Warning
1.
Warning
Posted by Julianna on June 03 2009
Ths song is about being totally oblivious to the danger around you that is happening, but you can still live a care-free life. In a way, it's kind of like being in the right place at the right time!
1/3
Posted by EndlessNameless on May 27 2009
This song is about the rules in life and how they're meant to be broken.
2/3
Posted by Known Enemy on May 27 2009
This song is about doing everything you want to do while your on earth and not being lazy just doing what every you want while it lasts
3/3
Warning
Posted by Julianna on June 03 2009
Ths song is about being totally oblivious to the danger around you that is happening, but you can still live a care-free life. In a way, it's kind of like being in the right place at the right time!
Posted by EndlessNameless on May 27 2009
This song is about the rules in life and how they're meant to be broken.
Posted by Known Enemy on May 27 2009
This song is about doing everything you want to do while your on earth and not being lazy just doing what every you want while it lasts
2.
Blood, Sex and Booze
Posted by Daniel on July 15 2009
In my view this song is about being drunk and loving it and then you don't care what you do who you beat up or who you sleep with.
1/5
Posted by Lucky on June 03 2009
A not-so-subtle song about enjoying BDSM (Bondage, Dominance, Sadism and Masochism), or to put it simply, pain for pleasure.
2/5
Posted by Katherine on June 02 2009
This song was written about kinky sex and lots of bondage. They actually hired a real dominatrix (that Tre apparently knew, according to one interview) to make the whip noises in the beginning of the song.
3/5
Posted by Benjamin on June 02 2009
This song song is about being too much a Dominated Love Slave... :P
4/5
Posted by Andrew on June 01 2009
This song's about having kinky sex, with a prostitute.
5/5
Blood, Sex and Booze
Posted by Daniel on July 15 2009
In my view this song is about being drunk and loving it and then you don't care what you do who you beat up or who you sleep with.
Posted by Lucky on June 03 2009
A not-so-subtle song about enjoying BDSM (Bondage, Dominance, Sadism and Masochism), or to put it simply, pain for pleasure.
Posted by Katherine on June 02 2009
This song was written about kinky sex and lots of bondage. They actually hired a real dominatrix (that Tre apparently knew, according to one interview) to make the whip noises in the beginning of the song.
Posted by Benjamin on June 02 2009
This song song is about being too much a Dominated Love Slave... :P
Posted by Andrew on June 01 2009
This song's about having kinky sex, with a prostitute.
3.
Church on Sunday
Posted by Rachel on August 18 2009
Billie Joe wrote this to convince Adrienne not to leave him. It's about the sacrifices and compromises that need to be made in order to make relationships work.
1/5
Posted by Bianca G. on August 14 2009
When asked about the song "Church on Sunday" off the album Warning:
"It's a song about when you're in a long-term relationship with somebody you have to keep reinventing. And it takes a lot of compromise. The person you're married to or that you're with a year or two down the line - there's a lot of different sides of them that you have to come to recognize or be sensitive to or that you never knew were there before. And so likewise cause I'm sure with Adrienne there's a lot of sides of me that she didn't quite expect."
-Billie Joe Armstrong
I love how he explains it. It's such a great song!!
2/5
Posted by Words-I-Might-Have-Ate on August 11 2009
It's about how in order to have a working relationship, you have to be able to compromise even if it's something you really don't want to do, like going to church.
3/5
Posted by None of Your Business on May 27 2009
It's about Billie saving his marriage by comprimising with his wife and going to church on Sunday
4/5
Posted by Brittany on May 26 2009
Church on Sunday is about finding compromise in a relationship.
5/5
Church on Sunday
Posted by Rachel on August 18 2009
Billie Joe wrote this to convince Adrienne not to leave him. It's about the sacrifices and compromises that need to be made in order to make relationships work.
Posted by Bianca G. on August 14 2009
When asked about the song "Church on Sunday" off the album Warning:
"It's a song about when you're in a long-term relationship with somebody you have to keep reinventing. And it takes a lot of compromise. The person you're married to or that you're with a year or two down the line - there's a lot of different sides of them that you have to come to recognize or be sensitive to or that you never knew were there before. And so likewise cause I'm sure with Adrienne there's a lot of sides of me that she didn't quite expect."
