blink-182 - Adam's Song [Pop-Rock, Emo, Alternative Rock] (1999)

F****** love this comment dude. Real perspective there.  The big feelings bit is so true. I always try to tell myself this is could literally be the saddest and maddest my little dude has ever been and that gives me access to the reserves of necessary patience. 

I’m a little late here but highly recommend Mark Hoppus memoir he released last year, Fahrenheit-182. He talks about this song and specifically the apple juice line. Here’s a quote I found online: I was a kid and my parents were headed for divorce. They were arguing in their room behind a closed door and I was in the hallway listening frightened to their muffled voices. Suddenly the noise stopped, their door opened, and I ran, spilling my apple juice.

The same album with a song about wanting to f*** a dog in the ass.

And then the next album with I Miss You :(

My least favorite of their "sad" songs. The self-titled album is my favorite and really a fantastically mature album but Stay Together is like such a lazy song. My parents were going through their divorce when I heard that song and damn I got such second hand embarrassment Edit: Damn guess some Blink fans really like Stay Together for the Kids

I mean, some of their best work was when they did full serious albums. Self titled still goes hard

According to the Hoppus autobio, everyone told them that Take Off Your Pants and Jacket was too serious and didn't have any pop hits. Mark and Tom were pissed at this, so in their anger both went home that night and wrote a pop song sort of in spite of the people telling them to do that. Mark wrote Rock Show, and Tom wrote First Date.

They manager to write more serious songs that still maintained the juvenile (compliment) tone of the rest of the album, which is a good middle ground.

My oldest had serious mental health issues for awhile growing up and it's terrifying to worry about. One of his friends committed suicide his sophomore year, too. I'm so happy my son is still here and devastated someone else's isn't.

Copied from elsewhere: I thought the apple juice line was a little goofy when I first heard it, but it hits way harder now that I'm a parent. Kids make messes. It's normal, but it sure is frustrating for the parent. It's hard not to yell at the kid, especially given that you do have to acknowledge it and express your disapproval. Ideally in a calm manner, which is awfully hard while you're having big feelings yourself. In the context of the song, I imagine his mother overreacted to the spilling of the juice and felt guilty about it afterwards. After his suicide, that spot in the hallway would be a reminder of when she failed to take the high road as a parent. There would be dozens of other examples, which add up to, "if I had been less harsh and more understanding as a parent, would he still be here?" "Please tell Mom this is not her fault."

Stand by me