Quarantine Lyrics
I guess I'm blessed to be so fucking bored
And hiding from this
Phantom antigen that wants to
Send us to the morgue
[Chorus]
Quarantine, fuck this disease
I’d rather be on Star Tours or stuck at the DMV
Quarantine, nah, not for me
I thought that things were fucked up in 2019
Fuck quarantine
[Verse 2]
Some people hit the bottle
Some people hit the books
Some people storm the Capitol
Some second-guess parenthood
[Pre-Chorus]
It'll disappear in April, just like a miracle
We don't need social distance, we don’t need old people
So throw the shop doors open, save our economy
We don't need ICU beds, or PPE
[Chorus]
Quarantine, fuck this disease
I'd rather watch some magic or do press in Germany
Quarantine, no, not for me
I thought that things were fucked up in 2019
Fuck quarantine
It'll disappear in April, just like a miracle
We don't need social distance, we don't need old people
So throw the shop doors open, save our economy
We don't need ICU beds, we don't need PPE
[Chorus]
Quarantine, fuck this disease
I’m never shaking hands again
And don’t kiss me on the cheek
Fuck quarantine
About
Written and recorded entirely in quarantine due to COVID-19, the lyrics reference life while in lockdown and president Donald J. Trump’s wishful thinking that has hurt the United States recovery.
Mark compares how boring the quarantine is to the things he’d rather be doing and references ways people have been keeping themselves entertained while staying at home. The song has clear late 80s early 90s punk influence, from bands like The Offspring, Black Flag, and NOFX.
Unfortunately, Matt Skiba doesn’t have a home recording studio like his bandmates, so he’s missing from this track.
Blink-182 has been actively working on a new EP. According to drummer Travis Barker, they’re hoping to release it soon with this being the lead single.
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