I Miss You Lyrics
I miss you, I miss you
[Verse 1: Mark Hoppus]
Hello, there
The angel from my nightmare
The shadow in the background of the morgue
The unsuspecting victim
Of darkness in the valley
We can live like Jack and Sally if we want
Where you can always find me
And we'll have Halloween on Christmas
And in the night, we'll wish this never ends
We'll wish this never ends
[Interlude: Mark Hoppus]
I miss you, miss you
I miss you, miss you
[Verse 2: Tom DeLonge]
Where are you? And I'm so sorry
I cannot sleep, I cannot dream tonight
I need somebody and always
This sick, strange darkness
Comes creeping on, so haunting every time
And as I stared, I counted
The webs from all the spiders
Catching things and eating their insides
Like indecision to call you
And hear your voice of treason
Will you come home and stop this pain tonight?
Stop this pain tonight
Don't waste your time on me, you're already
The voice inside my head (I miss you, miss you)
Don't waste your time on me, you're already
The voice inside my head (I miss you, miss you)
[Instrumental Break]
[Chorus: Tom DeLonge & Mark Hoppus]
Don't waste your time on me, you're already
The voice inside my head (I miss you, miss you)
Don't waste your time on me, you're already
The voice inside my head (I miss you, miss you)
Don't waste your time on me, you're already
The voice inside my head (I miss you, miss you)
Don't waste your time on me, you're already
The voice inside my head (I miss you, miss you)
[Outro: Mark Hoppus]
I miss you, miss you
I miss you, miss you
I miss you, miss you
I miss you, miss you
About
“I Miss You” is one of Blink-182’s most iconic tracks, serving as a haunting depiction of the effect depression can have on a relationship and its subsequent fallout.
The song ‘I Miss You’ delves into the haunting nature of longing and loss, exploring themes of nostalgia, emotional turmoil, and the inescapable presence of a past love that lingers in the mind like a persistent shadow. It portrays the struggle to cope with the absence of a significant other and the pervasive feeling of melancholy that accompanies memories of a once-intimate connection.
Chart wise, it peaked at #1 on Billboard’s Alternative Songs and was certified Gold by RIAA.
The song was produced entirely acoustically and features an upright bass, cello, and brushes on the drums. The track is also the only blink-182 track to-date in which Travis uses brushes instead of drumsticks.
Tom DeLonge and Mark Hoppus wrote the song in a two-part way, combining two songs together to make this track. The song was inspired by The Cure’s song “The Lovecats” and contains a reference to the film The Nightmare Before Christmas.
The track went on to inspire The Chainsmokers‘ “Closer.”
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
From the album’s liner notes:
Travis
This song is played with brushes and is the only loop on the record. The part in the first verse about Jack and Sally I directed towards me and Shanna.
Tom
I’m a really big The Cure fan, and one day I was listening to their song ‘The Lovecats,’ and I loved the idea of using a stand up bass guitar and jazz brushes. So what we ended up doing was writing a song with all acoustic.
DeLonge said:
I’m a really big Cure fan, and one day I was listening to their song called ‘Love Cats’, and I loved the idea of using a stand up bass guitar [actually a double bass. It’s a viola and not a member of the guitar family. Same for the normal bass ‘guitar’. That’s just a double bass turned on its side with frets, and shaped like a guitar] and jazz brushes. So what we ended up doing was writing a song with all acoustic.
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