Semi-charmed Life (lyrics) - Third Eye Blind

[@yogahippie7709]

This song is the happiest sad song I've ever heard.

[@johnmonohan8144]

I'm a sucker for upbeat heartbroken songs

[@jonastronaut2942]

I feel the same about Area Codes by Ludacris

[@shankarambady]

felt the same about "wrong way" sublime

[@BorDer-sz8dc]

Why is it sad ? Excellent lyrics/ Excellent music !

[@davidsyme568]

happiest meth song*

[@GLZEPHEAD69]

I would give anything to go back in time to when this was released. So many good times with family and friends and the world wasnt so broken. It was probably just as terrible, but as a kid it was the best time to be alive.❤

[@Chaos_God_of_Fate]

Yup, same shat for me. And we really probably don't want to go back to that time, at least for me, I know how terrible those times were for me and this reminds me of my few times of peace and happiness that I had back then. It brings back the good parts of those memories and makes me miss them, but for how miserable I was otherwise when I was a Kid in the 90s, I know I'd hate it if I went back. I'm glad I'm not a Kid anymore, but being an ignorant kid wasn't all bad. I got a little teary eyed listening to this. Take care Friend, I think I get what you're saying- to sum it up into a single sentence: the Internet has kinda broken the World, I never thought I'd miss corded phones. I could rant, but it's just a comment reply. Take care!

[@melissac4703]

Yes!

[@edj9202]

The world didn't seem so broken because it took y'all this long to come down and notice it broke everyone in society..

[@kingcamilo]

are you reading the lyrics? shut up

[@mavisspencer4805]

the world isnt broken, it becomes a psedo so when ppl insist that it is

[@aspectratio6580]

The 90s were wild loads of songs had families singing allsorts completely unaware.

[@DebNKY]

My boyfriend's 6 yo daughter unironically sang "Dragula." 6! 😂

[@KidFresh71]

Saw third eye blind on my 30th birthday at the Warfield in SF. Great band live!!

[@theadjuster151]

Wow! What are they doing now I wonder? Old and married with kids like me I bet 😂

[@ptstacey1]

I had the pleasure of hearing and seeing this song performed by Third Eye Blind LIVE in St. Louis on 07/03/22. Elbowed my way through a crowd of 20-30 year olds to be within a few feet of the stage! Obviously the lyrics still ring true for those of us who partied a little too hard back in the days when we could get away with that!

[@geneporreca3848]

When this was on the radio whole Families were singing this not even knowing what they were singing 😂😂song rules

[@McNabbot]

Anytime this song is on I say "this is my favorite song about heroin addiction!" Try it out, I promise you won't be dissapointed.

[@Hanna-580]

Q44

[@masonwilson1386]

​@@McNabbotits meth

[@lilu2038]

Meth and heroine are VERY different drugs that have very different effects on a body. Similarities: Other than both being drugs that have powerful and dangerous short term effects on the body and brain, both possess high risks of substance abuse. Differences: The effects of each drug are polar opposites, one is an amphetamine upper and the other is an opiate downer. Know your drugs. Taking both together could stop your heart.

[@theadjuster151]

​@@lilu2038Meth to me has gotten where it doesn't go too far now for me 😢

[@blackfiresasuke]

I never listened to this song close enough

[@pickensjames5899]

Me either 😬

[@brittneyparrino5078]

Guess none of us did 😅

[@raheemjonez2024]

You're memorized by the catchy music, like the rest of us. That's how they get us

[@blackfiresasuke]

Still gonna go listen to it rn

[@thewriter2050]

Jeezus...I remember singing this song word for word...and here I am 20 years or so later actually realizing what i was singing...

[@nicoledavis9528]

Oh when you realize the whole song is just full of bad things and remember that we jammed thinking this was a happy song our whole lives 😂😂😂

[@LuciferBug1421]

Well its kind of obvious, can you not hear the lyrics?

