Jumat, 16 Juli 2010

1039 Smoothed Out Slappy Hours


1. At the Library

In this song the narrator is describing his indecisiveness and shyness as he's trying to talk to a girl he likes. He keeps looking at her from a distance and day-dream wondering why he likes her, what it is about her that seems to charm him. He's trying to make himself finally talk to her, but in the end she walks away with her boyfriend, leaving the narrator one-on-one with his thoughts. He's upset, but then again, he knows he probably would have never had the guts to talk to her, and so he lets his feelings towards her rest till the next time he sees her and goes through that doubt and insecurity all over again.

There is a theory that in this song the author is talking about an ugly girl that he thought he had a chance with, but in the end even she turned out to have a boyfriend. However, the lyrics show that he's truly fascinated with the girl, and the words "What is it about you that I adore?" most likely express the narrator's positive interest and awe rather than surprise and doubt. He wants her and doesn't know why, and doesn't have the courage to express his feelings.

2. Don't Leave Me

In this song the narrator vividly describes his utter despair aroused by the news that someone he deeply cares about is going to leave him. He can't believe how unfair the situation is - he would do anything and go anywhere just to be with this person...but they leave him. It's driving him insane - after everything he's gone through to be with this person, they leave him. And he's trying really hard to understand the reasons, accept what's about to happen and not be selfish, but he can't hold back the pain of his misery and so he screams "Don't leave me!" He's trying to understand what this person feels about leaving him like this, and whether they feel anything at all. He realizes they might never come back. He can't fight his pain and confusion - how could this happen? Life is not fair.



3. I Was There
This is the only released Green Day song that was written by their ex-drummer Al Sobrante (John Kiffmeyer). In this song the author talks about his memories and how he feels about the past. He regrets that it's all over, but doesn't let it bring him down, because there's always tomorrow. He's glad that he's experienced what he has, that he "was there", but he looks into the future because there's still a lot more life to live.

4. Disappearing Boy
I think that this song is about how much Billie Joe and his siblings disliked their stepfather. The verses are a reflection on the emotions he felt when he or his mother were near the stepfather.


5. Green Day
"Green day" is a slang saying for a day spent doing nothing but smoking weed.
Obviously, this song has a lot to do with getting high and the feelings that one experiences from marijuana intoxication. But aside from that, the song also has a few lines about a relationship that is not working out the way the narrator would want it to. Having a green day allows him to think everything over, but all he finds is helplessness and regrets. Yet, he expresses that the relaxation and absent-mindedness of being "stoned" gives him a fresh experience and makes him feel like he has "found something new".
6. Going to Pasalacqua

In this song the narrator is expressing his insecurity and anxiety about a relationship that he's in. He thought the feeling was gone, but it's still there, still in his heart and making him want to be with the one he loves. Thinking about them, he realizes that his attitude hasn't changed a bit and he's still as much in love as he had been before. And so he decides that no matter what he will stay with the person he loves. He doesn't know whether this feeling will last forever, but he's willing to go through the hard times and enjoy being with the loved one for as long as he can.

As for the title of the song, it is quite unclear. There is a common belief that Pasalacqua is/was a funeral home in Rodeo, CA. However, it is difficult to find confirmation or disproof of this unless you were a Rodeo resident at the time the song was written. If it is indeed a funeral home, then it could add another side to the meaning of this song. It might mean that the person the narrator is in love with is dying or could die. And so he is trying to understand whether he wants to still stay with them or not, and decides that it's worth the fight and he wants to stay with the one he loves no matter what, and take whatever this relationship has to give.



7. 16

One of the first signs of growing up is wishing you didn't have to grow up. When you're a child you want to become a grown-up as soon as possible, it seems to you that it's great to be an adult. But as you get older you start realizing that being young was so much more fun, and you wish you could have that time back, but you can't.

In 16, the narrator expresses his attitude towards the inevitability of growing up and his fear of change. He looks at his friends and sees how they change, and not always for the better. Now everything is different, the carelessness is going away and he starts questioning things, wondering why. This song has no conclusion - the narrator doesn't come to any decision or resolution. He's simply asking rhetoric questions without waiting for an answer - he knows he can't change the way life is, all he can do is just keep living it.



8. Road to Acceptance
In this song the narrator tells the listeners about how much he's always wanted to be accepted by people around him and how much he would sacrifice for this acceptance. This issue is especially big in adolescence when we're trying to figure out who we are, we want to fit in, find friends, belong somewhere. The narrator ponders the eternal need of all humans to be accepted by everyone else, and comes to doubt the goodness of this need. We change ourselves for others, sometimes we live a lie just not to be rejected, but in the end we only hurt ourselves with this lie. The narrator regrets the fact we have to play a role to be accepted by people around us, because we tend to close our eyes to the fact that really "we're all the same", made of the same blood, flesh and bones, and we all "feel the same pain".

