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I Miss You Lyrics

“I Miss You” is one of Blink-182’s most iconic tracks, serving as a haunting depiction of the effect depression can have on a relationship and its subsequent fallout. Chart wise, it peaked at #1 on… Read More [Intro: Mark Hoppus]I miss you, I miss you[Verse 1: Mark Hoppus]Hello, thereThe angel from my nightmareThe shadow in the background of the morgueThe unsuspecting victimOf darkness in the valleyWe can live like Jack and Sally if we wantWhere you can always find meAnd we'll have Halloween on ChristmasAnd in the night, we'll wish this never endsWe'll wish this never ends[Interlude: Mark Hoppus]I miss you, miss youI miss you, I miss you[Verse 2: Tom DeLonge]Where are you? And I'm so sorryI cannot sleep, I cannot dream tonightI need somebody and alwaysThis sick, strange darknessComes creeping on, so haunting every timeAnd as I stared, I countedThe webs from all the spidersCatching things and eating their insidesLike indecision to call youAnd hear your voice of treasonWill you come home and stop this pain tonight?Stop this pain tonightYou might also like[Chorus: Tom DeLonge & Mark Hoppus]Don't waste your time on me, you're alreadyThe voice inside my head (I miss you, miss you)Don't waste your time on me, you're alreadyThe voice inside my head (I miss you, miss you)[Instrumental Break][Chorus: Tom DeLonge & Mark Hoppus]Don't waste your time on me, you're alreadyThe voice inside my head (I miss you, miss you)Don't waste your time on me, you're alreadyThe voice inside my head (I miss you, miss you)Don't waste your time on me, you're alreadyThe voice inside my head (I miss you, miss you)Don't waste your time on me, you're alreadyThe voice inside my head (I miss you, miss you)[Outro: Mark Hoppus]I miss you, miss youI miss you, miss youI miss you, miss youI miss you, miss you192EmbedCancel

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“I Miss You” is one of Blink-182’s most iconic tracks, serving as a haunting depiction of the effect depression can have on a relationship and its subsequent fallout.

Chart wise, it peaked at #1 on Billboard’s Alternative Songs and was certified Gold by RIAA.

The song was produced entirely acoustically and features an upright bass, cello, and brushes on the drums. The track was the only blink-182 track in which Travis used brushes instead of drumsticks. This would later change as in 2023’s single “ONE MORE TIME”, Travis used brushes once again, for the first time in 20 years.

Tom DeLonge and Mark Hoppus wrote the song in a two-part way, combining two songs together to make this track. The song was inspired by The Cure’s song “The Lovecats” and contains a reference to the film The Nightmare Before Christmas.

The track went on to inspire The Chainsmokers‘ “Closer.”

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Ask a questionWhat did blink-182 say about "I Miss You"?Genius Answer3 contributors

From the album’s liner notes: Travis

This song is played with brushes and is the only loop on the record. The part in the first verse about Jack and Sally I directed towards me and Shanna.

Tom

I’m a really big The Cure fan, and one day I was listening to their song ‘The Lovecats,’ and I loved the idea of using a stand up bass guitar and jazz brushes. So what we ended up doing was writing a song with all acoustic.

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DeLonge said:

I’m a really big Cure fan, and one day I was listening to their song called ‘Love Cats’, and I loved the idea of using a stand up bass guitar [actually a double bass. It’s a viola and not a member of the guitar family. Same for the normal bass ‘guitar’. That’s just a double bass turned on its side with frets, and shaped like a guitar] and jazz brushes. So what we ended up doing was writing a song with all acoustic.

+20Is there a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the music video?Genius Answer1 contributor +7Is there a live performance of "I Miss You" by blink-182?Who produced “I Miss You” by blink-182?When did blink-182 release “I Miss You”?Who wrote “I Miss You” by blink-182?Greatest Hits (Japan) (2005)blink-182

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9. 9. The Rock Show
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19. 19. Don’t Tell Me It’s Over
20. 20. I Miss You (live in Minneapolis)

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