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Blink 182 - Adam's Song Song Meanings

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Guitarist Tom Delonge: "The story behind that is Mark read a letter someone sent him as an email, that a kid wrote before he committed suicide to his parents. We kind of got together and wrote this sad, slow song. It came out sadder than we ever thought it would, which is good too. Any song that moves you is good. Some people listen to it and go 'Wow, that's a real bum-out of a song.' But it's one of those things, a story of a kid not being happy in his life, crossed with us being really lonely on tour. At the end of it there's a better way out, there are better things to do than kill yourself."

The lyrics, "I traced the cord back to the wall, no wonder it was never plugged in at all" were inspired when guitarist Tom Delonge was playing in his garage and he and his amp were in a puddle. Luckily, the amp was not plugged in or he could have been electrocuted.

The line "I took my time, I hurried up, the choice was mine, I didn't think enough" refers to the 1991 Nirvana's song "Come As You Are." There, the line is, "Take your time, hurry up, the choice is yours, don't be late."

Submitted by: cherryxbliss
Added: 2005-11-01 04:06:28     Rating:

Totally agreeing with the first person, but need to add a few random facts.

This song is sad, yes, but it's not about suicide. The narrator does not kill himself in the end, as many believe. This thought came from the fact that shortly after the shootings at Columbine High School in 1999, a kid did commit suicide in his garage, and left this song on repeat.

Submitted by: anonymous
Added: 2005-11-07 23:48:39     Rating:

Idiot above me: it is about suicide dumbass! Except at the end of the song it has the alternative (to suicide) which is what the band reckons is better than suicide it's like the light at the end of the tunnel.

Submitted by: anonymous
Added: 2005-11-15 05:30:50     Rating:

The song isn't about suicide. It's about Mark being depressed while they were on tour supporting "Dude Ranch."

Submitted by: anonymous
Added: 2005-11-21 05:15:21     Rating:

It is about suiside, Mark said it in Cronicals. GOSH!

Submitted by: ramone
Added: 2005-11-21 11:50:01     Rating:

Most of you people are pretty dumb. This song is clearly about suicide and if you can't recognise that, then you have issues and need to read the goddamn lyrics.

Submitted by: unfadable858
Added: 2005-11-22 13:51:21     Rating:

This song clearly is about something being killed. It is not about somebody physically being killed. But a phase in Adam's life being killed or changes in his life. The following lyrics are a big clue to the meaning of the song. "I never conquered, rarely came 16 just held such better days
Days when I still felt alive."

It seems that he is growing up and there is some fear that he feels from this from being a child to a man or he is going to a new place and is fearful of what it may bring. I became attracted to this song because I have had several changes in my life in terms of going to a different country and spending time with new people and I always feel that the life I used to live that part of it is killed and things will never be that way. Even if you recreate it, it will never be the same. Would love some feedback on this ---->
AIM (Aol instant messanger) - unfadable858

Submitted by: yuup2000
Added: 2005-12-15 13:21:25     Rating:

Unfadable above has a point that suicide could be trumped by an alternative theme that the narrator's family is migratory or unstable. Indeed, many lines substantiate these as parallels, except the following:
"I laughed the loudest, who'd have known" is a classic symptom of the silent suffering of depression.
"No wonder it (the cord) was never plugged in at all" fits very well with the electrocution-attempt explanation at the top of the page.
"Please tell mom it's not her fault" should be "Someday I'll tell mom it's not her fault" to support Unfadable's interpretation.

I only hope that Blink's effect has been to make troubled teens re-think suicide as a solution.

Submitted by: hockeyfreak7152
Added: 2005-12-24 13:41:49     Rating:

I just wanted to say that this song is very deep if you listen to it. It helped me get over wanting to kill myself. Thanks Blink 182.

Submitted by: anonymous
Added: 2006-01-04 09:43:52     Rating:

This song is simple to read and undertstand. It is about suicide "Im to Depressed to go On". If you read the lyrics it talks about how they can't live this life anymore.

Submitted by: anonymous
Added: 2006-01-14 12:22:46     Rating:

This songs meaning is claerly about suicide, but why?

