Song Details
Scattered
  • Track #5 from Nimrod
  • Released 1997
    Green Day has played this song live 131 times
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    Song Meaning
    In this song, the narrator speaks of someone he once loved. As he remembers the times they shared together, he develops renewed feelings for this person. After giving this some thought, the narrator decides that he needs to at least try to rekindle this relationship. He admits that he made mistakes, but says that he's willing to change. He also is willing to give up his future for this other person: "Open the past and present/And the future too/It's all I've got and I'm giving it to you."
    Lyrics
    I've got some scattered pictures lying on my bedroom floor
    Reminds me of the times we shared
    Makes me wish that you were here
    Now it seems I've forgotten my purpose in this life
    All the songs have been erased
    Guess I've learned from my mistakes

    Open the past and present now and we are there
    Story to tell and I am listening
    Open the past and present and the future too
    It's all I've got and I'm giving it to you

    Loose ends tied in knots leaving a lump down in my throat
    Gagging on a souvenir
    Lodged to fill another year
    Drag it on and on until my skin is ripped to shreds
    Leaving my self wide open
    Living out a sacrifice

    If you got no one and I got no place to go
    Would it be alright? Could it be alright?
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