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Natives​​blink-182

Released: September 27, 2011

Songwriter: Travis Barker Mark Hoppus Tom DeLonge

Producer: Jeff Newell ​​blink-182

[Instrumental Intro]

[Verse 1: Tom DeLonge]
I'm like a cat in a cage, locked up and battered and bruised
I am the prodigal son, a shameful prodigy too
I am the love of your life, battering ram and confused
I turn each day into night, I stand there waiting for you
There is desire to fight, but I have nothing to prove
But with the crowd and some lights, I start to feel things move
Do you have something to hide? 'Cause I think that we all do
I am a child inside, back up and give me some room!

[Chorus: Mark Hoppus]
I'm just a bastard child, don't let it go to your head
I'm just a waste of your time, maybe I'm better off dead
You turned us loose in the night, I'm fucking Jekyll and Hyde
We'll have the time of our lives, although we're dying inside

[Post-Chorus: Mark Hoppus]
So let me go, go, so let me go, go
Just let me go, go, I'd rather go it alone
So let me go, go, so let me go, go
Just let me go, go, I'm never coming home

[Verse 2: Tom DeLonge]
Don't start to panic for me, 'cause I have nothing to lose
I am as bright as the sun, I burn up all that I choose
Up on the side of the field, I see a city with lights
I touch her face and I kneel, she tells me she's not alive
I am too nervous to run, the kids who scatter and hide
To reach and grab for someone, but end up buried alive
The world is waiting for me, a move that I rarely use
I start to feel my feet, they kick down walls as they move!

[Chorus: Mark Hoppus]
I'm just a bastard child, don't let it go to your head
I'm just a waste of your time, maybe I'm better off dead
You turned us loose in the night, I'm fucking Jekyll and Hyde
We'll have the time of our lives, although we're dying inside

[Post-Chorus: Mark Hoppus]
So let me go, go, so let me go, go
Just let me go, go, I'd rather go it alone
So let me go, go, so let me go, go
Just let me go, go, I'm never coming home

[Drum Solo]

[Chorus: Mark Hoppus]
I'm just a bastard child, don't let it go to your head
I'm just a waste of your time, maybe I'm better off dead
You turned us loose in the night, I'm fucking Jekyll and Hyde
We'll have the time of our lives, although we're dying inside

[Post-Chorus: Mark Hoppus]
So let me go, go, so let me go, go
Just let me go, go, I'd rather go it alone
So let me go, go, so let me go, go
Just let me go, go, I'm never coming home

​​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”.

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