Emenius Sleepus

Track 12 on Dookie

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There are two interpretations of this song which was written by Mike Dirnt: The first being a casual encounter with a one time friend. The encounter turns into disgust… Read More

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Emenius Sleepus Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I saw my friend the other day
And I don't know
Exactly just what he became
It goes to show

[Chorus]
It wasn't long ago
That I was just like you
And now I think I'm sick and I wanna go home

[Verse 2]
How have I been? How have you been?
It's been so long
What have you done with all your time?
And what went wrong?

[Chorus]
I knew you back when
And you, you knew me
And now I think you're sick and I wanna go home

[Bridge]
Anybody ever say no?
Ever tell you that you weren't right?
Where did all the little kid go?
Did you lose it in a hateful fight?
And you know it's true

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[Chorus]
It wasn't long ago
That I was just like you
And now I think I'm sick and I wanna go home

About

There are two interpretations of this song which was written by Mike Dirnt:

The first being a casual encounter with a one time friend. The encounter turns into disgust once the songwriter sees what’s become of his friend from yesteryear.

The second interpretation is an internal monologue. It aligns well with the punk / teenage angst theme of the album.

The Latin translation of “emenius sleepus” into English is “sleep with the buyer.”