Youth Of The Nation Lyrics
Last day of the rest of my life
I wish I would've known
Cause I didn't kiss my mama goodbye
I didn't tell her that I loved her and how much I care
Or thank my pops for all the talks
And all the wisdom he shared
Everyday, the same routine
Before I skate off to school
But who knew that this day wasn't like the rest
Instead of taking a test
I took two to the chest
Everybody was running
But I couldn't hear nothing
Except gun blasts, it happened so fast
I don't really know this kid
Even though I sit by him in class
Or maybe for a moment
He forgot who he was
Or maybe this kid just wanted to be hugged
Whatever it was
I know it's because
We are, we are, (We are)
The youth of the nation
We are, we are, (We are)
Youth of the nation
[x2]
Little Suzy, she was only twelve
She was given the world
With every chance to excel
Hang with the boys and hear the stories they tell
She might act kind of proud
But no respect for herself
She finds love in all the wrong places
The same situations
Just different faces
Changed up her pace since her daddy left her
Too bad he never told her
She deserved much better
He broke all the rules
So you would think he was cool
He was never really one of the guys
No matter how hard he tried
Often thought of suicide
It's kind of hard when you ain't got no friends
He put his life to an end
They might remember him then
Told the world how he felt
With the sound of a gat
We are, we are, (We are)
The youth of the nation
We are, we are, (We are)
Youth of the nation
[x2]
Who's to blame for the lives that tragedies claim
No matter what you say
It don't take away the pain
That I feel inside, I'm tired of all the lies
Don't nobody know why
It's the blind leading the blind
Will it ever make sense
Somebody's got to know
There's got to be more to life than this
There's got to be more to everything
I thought exists
We are, we are
The youth of the nation
We are, we are
Youth of the nation
The youth of the nation
We are, we are (We are, we are)
Youth of the nation
The youth of the nation (The youth of the nation)
We are, we are (We are, we are)
Youth of the nation (Youth of the nation)
Youth of the nation
[x4]
i agree that this is a powerful song, but i don't think it's just about school shootings, it's pretty much about everything that the youth of today faces
Okay, this song is about more than one subject. it's not about one school shooting. It's about every little problem, insecurity, and issue us youth face. So stop saying this song is about one thing (ex.Columbine) it's about tons of things.
This is about the only pod song I can stand basically becuz they are not preaching. The song is about something more important than religion. Its about the shitty lives kids have to live from shitty parents to shitty high school. And people are so surprised when a kid shoots up a school, horseshit, it just means they arent paying much attention.
this song is about school shootings, but that's not all it's about. little suzy didn't have any respect for herself. johnny, didn't fit in so he killed himself. it's about the tradgedies that youth today face. not just shootings, rape, and suicide. it's a wake up call. personally i love this song because i can relate to it. i know how hard it is not to fit in, and it sucks. nobody i know, has any clue how many times, and how close i've come to committing suicide. it's hard to be an outsider, but you get used to it, eventually. this song is saying that no matter who or what we blame, where we lay the fault, the pain of all these tragedies will still be there.
@medusa Well put!! No matter who or what we blame where we lay the fault...because all adults were once teenagers too. There are parents and others who need to help mentor teens and pay attention to them, but these teens also need to be taught how to handle themselves and know they are not alone and that growing up is tough but it is temporary and how others did it and worked through their own personal struggles. They also need to learn to take accountability in order to learn to become strong.
@medusa Well put!! No matter who or what we blame where we lay the fault...because all adults were once teenagers too. There are parents and others who need to help mentor teens and pay attention to them, but these teens also need to be taught how to handle themselves and know they are not alone and that growing up is tough but it is temporary and how others did it and worked through their own personal struggles. They also need to learn to take accountability in order to learn to become strong.
why columbine? there are tons of other school shootings every year, why pick the one that the kids who did it were trying to make a big deal? 4-20 much?
i hate how people throw bands like P.O.D. in a big "loud scary music" catagory. they don't look at the lyrics and don't appriciate that the band is trying to send a message, like all the great artists out there.
Vince: School shootings may not happen every few days, but the point is they happen. The further point is, there actually is a reason. High schools are going down the drain. Several days ago a Bully at school grabbed a guys balls, squeezed, and ran around laughing about it. That kid is now afraid of going to school. The parents said they should fight him, (the kid is about a foot and a half shorter) and if he tells the teacher the bully will just get worse.
Teachers are almost as bad, about 1 in 10 actually care about teaching, the rest are so hardened from the students they ignore everything going on around them. Kids go to school in a constant state of self-defence. Youhave to watch your back the whole time you're in school. Some people may try to attack you, some mock you, some may try to steal from you. Everyone else is watching you to judge you nerd or cool.
