This song is not about "posers ruining the scene." At least not in the manner of which everyone here has mentioned. It is discussing how the punk scene, at the time, went from a group of people who wanted to get together and speak intellectually about the world and government and ect. and make an earnest statement against it. As the years progressed, "punk" just turned into a fashion statement, a fad. Punk originated as an intellectual state of mind where alternative ideas were appreciated and fighting the ignorance and cruelty of the modern society were at the utmost importance. It then turned into groups of people who personified just as much hate, i.e. everyone here who has said anything in regards to "posers" and how much they hate them, as they originally cried out against. Also being yourself started to slip more and more into a very common fashion sense and mental state. No original thought was brought forward, as far as Jello was concerned, and thusly, this movement he so much deeply believed in turned into a standstill of sheep following the alternative herd.
A last little bit, if you know anything about the band, near the end Jello hated the punk scene because of it: A. turning into a fashion sense B. turning into another ignorant trend to control people C. caused more violent crimes than actual benefits for humanity and D. was turning into a hardcore scene lead by skin head racists.
purplebic3on July 30, 2010 Link
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