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This song is about people who place their goals above themselves – over achievers.
This comes with a price to pay.
In the NOFX book “The Hepatitis Bathtub and Other Stories” (p. 156), Smelly mentions that friend of the band and former roommate Dana died when killed by a drunk driver on her way to a...
[Verse 1]
He won the race
The judges concluded he was the better man
He'd come from victory
A hesitation, a one time show or place
His self would not allow
He had to be the best
[Pre-Chorus 1]
He had denied
His urges cause they would have drained his strength
That battle had been won
With side effects a few
[Chorus 1]
He may have dropped the world (Dana)
He would not let us down (has gone)
Away, I hope she's in a better place
[Verse 2]
She aced the test, a grade above the rest
Of the class, felt the curve
A ninety-three percent
Was not enough to feed her fix, she needs that perfect score
The endorphin rush she loved
It would opiate her
[Pre-Chorus 2]
She had denied
All allegations of her loneliness
That battle had been won
With scars still under wraps
[Chorus 2]
She may have dropped the world
She would not let us down
Endorphin rush she loved
She may have dropped the world
Drop the World was written by Fat Mike.
Drop the World was produced by Ryan Greene & Fat Mike.
NOFX released Drop the World on Wed Jan 31 1996.