Come Out And Play Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Phyxius 

Cover art for Come Out And Play lyrics by Offspring, The

I heard this song on the radio many times before I actually payed attention to the lyrics. I just think this is completely not what you'd expect. The song sounds so upbeat and happy, but...nope.

A bunch of people had no idea how negative the meaning was when they first heard it, I'll be honest I did't know at first either!

But one day I sat and listened to it I was shocked.

But any who it's about teen/gang violence which is a severe problem where I live.. >=/

@Phyxius The lyrics in the chorus are an opposite mindset than the lyrics in the verse. I remember we debated this song in school whether it was glorifying the violence (because of the chorus) or condemning it (because of the verses). I was in the latter group, so I started telling people "you haven't heard to the verses then" when told that it glorifies violence.

It was a rather big debate in my school between the two sides actually until the teachers finally decided to step in and keep'm separated!