In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
In '82 I was the young one in the bunch
Initation started and it ended in a punch
As I got older I got scars to prove my worth
More times than others I fell face first in the dirt
Wo ho ho, can't you see?
You'll never take the gang outta me!
Wo ho ho, can't you see?
You'll never take the gang outta me!
Runt in pack of wolves
I was nosed up to the front
I preyed on the weekend soldiers who couldn't take the hunt
Like Julius Caesar waited for the knife stuck in his back
I stood so proud and tall and I won't go out like that.
Wo ho ho can't you see?
You'll never take the gang outta me!
Wo ho ho, can't you see?
You'll never take the gang outta me!
Well all the kings before I cut down with my axe
I stood atop this world alone without a scratch
With another victory I basked right under the sun
My war was over but a new one has begun
Wo ho ho, can't you see?
You'll never take the gang outta me!
Wo ho ho, can't you see?
You'll never take the gang outta me!
Initation started and it ended in a punch
As I got older I got scars to prove my worth
More times than others I fell face first in the dirt
Wo ho ho, can't you see?
You'll never take the gang outta me!
Wo ho ho, can't you see?
You'll never take the gang outta me!
Runt in pack of wolves
I was nosed up to the front
I preyed on the weekend soldiers who couldn't take the hunt
Like Julius Caesar waited for the knife stuck in his back
I stood so proud and tall and I won't go out like that.
Wo ho ho can't you see?
You'll never take the gang outta me!
Wo ho ho, can't you see?
You'll never take the gang outta me!
Well all the kings before I cut down with my axe
I stood atop this world alone without a scratch
With another victory I basked right under the sun
My war was over but a new one has begun
Wo ho ho, can't you see?
You'll never take the gang outta me!
Wo ho ho, can't you see?
You'll never take the gang outta me!
Lyrics submitted by black_cow_of_death
Skunx Lyrics as written by Timothy Armstrong Lars Frederiksen
Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing
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any1 who thinks a skinhead is a racist needs to have a fucking assbeating so leave me ur address if u leave a comment saying that. skunx is skinhead punks. ussualy skins that listen heavily into oi and punk and less to reagge and ska. there are crews (not gangs u fukhat) of skunx that will fight people for fun. much like in the hardcore scene you have the scenesters in their girls pants and banadas, and then you have fsu who will fight the poser fagots