Lyrics for Dammit as interpreted by TBSdude70x7

Dammit Lyrics
It's alright to tell me
what you think about me
I won't try to argue
or hold it against you
I know that your leavin
You must have your reasons
The season is callin
Your pictures are fallin down

The steps that I retrace
The sad look on your face
The timing, and structure
Did you hear that he fucked her?
A day late, a buck short
I'm writing the report
on losing, and failing
When I move, I'm flailing now

And it's happened once again
I'll turn to a friend
Someone that understands
Sticks to the masterplan
But everybody's gone
and I've been here for too long
to face this on my own
Well I guess this is growing up
Well I guess this is growing up

And maybe I'll see you
at a movie, sneak preview
You'll show up, and walk by
on the arm of that guy
And I'll smile, and you'll wave
We'll pretend it's ok
The charade, it won't last
When he's gone I wont come back

And it's happened once again
I'll turn to a friend
Someone that understands
Sticks to the masterplan
But everybody's gone
and I've been here for too long
to face this on my own
Well I guess this is growing up

Well I guess this is growing up
Well I guess this is growing up
Well I guess this is growing up
Well I guess this is growing up
Well I guess this is growing up

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go10gt
05-12-2002

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PoisonedWell, what the fuck are you thinking??
Travis cant compete with Scott Raynor and he actually left the band cause "college" but i heard some ppl that opened for Blink when they played small shows that he had a drinking problem.. Go Figure. And dude, Randcid and Bad Religion havent changed style and Im yet to hear them on a "best mix of today's kinda station"..and dont even get me started on ICP. Girl in green, what if you really liked your doctor but then he was like....hey i think ill be a construction worker? Totally changing style aka blink.

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athena
05-13-2002

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this is my favorite blink song. it hits every great aspect of a relationship. well maybe not every great point but every point. like how much growing up and moving on sucks. it sucks!!! i love my girlfriend and i don't want to grow up if it means growing apart from her.

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bosco9
05-13-2002

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"I'll tell you about punk rock: punk rock is a word used by dillitante's and ah... and ah... heartless manipulators about music that takes up the energies and the bodies and the hearts and the souls and the time and the minds of young men who give what they have to it and give everything they have to it and it's a... it's a term that's based on contempt, it's a term that's based on fashion, style, elitism, satanism and everything that's rotten about rock'n'roll. I don't know Johnny Rotten but I'm sure... I'm sure he puts as much blood and sweat into what he does as Sigmund Freud did. You see, what sounds to you like a big load of trashy old noise is in fact the brilliant music of a genius, myself . And that music is so powerful that it's quite beyond my control and ah... when I'm in the grips of it I don't feel pleasure and I don't feel pain, either physically or emotionally. Do you understand what I'm talking about? Have you ever felt like that? When you just couldn't feel anything and you didn't want to either. You know? Like that? Do you understand what I'm saying sir?" blink 182 doesn't understand what he's saying....and it's a shame. mogwai kicks blink's ass, and i'd like to, too.

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what_punk808
05-13-2002

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I just wanna say one thing, whats with the signature Mark and Tom instruments? Its not like thy play on anything special, or that buying their guitars will re-create the Blink-182 sound. They just play on plain Fenders. But because they are "Blink" they can call the guitars sig's and sell them for more. LOL. What a load of crap.

Don't get me wrong though I like "some" Blink-182 stuff. MxPx rocks though.

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PunkRawkGodess13
05-13-2002

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ummm..hi?? To the punk182 chick...who was the 1st ever real punk band?? DinG! If you answered the Ramones...you actually know punk!! Pat yourself on the back. Where do you think the sex pistols would be w/ out the Ramones making punk?? Ummm...nowhere? Yup, that's it. And the next person that uses the word sell out needs slapped..it's waaaayyy overused. Sugar Ray sold out...but do you hear everyone whining? No, so shut up and enjoy Dammit...it seems to be a national punk anthem, seeing as how every other local punk band covers it...

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roger wilco
05-13-2002

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MC5 from Detroit were the first punk bad. Ever.

do your homework, PunkRawkGoddess13.

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Boxcarracerfan
05-14-2002

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Ok...I am new to this site but what i see going on is labeling with punk bands...considering htat punk bands do punk for the love of the music and dont want to be labeled it is silly for these arguments to be going on...Blink is doing what they love to do and that is make music and have fun doing it...Every person that uses this foruk would trade places with them in a heartbeat...So just remember being young and making music is what punk is about

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angel1
05-14-2002

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YEah! Nice call...Rock on Blink and every other band doing what they love and making money at it.