-Billie Joe Armstrong
I love how he explains it. It's such a great song!!
Posted by Words-I-Might-Have-Ate on August 11 2009
It's about how in order to have a working relationship, you have to be able to compromise even if it's something you really don't want to do, like going to church.
Posted by None of Your Business on May 27 2009
It's about Billie saving his marriage by comprimising with his wife and going to church on Sunday
Posted by Brittany on May 26 2009
Church on Sunday is about finding compromise in a relationship.
4.
Fashion Victim
Posted by i wanna be the minority on August 04 2009
it's about how you can have all the material objects in the world but you might not really be all that happy. It also about how hard people try to fit in with the crowd.
1/8
Posted by Dookie on June 08 2009
This song criticizes how people all want to "fit in." People want to act the same, dress the same, and do what is in style or what everyone else does. This song calls for individuality.
2/8
Posted by Jen on June 06 2009
I think this song is about people doing what ever they can to fit in with the latest fashion trend. They have no real personalities, they can't stand up for themselves, and they just follow the crowd.
3/8
Posted by me :) on June 05 2009
I think this song is about those who are very materialistic and spend more time (and money) on wanting to be part of the new fashion instead of being themselves.
4/8
Posted by Randal Wright on June 03 2009
This song is about someone that tries to look like they are happy and have it all, but obviously isn't really happy with themselves
5/8
Posted by XxVivaLaLostXx on June 02 2009
How the fashion world has begun to make people stuck up and feel like they are the best because of the material things they own.
6/8
Posted by Abby on June 02 2009
I think this song is about an era where people are miteralistic. where people go and spend thousands of dollars on clothes that they end up selling.
7/8
Posted by Jenn123 on June 01 2009
I interpret this song as being about the celebrity lifestyle and how it's not all it's cracked up to be. "You auctioned off your life, for the most expensive price" is basically saying that you've given up a normal life for the most expensive price, which I would assume is privacy or good morals.
8/8
Fashion Victim
Posted by i wanna be the minority on August 04 2009
it's about how you can have all the material objects in the world but you might not really be all that happy. It also about how hard people try to fit in with the crowd.
Posted by Dookie on June 08 2009
This song criticizes how people all want to "fit in." People want to act the same, dress the same, and do what is in style or what everyone else does. This song calls for individuality.
Posted by Jen on June 06 2009
I think this song is about people doing what ever they can to fit in with the latest fashion trend. They have no real personalities, they can't stand up for themselves, and they just follow the crowd.
Posted by me :) on June 05 2009
I think this song is about those who are very materialistic and spend more time (and money) on wanting to be part of the new fashion instead of being themselves.
Posted by Randal Wright on June 03 2009
This song is about someone that tries to look like they are happy and have it all, but obviously isn't really happy with themselves
Posted by XxVivaLaLostXx on June 02 2009
How the fashion world has begun to make people stuck up and feel like they are the best because of the material things they own.
Posted by Abby on June 02 2009
I think this song is about an era where people are miteralistic. where people go and spend thousands of dollars on clothes that they end up selling.
Posted by Jenn123 on June 01 2009
I interpret this song as being about the celebrity lifestyle and how it's not all it's cracked up to be. "You auctioned off your life, for the most expensive price" is basically saying that you've given up a normal life for the most expensive price, which I would assume is privacy or good morals.
5.
Castaway
Posted by Thomas Francis on August 02 2009
This song was written by Billie Joe, and is based on him writing songs which he knew all his old Gilman Street friends would disown him for. It is about him feeling like the roots and foundations of the band have been torn up. He knew that to progress as a songwriter he had to do this, and so wrote the song about being a 'Castaway'. He knew the old crew would not support him. I think it is more about the band 'going at it alone' rather than him as an individual. I read someone even wrote on a wall 'Billie Joe must die' after this album came out...
1/6
Posted by Screeno on July 15 2009
I think that this song is about leaving home and not having anywhere to live and going on a journey where you don't know where your going you just want to live life!
