Bored To Death – English Lyrics

• By: blink-182
• Album: California

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Blink-182's "Bored to Death" and explore the language of teenage angst and relationship disillusionment. This iconic pop-punk track offers a glimpse into the challenges of growing up and navigating complex emotions, all while delivering the band's signature sound.

[English]

(bell rings)

("Bored To Death" by Blink 182)

♪ There's an echo pulling out the meaning ♪

♪ Rescuing a nightmare from a dream ♪

♪ The voices in my head are always screaming ♪

♪ That none of this means anything to me ♪

♪ And it's a long way back from 17 ♪

♪ The whispers turn into a scream ♪

♪ And I'm I'm not coming home ♪

♪ Save your breath I'm nearly ♪

♪ Bored to death and fading fast ♪

♪ Life is too short to last long ♪

♪ Back on earth I'm broken ♪

♪ Lost and cold and fading fast ♪

♪ Life is too short to last long ♪

♪ There's a stranger staring at the ceiling ♪

♪ Rescuing a tiger from a tree ♪

♪ The pictures in her head are always dreaming ♪

♪ Each of them means everything to me ♪

♪ And it's a long way back from 17 ♪

♪ The whispers turn into a scream ♪

♪ And I'm I'm not coming home ♪

♪ Save your breath I'm nearly ♪

♪ Bored to death and fading fast ♪

♪ Life is too short to last long ♪

♪ Back on earth I'm broken ♪

♪ Lost and cold and fading fast ♪

♪ Life is too short to last long ♪

♪ Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh ♪

♪ Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh ♪

♪ I think I met her at the minute ♪

♪ That the rhythm was set down ♪

♪ I said I'm sorry I'm a little bit of a letdown ♪

♪ But all my friends are daring me to come over ♪

♪ So I come over and over and over ♪

♪ So let me buy you a drink and we'll pretend that you think ♪

♪ That I'm the man of your dreams come to life in a dive bar ♪

♪ And we'll go over and over and over ♪

♪ And we'll go over and over and over ♪

♪ And we'll go over and over and over ♪

♪ And we'll go over and over and over ♪

♪ Save your breath I'm nearly ♪

♪ Bored to death and fading fast ♪

♪ Life is too short to last long ♪

♪ Back on earth I'm broken ♪

♪ Lost and cold and fading fast ♪

♪ Life is too short to last long ♪

♪ Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh ♪

♪ Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh ♪

♪ Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh ♪

♪ Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh ♪

♪ Life is too short to last long ♪

♪ Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh ♪

♪ Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh ♪

(bell rings)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
echo /ˈek.oʊ/ B1	noun - a sound that repeats after being reflected verb - to repeat a sound
meaning /ˈmiː.nɪŋ/ B1	noun - what is intended to be, or actually is, expressed or indicated; significance
rescuing /ˈres.kjuː/ B2	verb - to save someone or something from a dangerous situation
nightmare /ˈnaɪt.mer/ B1	noun - a very frightening dream
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep verb - to experience a dream
voices /ˈvɔɪ.sɪz/ A2	noun - the sound produced in a person's larynx and uttered through the mouth, as speech or song.
screaming /ˈskriː.mɪŋ/ B1	verb - to utter a loud, piercing cry
whispers /ˈwɪs.pɚ/ B2	verb - speak very softly using one's breath without one's vocal cords noun - a softly spoken word or words
bored /bɔːrd/ A2	adjective - feeling weary because one is unoccupied or lacks interest in one's current activity
death /deθ/ A2	noun - the action or fact of dying or being killed; the end of the life of a person or organism
fading /ˈfeɪ.dɪŋ/ B2	verb - gradually ceasing to be visible
broken /ˈbroʊ.kən/ B1	adjective - having been fractured or damaged and no longer in one piece or in working order.
lost /lɑːst/ A2	adjective - unable to find one's way; not knowing one's whereabouts
cold /koʊld/ A1	adjective - of or at a low or relatively low temperature
stranger /ˈstreɪn.dʒɚ/ A2	noun - a person whom one does not know or with whom one is not familiar

Key Grammar Structures

• There's an echo pulling out the meaning

  ➔ Existential there + be + noun + present participle

  ➔ Uses 'there is/are' to indicate the existence of something, combined with a noun and a present participle.

• Rescuing a nightmare from a dream

  ➔ Present participle phrase as a modifier

  ➔ Uses a present participle phrase to describe an ongoing action relating to the noun 'a nightmare'.

• The voices in my head are always screaming

  ➔ Subject + be + adjective (always) + present participle

  ➔ Expresses a state of continually happening in the present, with 'always' emphasizing frequency.

• Life is too short to last long

  ➔ Infinitive phrase expressing purpose or consequence

  ➔ Uses an infinitive to convey purpose or outcome of a short life.

• And I'm I'm not coming home

  ➔ Contraction + present continuous tense

  ➔ Uses a contraction of 'I am' and the present continuous tense to indicate an ongoing action.

• Life is too short to last long

  ➔ Infinitive phrase expressing purpose or consequence

  ➔ Repeated to emphasize the message about life's brevity, using infinitive structure.