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Brat Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Mom and dad don't look so hot these days
They're getting over the hill
Death is closing in and catching up
As far as I can tell
Got a plan of action and cold blood
And it smells of defiance
I'll just wait for Mom and Dad to die
And get my inheritance
[Chorus]
Well, now I want more, 'cause I'm getting bored
And I'm going nowhere fast
I was once filled with doubt, but it's all figured out
Well, nothing good can last
[Verse 2]
Crow's feet and rot are setting in
And time is running out
My parents' income interest rate
Is gaining higher clout
I'm a snot-nosed slob without a job
And I know I damn well should
Mom and Dad don't look so hot these days
But my future's looking good
Mom and dad don't look so hot these days
They're getting over the hill
Death is closing in and catching up
As far as I can tell
Got a plan of action and cold blood
And it smells of defiance
I'll just wait for Mom and Dad to die
And get my inheritance
[Chorus]
Well, now I want more, 'cause I'm getting bored
And I'm going nowhere fast
I was once filled with doubt, but it's all figured out
Well, nothing good can last
[Verse 2]
Crow's feet and rot are setting in
And time is running out
My parents' income interest rate
Is gaining higher clout
I'm a snot-nosed slob without a job
And I know I damn well should
Mom and Dad don't look so hot these days
But my future's looking good
[Chorus]
Well, now I want more, 'cause I'm getting bored
And I'm going nowhere fast
I was once filled with doubt, but it's all figured out
That nothing good can last
[Instrumental Break]
[Chorus]
Well, now I want more, 'cause I'm getting bored
And I'm going nowhere fast
I was once filled with doubt, but it's all figured out
That nothing good can last
Well, now I want more, 'cause I'm getting bored
And I'm going nowhere fast
I was once filled with doubt, but it's all figured out
That nothing good can last
[Instrumental Break]
[Chorus]
Well, now I want more, 'cause I'm getting bored
And I'm going nowhere fast
I was once filled with doubt, but it's all figured out
That nothing good can last
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Genius Annotation
The second track on Insomniac, “Brat” is about a kid waiting for his parents to die so he can get his inheritance (hence the song title).
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Here is an interview where lead singer/guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong discusses “Brat.”
- 2.Brat
- 5.No Pride
- 7.86
- 8.Panic Song
- 10.Brain Stew
- 11.Jaded
- 12.Westbound Sign
- 13.Tight Wad Hill
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Recorded At
Hyde Street Studios (San Francisco, California)
Release Date
October 6, 1995
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