Smash It Up

The Offspring

We've been playing now for much too long
And never gonna dance to a different song
I'm gonna scream and shout till my dying breath
I'm gonna smash it up till there's nothing left

Oh smash it up
Smash it up smash it up
Oh smash it up
Smash it up smash it up

People call me weird, oh it's such a shame
Maybe it's my clothes, must be to blame
I don't even care if I look a mess
Don't want to be a sucker like all the rest

Oh smash it up
Smash it up smash it up
Oh smash it up
Smash it up smash it up
Smash it up

Smash it up
Smash it up
Smash it up

Smash it up
And you can keep your crystal glasses
Smash it up
And you can see a very dead-way end
Smash it up
And you can stick a frothy lager
Smash it up
Up the fuck with your lesson

We've been playing now for much too long
And never gonna dance to a different song
I'm gonna scream and shout till my dying breath
I'm gonna smash it up till there's nothing left

Oh smash it up
Smash it up smash it up
Oh smash it up
Smash it up smash it up
Smash it up

And everybody's smashing things down
I said everybody's smashing things down


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    There's no such thing as a bad Offspring cover. These guys just tackle every cover they're given. This one's my favorite from them, though. It's addicting, and in a weird way, "beautiful." I like both The Damned's version AND this version.

    I bet The Offspring's mainstream pop-punk teeny-bopper fans haven't even heard of The Damned, let alone this badass song.

    NoPrideon July 09, 2010   Link

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