그린 데이의 베스트 앨범이라고 자주 꼽힐 정도로 이들의 모든 것이 집약된 앨범이다. 매우 깔끔한 곡의 진행과 한 곡도 빠짐없이 좋은 멜로디를 담고 있는, 말그대로 멜로디 펑크의 모범적인 음반이다. 특히 Basket Case는 펑크의 교과서라고 평가받는 그린 데이의 대표곡이다.
싱글컷된 대부분의 곡들이 빌보드 얼터록 차트에서 10위권 안에 들만큼 히트했으며, 그 중 "Longview", "Basket Case", "When I Come Around"는 본 차트에서 1위를 하기도 하였다. 또 1995년 그래미상 최고의 얼터너티브 음악 음반 부문에서 수상하였으며, 롤링 스톤이 2003년에 발표한 "최고의 음반 500(The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time)" 목록에 193위로 시작해서 2005년에는 191위까지 올랐다.[1] 그런가하면 2007년에는 <로큰롤 명예의 전당>이 발표한 '최고의 200대 명반(The Definitive 200 Albums)'에서 50위로 선정되는 등 명실상부하게 록의 역사에 한 획을 그은 앨범으로 자리매김하게 되었다. 2014년 기준으로 미국 내에서만 1081만 장 이상, 전세계적으로는 2500만 장 이상 판매된 기록을 가지고 있으며, 그린데이 디스코그래피 중 유일하게 RIAA 인증 Diamond 등급을 받은 앨범이기도 하다.
대중음악 역사에서 손에 꼽을 만큼의 앨범 판매량을 가졌고 90년대 중후반부터 2000년대까지 이어지는 팝 펑크 열풍의 시작을 알리는 앨범이라도 과언이 아닌 만큼 이후 나오는 그린 데이의 앨범들은 American Idiot이 나오기 전까지 이 앨범과 꾸준히 비교당하였다.
그린 데이의 첫 전성기의 앨범이다 발매 후 빌보드 2위를 기록하고 MTV 비디오 뮤직 어워드에서 9개 부문에 수상하였으며 그래미 어워드 3개 부문에 수상된다. 미국에서만 1000만장의 이상의 판매고를 돌파하며 앨범 발매 5년만에 RIAA에서 Diamond 등급을 인증 받는다. 그리고 이 앨범은 상업적 성공뿐 아니라 밴드를 지금의 위치로 갈 수 있게 한 명반으로 평가 받고 있다.
I declare I don't care no more I'm burning up and out and growing bored In my smoked out boring room My hair is shagging in my eyes Dragging my feet to hit the street tonight Drive along these shit town lights
I'm not growing up, I'm just burning out And I stepped in line to walk amongst the dead
Oh, apathy has rained on me And now I'm feeling like a soggy dream So close to drowning, but I don't mind I'll live inside this mental cave Throw my emotions in the grave And hell, who needs them anyway?
I'm not growing up, I'm just burning out And I stepped in line to walk amongst the dead I'm not growing up, I'm just burning out And I stepped in line to walk amongst the dead, dead
I'm not growing up, I'm just burning out And I stepped in line to walk amongst the dead I'm not growing up, I'm just burning out And I stepped in line to walk amongst the dead, dead
Takin' all you down with me Explosives duct taped to my spine Nothing's gonna change my mind I won't listen to anyone's last words There's nothing left for you to say Soon you'll be dead anyway
Well, no one here is getting out alive This time I've really lost my mind and I don't care So close your eyes and kiss yourself goodbye And think about the times we've spent and what they've meant
To me it's nothin' To me it's nothin' To me it's nothin' To me it's nothin'
I'm losin' all my happiness The happiness you pinned on me A loneliness still comforts me My anger dwells inside of me I'm taking it all out on you And all the shit you put me through
Well, no one here is getting out alive This time I've really lost my mind and I don't care So close your eyes and kiss yourself goodbye And think about the times we've spent and what they've meant
To me it's nothin' To me it's nothin' To me it's nothin' To me it's nothin'
Do you ever think back to another time? Does it bring you so down that you thought you lost your mind? Do you ever want to lead a long trail of destruction And mow down any bullshit that confronts you? Do you ever build up all the small things in your head To make one problem that adds up to nothin'?
To me it's nothin' To me it's nothin' To me it's nothin'
I don't know you, but I think I hate you You're the reason for my misery Strange how you've become my biggest enemy And I've never even seen your face
Well maybe it's just jealousy Mixing up with a violent mind A circumstance that doesn't make much sense Or maybe I'm just dumb
You're the cloud hanging out over my head And hail comes crashing down, welting my face Magic man, egocentric plastic man Yet you still got one over on me
Well maybe it's just jealousy Mixing up with a violent mind A circumstance that doesn't make much sense Or maybe I'm just dumb I'm a chump!
