Hope unknown, sometimes just waking is surreal.
I walk right through the nameless ones.
I know that hope's unknown.
Sometimes the water feels so real.
As I walk through it fills my lungs, my god, I'm drowning.

This day never seems to end.
This pain, never.
This day never seems to end.
This rage I can not let go.

I hear them calling.
I feel them gnawing out holes
all through out our flawless souls.

I hear them calling.
I feel them gnawing out holes
all through out our flawless souls.

So alone.
Sometimes I swear that I can hear the taunting of the voiceless ones.
I fear that I alone fear those who finally ceased to feel,
That they're alone inside this place.
I am the misplaced.

This day never seems to end.
This pain, never.
This day never seems to end.
This rage I can not let go.

I hear them calling.
I feel them gnawing out holes
all through out our flawless souls.

I hear them calling.
I feel them gnawing out holes
all through out our flawless souls

Now every face, it looks familiar...
Then every face would melt away until...
Now everyone, do you know, I know your deception?

I hear them calling.
I feel them gnawing out holes
all through out our flawless souls

I hear them calling.
I feel them gnawing out holes
all through out our flawless souls


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    hate to break you dude, but it was dexter and greg of the offspring who founded nitro records....

    realitymarkon July 01, 2002   Link
  • 0
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    this is almost the best song by AFI. Davy has an awesome voice, and no one else can sing like him... Offspring did a cover of this song, and it liked sucked because their singer could not sing like Davy, so yea...

    xxkrash182xxon May 09, 2002   Link
  • 0
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    Yep. This is almost one of the their best songs (that I've heard) Man. This bandjust rocks. I dont know how they do their music but they do such a damn good job.

    vandalizedon May 09, 2002   Link
  • 0
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    Personally, I thought The Offspring did a good job on it. Not the same, but a good job.

    division2roninon May 21, 2002   Link
  • 0
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    yeah, i heard the cover too, and it wasnt that bad. I mean no1 can sound exactly like someone

    foreignmanon May 23, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    The covers are always bad. They just never sound the same.

    vandalizedon May 23, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    This is an alrite song, once again too main stream....when AFI was tryin to make a name for themselves, all they got was an Offspring cover played on the radio....I guess Davey is too much for people to handle...I love em

    AFI Starletteon May 23, 2002   Link
  • 0
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    why dont you shut the fuck up

    givvron May 31, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    great song... AFI makes it sublime... offspring's cover couldnt duplicate but i dont think that was their aim. i enjoyed it since it was the same song ass with a decidedly offspring flavor

    pravdawglerzon June 03, 2002   Link
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    Covers don't have to sound the same as the original. Most covers don't. I thought the Offspring cover was pretty good. AFI's was better though.

    PTW Convergeon June 07, 2002   Link

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