[@DebNKY]

​@LuciferBug1421 the radio mix jumbled them up. I always thought it was about sex, and that made it awesome. ❤

[@LuciferBug1421]

@@DebNKY tbh kost songs are abouf sex

[@kidz4p509]

Frontman Stephan Jenkins is credited as the sole songwriter of "Semi-Charmed Life". Jenkins intended to write a song that acted as a San Francisco response to Lou Reed's "Walk on the Wild Side", with the "doo, doo, doot" chants present throughout the song being directly inspired by Reed's song. In regards to the song's style, Jenkins explained that it was meant to reflect changes that occurred in the San Francisco music scene at the time, particularly a growing interest in hip hop. In an interview with Rolling Stone, Jenkins said that the concept of the song was developed through his observations of friends using crystal meth at a Primus concert. The juxtaposition of the music and lyrical content was intentional, as Jenkins intended to illustrate the "bright, shiny feeling" one gets when using crystal meth. Jenkins, however, maintains that the meaning of the song more broadly relates to changing periods in one's life. He further explained the meaning of the song: “It's about living in the Lower Haight [in San Francisco] and all the machinations that were going on at a time where my friend group was finally out of the [educational] institutions that we'd been in our whole lives - because we’d all been in school since kindergarten and everybody now was in their early 20s and out of college. And then probably underneath that, also the weight of coming to terms with the kind of agony that your life is always about to change and never be reliable.”

[@BorDer-sz8dc]

It's not a response- it's a song about looking for Fulfillment in Life - he's looking -drugs won't last -

[@Smedley1947]

Next time you get a chance listen to " I'll never let you go" and think about the guitar in the Lou Reed version of Sweet Jane. He thinks these guys like some of the Lou Reed stuff.

[@sagesufferswell]

I was 9 when this came out. I'm gonna be 36 this year and just now found out what it's about 😅

[@davidjdamaso]

same here! Haha isnt it funny how some songs you never look up the lyrics to and then 20+ years later you do and completely left shocked hahahah

[@JonathanAvis-x1d]

Count me in 😂😂😂

[@neiltjones9717]

Me too.

[@turaakakaisa]

Same!!

[@ajabarnes1636]

39 , same

[@AbsolutelyFlawless666]

The fact he even says something about doing crystal meth 😂😂😂

[@Father_of_Death]

And it has to be distorted when it plays on the radio.

[@richardbonilla3741]

2023 y'all ain't OD'd yet right

[@sidvyas8549]

Nah bro we’re rackin nother line up (been Bolivian bam bam for like a year)

[@bonson9156]

nah I stick with the plants

[@sammartin844]

3:55 😢 3:55 3:55 agyzz4ess

[@lawrenceklein3524]

This is a GREAT SONG!!

[@raz0rbladeapolo]

This was in the trailer for The Tigger Movie. 🤷

[@sarahgeronimo4440]

You're kidding

[@Chaos_God_of_Fate]

God damn, Nostalgia: ACTIVATED

[@josephsalvas3698]

It's great to live a happier peaceful greater and better kind of life even with greater changes we want in life its Great living a better life even how that it changes our life. This is an Amazing and Great Song! 👍 🙂🎶🎵

[@clydefroglol]

ay you know this songs about crystal meth right ? lmao

[@BH-wo1wp]

This song is about meth

[@6G6O6F6]

@@clydefroglol the beautyful thing about art is, that it can be interpreted in different ways.. weird, huh?!

[@willmccoy484]

​@@6G6O6F6usually but the artist specifically wrote it about meth

[@roxannekruger9438]

Say what?

[@RyanDaRizzle]

Wait... He doesn't say "And the four-eyed goat could make me cry?"

[@sersnowflake1550]

Four right chords…

[@troydodrer4274]

Lmao😂

[@wonton3338]

You made me cry with laughter just now!

[@KellyLarson-j3x]

Lol!

[@laurabowman3042]

😂😅

[@WhoTao-nm1uw]

😊 2021 and still listening

[@carld3218]

2023

[@theadjuster151]

​@@carld3218 August 5th 2023 today brother 👊💥💯

[@terrykennedy7422]

This was played on the radio!

[@qbaby409]

Shes got her jaws locked down in a smile but nothing is alright 🙊

[@MalinaGama]

Marching band is doing this song for my high school!! The trumpet part in marching band is perfect tho

[@laurabowman3042]

😮 I never listened to the lyrics until now

[@skylermcelrath2064]

I present to you, the best drug ballad ever. Comes from the hip immediately IM PACKED AND IM HOLDING 😂

[@ambersykes4568]

OD in Denver 😂

[@juanderfulworldtv1314]

to all of you out there who first listened to this song back in the late 90's, don't forget to take your pills....😁😁😁

[@rgiearcillas4127]

Nostalgic

[@McNabbot]

higher quality than the official youtube release

[@blackfiresasuke]

On a mid 90s song? No way! Are you sure? XD XD XD

[@clairee.7655]

I've heard this Song from our Car,So I searched it and Its even Noice Song👌✨❣️

[@khyenieysa4625]

I finally found this song. 2024 here!!!