9. Rest
The narrator is anxious about someone he likes. He's worried, hoping to get the attention of this "angel", but realizing that they still don't really care. Just seeing them makes him happy and he's hoping to meet them again, see the gleam in their eyes, because without it he has no rest.

10. The Judge's Daughter
In this song the narrator is talking about his feelings towards a girl that seems unreachable for him. He admires her from a distance, and is so infatuated with her that he can't think straight. He wants her, tries to find a way to make her stay with him; however, he realizes that this might not be a good idea considering that he is already in a relationship. He's praying to find out how she feels, but gets no reply. These feelings confuse him, make it hard for him to be himself, and yet he doesn't want to give up, dreaming of finding a way to be with her.

11. Paper Lanterns
Paper Lanterns is a song about the aftermath of love. The narrator is talking about a feeling now buried in the back of his heart, after all the days of hoping and dreaming. He now knows that this love has no chance, they are only friends, he got closure. But there is still something left, he still has 'inappropriate' feelings about this person he used to love. "I find it hard to keep control when you're with your boyfriend"...The paper of a faded love and the fire of jealousy give a dangerous combination - paper lanterns. Jealousy is still burning inside this friendship - the narrator realizes that he will never have rest, the remains of love with never let him feel comfortable around this person. He's wondering why he keeps thinking about them - he accepts the fact that they are only friends, and yet he can't help the way he feels, because you can't tell your heart what to do.

12. Why Do You Want Him?

This is Armstrong's first song, he wrote it at the age of 14. This was his way to express his feelings about his mother's new partner - a person that he and his siblings had a strong dislike of.
The author believes that his mother is obsessed with this man, while he doesn't care about her that much and hurts her with his indifference. And so the author is asking why she still wants him when everyone else has already realized that he's not worth her tears or even her attention.

Another interpretation involves feelings of the author's mother towards her first husband - a love that she lost. She can't forget him, "his memory will always dwell" and she still cries over losing a person she truly loved. And now that she has this new partner, she's wondering whether it's okay to fall in love again, whether it would mean betraying her love towards her late husband. And when she decides to dive deep into this relationship she drowns her sorrow in it, gets blinded and might not see that this person she is now with is not as good as he might seem.

13. 409 In Your Coffeemaker

this song has 2 meanings: the first one is - when billie was in school he put 409 in his teachers coffee, and the 2nd meaning is about how school is a waste of time, "i sit in the state of a daydream as the words fly over my head, even more time gets wasted in my daze"



14. Knowledge

A cover song of an old favorite underground band operation ivy. This song is about coming into relization of having a dead end future, and not really caring at all.

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15. 1,000 Hours

A very involved picture of a love scene... As Billie himself put it, "That was some pretty sappy shit." Though at the time, it's what they had to write about. Modern day 1,000 Hours? Last Night On Earth. The best love song Billie's written to date (says him).


16. Dry Ice
This is one of the songs that Armstrong wrote about his best friend's sister.
The narrator is expressing his genuine feelings towards a girl that inspired him to write this song. He is deeply in love with her, keeps dreaming of her and wants her to be by his side, but he doesn't know if she feels the same way. He doesn't find enough courage in himself to write her a letter, his pen is "writing wrong" and he decides to express his feelings in a song, hoping that she will hear him and understand how much he really needs her.
17. Only Of You
This song is about love at first sight. The narrator lost sleep and peace because of this person he is so charmed by. He's only seen them once, but it was enough to cause these love-filled thoughts to take over his mind. They are only friends and he doesn't dare tell them how he really feels - all he can do is hope that this wonderful infatuation never ends, and keep dreaming of arousing the same feelings in the one he loves.
This could be another song written about Jennifer, the mysterious girl that rejected Armstrong because she didn't believe his feelings were true ("I wasn't quite there as far as she was concerned, but I was there. I was down. I knew what was up, but she wasn't willing to take that risk so..." - Armstrong).

18. The One That I Want
Most likely another song inspired by the author's feelings towards his best friend's sister. In this song he mentions that she already knows how he feels about her, and so he's wondering why they are still not together and finds no reasons - she made him feel this way, and now she's the only one that he wants. He believes that this love he feels towards this girl will never end. When a teenager falls in love, the feeling is so strong and overwhelming that it seems that it will last forever. It may or may not last, but at the moment it sure feels like this is the love you will feel for the rest of your life.

19. I Want To Be Alone
This song is about a time when you just want to be alone and think. The narrator needs to figure out his own thoughts and find a salvation in his own conflict. Anyone trying to help him would only make it worse because no one except him knows what's happening inside his head. He doesn't want to give any explanations, doesn't want anyone understanding or helping him, all he needs is to be left alone.

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