(spotify link) these lyrics feel particularly relevant in our current moment THEY WOULDN'T BE YOUR FRIEND IF YOU WEREN'T WORTH SOMETHING
IF YOU DIDN'T HAVE SOMETHING THEY COULD TAKE
i didn’t quite appreciate this song as much as i do now until seeing it performed as the closer to his live show… such a great encapsulation of the feeling of years of life under very late capitalism weighing on you
how hard can you go,
and for how long can you sustain it?
when the force that fights back
doesn’t ever relax
it’s so relentless,
oh how long can you defend
against a cheat code?
at a furious pace,
with a smile on your face
jeff does have some lyrics that TEND towards the depressing… but he also writes with a good amount of hope on some tracks. most importantly, i think the ska punk version of this album embraces a playfulness and an energy that is a lot of fun. (answering this was hard bc i realized my taste in music is also overwhelmingly depressing)