Well my opinion is that it's teaching people not to commit suicide. Like getting kids and teens not to play the worst game ever, the original name was "the choke game",...that game accidently took my best friends life IN HIS BACKYARD!! :-( every time I hear that song it reminds me of him,...it makes me cry!that friends name was William Breen he was playing it alone and they say his twin sister found him hanging there, lifeless.

I also hear that "Adam" in the song was a former band member that commited suicide I'm not so sure though. Thanks for reading this blink fans. blink182 rocks!

Submitted by: ladiesman
Added: 2006-01-19 06:56:45     Rating:

It's about suicide. I believe referring to one of Mark's mates who wrote him a letter/email, he kills himself 'please tell mom this is not her fault', craps on how things were so much better when they were kids. He can't move on so the trio write that there is another alternative to kids out there who are thinking about suicide. So powerful this song and how this song has changed a person's life for the better.

Submitted by: anonymous
Added: 2006-02-01 17:48:12     Rating:

This song is obviously about a suicide, watch the video clip, listen to the lyrics, obviously it is a suicide "I never thought I'd die alone..." I went to the official website of blink 182 and yes it is about a suicide, damnit it makes me want to kill myself yet I have so much but so little to lose..
Marek

Submitted by: Medicate
Added: 2006-02-13 00:17:18     Rating:

I heard this was about a former band member that killed himself because he had manic depression and just couldn't hold on. I made a saying after hearing this song. Youll always keeping falling if there's nothin to hold onto but usally you have things 2 hold onto but some times you don't and you just can't keep up with the life your living and hit rock bottom then you end it in a way no family wants.

I know I'm at rock bottom

Submitted by: davidforbes
Added: 2006-02-22 18:26:06     Rating:

They're all right bout the meaning. but it wasn't a band member the only other member was Scott Reiner, the origional drummer who left shortly after dude rance to finish. It is about suicide, possibly a friend. HEAR ME OUT ON THIS PART THEY TOOK TAKE YOU TIME HURRY UP FROM COME AS YOU ARE AND THE INTRO TO THIS SONG ....WELL IF YOUR A GUITAR PLAYER, LEARN THIS AND METALLICA ONE YOU SEE THIS IS JUST A RIP OFF PLAIN AND SIMPLE!!

Submitted by: anonymous
Added: 2006-03-04 23:26:02     Rating:

This song is clearly about suicide, and it is about a former band member or friend that committed suicide. It also says at the start of the video that the video has to do with suicide.

Submitted by: edd
Added: 2006-04-10 19:51:36     Rating:

I can't believe how stupid some people are... adam's song is obviously about suicide.
" I never thought id die alone" is about how the guy would probably hang himself alone in his room.
" I'm too depressed to go on youl be sorry when I'm gone" is obviously about death and depression and that he is gonna die.
"16 just held such better days" talks about how he felt better and happier when he was younger.
"another six months ill be unknown" t he thinks that when he is dead nobody will remember him.
" please tell mom this is not her fault" is about how he feels sorry for leaving his mom behind and that he forgives her for any thing in the past.
"tomorrow hold such better days, days when I can feel alive" means that he looks into a better future and he is gonna try one more time.

in my opinion this is one of the best songs because it has a great message for all the kids that think that suicide is a good choice. BLINK 182 the BEST

Submitted by: sicslipknotxx
Added: 2006-04-14 19:03:14     Rating:

Agreeing with Tom, who by the way is totally hot. I looked it up everything he said is tru because well ya it is. blink 182 is awesome. This song is mad sad.

Submitted by: anonymous
Added: 2006-04-23 14:57:12     Rating:

Ok, first of all the song is cleary about suicide it is about them wanting to put out the message that there is a alternative to suicide... This song is based of the letter of a dead teenager who shortly before commiting suicide wrote the letter to his parents who in turn turned the song into blink 182 because they knew there child was a fan of the band.

Submitted by: Deckard88
Added: 2006-04-23 22:21:25     Rating:

It's about someone committing suicide eventually after trying hard to survive a harsh life filled with depressions and frustrations. The persona tells the life of a very lonely person. The chorus shows just how frustrating life is where he is never important to the world around. "Another 6 months I'll be unknown, to all my things...you'll nvr step foot in my room again.." What more could it mean? It's clearly a song bout suicide.

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