Green Day is Religion

[haushinkapritchard]

my friend, who just passes away from cancer, hated green day, but he loved boulevard of broken dreams, and whenever i think of him, i just listen to that song and it helps me a lot

Im very sorry, Im glad to know that song can help you.

[greenday519]

People says then they're religion cuz they like Green Day very much. So, yeah, they're my religion.

[julespunk04]

Wow Andres you said it perfectly..once again

It really made my day to read what you wrote there..it took a lot of guts.

Well my Green Day story is about a year ago maybe longer..I don't remember... I had a boyfriend and he broke up with me whatever I got over it . But I was really confused about myself who I was, who I wanted to be, like I was usually just being the person that people wanted me to be, not following my own beliefs having my own opinions, liking my own music, being uncomfortable with my appearance all that kind of stuff. And then I found Green Day. I turned on the T.V. and J.O.S. was playing and I liked it so much I went and printed off the lyrics It was the first time I had ever said fuck.. haha man I was so lame. Anyways it really spoke to me and it was just amazing.

Then I heard minority. Which changed my life.

It helped my learn that if people don't like you ..well fuck them. You are who you are and nobody can change it.

It's made me who I am today. Not afraid to speak out, have my own opinions, being able to be myself and not care what other people think.

They mean so much to me and my friends don't get that. They think it's just a freaky band obsession but it's so much more.

Are they my religion?

Maybe, maybe not...I love them and they help me get through my tougher times.

It feels like I should write something else but that's all there is for me..thanks a lot

[spark in the night]

hahaha damn this is old

[Tok]

I know what everyone means. It's not religon, but therapy to me also. Some days I'll just get my CD player ('cuz some of us can't afford i-pods) blast my "They're coming/runaway" burnt CD (it has stuff like 'runaway' 'JOS' 'The saints are coming' 'black parade' ect.) and just walk out of the house without anything as to a goodbye. I'll go and find my special spot down by the local pond and just cry and draw and whatever I feel like doing. Green Day's done wonders for me because I never thought there would be a band like that.

Billie, Tre, Mike, If your reading this:

thank-you

[mistress]

thanks for thread Andres...don't kick yourself too hard...since i've been in this forum, my respect for you and what you bring to this place has only grown. i know you're in school, and have a lot of weight on your shoulders. yet you still find the time to come here, update the site, post threads, review emails, etc...you stay connected. myself, i'm a single mom, work full time, come home, and continue the rest of the day with what's going on in my kid's lives...it's non stop, and i definitley get in my moods...when it comes to Green Day being religion...absolutley. if it weren't for them, i may not have gotten over a severe emotional issue and heartbreak i had just a little over two years ago....they saved my life, they ARE my religion...my only regret is that i didn't find them sooner (the single mom thing kinda takes up a lot of time lol)

anyway...Andres, in my eyes, you're up on a pedistal, so keep smiling, and know we love you!!

[emi_sarb]

I'd like to dedicate this song to Green Day

I listen to you for hours, I'll listen all day

Just keep hitting me the right way

Sing your song in the shower

Cause you got a way

To say what I can never say right - right on

When I feel weak you make me feel strong

Make me feel strong

I won't say your name

But you know who you are

I'll never be the same again now - no way

I just want to say

Thank you for playing the way you play

You don't get played on the radio

That's not the game you play

Well I don't care anyway

I glued your tape in the stereo

So I know every word, every note

And every chord is right - right on

When I feel weak you make me feel strong

Make me feel strong feel like nothing's wrong

I won't say your name

You know who you are

I'll never be the same again now - no way

I just want to say thank you for playing the

Way you play

Did you know you're why I go

And waste my time

At a rock and roll show

You let me know I'm not alone

You make me feel strong, make me feel strong,

Feel like nothing's wrong

I won't say your name, you know who you are

I'll never be the same again now - no way

I just want to say

Thank you for playing the way you play

Thank you for playing the way you play

Thank you for playing the way you play

Thank You - The Descendents

[kittenslayer]

damn teeny boppers...

[whatevergirl1]

damn teeny boppers...

You'd be surprised how many of them have invaded youtube

[Fuzz]

wow this thread seems like it was made forever ago. i re-read the entire thread because i had forgotten everything that was said. it still makes me happy to read through it and see that there does remain some level of civility between fans here.

nice warm feeling inside.

[Milan.]

Green Day are not my religion but they have had a major effect over my life.

they taught me being different is better then being a follower, i discovered new friends and was able to be myself. im able now to accept everyone for who they because of them, theve helped me throughout this year via music.

[Queen For A Day]

Aww, that's nice.

Yah, with the new people - you should go easier on them. Like you said, think if that was you. People joined this website because they are Green Day fans. Don't be mad at them just cause they type bad. Be happy that they joined this site as a way of sharing the Green Day love!! We all have one thing in common - we like Green Day.