[@flintsky7706]

Sad

[@kylen7351]

Welcome.

[@4545sarah]

My older sister and I grew up with this song on the radio

[@SaraErickson-nw7op]

Love the Warfield! Uber cool 😮

[@GP_does_Webtoon]

Year 2024?

[@혀-y9w]

One of best song as I know...

[@EvilXero359]

It's all in the delivery of the song and obviously if done right no one's the wiser unless they're very very careful about what they listen to

[@Madame1887]

One song and so many memories of my early 20s

[@pinchevulpes]

Fox Was playing this song when the cardinals beat the cowboys it’s now our unofficial theme

[@zachwillis1928]

That’s awesome! Fuck Dallas🤣

[@Brother_Red]

This song hits home, dead center

[@randycott4988]

This is my fave

[@SoLong_AndGoodnight]

Why is it so upbeat with those lyrics 😭

[@rezasher490]

How could you guys not hear the lyrics 😭😭

[@JuJu-sj9lx]

This song is life .. totally. Princess aeliane & prince Julian

[@youtuber3328]

to be COMPLETELY honest i did do and/or PROBABLY will really LOVE third eye blind

[@joshuakely9237]

I wish I could get back there

[@kstizz2686]

Dang I just now understand what this song is talking about

[@red2977]

Me too. Something tells me when they put the song in all those movies that somebody wasn't paying close attention to the lyrics

[@repugnant__6379]

Hitting different when the meth addiction and substance abuse kicks in.

[@CarolinaSportz]

Is there a Kidz Bop version?

[@iBEEMproject]

2023❤

[@remixempire-c4r]

So meaningful what he needs as aan to step up new love and life🫶

[@thegandeeman]

Wonder who this one was on

[@jeanlee2235]

I don't remember these lyrics when I listened as a kid 🤔 😳

[@glennrudolph]

Does this seem just a little bit slower then the original to anyone else?

[@mavisspencer4805]

i was there back in season 2

[@tenfold7493]

I first heard this song being 8 years old watching American pie. Little did I know I was singing about my future in 20 years.

[@DonewitEm]

❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@arniegajudo]

Its kinda old and until now I can't sing it.. but i really love to learn to sing this song

[@cryptojuicer]

90’s vibes. holy fuck the purity

[@thesilentknight4554]

I cannot NOT see Rachel McAdams cute dance while hearing this song now🤩❤️‍🔥🎶

[@kotakisaran1607]

Good

[@PrettyBrwnGirl1]

So its about overdosing 😢...

[@EvieGreen-mx4qb]

hi

[@Father_of_Death]

This would make an interesting movie.

[@stolinglobex2318]

COD DMZ, riding around listening too this while chasing an enemy team from a hunt contract

[@nobody79506]

🖤

[@yukiharaz85]

I first heard this in American pie This american pie movies is so gold So nostalgia

[@noellealissa2206]

Anyone Listening 2024?

[@tristinjohnson3374]

How did I never know what this song was about till now I’m 28😂😂😂😂

[@Smedley1947]

Because the song is so full of instrumental hooks it doesn't even need any words. I just rediscovered this song and I'm 76 and never knew more than half the lyrics. The song has power to grab you and never let you go.

[@lindenstromberg6859]

I didn’t even realize this song was English. I thought they were Dutch. Literally the only words I can make out in English are “Baybay, baybay”

[@number16kelbax]

Seriously?? 🤨

[@lilu2038]

Is it possible you heard a version dubbed in Dutch or you were just really really high?

[@theadjuster151]

😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ma.veronicaarce8217]

listening closely to this song and deym! not so wholesome 😂😂😂

[@jeffreydahmer6547]

KILLER SONG!! YAY!! RAP-METAL!!

[@lilu2038]

Lol "rap metal"? You high on meth rn? 😅This is neither. Called "alternative", specifically "90s alternative".

[@theadjuster151]

Ummm... A resounding NO!! 😂

[@jeffreydahmer6547]

@@theadjuster151?

