Adams Song

The song begins with the narrator contemplating suicide with the lyrics "I never thought I'd die alone. Barker's drum track was labeled by Drummerworld as "one of the most creative beats of his career," and mainly consists of the same basic beat repeated in sections throughout the verses. Writers for The A. Club listed it among other suicide-related songs in , describing it as "surprisingly affecting, especially when the band reaches the bombastic chorus, and when the song describes suicide's crushing aftermath. The resulting chorus achieves an arena-worthy feel not achieved anywhere else on Enema of the State.

The song caused a controversy in when it was set to replay indefinitely on a nearby stereo as year-old Greg Barnes, a teenager who attended Columbine High School and had lost one of his best friends in the massacre the previous year, hanged himself in the garage of his family's home.

I mean, the things that the kid had had to go through in his life were very saddening, and then to end it that way was really depressing. But 'Adam's Song', the heart of the song is about having hard times in your life, being depressed, and going through a difficult period, but then finding the strength to go on and finding a better place at the other side of that. When we were writing it, we knew specifically that we did not want kids to think it was something that we thought was cool or rad. We didn't endorse it in any way.

Hoppus also told interviewers that he received fan mail following the song's release from fans that had contemplated suicide, but decided not to go through with it after hearing the song. In between verses, the photos' origins are explored through the different perspectives of individuals near the band. As the band prepares to play a show, a man has a conversation with a girl and is subsequently left alone. In another, while DeLonge and Hoppus read magazines inside a late-night convenience store, a melancholy woman attempts to make a call via a pay phone.

Other montages show the trio in the company of friends and practicing, a man looking out upon the sea, and a solitary man deserted by others at an outdoor restaurant. The final montage consists of personal photos from the band's past. Called "Hotline Blink", the mashup received a positive review from Loren DiBlasi of MTV , who called it " hip-hop -meets-pop-punk-nostalgia" and wrote "Trust us, you'll want to watch again and again and again. The band retired the song in after the death of Adam Goldstein, best known as DJ AM, a close personal friend of Barker and of the band.

Hoppus noted that he could not bring himself to perform the tune, believing it to be "too hard". When asked about its revival, Hoppus said he found new meaning in the song: In describing his selection, he wrote:.

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Mark Hoppus Tom DeLonge. Tom and Travis always had girlfriends waiting back home, so they had something to look forward to at the end of the tour. But I didn't, so it was always like, I was lonely on tour, but then I got home and it didn't matter because there was nothing there for me anyway. A sampling of the song's second verse, illustrating the song's suicidal lyrics and Barker's drum pattern. Retrieved July 18, Retrieved March 18, Retrieved October 6, Blink Is Growing Up".

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Retrieved March 21, Retrieved February 1, Retrieved October 10, Add your thoughts Comments. There was an error. Actually, the song is about one of their fan's suicide. The fan, Adam, sent them a copy of his suicide note. Flag jillo on July 02, General Comment "Adam's Song" is commonly referred to as the song when Blink got "serious", being their first well-known slow-paced song. The song is placed in between the catchy and fast-paced songs "Dysentery Gary" and "All the Small Things". The song's lyrics deal with depression and suicide, a noticeable departure from the toilet humor present in most of the other songs on Enema of the State.

The arrangement of the song departs from their previous work as well, particularly the shifting instrumental parts. In the verses, the guitar plays muted chords accompanied by a relatively ordinary bass line; in the chorus the guitar plays octave lines while the bass shifts to playing chords.

It is comparable to their later song "Stay Together for the Kids" dealing with 'broken home' and family issues , from Blink's fifth studio album, "Take Off Your Pants and Jacket". The song makes a reference to "Come as You Are" by Nirvana, which includes the lyric "Take your time, hurry up, the choice is yours, don't be late. It was later self-parodied in Man Overboard. It was once thought[citation needed] that the website AdamsLetter.

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Show with Bob and David sketch, featuring a boy who attempts suicide after listening to his favorite band. I see it now. General Comment There seems to be a lot of confusion, spam, arguing over what this song is about. It's very straight forward. The song is about a teenager who is going through depression and is contemplating suicide.

It's not about suicide or overcoming it, but it touches on the thoughts that enters someone's head while contemplating suicide. I'm sure when you've contemplated suicide and I know you have you have thought about - How you're going to commit suicide - Feeling like the pain outweighs the resources to cope with the pain - Feeling like there's no way people would expect you to do such a thing - Remembering the good times - Thinking people will forget about you - Who will receive your stuff after you die - Upsetting parents in a petty way - Ensuring it wasn't the fault of your parents and of course, my personal favorite, overcoming the moment and thinking "tomorrow will hold such better days" The song touches on all of these thoughts, and that's why it's a powerful and memorable song; we've all thought the thoughts that Blink is singing about.

It is a sad song, but one that gives hope as well.

I will remember this song for most of my life and whenever I hear it my spine tingles every time. I agree with your breakdown of the songs themes. And I also get spine tingles Flag benkrunk on November 15, I think you're right about that. Also, there's a shift in the song from a perceived better past and grim present view to a brighter future outlook.

Nicely put and it true all the same. D Flag LovingMusic on April 18, The lyrics never say anything about, "a light at the end of the tunnel" just strictly depression.

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Flag camel0 on May 14, Flag Ehmuhlee on August 02, Flag doodlyy on October 05, Let me summarize this for y'all real quick. It's a combo of many people, no specific focus although several references on one individual. Blink decided to write it after: But the chorus is more uplifting, and the reason why blink says its an anti-suicide song. It states both 16 and tomorrow.