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Blink 182 - What Went Wrong Song Meanings

"I'm sick of always hearing all the sad songs on the radio
all day it is there to remind an oversensitive guy that he's lost and alone, yeah"

(Tom is alone with no girlfriend...he hates hearing the sad songs on the radio to make him feel more depressed about his ended relationship)

"I hate our fav. resturaunt, a favorite movie, our fav. show"

(tom is saying he hates all the stuff they loved together to not remind him of his exgirlfriend)

"we would, stay up all through the night. we would laugh and get high and never answer the phone"

(tom is saying all the things they had fun doing all the time when they we're together. (just remembering all goodtimes they had)

"i can't forgive, can't forget, can't give in...what wen't wrong? "

(he can't forgive what she had done...so she obviously did something bad like "used tom" or "cheated on tom" he can't forget what she did to him. and he can't give in to makes things how they used to be.) and when he says "what wen't wrong? " meaning...they had so much fun time together, why would she do somehting like this to me?

- i love the solo and the violin (my fav. part of the song)
the reason thatsmy fav. part of the song is...that i think the music has like a sad tone to relate to the song (almost as if the music blended with the words to describe how tom feels) when the violin is played...i get all tingley cause i know how tom feels...i felt this pain before. its not easy going through a break up when you had so much fun with that person and you loved them.

"'m kicking out fiercley of the word around me"

(taking a guess on this one...i think with all this horrible feeling he had with his g/f, he just feels like he wanna kick something to get rid of his pain. haha i think i'm wrong with that one...just a guess

awesome song!

Submitted by: xrosiex
Added: 2005-10-17 11:15:34     Rating:

Great interpreation, by the way.
I can't add much more but I have to say, I totally agree about the instrumental part in the song, it reflects the lyrics perfectly.

Submitted by: anonymous
Added: 2005-12-25 00:49:34     Rating:

You dumbasses, the best part of the song is the simple guitar solo part, and the rythm power chord in the during the clarinet part. Merry Christmas, dumbasses, I'm haing a bad one right now.

Submitted by: anonymous
Added: 2006-05-02 05:33:23     Rating:

Yeah, I agree with the other guy, great interpretation. I'm probably wrong here, I'm not to good with this sorta stuff, but I think the last bit is how he just wants to destoy something to get out his sadness and frustration, wanting to get back at the world. I dunno, just a guess.

Submitted by: PaulJohnGeorgeRingo4
Added: 2006-06-23 22:37:31     Rating:

another great song!!! I said stay together for the kids was my favorite on the cd but this one is my favorite of the seperate songs for the album...this song is about a boyfriend/girlfriend breakup situation...thinking of all the times he had with this girl and now he regrets everything and says I hate all what we did together. (I hate a favorite resturaunt, a fav. movie, our fav. Show)...the fight gets intense (more cursing and yelling)and it only hurts him more (this place, it's fucking cursing its plague and I can never escape when my heart it explodes)...sad song...every guy who went through a breakup with a girl can relate I'm sure

Submitted by: anonymous
Added: 2006-11-14 06:46:41     Rating:

Great interpretation, but that last bit (i'm kicking at the world around me), I think it means he's lashing out at the people around him cause he's really pissed off and doesn't give a shit anymore.

Submitted by: anonymous
Added: 2007-02-19 22:50:30     Rating:

You, the one who was talking about having a bad christmas. And you called everyone dumbasses, even though you didn't know them. THATS what tom means by the last part. He's kicking out fiercely, meaning he's taking out his anger on the world.

Thanks for being a good example.


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