X-Kid Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Hey, little kid, did you wake up late one day?
And you're not so young, but you're still dumb
And you're numb to your old glory, but now it's gone

[Pre-Chorus]
I fell in love, but it didn't catch your fall
And then I crashed into a wall
And then I fell to pieces on the floor
Now you're sick to death

[Chorus]
Bombs away (Bombs away)
Here goes nothin', the shouting's over
Hey, X-Kid, bombs away
Here goes nothin', the shouting's over and out
Over and out again


[Verse 2]
I once was old enough to know better
Then I was too young to care, but who cares?
I probably would, but Hollywood is dead and gone

[Pre-Chorus]
You fell in love, but then you just fell apart
Like a kick in the head
You're an X-Kid, and you never even got started again

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Genius Annotation

“X-Kid” is about Billie’s friend who committed suicide because he couldn’t handle the stress of being an adult and growing up. X-Kid refers to the X-Generation, which is people who grew up in the 80’s. However, X-Kid can also be seen as ‘ex-kid’, as there is a lot of content in the song about growing up and being a kid.

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What did Green Day say about "X-Kid"?
Genius Answer

Bassist Mike Drint explained to UK newspaper The Sun:

It was a friend of ours who took an early exit. He was a very close friend and he just never grew up. He just lived with his glory days behind him and didn’t realize that his glory days were now in front of him. We love him dearly but life happened.

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Release Date
December 7, 2012
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