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Talk about the ninth song here.

Lyrics

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Oh, oh
I love you
Oh, oh
I do
I got a sentimental illness for you 
Please don’t 
Go away, oh yeah

I was a high school atom bomb
Goin’ off on the weekends
Smoking dope and mowing lawns
And I hated all the new trends
Me and my friends sang woah-oh-oh-oh-oh
It’s to the middle of the road
At least it’s better than here

Looking for a cause
Well all I got was Santa Claus
I’m hanging on a dream that’s too dumb to die

I feel like a cello
Lost somewhere over the rainbow
Way up high
Too scared to dream
But too dumb to die

My daddy always was on strike
Goin’ off with the teamsters
He said that everything will be all right
Not every Sunday can be Easter

The picket line screamed woah-oh-oh-oh-oh
Don’t cross
Don’t cross the line because
You’ll be a scab not a martyr 

Looking for a cause
Well all I got was camouflage 
I’m hanging on a dream that’s too dumb to die

I feel like a cello
Lost somewhere over the rainbow
Way up high
Too scared to dream
But too dumb to 
Ah
Yeah

Looking for a cause
Well all I got was camouflage 
I’m hanging on a dream that’s too dumb to die

I feel like a cello 
Lost somewhere over the rainbow
Way up high
Too scared to dream
But too dumb to die

Song page on GDA: http://www.greendayauthority.com/music/song/764/

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It's a hard tie between Say Goodbye and Too Dumb To Die for my favorite song off this album. This one really strikes a chord with me for sure.

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Insanely catchy.

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This song is like a mix of: The Ramones + The Replacements + Poprocks & Coke + Fashion Victim

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What's up with the intro? How does that fit the rest of the song? 

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i looooove this song, one of my faves for sure. took me a while to figure it out but it actually reminds me a lot of Fashion Victim

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I kept hearing him say "i feel like jello"

Nice to see the right words 😂

My favorite song so far!

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30 minutes ago, Todd said:

What's up with the intro? How does that fit the rest of the song? 

It's like a Youngblood's Outro lol 

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This is Fashion Victim part 2. Rolling Stone really don't know their shit at all. I like this song, this is how the whole album should sound.

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I feel myself so involved in the lyrics, so this is one of my favourites for sure. 
So catchy and Warning-esque. 

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Anyone else hears Missing You in the intro?

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This is one of two songs off this record that I have no real strong feelings about, it's not great and it's not bad. Musically it's alright (I do love the melody in the chorus, though) and lyrically it doesn't make any waves. Overall, a very average song to me.

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6 hours ago, Teenage Kicks! said:

I kept hearing him say "i feel like jello"

Nice to see the right words 😂

My favorite song so far!

:lol:hahaha jello. 

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Soooo much fun!

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I like this song, but the vocal effects in the beginning are strange and it almost sounds like he is singing two different songs.  The chorus and verse sound so different.   One of  my least favorite on the album

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8 hours ago, gd86arg said:

It's like a Youngblood's Outro lol 

That's how I looked at it, and I really like it honestly. 

"Don't cross, don't cross the line because you'll be a scab, not a martyr." SO. GOOD. I love this song. LOVE. I needed more Warning-esque music in my life. 

Whether he feels like a jello or a cello, it makes no sense. 

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this song is honestly the only song from the album that hasn't been officially released that i've listened to and i love it. dookie vibes everywhere like rolling stone said. ive also heard the end of youngblood and that sounds pretty good too. hyped for the 7th.

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In my top 3 from the album. Echoes of old Green Day. Love it. The riff is fantastic.

Also, at 2:29 where BJ purposely stumbles at the words, this really reminds me of The Who My Generation.

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Another great song! I love the part when he goes "too dumb to......" and 'forgets' the rest of the line due to being dumb :P

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13 hours ago, Todd said:

What's up with the intro? How does that fit the rest of the song? 

For me it seems like a Youngblood outro/transition

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Actually is my favorite song of the record. I always liked a more reflexive approach about things about life. Even if is a kind of personal song, seems written in a way that is not extremely personal. It gets me the same feeling about Rusty James.

The intro of the song seems off, but if you put the lyrics in a "conversation" perspective, is like someone trying to explain their demons and past to the beloved one, trying to make an honest statement about himself/herself while not trying to push away the other person. It's like the first step to a very shy person to express himself/herself. Is the fear of rejection.

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Again, getting a lot of nostalgia from this one.  it's another grower for me. I can see myself singing my heart out to this one 

 

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On Monday, September 26, 2016 at 7:22 AM, Teenage Kicks! said:

I kept hearing him say "i feel like jello"

Nice to see the right words 😂

My favorite song so far!

It's not like "I feel like a cello" is any better. :P

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Based off of the lyric book, I think some corrections need to be made to this for GDA's lyrics. 

Also I feel bad for making a blog for my lyric video before realizing that I could have posted it here. I was tired, lol. 

 

Oh oh I love you

Oh oh I do

I got a sentimental illness for you

Please don't go

Away

Oh yeah

I was a high school atom bomb

Going off on the weekends

Smoking dope and mowing lawns

And I hated all the new trends

Me and my friends sang "Woah! Here's to the middle of the road! 

At least it's better than here!"

Looking for a buzz

But all I got was Santa Claus

I'm hanging on a dream that's too dumb to die

I feel like a cello

Lost somewhere over the rainbow

Way up high

Too scared to dream

But

Too dumb to die

My daddy always was on strike

Going off with the teamsters

He said that "Everything will be all right...

Not every Sunday can be Easter"

The picket line screamed "Woah! Don't cross!!

Don't cross the line because you'll be a scab not a martyr!"

Looking for a cause

But all I got was camouflage

I'm hanging on a dream that's too dumb to die

I feel like a cello

Lost somewhere over the rainbow

Way up high

Too scared to dream

But

Too dumb to...

Looking for a cause

But all I got was camouflage

I'm hanging on a dream that's too dumb to die

I feel like a cello

Lost somewhere over the rainbow

Way up high

Too scared to dream

But

Too dumb to die!

 

 

 

 

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Not bad at all. Not spectacular, but I quite like it.

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