| Against Me! – I Was a Teenage Anarchist Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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I understand the two views expressed above. I really do. I understand that AM! looks to be doing both of these things. I problem this the song has to do with the lyrics "was an anarchist" Why not fault the scene for not be anarchist? Why piss on it and deliver to everyone their worst fears. I hear this song and I think it means "Yeah, I'm a sell-out. Deal with it." This is the worst attitude to take. I get that the working class have very little options to live the good-life, but there is a way to do this and not come off as part of the problem. Hell! Green Day is more punk (for me meaning has more integrity) than AM! If he really wanted to he could continue the class war by pointing out that anyone who makes there money with their back or their brain is a worker...that everyone has a boss...that the capitalist will sell you the rope you hang him with...starting his one minor label...continuing to push new bands... supporting on-line piracy.... basically using his new found ability to reach larger audiences to continue to promoting subversive thought... I could give a funk if AM! is on a major...So were nearly ALL of the first wave punk bands at some point...What I hate is a turning of the back to class antagonism. |
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| Rancid – Nihilism Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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Just wondering what people think when they shout the word "Nihilism" at a Rancid show. It seems like a battle cry. Is that something that only the misinformed "fans" of Rancid think? Is the true meaning of the song about getting past nihilism? Do true fans of Rancid understand this? Is punk nihilistic? Or is that just something that establishment tries to define punk as? If so, why chant "nihilism" at a rancid show? Oh, and anarchy only looks like chaos to those with the most to lose when the system falls!! |
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