2/6
Posted by None of Your Business on June 08 2009
this song is about Billie Joe exploring himself as a songwriter
3/6
Posted by Vicki F on June 08 2009
I think it's about this person who is taking a path in life that is leading them into nothing but dead ends and there's no turning back, "of no return and no looking back or down" he has nowhere to turn but also, not back and down means forward and up, which means that we have this outcast character who seems to have gone off the tracks a bit but despite being completely lost and alone they keep looking up and trying to carry on. Quite an inspirational thought really.
4/6
Posted by TreCoolFan808 on June 08 2009
this song is exactly what the title says. its about being a 'castaway'. going on a journey to find who you really are or wanna become. you gotta do it alone, with no one around you to help/influence you. you gotta become a castaway first, then you can find who you really are and who you fit in with.
5/6
Posted by Jenn123 on June 01 2009
Could be about Billie Joe giving up trying to be a part of the crowd and "going at it alone" as an individual. Or about a journey of self-discovery or nostalgia ("I'm on a sentimental journey") Either way, I interpret it as a positive song.
6/6
Castaway
Posted by Thomas Francis on August 02 2009
This song was written by Billie Joe, and is based on him writing songs which he knew all his old Gilman Street friends would disown him for. It is about him feeling like the roots and foundations of the band have been torn up. He knew that to progress as a songwriter he had to do this, and so wrote the song about being a 'Castaway'. He knew the old crew would not support him. I think it is more about the band 'going at it alone' rather than him as an individual. I read someone even wrote on a wall 'Billie Joe must die' after this album came out...
Posted by Screeno on July 15 2009
I think that this song is about leaving home and not having anywhere to live and going on a journey where you don't know where your going you just want to live life!
Posted by None of Your Business on June 08 2009
this song is about Billie Joe exploring himself as a songwriter
Posted by Vicki F on June 08 2009
I think it's about this person who is taking a path in life that is leading them into nothing but dead ends and there's no turning back, "of no return and no looking back or down" he has nowhere to turn but also, not back and down means forward and up, which means that we have this outcast character who seems to have gone off the tracks a bit but despite being completely lost and alone they keep looking up and trying to carry on. Quite an inspirational thought really.
Posted by TreCoolFan808 on June 08 2009
this song is exactly what the title says. its about being a 'castaway'. going on a journey to find who you really are or wanna become. you gotta do it alone, with no one around you to help/influence you. you gotta become a castaway first, then you can find who you really are and who you fit in with.
Posted by Jenn123 on June 01 2009
Could be about Billie Joe giving up trying to be a part of the crowd and "going at it alone" as an individual. Or about a journey of self-discovery or nostalgia ("I'm on a sentimental journey") Either way, I interpret it as a positive song.
6.
Misery
Posted by Andrew on August 27 2009
Misery is a concept song, about a whole bunch of characters (Virginia, Mr. Whirly, Vinnie, and Gina) whose mistakes lead them to their misfortunes.
1/4
Posted by Marshall on August 07 2009
This is clearly a story song about many interesting characters running rampant through different cities, killing and getting killed, and also marrying (and I'm pretty sure two women end up eloping somewhere in the song). One of my personal favorite Green Day songs; its sound is amazingly Aladdin-esque and I love it!
2/4
Posted by smart person on July 30 2009
its about getting fucked up with drugs and being miserable after awhile being fucked up. being sick of drugs and being miserable in the end. we're gonna get high, when we're low... the fire burns from better days. the catastrophic hymns from yesterday.
3/4
Posted by some guy on July 25 2009
i remember reading that the whole album was about the downside of success and well i think it is about how if you hit fame or become successful there is always a bad side or a chance of failure. "he liquidated his estate." also more generally the ugly side of life e.g running away from home, going broke, and being whacked. In the bridge just before the solo it makes references to the media and how they don't really care what good you do but what mistakes you make and wont stop until they are satisfied.
4/4
Misery
Posted by Andrew on August 27 2009
Misery is a concept song, about a whole bunch of characters (Virginia, Mr. Whirly, Vinnie, and Gina) whose mistakes lead them to their misfortunes.
Posted by Marshall on August 07 2009
This is clearly a story song about many interesting characters running rampant through different cities, killing and getting killed, and also marrying (and I'm pretty sure two women end up eloping somewhere in the song). One of my personal favorite Green Day songs; its sound is amazingly Aladdin-esque and I love it!
