Good Night Punk

This song is a bonus demo exclusive to the Nothing Is Sound CDs sold in Target stores.

It's a slow piano song about, I think, the decline of punk music. I'm not much into punk, but from what I can tell, it ain't what it used to be.

As well as Jon's possible admiration of a certain punk band.

someone asked jon what this song meant. he said that its about the abolition of genres. so i guess it goes along with the whole we are one theme.

and he's being a little sarcastic with "I'll never be as punk as you ...And your tattoo"

i havent ever heard this song... i cant find it anywhere??? but anyway the lyrics seem really funny. i love how switchfoot gets their message across. its so original and creative. yea the tatto line must be sarcastic but its so funny!

I was watching an interview with Jon and at a point he was talking about how all the musicians in his high school were punk, and he always felt he was never really punk enough, and I couldn't help but thing about this song. So maybe it has something to do with that. Then again I could be completely wrong.

i like the whole "abolition of genres" thing. It just seems like switchfoot to be the ones to break the mold of the different genres of music and it so does go with the "we are one" theme

Jon did say it is about the "abolition of genres" which is evident in the fact that the song is about "Punk" and yet it is a piano ballad, the opposite of what you'd expect. Personally I think the song is talking about how punk rock and the whole rock 'n roll scene has become less of a type of music and has become more trendy and about the style and whatnot. "Punk is more than leather jackets"

Then Jon goes on to note that the true spirit of punk rock has fallen into just fashion trends and now the ones who call themselves "punk" play pop music that was originally despised by the punk's "Hold on, punk is dead but pop was never cool"

And of course the sarcastic line "I'll never be as punk as you and your tattoo." Obviously in sarcasm, and almost mocking whoever Jon is speaking to. Saying that just because the guy has a tattoo and looks punk, does not mean he is punk.

I really love this song, such an underrated masterpiece.