Song of the Day 9/30: Third Eye Blind, “Semi-Charmed Life”
I didn’t watch the debate — masochism has its limits — but a few clips made it pretty clear that the mothafucka was cranked to the gills. Word is he snorts crushed Adderall, exactly the kind of prescription amphetamine I’d expect a wuss like Trump to do, though unlike people who actually studied in college, he probably never popped a white cross to cram for an exam.
You’ve probably heard this song a hundred times or more without realizing it was about crystal meth — I know I didn’t realize it, because I could never make out most of the lyrics. Even if you watched the video on MTV you might not know, because frontman Stephan Jenkins covers his mouth while the audio garbles the words “crystal meth.”
The single, released in 1997, was one of the biggest alt-rock hits of the ’90s, reaching No. 4 on the Hot 100.
This is the album version with a running scroll of the lyrics, where you can hear it clearly.
Ah yes. The song about ODing on meth and getting blowjobs that was the summer banger for middle school dances. But we’re supposed to be upset that Cardi B likes to cum.
Jenkins says it was inspired by the “do-do-do” part of “Walk on the Wild Side.”