Released: December 18, 2012

Songwriter: Tom DeLonge Travis Barker Mark Hoppus

Producer: Chris “Hollywood” Holmes ​​blink-182

[Instrumental Intro]

[Intro: Mark Hoppus]
Disaster, disaster
Disaster, disaster

[Verse 1: Tom DeLonge (Mark Hoppus)]
Fall comes, a loaded gun, black ties for everyone
Can you read my mind? (Fall in my arms again)
Grey stones that break apart, french braids, demonic art
The dead come alive again (Fall in my arms again)

[Chorus: Tom DeLonge]
I'm scared of the dark, my friends
What do you fear, my love?
Hold on, you're breaking up...

[Post-Chorus: Mark Hoppus]
Disaster, disaster
Disaster, disaster

[Verse 2: Tom DeLonge (Mark Hoppus)]
White stones of hollow eyes, death comes, you better hide
Never rest in town (Fall in my arms again)
Full moon on a rotten night, eighteen and a wind came by
Not a soul around again (Fall in my arms again)

[Chorus: Tom DeLonge]
Are you scared of the dark, my friends?
What do you fear, my love?
Your soul, it will float like a dove
Your words, they will scream loud enough
Your lips, they will stutter with flavor
You can't shake the taste of the blood
Hold on, you're breaking up...

[Instrumental Bridge]

[Chorus: Tom DeLonge]
Are you scared of the dark, my friends?
What do you fear, my love?
Your soul, it will float like a dove
Your words, they will scream loud enough
Your lips, they will stutter with flavor
You can't shake the taste of the blood
Hold on, you're breaking up...

​​blink-182

blink-182 set off the 1990s storm of pop-punk, blazing a trail in the genre with electrifying riffs and memorable lines—“Fuck a Dog,” anyone? The band has seen some lineup changes over the years, but its core trio (Tom DeLonge, Mark Hoppus, and Travis Barker) has mostly stood the test of time. As of 2015, DeLonge left the band to pursue other projects.

Founded in 1992 in Poway, California (a suburb in San Diego), DeLonge, Hoppus, and former drummer Scott Raynor formed the band in Raynor’s bedroom, writing songs for their demos, and playing practical jokes along the way. Initially, under the name Blink, the trio was forced to change the name to avoid a lawsuit with the Irish pop-rock group of the same name, so they added “182” at random (fans continue to speculate what “182” means to this day).

After releasing their demo album Buddha, blink-182 released Cheshire Cat in 1995 under Cargo Records. While not a major success at the time, the album generated buzz from the Southern California punk scene and major labels alike. After being signed to MCA Records, the band released Dude Ranch in 1997 with the hit singles “Dammit” and “Josie”.