Suffocate
Released On
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Nimrod (Australia) [1997] -
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Warning (single) [2000] -
7" Vinyl Singles Box [2009] -
Nimrod XXV [2023] -
Billie Joe Armstrong
Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, Tré Cool
Conway Studios
Rob Cavallo, Green Day
1
2001-06-18
2001-06-18
Staple (80-100%)
Regular (50-79%)
Sporadic (20-49%)
Rare (1-19%)
Inactive (0%)
Performance Probability
0%
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Song Notes
Originally released as a bonus track for Nimrod in Australia and then as a b-side to both the 'Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)' single and later the 'Warning' single, the song finally got a wide release on the Shenanigans compilation.
I wish Suffocate and Desensitized [were] on Nimrod.
Billie Joe Armstrong (Twitter)
I wish Suffocate and Desensitized [were] on Nimrod.
Billie Joe Armstrong (Twitter)
Lyrics
3 A.M., I'm drunk again
My head is standing underneath my feet
So make it stop, I'm getting off
Make it stop, I'm getting off
Sedatives and dizzy spells
And spilling my guts out under my feet
So make it stop, I'm getting off
Make it stop, I'm getting off
Well, slipped into a coma once again
Where's my organ donor? Lend a hand
So when you think you're all alone
No one's left to come around
Drop like flies and empathize
And I know that I will someday
And I know that I will suffocate
Suffocate, suffocate, suffocate
One night stands and cheap regrets
I take another drag off of my cigarette
So stop, I'm getting off
Make it stop, I'm getting off
One last stop for a one track mind
Just give me shelter, give me, give me something
Make it stop, I'm getting off
Make it stop, I'm getting off
Well, slipped into a coma once again
Where's my organ donor? Lend a hand
So when you think you're all alone
No one's left to come around
Drop like flies and empathize
And I know that I will someday
And I know that I will suffocate
Suffocate, suffocate, suffocate
So when you think you're all alone
No one's left to come around
Drop like flies and empathize
And I know now that I will someday
And I know that I will suffocate
And I know now that I will someday
And I know that I will suffocate
Suffocate, suffocate, suffocate
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Suffocate
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