Happy Days – English Lyrics

• By: blink-182
• Album: NINE

Lyrics & Translation

Discover how blink-182's 'Happy Days' captures the essence of overcoming personal struggles. Through its blend of pop-punk energy and contemplative lyrics, this song offers a lesson in resilience and finding optimism amidst frustration, making it a meaningful exploration of the human condition.

[English]

(bright rock music)

♪ Hey, kid ♪

♪ Don't quit your daydream yet ♪

♪ I know you feel locked out in the cold ♪

♪ Seems like you're lost and alone ♪

♪ Hey, kid ♪

♪ Don't listen to your head ♪

♪ It only fills you with dread and with doubt ♪

♪ Left lookin' for an easy way out ♪

♪ I know you don't know ♪

♪ Oh, no, you don't know ♪

♪ I wanna feel happy days, happy days ♪

♪ Happy days, happy days ♪

♪ Walls of isolation inside of my pain ♪

♪ And I don't know if I'm ready to change ♪

♪ I wanna feel happy days, happy days ♪

♪ Happy days, happy days ♪

♪ All of this frustration inside of my brain ♪

♪ And I don't know if I'm ready to change ♪

♪ Some nights you call for the jaws of life ♪

♪ To pull you out of the crash ♪

♪ A forgotten ghost from your past ♪

♪ When enough doesn't cut it ♪

♪ When you're backed up against a wall ♪

♪ Is it the life that you wanted ♪

♪ When you could never have it all ♪

♪ I wanna feel happy days, happy days ♪

♪ Happy days, happy days ♪

♪ Walls of isolation inside of my pain ♪

♪ And I don't know if I'm ready to change ♪

♪ I wanna feel happy days, happy days ♪

♪ Happy days, happy days ♪

♪ All of this frustration inside of my brain ♪

♪ And I don't know if I'm ready to change ♪

♪ Face down in the deep end ♪

♪ Face down every weekend ♪

♪ Face down and I'm bleeding ♪

♪ There's no sound when you're leaving ♪

♪ We faced all of our demons ♪

♪ We chased all of our dreams and ♪

♪ We don't know where it leads us ♪

♪ We don't care at all ♪

♪ I wanna feel happy days, happy days ♪

♪ Happy days, happy days ♪

♪ Walls of isolation inside of my pain ♪

♪ And I don't know if I'm ready to change ♪

♪ I wanna feel happy days ♪

♪ Happy days ♪ ♪ Face down in the deep end ♪

♪ Happy days, happy days ♪ ♪ Face down every weekend ♪

♪ All of this frustration inside of my brain ♪

♪ And I don't know if I'm ready to change ♪

♪ I wanna feel happy days ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
kid /kɪd/ A1	noun - a child or young person
daydream /ˈdeɪdriːm/ B1	noun - a series of pleasant thoughts that distract one's attention from the present verb - indulge in a daydream or reverie.
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to experience an emotion or sensation
cold /kəʊld/ A2	adjective - of or at a low or relatively low temperature, especially when referring to the environment or its conditions noun - the absence of heat; low temperature
lost /lɒst/ A2	adjective - unable to find one's way; not knowing one's location
alone /əˈləʊn/ A2	adjective - having no one else present
head /hed/ A1	noun - the part of the body above the neck where the eyes, ears, nose, and mouth are
dread /dred/ B2	noun - great fear or apprehension verb - anticipate with great apprehension or fear.
doubt /daʊt/ B1	noun - a feeling of uncertainty or lack of conviction. verb - feel uncertain about; lack confidence in.
happy /ˈhapi/ A1	adjective - feeling or showing pleasure or contentment
walls /wɔːlz/ A1	noun - a continuous vertical brick or stone structure that encloses or divides an area of land
isolation /ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃn/ B2	noun - the state of being separate from other people or things
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - physical suffering or discomfort caused by illness or injury
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A2	verb - make or become different noun - the act or instance of making or becoming different
frustration /frʌˈstreɪʃn/ B2	noun - the feeling of being upset or annoyed as a result of being unable to change or achieve something
brain /breɪn/ A2	noun - an organ of soft nervous tissue contained in the skull of vertebrates, functioning as the coordinating center of sensation, intellectual and nervous activity.
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death.
demons /ˈdiːmənz/ B2	noun - an evil spirit or devil.
dreams /driːmz/ A1	noun - a cherished aspiration, ambition, or ideal.