“Junkies on a High” is a cool, slowed down track about a narrator relaxing, reflecting about himself, and getting high while the world around him crumbles.
[Verse 1]
My mama said to me
"You're gonna have your enemies
Don't beg, don't follow"
I've heard it all before
I smashed my fingers in the door
My downward spiral, oh yeah
[Verse 2]
Rock 'n' roll tragedy
I think the next one could be me
Heaven's my rival
I sing in revelry
I got my own conspiracies
What hides in shadows? Oh yeah
[Chorus]
Junkies on a high
Get back, lay down, go low
Subdivision smile
Drink it in, dumb it down, suck it up
As we watch the world burn
As we watch the world burn
[Verse 3]
I'm not a soldier
This ain't no new world order
My path, don't follow
My name is "Nobody"
My pride is my pornography
Kool-Aid's my motto, "Oh yeah!"
[Chorus]
Junkies on a high
Get back, lay down, go low
Subdivision smile
Drink it in, dumb it down, suck it up
As we watch the world burn (Junkies on a high)
As we watch the world burn (Junkies on a high)
Oh yeah, burn (Junkies on a high)
As we watch the world burn (Junkies on a high)
Oh yeah
Junkies on a High was written by Billie Joe Armstrong & Mike Dirnt & Tré Cool.
Junkies on a High was produced by Butch Walker.
Green Day released Junkies on a High on Fri Feb 07 2020.