[@DreamingPandora]

❤

[@RajeulerMohamed-vt7so]

im dangerously related to the song??? puzzeld its spirit chooshing evan my play list ..

[@BleedThe5th]

Happy Meth days

[@gdjaybee742]

Who watch this and challenge if you could hang with the song? 😍😍

[@Repomidnight]

He sings “bump” about a dozen times, and people are shocked this song is about drugs.

[@Sweatsofficiallytheworst]

Dude, this song was released the year i was born. 😂😂😂

[@maritza1395]

How old r u😮

[@angelapedrosa8305]

That's great.😀😃🤩🤩😇🥰😍🏳️‍🌈🇨🇦🇨🇱🇺🇲🇺🇸👍🏻

[@ceejaynoble2552]

Jammed out to this my whole and didn't know til last year this was about m*th and ❄️

[@carld3218]

2023

[@Uneldo7]

whos here from EWU bodycam

[@chad_is_here]

Only me I guess😂😂

[@GretchenTheGreat]

Stopppop lol meeeee. I was like of course she’s mad her soundtrack to going to jail it’s like the song was written for her. I love the song and know it by heart but it takes onnnn so much new meaning. Poor Morgan 😂😂😂😂

[@GretchenTheGreat]

I mean word for word. I would be pissed off too.. it’s like the universe was playing a joke on her. The universe said ‘400k wasn’t a joke THIS IS A JOKE… GOOODDDBYEEEEEEE DOO DOO DOO DOOO DOOO DOOOO 😂😂😂😂

[@DoZer6004]

Totally had to listen to it just because that dumb bi*ch told him to turn it off 😂 love this song❤

[@latorscassie4261]

OMG I am here from that too

[@SparkyMarkyMark23]

This song should've been used in the ending credits of The Lost World Jurassic Park.

[@calvinpaschal6969]

I was 10 singing about smoking Crystal meth and having a blast😂

[@Moosephi]

Just ruined my childhood...

[@oyi21]

If only everyone who did meth got creative 🤔

[@robinfanning604]

They do...

[@marcushill7070]

Oh they do just not always in constructive ways like this lol

[@dyanalynn6698]

I’ve got a closet full of very creative art that is half finished 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@Smedley1947]

Ah yes, the inspiration but without the focus to finish the hard work of doing art. That's why they call it a work of art inspiration and creativity are only a small part of making art, it's doing hard work of following through with the craft of it. I know this because I'm a jeweler.

[@tiffanykrueger2782]

Exactly what I was about to say lol..like that's literally their most creative time..i had a friend who was an addict & wow..the stuff they come up with sometimes just blows my mind..im like "you know what, that's actually really awesome..I have no clue how I didn't even think of that? 🤔 lol ​@@robinfanning604

[@morgan6835]

Here in 2024 🥹

[@vader489]

0:10

[@mytwosats3178]

Wait this song is about getting cooked on go fast lol

[@robinfanning604]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@ArmandoNarvaez-zu5ri]

I never knew it was about meth I'm 41 dannnng

[@SakuraShikari_SC]

1:22 for people from the TikTok video that came here

[@jamesharden8033]

Ronnie Radke singing this back in 2007

[@amyflaherty2910]

Wow radio version is so different. Used to sing this alot... As teen. Now I know wtf it actually means smh

[@vers1fier]

Fuck yea guys, who's got their blue denim jeans on!?

[@FishWithAquaphobia]

Let me go get mine

[@Smedley1947]

Had my jeans on since 1963.

[@tolyaulyanov]

Miller Christopher Walker David Lee Sharon

[@commenter621]

Mw2

[@alistairhackney]

Hmmm, sex and drugs? I regret singing this out loud in front of family 😂

[@bendavis7169]

crystal meth song

[@RayannEstrada]

I used to think it was about cocaine till I heard it un edited

[@charlessatiacum7898]

EWU brought me here lol

[@MaxwellRosemary]

Clark Anthony Jones Sharon White Melissa

[@ixedtea5302]

Just watched this youtuber that was arrested for extorting her ex-boyfriend and making fake Amber Heard level excuses and the cop was playing this music. Lmao this is such a troll.

[@tjsmith5276]

3:02 Aw she's dead 😢 😭

[@sisyphusatrest5703]

crystal meth...