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em2000
05-14-2002

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i used to love blink but iu listnened to both ther old n newer stuff n i think dude ranch was better than ther recent stuff. scott was a much better drummer. ok they became more popular, but i dnt think u cn r blame tht on blink, they just suddenly got noticed by a whole bunch o ppl that are completely the oposite o what blink and blink fans were before they "sold out". i dnt r care anymore, we should be able to listen to whatever we like, wannabies are what piss me off, but if sum1 genuinely likes sumthing thers nuthing u can do

ps. dammit is a great song but apple shampoo is great too
pps. nofx also rule
ppps. sex pistols are proper punk, they r the ones tht started it all, and it was a proper 'movement'. therefore i dnt think we can complain about who are punk and who aren't. because pretty much all of these groups we mention are just diluted ( or in some cases veeeeery diluted) strains of original punk.
just my opinion

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PunkRawkGodess13
05-14-2002

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Hey Wilco...I have done my homework seeing as how I've been punk for like 11 years now...did you even read anything when Joey died? "The man who created punk" and "the first punk band" you know...those are direct quotes. Besides, I'm not ganna argue b/c a TRUE punk doesn't have time, energy or will to be petty and stupid about crapo like this. I was just stating the facts to someone who probably dicovered punk through Blink and Sum 41. Oh well, whatever...ya'll have fun arguing...

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PunkRawkGodess13
05-14-2002

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hey wilco...Just for the record...then I never come back to this song again b/c I've known it forever anyways...
MC5 Kick Out The Jams 1969
Ramones 1st cd wasrecoreded in 1976, released in '77...but was "discovered" in 1964...and if ya ever read anyting at all besides postings...you'll read "The Ramones are the first punk rock band." (quote from cdnow)
Sorry babe...bye now

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Simplisticdreams
05-14-2002

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suck

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roger wilco
05-14-2002

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PunkRawkGoddess13 -- not intending to get in a battle of wits about this with you,

but i feel the need to defend that awfully presumptuous statement, "and if ya ever read anyting at all besides postings..."

i read more books and periodicals about music than you probably knew existed. i work at a radio station. i don't rely on postings for my info, and certainly don't rely on CDNOW.COM for my info either.

how easy it is for these critics to come out of the woodwork and praise Joey Ramone as a genius and "creator of punk rock" on the bony heels of his death. when for decades prior, he was largely ignored by these very same people.

the Ramones were extremely influential, but they didn't create punk rock any more than YOU did. it is mostly agreed in many circles that MC5 originated punk rock circa 1969.

oh, yeah, i discovered punk in 1983 thru an excellent band called the Misfits. you weren't even a twinkle in your Daddy's eye.

amen.

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PunkRawkGodess13
05-14-2002

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To Wilco...Hey dude..whatever...it's cool. I'm such a pacifist I don't wanna argue. That was actually the 1st time I ws ever on cd now by the way...just to see MC5 release dates b/c personally I never really prefered them. Good, yes they are...but not my favs. I guess you said it all when you said "it is mostly agreed in many circles" A lot of people believe differant. Like, if ya read The Ramones Anthology book. (yes...i got em all...lol) it says differant. Some cite a group called the Spindellas, some cite the New York Dolls..and personally I don't really care. All I know is that b/c of the Ramones...I learned guitar, bass and drums. I fell in love w/ Bad Religion, NOFX, Rancid, Goldfinger, Dead Kennedys, Sex Pistols, The Clash...yes even the Misfits and even Calibretto 13. The list goes on of course...I've lived the punk life in a small hypocritical town that hates punk (only one more within 20 min of my house...all my punker pals live 20 min or more away) and been proud of who i am. Commenting on the misfits..their shows rock....i luv em. And just b/c i'm only 18 doesn't mean that I don't know anything...not saying that you said that...i felt it was implied. Well, honestly, whatever. I think that all these people need to stop worrying about "sell outs" and everything else (by the way..Travis is a cool drummer) and just live the punk lifestyle...make a good name for punks. Ya know?? Instead of worrying about petty stuff...live...life's too short...and for some it's even shorter. Later...

