It's a joyous occasion for hardcore poppunk fans, but Blink-182 don't seem to be very much excited about their big comeback.
The trio, back with their first single as a full-fledged trio since their eponymous 2003 album, ring out a driving sense of anger and despair in their hauntingly mature lyrics. A band once known for a skit on the album "Dude Ranch" that teased horse fellatio, a song about loving Princess Leia and an entire album called "Take Off Your Pants And Jacket," the older, wiser and recharged Blink is also weary of a world they've traveled in its entirety.
A lot has happened to the band since guitarist/singer Tom DeLonge left in 2005; they formed groups of their own, including Angels and Airwaves and +44, which included bassist/singer Mark Hoppus and drummer Travis Barker. And there was, of course, Barker's plane crash in 2008, which he thankfully and obviously survived.
Their new album, "Neighborhoods," is scheduled for a September release.
Check out these lyrics, and listen to the whole thing below.
Let me get this straight, do you want me here?
As I struggle through each and every year.
And all these demons, they keep me up all night....Everyone's cross to bears the crown they wear on endless holiday.
Everyone raises kids in a world that changes life to a bitter game.
Everyone works and fights, stays up all night to celebrate the day.
And everyone lives to tell the tale of how we die alone some day.
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