Bad Religion - Billy

Bad Religion
No Control (1989)

Billy

I can recall the warm youth of a summer day, yeah
The sweetest lemonade, the darkest game arcade
And billy had a yearning in the corner of his mind, yeah
It moved him secretly, it moved him powerfully

But prescience was lacking and the present was all
And his aptitudes were carelessly wasted
And challenging life with the abandon of a fool
He squandered the hours of his day, yeah

Then darkness and disorder slapped him sharply in the face, yeah
It hit him like a friend, struck something deep within
He couldn't break the chain of slow decay that seemed to drag him
Just like a fatal tie, toward the other side

And billy was a lunatic just barking at the moon
And his brain was totally wasted
He then exchanged his friends for a needle and a spoon
And he threw his future away, yeah

Bolt the door and throw away the key, yeah
Our dim reflection is all that you can see
So where is the justice when no one is at fault
And a human life is tragically wasted
How fragile is the flame that burns within us all
To light each passing day, yeah

Category:

Music

Tags:

• bad
• religion
• billy
• no
• control
• 1989
• punk
• rock

[allfantasticimages]

Billy was a lunatic just barking at the moon

[loivakoodi]

can't believe why they don't play this song live? one of the greatest songs ever made

[spasedgoast]

Tebo was a lunatic screaming at the sky wheeee

[fukutubu]

This is the best bad religion song period.

[panos295]

In my opinion this is one their best songs! Both music and lyrics

[MrEpicLayz0r]

amazing song, amazing band, thats final.

[07brando]

btw, for those who may not know, billy was bretts self-made alter-ego; this is about his time as an addict

[jckorn86]

So where is the justice when no one is at fault and a human life is tragically wasted?

[loard14]

i paused my porn for this

[ZombieKi11er52]

@loard14 you said it bro

[ZombieKi11er52]

Best lyrics ever especially the 2nd verse