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The story starts with the author taking a ride through his life, reminiscing and having constant flashbacks to how his life used to be (taking a ride to my old haunts). Somewhere along the lines, he remembers Lady Cobra and the times they enjoy exchanging blood samples (she’s in my blood) as they use so many drugs that they’re blood has become the drugs. He recalls how they both used to spend full nights together (I reside in my NIGHTLIFE) and that he used to spend all his free time coloring the color books he purchased on eBay whilst imagining deep conversations on his favorite colors with Lady Cobra (my favorite color’s candy apple) whilst deep in thought about her as the night continues (she resides in my mind of my NIGHTLIFE).

Lady Cobra enters the scene and reads the mind of Billie Joe. She uses the power of telepathy to get into his mind and asks him to come and try out her new car (what’s that I hear you wanna go for a ride?). It is evident from the next line that the two are close and have exchanged contacts along with house addresses with each other as Lady Cobra extends her invitation to her house to Billie (don’t be afraid boy to come inside). As his best friend, Lady Cobra knows that Billie needs a new candy apple red crayon and lures him to her house with this convenient turn of events (I got the thing that you want, the fix that you need) as he knows how much Billie loves his candy apple crayons like the whore he is (chase this with a little lust and greed).

Using the two deadly sins, Lady Cobra accesses her inner demons and teleports to Billie. She sits on his shoulder and persists for him to come over as her heart palpations begin to rapidly increase in lieu of the excitement she garners for Billie to try out her new crayon (my black heart beats crimson and clover). Noticing that Billie is too focused on his coloring book, she instead opts for the wonders of technology and asks Comcast to call Billie (operator patch my boy in). But as Billie is still staring at his colorful creation, Lady Cobra takes more evasive maneuvers to dodge this next level ignorance. She becomes the mighty NIGHTLIFE and literally goes into Billie’s ear and under his skin.

The chorus hits again with the beautiful, sonorous sound of vocal filters; deeply demonstrating how entranced and hypnotized he is at Lady Cobra and the beautiful friendship they have created. Inside Billie’s mind, Lady Cobra hears the tune echoing through his mind and adds her little pinch of seasoning to it. She makes their friendship even more beautiful by inducing euphoria through dopamines in Billie’s mind (short of breath, heart beats fast) and also, makes sure they stay friends because she deeply values him as a friend and doesn’t see him as more than a friend (sounds like love but you know it won’t last).

As she continues to venture through Billie’s mind, she sees that time they went to prom together and the first time he tried grape juice in a champagne bottle (cheap champagne stain on an even cheaper suit). She smiles at this beautiful memory and thinks back about the times they missed the bus because Billie took too long to change his pants after wetting himself because he didn’t wake up to use the toilet that one time (hope there’s more in your pants than a bus route). But things go south as Lady Cobra slips from Billie’s slippery brain and ends up in his bloodstream (red velvet halls). She’s stuck in her sweet best friend (sugar-coated walls) and tries to swim against the blood flow.

She ends up in his rectum where she is stuck hanging on to his feces (girls hand on bar stools) as she notices the anus expanding to let loose the rains down in Africa (late last calls). Billie takes a shit (it’s too late I already cut the bakes) as Lady Cobra thinks about all the shitty things that have happened in her life to lead up to this shitastic moment (this town is full of snakes, mistakes and whiskey shakes). However, Lady Cobra’s words finally get to Billie and he makes his way to his best friend’s home (I am rolling strolling into town).

Using her demonic powers, Lady Cobra cleans herself as she quickly navigates through the sewers to get back home before Billie whilst still using her telepathic powers to influence him to walk in the correct direction (come inside, it’s just you, sugar town, get me up). Billie thinks his mind is being a wanker again (is it me or am I going crazy?) but he knows that his town is such a nice and happy place that even if the voices in his head were nothing more than schizophrenic tendencies, he would end up in a happy place anyways (this dirty city is my sugar town).

He eventually ends up at Lady Cobra’s place and sees her in all her glory (my little angel of death is my Nightlife) with a gift in hand. She teases Billie (gonna make a move before I get bored) as she knows he’s very shy and introverted to lighten up the mood. As they used to be in the choir together, Lady Cobra offers to sing to make him feel better because she knows he ran out of candy apple crayons (if you wanna explore my vocal cord). Billie doesn’t seem to be feeling better even though his favorite TV show, Johnny Johnny is showing on TV with baby coco dancing.

Lady Cobra decides it’s time to give the surprise present. As she hid it in a place where Billie would never find, Lady Cobra quickly hugs him and positions his hand on the one place he would never think to look (one hand on the hooch). By queefing, the gift is revealed and Billie is absolutely beaming with joy. Lady Cobra wants to celebrate and offers Billie to stay for a bit to play board games (why don’t you stick around for one more round) which he obliges. They play a game of Dungeons and Dragons where Lady Cobra is the DM (cause I’m the ringleader, I run the show).

The song ends with the two enjoying their time as platonic best friends, spending the night playing Dungeons and Dragons.

- song meaning written by u/potlah on r/GreenDay

(Billie Joe)
Taking a ride to my old haunts
She's in my blood, I reside in my nightlife
My favorite color is candy apple, girl
And she resides in my mind and my nightlife

(Lady Cobra)
What's that I hear? You want to go for a ride?
Don't be afraid boy, to come inside
I got that thing that you want, the fix that you need
Chase this with a little lust and greed
I'll be the devil on your shoulder saying "Hey, boy, come over"
My black heart beats crimson and clover
So operator, operator, patch my boy in
This is nightlife and I'll get under your skin

(Billie Joe)
Taking a ride to my old haunts
She's in my blood, I reside in my nightlife
My favorite color is candy apple, girl
And she resides in my mind and my nightlife

(Lady Cobra)
Short of breath, heart beats fast
Sounds like love but you know it won't last
Cheap champagne stain on an even cheaper suit
Hope there's more in your pants than a bus route
Red velvet halls line these sugar-coated walls
Girls hang on bar stools for late last calls
This town is full of snakes, mistakes and whiskey shakes
It's too late, I already cut the brakes

(Billie Joe)
Well, I am rolling, strolling into town (Come inside)
Is it me or am I going crazy? (It's just you)
This dirty city is my sugar town (Sugar town)
My little angel of death is my nightlife

(Lady Cobra)
You better make a move before I get bored
If you wanna explore my vocal chord
Baby girl coco dancing the cooch
One hand on my knee, one hand on the hooch
Why don't you stick around for one more round?
This place is a circus and I know you'll be my clown
Cause I'm a ringleader, I run the show
And only when I tell ya will it be time to go

(Billie Joe)
Taking a ride to my old haunts
She's in my blood, I reside in my nightlife
My favorite color is candy apple, girl
And she resides in my mind and my nightlife

(Hey boy) She is my nightlife
(Hey boy) She is my nightlife
(Hey boy) She is my nightlife
(See you later) She is my nightlife