J.A.R. (Jason Andrew Relva)

J.A.R. (Jason Andrew Relva)

Green Day

This song is written about Mike Dirnt’s close friend Jason Andrew Relva, who died in a car crash at the age of 19.

(“He was going 95, I think he committed suicide.” – Dirnt)

In the song, the narrator is talking about his friend who is now gone and about what it makes him feel. He’s saying that this death made him face the fact that he’s mortal and his life could end any second. The narrator is saying that he’s living life just like his friend did, but now his friend is gone and maybe he didn’t give all that he could, but it’s too late now.

The song appears on the Angus Soundtrack (1995), as well as their greatest hits compilation International Superhits! (2001).