Then the kids go home to parents who thought school was suppose to teach their kids everything. They curse that their kids take 3 hours out of their lives every night. The point is Vince, kids have a world of shit to deal with, and violence is an answer that works for adults.
thank you, everytime im at school and someone walks up all the guys instantly cover their balls so the dont get racked(hit in the balls). You always have to be on gaurd so you dont get fucked up on a regular basis. Parents and teachers just dont see that. teachers are so used to ignoring everything cause so much shit happens they dont even care anymore.no 1 tells anyone cause they get the shit kicked out of them for 1 reason. that is the person toy tell on only gets a slap on the wrist and walks away then...
thank you, everytime im at school and someone walks up all the guys instantly cover their balls so the dont get racked(hit in the balls). You always have to be on gaurd so you dont get fucked up on a regular basis. Parents and teachers just dont see that. teachers are so used to ignoring everything cause so much shit happens they dont even care anymore.no 1 tells anyone cause they get the shit kicked out of them for 1 reason. that is the person toy tell on only gets a slap on the wrist and walks away then you get your ass kicked for telling. it pisses me off.
whoever said a band worshipping satan is cool, god doesnt exist and satan doesnt exist its that simple.People arent sane.this world is shitty mostly thanks to religion, which seekd to divide people with labels.the 50's were a good example of religion taking over, no self expression, which is a calling card of christianity. But anyway, schools have become slaughterhouses, a cow goes in one end and a slab of meat goes out the other in record time.They dont care if a kid gets an education, they just want to get em in for their four years and move them along for the next batch to move in.And kids dont have a sense of self,they are like their actions seem like so empty,like they mean nothing,like they have no effect on the world.So whats the big deal with hurting someone else it doesnt mean anything to themselves they are numb to feeling.Their Parents are so busy trying to stabilize their home or busy work extra because they are a single parent,which is true 5 times out ten.They are left with no alternatives in life, they have no future so nothing really matters.Like working at McDonalds is a career choice.The choices are to shut it all out and live with the mediocrity or just to give in to entropy and end it all.Life for a high school kid is monotonous and scary,not knowing exactly whats going to happen to you today but pretty sure its going to happen anyway.You get angry and you get lonely because your not like everyone else and High school was meant for everyone to be the same and to march in step and to conform.that is high school and if you dont conform you get outcasted or looked down upon and life just gets hellish.At this point not just one person is to blame, its society that is too blame, and when you ealize that then you realize that there is no way to change it so you just have live everyday of your life until you die.I think some would rather death come sonner than come later.Thats all there is too it.
I 100% agree with you with the problems with our society except for one thing. First off i'm a Christian but Christianity isn't a religion religions have a set way of doing things, things that make you "aware" of your spirituality, the thing is Christianity is a relationship not a bunch of does and don't it's not supposed to be about conforming if you have a bible read psalm 138 and tell me if that sounds like were all supposed to be one person. The problem with our society is were valuing the wrong things in society people are so...
I 100% agree with you with the problems with our society except for one thing. First off i'm a Christian but Christianity isn't a religion religions have a set way of doing things, things that make you "aware" of your spirituality, the thing is Christianity is a relationship not a bunch of does and don't it's not supposed to be about conforming if you have a bible read psalm 138 and tell me if that sounds like were all supposed to be one person. The problem with our society is were valuing the wrong things in society people are so bent on consumerism and what they can get and do for themselves we've lost any sense of community we maybe once had. With such a high importance on self it makes it impossible for love and unity to exist amongst people. Would you not agree if you knew you had someone who really cared for you out there and was willing to do anything for you that your mindset would, change. And i can say that person is Jesus(which it is) but i'll just sound like i'm preaching so all i'm asking you to consider is that you need to look into what it means to be Christians before you write it off as something that just makes people mindlessly follow it, and that it encourages people to help shape the world into what it's supposed to be where people place other above themselves and have relationship with the God of the universe who loves them. I don't expect to convert you by this that'd stupid on my part, but just a hope that you will see hope and instead of blaming things on why the worlds so shitty do something about it. "all it takes for evil to succeed is for good men to do nothing."
now truely trust in him is a psycho christian,blinded to other ways,better ways of life...jesus is the way! Convert the heathens!! Use force!!! Kill the witches,kill the non believers,make them all squeal the lords name!!!! What a nazi...get a clue.hitler....FREEDOM OF CHOICE AND RELIGION.....thank you....
One of the few P.O.D.-songs that is not about God. It's about the trouble many kids experience in school, anywhere on the world. Some are bullied and/or ignored, or just aren't one of the guys (or girls). This leads to anger, depression, and sometimes suicide. As those kids (who form quite a large part) don't have any true friends, they get paranoid, too. And a relationship with a girl or boy they can really forget.
Having been (and still going) through this, I think I know what I'm talking about. I really like this song, it has great lyrics and it sounds great. P.O.D. makes quite good music, actually (apart from some rubbish like Without Jah Nothin' and Portrait and stuff like that).