I sit around and watch the tube, but nothing's on I change the channels for an hour or two Twiddle my thumbs just for a bit I'm sick of all the same old shit In a house with unlocked doors And I'm fucking lazy
Bite my lip and close my eyes Take me away to paradise I'm so damn bored I'm going blind And I smell like shit
Peel me off this Velcro seat and get me moving I sure as hell can't do it by myself I'm feeling like a dog in heat Barred indoors from the summer street I locked the door to my own cell And I lost the key
Bite my lip and close my eyes Take me away to paradise I'm so damn bored I'm going blind And I smell like shit
I got no motivation Where is my motivation? No time for motivation Smoking my inspiration, huh!
I sit around and watch the phone, but no one's calling Call me pathetic, call me what you will (We will!) My mother says to get a job But she don't like the one she's got When masturbation's lost its fun You're fucking lonely
Bite my lip and close my eyes Take me away to paradise I'm so damn bored I'm going blind And loneliness has to suffice
Bite my lip and close my eyes I'm tripping away to paradise Some say quit or I'll go blind But it's just a myth
I'm all busted up Broken bones and nasty cuts Accidents will happen But this time I can't get up She comes to check on me Making sure I'm on my knees After all she's the one Who put me in this state
Is she ultra-violent? Is she disturbed? I better tell her that I love her Before she does it all over again Oh God, she's killing me!!!
For now I'll lie around Hell, that's all I can really do She takes good care of me Just keep saying my love is true
Is she ultra-violent? Is she disturbed? I better tell her that I love her Before she does it all over again Oh God, she's killing me!!!
Looking out my window for Someone that's passing by No one knows I'm locked in here All I do is cry
For now I'll lie around Hell, that's all I can really do She takes good care of me Just keep saying my love is true
She... She screams in silence A sullen riot penetrating through her mind Waiting for a sign To smash the silence with the brick of self-control
Are you locked up in a world That's been planned out for you? Are you feeling like a social tool without a use? Scream at me until my ears bleed I'm taking heed just for you
She... She's figured out All her doubts were someone else's point of view Waking up this time To smash the silence with the brick of self-control
Are you locked up in a world That's been planned out for you? Are you feeling like a social tool without a use? Scream at me until my ears bleed I'm taking heed just for you
Are you locked up in a world That's been planned out for you? Are you feeling like a social tool without a use? Scream at me until my ears bleed I'm taking heed just for you
Roaming 'round your house, wasting your time No obligation, just wasting your time So why are you alone, wasting your time? When you could be with me, wasting your time?
Well, I'm a waste like you With nothin' else to do May I waste your time too?
Warding off regrets, wasting your time Smoking cigarettes, wasting your time I'm just a parasite wasting your time Applying myself to wasting your time
Well, I'm a waste like you With nothin' else to do May I waste your time too?
So why are you alone, wasting your time? When you could be with me, wasting your time?
Well, I'm a waste like you With nothing else to do May I waste your time too? May I waste your time too? May I waste your time too? May I waste your time too?
I saw my friend the other day And I don't know exactly just what he became It goes to show It wasn't long ago And I was just like you And now I think I'm sick and I wanna go home
How have I been? How have you been? It's been so long What have you done with all your time? And what went wrong?
I knew you back when And you—you knew me And now I think you're sick and I wanna go home
Anybody ever say "No"? Ever tell you that you weren't right? Where did all the little kid go? Did you lose it in a hateful fight? And you know it's true
It wasn't long ago That I was just like you And now I think I'm sick and I wanna go home
All brawn and no brains And all those nice things You finally got what you want Someone to look good with And light your cigarette Is this what you really want?
I figured out what you're all about And I don't think I like what I see So I hope I won't be there in the end If you come around
How long will he last Before he's a creep in the past And you're alone once again? Will you pop up again and be my "Special friend" 'til the end? And when will that be?
I figured out what you're all about And I don't think I like what I see So I hope I won't be there in the end If you come around
I figured out what you're all about And I don't think I like what I see So I hope I won't be there in the end If you come around
히든 트랙곡 "All by myself"가 들어있는 곡이다. 드러머인 트레 쿨이 작사·작곡하였으며, 본인이 직접 기타치면서 부른 노래다. 제목의 의미는 자위행위이다(...).
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Something's on my mind It's been for quite some time This time, I'm on to you So where's the other face? The face I heard before Your head trip's boring me
Let's nuke the bridge we torched two thousand times before This time we'll blast it all to hell I've had this burning in my guts now for so long My belly's aching now to say
Stuck down in a rut Of dis-logic and smut A side of you, well hid When it's all said and done It's real and it's been fun But was it all real fun?
Let's nuke the bridge we torched two thousand times before This time we'll blast it all to hell I've had this burning in my guts now for so long My belly's aching now to say (to say)
You're just a fuck I can't explain it 'cause I think you suck I'm taking pride In telling you to fuck off and die
I've had this burning in my guts now for so long My belly's aching now to say I'm taking pleasure in announcing this to you So listen up, 'cause you might miss
You're just a fuck I can't explain it 'cause I think you suck I'm taking pride In telling you to fuck off and die Good night