Posted by smart person on July 30 2009
its about getting fucked up with drugs and being miserable after awhile being fucked up. being sick of drugs and being miserable in the end. we're gonna get high, when we're low... the fire burns from better days. the catastrophic hymns from yesterday.
Posted by some guy on July 25 2009
i remember reading that the whole album was about the downside of success and well i think it is about how if you hit fame or become successful there is always a bad side or a chance of failure. "he liquidated his estate." also more generally the ugly side of life e.g running away from home, going broke, and being whacked. In the bridge just before the solo it makes references to the media and how they don't really care what good you do but what mistakes you make and wont stop until they are satisfied.
7.
Deadbeat Holiday
Posted by Mariana Gallegos on June 11 2009
I think its about ordinary people trying to get through tough times and do it with success
1/2
Posted by James on June 06 2009
This song's about when everything in life has gone wrong, and you just need to hold on until it all blows over.
2/2
Deadbeat Holiday
Posted by Mariana Gallegos on June 11 2009
I think its about ordinary people trying to get through tough times and do it with success
Posted by James on June 06 2009
This song's about when everything in life has gone wrong, and you just need to hold on until it all blows over.
8.
Hold On
Posted by Moonbeam on May 28 2009
I think it's about depending on yourself when you've got nobody else. It's optimistic, it's saying being on your own is not the end of the world.
1/2
Posted by Daniela on May 27 2009
This is one of my favorite songs, because it explains the moment I'm living right now. I think this song is about you and your dreams. You just have to believe in yourself because one day you could be alone and then ...you gotta hold onto yourself
2/2
Hold On
Posted by Moonbeam on May 28 2009
I think it's about depending on yourself when you've got nobody else. It's optimistic, it's saying being on your own is not the end of the world.
Posted by Daniela on May 27 2009
This is one of my favorite songs, because it explains the moment I'm living right now. I think this song is about you and your dreams. You just have to believe in yourself because one day you could be alone and then ...you gotta hold onto yourself
9.
Jackass
Posted by Sara on June 06 2009
This song is about some person trying hard to fit in or just someone who everyone hates because they're so predictable and unlikable.
1/3
Posted by Wesley Wallace on June 01 2009
This song is about a real jackass. Damn them to hell, with their over-used punchlines and thinking they are the center of attention. Damn self-centered jackasses.
2/3
Posted by Jake on June 01 2009
Some people say that it could be about the band 'blink-182' but in general it's really just a song about someone who always says the same jokes and steals other materials. Someone who doesn't really have a personality other than simple potty jokes and knock knock jokes.
3/3
Jackass
Posted by Sara on June 06 2009
This song is about some person trying hard to fit in or just someone who everyone hates because they're so predictable and unlikable.
Posted by Wesley Wallace on June 01 2009
This song is about a real jackass. Damn them to hell, with their over-used punchlines and thinking they are the center of attention. Damn self-centered jackasses.
Posted by Jake on June 01 2009
Some people say that it could be about the band 'blink-182' but in general it's really just a song about someone who always says the same jokes and steals other materials. Someone who doesn't really have a personality other than simple potty jokes and knock knock jokes.
10.
Waiting
Posted by Ana [Kerplunk!] on May 27 2009
Well,I have to say that's my favorite song, but, anyways, I remember I was trying to understand why it was. After thinking about it for a long time, I realised it's because this is the most human song of Green Day.Ok,now I explain why.He's talking about,the chances that we have in our lifes, in this puntual moments that we have to think "I don't fucking care!" and jsut do it, because if we just ignore this moment, we're going to "WAIT" during our lifes, until our death.You have to do it,and don't think about it.That's why it's my favorite song, and that's why is the most human song,because everyone in the world has to wonder about that almost everyday.
1/2
Posted by Brittany on May 26 2009
This song is really close to me, it's always been my favorite. To me, the song is about life giving you a chance or opportunity that you've waited for. Not necessarily something big, but just something that means something to you. Or that changes your life, even if it's in a small way. The reason I love it so much is because we're all waiting on something to happen, but most of us are too busy with what's going on to realize that all these small moments and opportunities are passing us by.
