Uptight

Track 9 on Nimrod

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Arguably one of Green Day’s darkest songs, “Uptight” tells the story of a man battling alcoholism and depression. After repeatedly relapsing despite trying to get sober, he… Read More

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Uptight Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I woke up on the wrong side of the floor
Made, made my way through the front door
Broke my engagement with myself
Perfect picture of bad health
Another notch scratched on my belt
The future just ain't what it used to be

[Verse 2]
I got a new start on a dead end road
Peaked, peaked out on reachin' new lows
Owed, paid off all my debts to myself
Perfect picture of bad health
Another notch scratched on my belt
The future's in my livin' room

[Chorus]
Uptight, I'm a nag with a gun, yeah
All night, suicide's last call
I've been uptight all night
I'm a son of a gun
Uptight, I'm a nag with a gun, yeah
All night, suicide's last call
I've been uptight all night
I'm a son of a gun

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[Interlude]

[Chorus]
Uptight, I'm a nag with a gun, yeah
All night, suicide's last call
I've been uptight all night
I'm a son of a gun
Uptight, I'm a nag with a gun, yeah
All night, suicide's last call
I've been uptight all night
I'm a son of a gun
Uptight, I'm a nag with a gun, yeah
All night, suicide's last call
I've been uptight all night
I'm a son of a gun
Uptight, I'm a nag with a gun, yeah
All night, suicide's last call
I've been uptight all night
I'm a son of a gun

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Arguably one of Green Day’s darkest songs, “Uptight” tells the story of a man battling alcoholism and depression. After repeatedly relapsing despite trying to get sober, he feels hopeless and finds himself contemplating suicide. He describes his life as a dead-end road with no goals or dreams; everything he does is doomed to be a disappointment right from the start.