Kids round here got a different way of doin' it
Lock into a dream and insist on pursuin' it
Times are getting tougher and the choice is do or die
We play it fuckin loud, how we want and reply
So turn up the stereo and grab the mic
Cause I know I'm alright
Got my friends on the side
So stand up, stand tall
Let 'em know who you are
We're the band,
We're the band who's gonna sing
Here we go
Who said LA is the only place that music can rock
Throwin' it like a gun and we're ready to correct 'em
We hit the stage and we tear it up like dynamite
The music stays tight people goin' through the night
The people stand around in a state of confusion
This place is distorted and we're ready to confess it
We aim to please and we seek to fuckin' kill
And the ones underground ain't goin' down, never will

We are the underground
And you can't shut us down
Cause we come from underground
Ain't nothin' gonna hold us down



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    oh?? where did you find this song???

    guitarheroon December 15, 2004   Link
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    how come no one has commented on this song? besides the dude above..oh well it's a good song and umm i couldn't be fucked telling you what it means so yeah :P

    No_l!Fe_01on December 20, 2004   Link
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    The Used are from Ogden, Utah. Their area code being 801. They are trying to set all the ignorant people straight that think Utah is just a place for Mormons to come and marry their 6 wifes. Utah actually has a really good underground scene.

    graarageon December 20, 2004   Link
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    Don't they come from Orem?? wouldnt the area code be different?

    fakingon December 24, 2004   Link
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    nvm it wouldnt

    fakingon December 28, 2004   Link
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    the used is from PROVO, utah

    chronicfutureon December 29, 2004   Link
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    brandens from provo bert and quinn are from orem, and i think jeph is too

    fakingon December 29, 2004   Link
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    jeph and branden are from provo, and bert and quinn are from orem

    punkmo696on January 04, 2005   Link
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    801 is area code for provo. but yes Quinn and Bert are from Orem...Branden and Jepha are from Provo. although it dont matter cause the cities are like right next to eachother.

    xxLunacyFringexxon January 10, 2005   Link
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    This song is about them playing but living in Utah. And it is true that they are from Orem and Provo, and 801 is our area code. My fried lived next to Quinn and they are really cool guys. they fucking rock!

    Monkywomanon January 13, 2005   Link

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