2/2
Waiting
Posted by Ana [Kerplunk!] on May 27 2009
Well,I have to say that's my favorite song, but, anyways, I remember I was trying to understand why it was. After thinking about it for a long time, I realised it's because this is the most human song of Green Day.Ok,now I explain why.He's talking about,the chances that we have in our lifes, in this puntual moments that we have to think "I don't fucking care!" and jsut do it, because if we just ignore this moment, we're going to "WAIT" during our lifes, until our death.You have to do it,and don't think about it.That's why it's my favorite song, and that's why is the most human song,because everyone in the world has to wonder about that almost everyday.
Posted by Brittany on May 26 2009
This song is really close to me, it's always been my favorite. To me, the song is about life giving you a chance or opportunity that you've waited for. Not necessarily something big, but just something that means something to you. Or that changes your life, even if it's in a small way. The reason I love it so much is because we're all waiting on something to happen, but most of us are too busy with what's going on to realize that all these small moments and opportunities are passing us by.
11.
Minority
Posted by bf zzz on September 22 2009
i think that this song means that you don't need any authority or permission to be yourself and to stand out from the crowd. Green Day is a great example of a minority - they are a band that stands out and are not afraid to show it - that's also a huge thing about being punk - you're not just a clone of everything else that's around you - you're just you!!!!!
1/11
Posted by Rachel on August 25 2009
Minority is about being diffrent. Not caring about what people say about it, you just want to be your own person.
2/11
Posted by Nica Rosan on August 11 2009
I think this song is plainly stating 'Im wierd and Im proud of it'. saying it doesn't matter what other people think or say, 'cuz i stand out. Being the minority is what Green Day has always done and will continue to do
3/11
Posted by Doodlebob on August 06 2009
Its about not listening to all things authority has to say about everything. It tells you that authority is not your friend and that you should differ from the majority. Be yourself.
4/11
Posted by Sb on August 03 2009
its about having the right to separate from people who are considered normal
5/11
Posted by Alex Barry on July 22 2009
I think it means wanting to be different from anyone else. Not to be a freak'n clone of anyone. Just be yourself is the message
6/11
Posted by anisa on July 21 2009
minority is about being yourself,standing out,and not following the crowd.its about being your own person and not caring about what other people think of you.
7/11
Posted by Mariana Gallegos on June 11 2009
This is like my freaking theme song. It's about not wanting to be a person that always fits in and is part of that majority that thinks alike and acts alike . Its about being your own person and standing out from the crowd and not being in line with the other idiots that look like they share a brain, no matter if that means being excluded from a group
8/11
Posted by mee :) on June 04 2009
Minority is about being an individual, and being proud of it. This song really speaks out to me, it reminds me of school and telling the teachers to fuck off and let me be who i am, not to try and mould me into the perfect pupil.
9/11
Posted by Lyndsey McNitt on May 27 2009
*my favorite song*
This song is about wanting to be different from the crowd, wanting to be the minority, not wanting to be like everyone else, being the "diamond in the rough", being the "single black dot on the white sheet of the cookie cutter versions of human beings", being DIFFERENT.
10/11
Posted by Brittany on May 26 2009
Minority is about being yourself and being an individual. It's about not conforming to what's popular at the time or what people want you to be.
11/11
Minority
Posted by bf zzz on September 22 2009
i think that this song means that you don't need any authority or permission to be yourself and to stand out from the crowd. Green Day is a great example of a minority - they are a band that stands out and are not afraid to show it - that's also a huge thing about being punk - you're not just a clone of everything else that's around you - you're just you!!!!!
Posted by Rachel on August 25 2009
Minority is about being diffrent. Not caring about what people say about it, you just want to be your own person.
Posted by Nica Rosan on August 11 2009
I think this song is plainly stating 'Im wierd and Im proud of it'. saying it doesn't matter what other people think or say, 'cuz i stand out. Being the minority is what Green Day has always done and will continue to do
Posted by Doodlebob on August 06 2009
Its about not listening to all things authority has to say about everything. It tells you that authority is not your friend and that you should differ from the majority. Be yourself.
Posted by Sb on August 03 2009
its about having the right to separate from people who are considered normal
Posted by Alex Barry on July 22 2009
I think it means wanting to be different from anyone else. Not to be a freak'n clone of anyone. Just be yourself is the message
Posted by anisa on July 21 2009
minority is about being yourself,standing out,and not following the crowd.its about being your own person and not caring about what other people think of you.
