10 Song Meanings Everyone Gets Wrong

And speaking of meaningless singalong chorus, we have to bring up the power of Third Eye Blind's 'doot doos' in Semi Charmed Life. Despite not having any real words in it, hearing that hook has etched this song into the brain of every single '90s kid to walk the Earth, no matter if they can't keep up with the rapid fire verses. When you actually take a look at that lyric sheet, it might be for the best that you don't know what the verses are about.

Just like some dark pop songs before it, Third Eye Blind wrote the catchiest melody that they possibly could to hide the horrors in the verses, as Stephen Jenkins talks about the seedier side of living in the California sunshine. It might be home to the City of Angels, but Jenkins' tale is a lot closer to street level, talking about guys who are questioning their life choices now that they're turning tricks and getting hopped up on crystal meth every day to just function properly.

The chorus might just seem like a generic throwaway line about being bored, but if this guy doesn't get over his semi charmed life, chances are he's going to end up face down in a gutter somewhere with no real hope for survival. This is the kind of stuff that is almost metal levels of lyrical intensity, tied together with a song that wouldn't feel out of place in a Christian youth group playlist.