and discussions. TQ for going through it.