Posted by Mariana Gallegos on June 11 2009
This is like my freaking theme song. It's about not wanting to be a person that always fits in and is part of that majority that thinks alike and acts alike . Its about being your own person and standing out from the crowd and not being in line with the other idiots that look like they share a brain, no matter if that means being excluded from a group
Posted by mee :) on June 04 2009
Minority is about being an individual, and being proud of it. This song really speaks out to me, it reminds me of school and telling the teachers to fuck off and let me be who i am, not to try and mould me into the perfect pupil.
Posted by Lyndsey McNitt on May 27 2009
*my favorite song*
This song is about wanting to be different from the crowd, wanting to be the minority, not wanting to be like everyone else, being the "diamond in the rough", being the "single black dot on the white sheet of the cookie cutter versions of human beings", being DIFFERENT.
Posted by Brittany on May 26 2009
Minority is about being yourself and being an individual. It's about not conforming to what's popular at the time or what people want you to be.
12.
Macy's Day Parade
Posted by Billie-Joes stunt double on September 09 2009
This song was written when the band were talking about splitting up. It was meant as a "final goodbye" to the fans and industry if the worst should happen.
1/8
Posted by foxboro hot tubes on September 06 2009
I think its about the fact that you can have everything you can buy for money and still not be happy. Money does not make you happy.
2/8
Posted by Words-I-Might-Have-Ate on August 11 2009
This one's about how people always get caught up in things that don't really matter that much, whether it's commercialism or something else, but that what you need to do is find and focus on the things in life that do actually matter, and take that road and find a new hope for yourself.
3/8
Posted by lindsey on July 30 2009
for me its about finding religion and hope that you've never known and how it's ...all you've really wanted, and in a world/country where the tv is screaming at you 100% of the time advertising things that will make you happy but only bring emptiness
4/8
Posted by Beckie on July 20 2009
Macy's Day Parade is about how every aspect of our lives has become something to draw off of for commercialism and advertisements. Even our deaths ("stuffed in a coffin 10% more free") are used for profit. Also, Billie is saying that, even with all these advertisements and other shit in our lives, we still can't find what we really need - hope.
5/8
Posted by Mrs. Billie Joe Armstrong on June 08 2009
This song is about wanting what you need and not wanting to deal with the crazy advrtisement buisness.
6/8
Posted by None of Your Business on June 08 2009
It's about the economy at the time. The song is basically saying commercialism isn't always good.
7/8
Posted by Smillas on June 06 2009
This song is about how everything in life is about money and material possessions nowadays. Billie talks about how he learns that those are not the important things, but that hope is.
8/8
Macy's Day Parade
Posted by Billie-Joes stunt double on September 09 2009
This song was written when the band were talking about splitting up. It was meant as a "final goodbye" to the fans and industry if the worst should happen.
Posted by foxboro hot tubes on September 06 2009
I think its about the fact that you can have everything you can buy for money and still not be happy. Money does not make you happy.
Posted by Words-I-Might-Have-Ate on August 11 2009
This one's about how people always get caught up in things that don't really matter that much, whether it's commercialism or something else, but that what you need to do is find and focus on the things in life that do actually matter, and take that road and find a new hope for yourself.
Posted by lindsey on July 30 2009
for me its about finding religion and hope that you've never known and how it's ...all you've really wanted, and in a world/country where the tv is screaming at you 100% of the time advertising things that will make you happy but only bring emptiness
Posted by Beckie on July 20 2009
Macy's Day Parade is about how every aspect of our lives has become something to draw off of for commercialism and advertisements. Even our deaths ("stuffed in a coffin 10% more free") are used for profit. Also, Billie is saying that, even with all these advertisements and other shit in our lives, we still can't find what we really need - hope.
Posted by Mrs. Billie Joe Armstrong on June 08 2009
This song is about wanting what you need and not wanting to deal with the crazy advrtisement buisness.
Posted by None of Your Business on June 08 2009
It's about the economy at the time. The song is basically saying commercialism isn't always good.
Posted by Smillas on June 06 2009
This song is about how everything in life is about money and material possessions nowadays. Billie talks about how he learns that those are not the important things, but that hope is.
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