Recurring Themes or Ideas in Green Day's Works

[StuckWithInsomnia]

Basket Case is about panic attacks and Bran Stew is about insomnia.

Also their name is a pot reference, so that one is pretty much given.

Yeah I know but still, "Am I just stoned?" and insomnia as a result of meth use.

[green day is]

Yeah I know but still, "Am I just stoned?" and insomnia as a result of meth use.

When he was talking about the name of Insomniac he said his kid kept him up.

Unless he was just making everything PC.

[That Dude]

Here are some that I have noticed that occur most often:

Guns (and weapons)

Television

Mind

Being confused or overwhelmed by the media

Matters of the heart (I believe the word "heart" appears in a majority of the Trilogy tracks and a majority of Green Day songs all together)

Stopping when red lights flash. Don't stop. Stop. Baby.

Suicide

Lost Love

Being lost and/or not fitting in

[The Grohl]

Lots and lots of girls. They have so many songs that are simply named after a girl and usually they're strong female characters.

[Spoopy Doo]

Lots and lots of girls. They have so many songs that are simply named after a girl and usually they're strong female characters.

Several of which start with the letter A:

• Adrienne
• Ashley
• Amanda
• Amy

Probably just a coincidence, but interesting.

[Jon Benjamin]

The phrase "great divide" and cigarettes. A little off topic but do you guys think he still smokes cigarettes?

[maurokanvaz]

Static, all over 21cb. Song of the century, static age ofcourse, american eulogy, think i heard it somewhere else too. Well i dont know what they mean with that either way.

Lullaby, heard it in amy, missing you, and another tre song i think. Probably 8th ave serenade

[green day is]

The phrase "great divide" and cigarettes. A little off topic but do you guys think he still smokes cigarettes?

Almost positive he does. There hasn't been any real reason for him to quit lately.

[Jon Benjamin]

Almost positive he does. There hasn't been any real reason for him to quit lately.

I honestly think he still smokes weed too. He's educated about it so I think he realizes its not at all what caused his problems. I wonder what brand he smokes though

[green day is]

I honestly think he still smokes weed too. He's educated about it so I think he realizes its not at all what caused his problems. I wonder what brand he smokes though

He said he didn't anymore in an interview but that was a while ago and he is capable of lying after all.

[Bastard of 1969]

The phrase "great divide" and cigarettes. A little off topic but do you guys think he still smokes cigarettes?

Of course.

[Certified Nimrod]

I still don't get the significance of the whole "red lights flash" thing.

[MaraGreenDay]

Lots and lots of girls. They have so many songs that are simply named after a girl and usually they're strong female characters.

One of my favorite things!

[Jon Benjamin]

He said he didn't anymore in an interview but that was a while ago and he is capable of lying after all.

You got a link? I didn't see that

[amdr182]

The "left behind" expression:

"The words I left behind" - Who Wrote Holden Caulfield?

"Like a child left behind" - Extraordinary Girl

"Old days are fine but are left so far behind" - Sweet 16

"Your sympathy will get you left behind" - Nice Guys Finish Last

"But it's like a child that was left behind" - The Forgotten

"And you're feeling so left behind" - Carpe Diem

[green day is]

You got a link? I didn't see that

IDK, I think it was in the gravity bong one. He joked that it was cause he had kids and there were little people who looked like him running around.