And, if someone sends you a dumb e-mail, you need to just re - state that you're not associated with Green Day. You say you can be quite mean when replying to e-mails - don't be.

And, don't worry if someone says something stupid here. Just edit the post, and move on - no sense in causing yourself stress over a forum, kay??

[Mrs. Frank Edwin Wright III]

Green Day as my religion? yup!

I used to play football with the boys in my class because I really didn't fit in with anyone else

(the girls were waaaay to girly for my taste) Until my friend came to our school and i droppeed the football to hang with her and when i did i felt like she was turning me into someone i wasn't poking and proding me to become just like her..and it was working..until i found a dusty CD when i was cleaning my basement....It was none other than Dookie I popped it into the CD player and became mesmurized(SP?) the words strenghtened me and made me feel like i was my own person so the next day i started playing football again and leaving her behind it was ok though because she found other people to like her.

They also helped me when I'm being bullied by the guys they made me feel like they knew my pain like i wasn't alone...even when my parents fight with each other they're there for me singing songs in my head knowing the pain and greif i have to suffer daily knowing every little detail about my pain and putting it into words other people can understand...They saved me from the touchours of a life i almost had and gave me something new.

[Marc.]

obsession or fanaticism has nothing to do with it. You can't expect everyone to like everything someone else does.

thank you Andres people should "wake up" and realise most of us are not "obsessed" just general fans that like the music not obsessesing on how big Billie Joe's dick is etc...

damn teeny boppers...

haha yer Bruce damn Teenies

[xxx Sarah xxx]

Greenday is my religion

xxx

[Katie Tomlin]

Green Day is religeon-

thats how Ive always felt.

I just thought I was a little obsessive when that thought first rolled around-

yeah, I guess I am, but I dont mind.

I take their music and everything else they do into mind when figuring out how I should handle a situation myself. how theyd do it, I suppose..

[DragonsWarth27]

All my religious beliefs are based on green day, ha-ha

[brooksy]

Green Day are my religion Billie Joe is my God. I use things that i have learnt through their songs all the time. Whenever i"m down or someone has a go at me about something. Or if I feel insecure about the way i look or have to do something i don't want to do, i'll think what would Billie do, it always helps and even though i'm now 40 i've finally started to come out of my shell be more myself and say to hell with anyone who doesn't like me. I'm going to do what makes me and my family happy and stop worring what other people thinkl.

[One Lite 1 Mind]

I think it is kind of creepy how someone can look at people as a supreme being. I think it's sad.

[Melly.]

Eh. Green Day have never really helped me. I just listened to them.

[Varda]

I don't see any deeper meaning of Green Day that could make them even come close to a religion.

[i'm always soo lost...]

woot woot! 4u .... and that was really long!

[outsider]

When my grandfather was dying, I think I heard Macy's day Parade maybe 1 million times. I start crying almost every time I hear it now because of that. It's so soulful and... beautiful in a way that I can't even describe. That's why Green Day mean so much to me. Because they can put me in any mood at any time. I listen to Green Day when I think every thing is so fucked up that I don't think I can live. I've been quite depressed in periods of my life (I've been to 9 funerals in the past three years and my father's at the hospital), but listening to Green Day always reminds me of why I'm here. Or at least gives it all a meaning that I love, and can relate to on another plan then religions or such. I'm scared of religions, and I don't believe in anything, really, except for the fact that the reason we're alive is because we need love. My love to my parents, my best friend, my dog and Green Day, is, in a way what keeps me alive. And that's what it's all about.

And to everyone who think that it's idiotic and "teeny-bopperish";... I can't think of anything to say right now.

[CaptainKuro]

green day is like my religion. i listen to them everyday, and they helped me get over some really tough times. like when i was depressed, when my best friend was in hospital, and there was 1/4 chance she wouldnt survive from major spinal surgery. when i listened to green day, they really helped me. and when i used to self harm, they helped me realise i was being a fuckin moron! so they do help me. when i have panic attacks, i say green day lyrics in my head, and it helps me.

[wellingtonsarecool]

When i first bought American Idiot a month after it came out and i really loved it but then i heard wake me up when september ends (i hadnt been a fan for very long at this point, so i didnt know about Billie Joe's dad) but my dad had died the year before (in September '03, when i was 12) and that song instantly seemed to put into words what i had been feeling for that first year without my dad. Whenever i feel sad about my dad i listen to it, it helps, because although the words apply to someone else's life/their story it is able to reach out and help you.power of words, they make you feel not quite so alone. Even when my mum heard it (she is not exaxctly a fan) she started crying, not sad tears just ones which showed she had finally heard something which explained how much she missed my dad.