StuckWithRob Posted June 22, 2011 Posted June 22, 2011 It's not saving you, it's just knowing that there's someone else who feels the same way as you. For me the songs which have done the most for me are 16, 2000 Light Years Away, Christie Road, Burnout, Longview, She, Platypus and the general 'screw you' attitude from Insomniac. Green Day have helped me when I'm bored, stressed out or worried. 'Got to get away, or my brains will explode', 'I'm not growing up, I'm just burning out' and 'sit around and watch the phone but no one's calling' - oh god it's so true!
bat-chen Posted June 22, 2011 Posted June 22, 2011 Well, listen to there songs when I was depressed helped me.
Kid A Posted June 22, 2011 Posted June 22, 2011 Jesus of Suburbia helped me to cope up with my high school life because it was pretty shitty. I was being bullied, People think I'm weird, My Grades sucked. Thank you Dad for buying bullet in a bible for me. Leading me to discover other green day music. And now I wanna go search for those fuckers who used to bullied me so I can kick their asses and possibly piss on the face.
TheBasketcase Posted June 22, 2011 Posted June 22, 2011 When ever Im Feeling down I know I can Turn On a green day song and feel better, I can relate to them because I feel Billie has been through the same kind of things. Songs Like Basket case Comfort me when Im feeling Paranoid One of my lies makes me realize Im not the only one that thinks about philosophies like death at an early age Walking alone, Castaway, BOBD Make me feel ok that Im alone and not like My other so called 'Friends" These are just a few examples...
Eva Posted June 24, 2011 Posted June 24, 2011 Weeelllll, let's see. First time I heard Green Day I was five and my older brother showed me the music video for Basket Case and without that I definitely would not be who I am now. Green Day kind of shaped who I am, if you want to put it that way. And then last year at school some kids at school were bullying me and calling me emo and all of that crap and it was really getting to me and for some reason listening to American Idiot over and over again made me feel better to just kind of deal with until it was over (it's over now ) They've also helped me through my parent's divorce a lot.
Underbelly Posted June 25, 2011 Posted June 25, 2011 In the last year and a half, I've lost 130 lbs, and my first Green Day concert was only about a week or so after my surgery- i've had to completely re-craft how i look at the world and how people look at me-and GreenDay has been the soundtrack of that change. I've gone from being a kind of useless,depressed lump that a lot of people ignored to turning into exactly who i want to be- and not giving a damn about what people think. God, what I would have done to have them around when I was in middle and high school- i had such horrible anxiety and insomnia (still sometimes do) and really, knowing there is someone so successful out here who battles the same demons is comforting to me. Panic song and Brain Stew especially help me. Hold On also always helps me gather myself back together when I feel broken. And heck- having awful insomnia gives me an excuse to stay up and watch videos til 3 am.
whowroteholdencaulfield? Posted June 25, 2011 Posted June 25, 2011 I used to have this friend like in Kindergarden or something and never saw him again til middle school and the song Scattered always reminded me of him.... One day I finally had the courage to talk to him again, and he was like "what are you listening to?" (I dont remember it was Kerplunk! Or Insomniac or something) and then he was like "I have that record too!".... Today I asked him which is his fave song off Nimrod.. Scattered! "It's all I got and I'm giving it up to you"
Marlee Posted June 25, 2011 Posted June 25, 2011 The first time I heard "she" my world was freaking changed forever. Are you locked up in a world that's been planned out for you? It describes my life so perfectly. I am growing up fortunate, i'm not ashamed of it. Call me spoiled cuz it's true. But guess what, i hate it. I'm not allowed to think for myself, I have to go to the best schools, hang out with the right people, and i can't decide what i'm gonna do with my life. It's been decided for me that i'm going to law school and i'm only going to be thinking about school and work the rest of my life. I heard that song and it was shocking to me that i could relate to it. Now I know it's not what the intended meaning of the song is, but I interpret it (for myself) differently. That song helped me, and Green Day has always helped me when I'm down or I feel like rebelling against the world. It's also nice that there's a place called GDC where people feel the same i don't feel alone anymore damn that's lame, sorry
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