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    Blink 182 - I Miss You

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    The song "I Miss You" by Blink-182 conveys deep emotion unlike many of their other songs. Inspired by The Cure's "The Lovecats", it features acoustic instruments and tells the story of a man pining for his lost partner. In the first verse, he describes their meeting and infatuation. In the second verse, he expresses helplessness without her as darkness creeps in. The chorus repeats the simple line that she is already in his head and shouldn't waste time on him.

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    Blink 182 - I Miss You

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    The song "I Miss You" by Blink-182 conveys deep emotion unlike many of their other songs. Inspired by The Cure's "The Lovecats", it features acoustic instruments and tells the story of a man pining for his lost partner. In the first verse, he describes their meeting and infatuation. In the second verse, he expresses helplessness without her as darkness creeps in. The chorus repeats the simple line that she is already in his head and shouldn't waste time on him.

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    The song "I Miss You" by Blink-182 conveys deep emotion unlike many of their other songs. Inspired by The Cure's "The Lovecats", it features acoustic instruments and tells the story of a man pining for his lost partner. In the first verse, he describes their meeting and infatuation. In the second verse, he expresses helplessness without her as darkness creeps in. The chorus repeats the simple line that she is already in his head and shouldn't waste time on him.

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    Blink 182 - I Miss You

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    Alex
    The song "I Miss You" by Blink-182 conveys deep emotion unlike many of their other songs. Inspired by The Cure's "The Lovecats", it features acoustic instruments and tells the story of a man pining for his lost partner. In the first verse, he describes their meeting and infatuation. In the second verse, he expresses helplessness without her as darkness creeps in. The chorus repeats the simple line that she is already in his head and shouldn't waste time on him.

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    BLINK 182 I MISS YOU

    LYRIC ANALYSIS
    By Alex McEwan

    I Miss You.
    The song I Miss You has been considered one of Blink-182s most
    creative productions, encompassing a depth of emotion that rarely
    surfaces during many of their songs. Gravitating away from the
    bands conventional, rebellious personas, the music video was
    inspired by The Cures The Lovecats, as Tom DeLonge longed to recreate the essence of this ghostly recording, with their use of stand-up
    bass guitars and jazz brushes inspired the band to produce an allacoustic accompaniment to the song itself.

    First verse
    The entirety of the song is sung from another mans point of view, as the band
    have stated the lyrics dont reflect their own journeys or endeavours. Therefore,
    the first verse outlines this man musing over his first encounter with his partner
    or potential lover, evident in the first line "Hello there, the angel from my
    nightmare" . The angel from his nightmare could be referring to the fact that this
    woman is his light at the end of the tunnel, as an angel in his nightmare would be
    a complete binary opposite, almost unwelcome in that environment, potentially
    conveying that hes already unworthy to be in her presence. The nightmare hes
    referring to could refer to his own life, which would mean hes unhappy or
    depressed, yet her presence almost acts as a religious awakening, being an
    angel, which hold Christian connotations. The reference to the pair living like
    Jack and Sally derives from the film A Nightmare Before Christmas, which the
    drummer, Travis Barker, stated I directed towards me and (my wife) Shanna
    Moakler. The two would have a Nightmare Before Christmas themed wedding on
    October 30, 2004. The following line We'll have Halloween on Christmas also
    links to the film, as it was released as a Halloween movie, yet holds an obvious
    connection towards Christmas. The following lines And in the night we'll wish
    this never ends, We'll wish this never ends simply illustrates their infatuation
    with each other, unable to fathom a future without each other. He then sings I

    Second Verse
    The second verse attempts to capture his helplessness without her, evident in his
    lack of sleep, which is confirmed as the lyrics state I cannot sleep I cannot
    dream tonight. Whilst he cannot sleep, he also cant dream, which conveys his
    incapacity to vision any scenario in his future without the comfort of his partner
    by his side. He also exclaims that he knows his wrongdoings, by singing "I'm so
    sorry". The "sick strange darkness, comes creeping up so haunting overtime
    could be again referring to the pain of being alone; the darkness being his
    crippling depression. Despite this, his eagerness to reconcile their broken
    relationship is highlighted throughout the verse, "Like indecision to call you and
    hear your voice of treason. "Will you come home and stop this pain tonight?
    Stop this pain tonight!" He's gives in to the pain and calls her but this time has
    lost all hope and simply begs for her to come back so he can stop hurting.
    Furthermore, the reference to A Nightmare Before Christmas in the previous
    verse can be linked to the dark connotations associated with this verse, as its
    clear from the reference to living like Jack and Sally the he feels as if life isnt
    worth living, similarly to the deceased, skeletal protagonist in the film. This may
    also be a form of symbolism, as in the film, Jack is a skeleton, also referred to as
    the Pumpkin King. This may suggest that he feels as if hes truly deceased, or

    Chorus
    The song has a very simple structure, being two verses that alternate
    between Hoppus and Tom DeLonge, yet the chorus is even more
    simplistic, with one simple line "Don't waste your time on me, you're
    already the voice inside my head. Although the entirety of the song is
    focused on his efforts to persuade her to return, it seems as if hes
    rejecting her attempts to reach out, as he feels sorry for himself, pitiful
    and depleted. He states that shes already the voice inside of his head,
    therefore she doesnt need to waste another breath on his dependent
    personality. The speed at which the piano is played increases slightly,
    which could signify his elevated heart-rate, however then relaxed, which
    could imply that whilst he was initially frightened by the thought of losing
    her, his anxiety has subsided knowing that its for the best of them both.

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