Josh Todd enjoyed his most success as frontman for rock band Buckcherry but… Read Full Bio ↴Josh Todd enjoyed his most success as frontman for rock band Buckcherry but differences split the band in 2002. Todd would go on to form a partnership with Todd Meagher called TODD Entertainment, LLC and formed the band JOSH TODD. They would release one album together, 'You Made Me', supported by the single 'Shine' though sales didn't measure up to prior Buckcherry success. The band would later split leading Josh Todd to reform Buckcherry in late 2005/early 2006. In 2005 rumors began to circulate that Todd had left the Josh Todd band and was reforming Buckcherry. These rumors were confirmed when a website and MySpace page for Buckcherry appeared. In 2006 they released their 3rd album as a band, their first with a new rhythm section, 15. AND THEY ROCKED IT!

Wasted
Josh Todd Lyrics

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I got to quit it cause I just can't start again,
I think I'm willing but I'm just so full of shit,
I got to quit it cause I just can't start again,
I'm in the middle of a vicious argument,
If I settle I'll get the short-ended stick,
I'm in the middle of a vicious argument,

I, I am wasted,

I, I am wasted,

Just a minute I got something to regret,
Should have done it should of swallowed all of it,
Just a minute I got something to regret,
Now you've done it you cut on yourself again,
All your talk about searching for the end,
Now you've done it you cut on yourself again,

I, I am wasted,
I, I am wasted,
Wasted! Wasted!,
Wasted! Wasted!,

Take you out tonight,
Bottles for your eyes,
Candles in the dark,
It's a long way down,

I, I am wasted,
I, I am wasted,
I, I am wasted,
I, I am wasted,

Wasted! Wasted!

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Josh Todd's song Wasted seem to be about someone grappling with their addiction and struggling to quit it. The singer of the song acknowledges that they need to quit their addiction but admits that they are not ready to do it as they are just full of lies. They find themselves in the middle of a fierce argument but don't want to settle as they would end up getting the short end of the stick. The chorus reiterates the message that the singer is wasted and presumably consumed by their addiction.

In the second verse, the lyrics take a darker turn as the singer expresses regret for something they should have done but didn't. They then blame themselves for someone else harming themselves and cutting themselves again. All the while they keep talking about searching for the end, likely meaning their addiction but keep wallowing in the same cycle of self-harm and self-doubt.

The chorus repeats "Wasted" as a mantra, almost as if the singer is resigned to their addiction and can't escape it. The final line of the song hints at the singer wanting to bring someone else down with them by offering to take them out tonight, where they will be drinking and wasting away.

Line by Line Meaning

I got to quit it cause I just can't start again,
I need to stop this behavior because starting again will only lead to more trouble.

I think I'm willing but I'm just so full of shit,
I may believe I am ready to stop, but I am still lying to myself.

I'm in the middle of a vicious argument,
I am in the midst of a heated disagreement.

If I settle I'll get the short-ended stick,
If I compromise, I will end up getting the raw deal.

Just a minute I got something to regret,
Hold on a moment, there is something I will soon regret.

Should have done it should of swallowed all of it,
I should have taken all the blame instead of shifting it onto others.

Now you've done it you cut on yourself again,
You have resorted to self-harm again, after saying you want to change.

All your talk about searching for the end,
All the talk about wanting to end this harmful behavior is empty.

Take you out tonight,
Let's go out tonight.

Bottles for your eyes,
I will buy you drinks until you can't see clearly.

Candles in the dark,
I will light candles to create a romantic mood.