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roger wilco
05-15-2002

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punkrawkgoddess13 -- i didn't have any knives out either. :)

the New York Dolls originating punk? LOL! i guess in some sort of weird Jerry Springer transvestite sort of way!

not laughing at you, i'm with you.

one thing that i never understood is the elitism. not just in punk rock, but in all genres of music. most hip-hop fans find it hard to believe a goofy white guy like me would enjoy DMX. a punk fan finds it hard to believe a rave DJ would actually enjoy Dropkick Murphys. the list goes on and on. and i've been subject to them all.

if music is the universal language, then why can't people enjoy the fact that other people enjoy the same thing they do?

it may be petty, but still fun to debate. the punk genre sprouted out of such deep obscurity, it makes it difficult to pinpoint who originated what. as it stands, it's all rock-n-roll. the upstarts of the Fifties playing the "Devil's music" changed with the times and became upstarts of the Sixties, Seventies, and so on. thru different bands and sonic experiments, music has evolved and continues to evolve.

like them or not, Blink 182 have opened doors to people who otherwise probably wouldn't listen to punk, let alone discover who NOFX is.

and if those same people dig it, then who is anybody to scoff at that?

cheers, PunkRawkGoddess13. you alright.

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Dogg19
05-17-2002

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suxzorz

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Starbabieee
05-18-2002

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Hey guys! Hmm.. i read this entry earlier about Green Day and it pissed me off but i dont remember where it was or who wrote it. Anyways he was like dissing them because theyre 30 and can't stay a "high school band" What a JERK!! SO what if they're 30, they still rock the house, I just saw them last weekend and theyre fantastic and Billie Joe is still hot as EVER HAHAHA i was in the 2nd row man!! Okay.. well back to this forum, I love "DAMMIT" It's a great song and cool to jam to. Blink has great music (not ALL, but i'd say MOST). Okay here's one thing that i'm wondering about all this "SELLING OUT" debate that has gotten way out of proportion (and im spurring it on, oh well) Bosco or whoever said its a way of life, and theyre exploiting that. So let me ask you, what if i'm "PUNK" (theoretically) and i live this punk life and im all happy and dandy, but i introduce a friend who is so NOT PUNK to "PUNK" music and they like it a lot but dont understand the whole PUNK LIFE, so am I EXPLOITING IT TOO because I introduced them to PUNK without explaining the entire HISTORY of where Punk originateD?? BY what you say, this is what I think you're saying. But what i think is that music is music, every single type of music has its history and cultural background, dont be naive to think that other music doesn't have that. and punk music has grown and spread all over, and yall should just be happy that other people love it and its getting the air play it deserves. by this time, its all about the music, so i think we should just chill... what do you guys think? k bye .,. sorry so long and boring!

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StupidPunkRocker
05-18-2002

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Before you determine what is or is not punk, please consider what it means to be "punk." I can tell you what punk is, certainly not everything it is, and i cant tell you everything its not, but I know this; punk is questioning and exploring the world in which we live. Punk is not simply excepting what is told because it was told. Punk asks why. That is one thing you will find in every punk song that you will never find in many other genres. These questions do not necessarily make punk better (all though in my view it does hehe). Punk songs simply connect to those who question the world. If I were play a show in a sweater and ironed pants (which i have done before to prove a point), or log on to a corporate web site , or buy a album from a major label(god forbid...[please note sarcasm]) does that in any way make me less punk then someone who has pink spiked hair and wears leather? Image is simply a sheild for those who refuse or are too ignorant to go any deeper. I urge you to dig deeper. "And from the question why, spanned all the peace we hold in mind, the only freedom declaration, no i wont do just what you say, replaced by mass consumption, will loot and plunder what we may, and proclaimations of this our ignorant nation, false and illusioned pride, the question why begins to decayyyyyyy" --me


-Zach

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Starbabieee
05-18-2002

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Man, being Punk sounds like being an Existentialist! haha!!! CRAZYYyy DEEP!

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Starbabieee
05-18-2002

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nah jk tho, i get what you're saying Zach. and i agree we should all do that. ok i feel dumb for not posting that on my last post. oops

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her heartache
05-18-2002

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blah i hate all this "selling out" business. i hate when people think a band has "sold out" because they became big. im not an mtv fan, hell, i dont even get the mtv channel, but i don't bash a band just because they've been on mtv. i dont dislike bands if they change their sound either. i believe in being eclectic, so i'll try anything once. ive been a fan of blink182 since i was nine. they arent so much one of my favourite bands anymore, but i still respect/admire all the work they do. anyone on here who decides to bash blink182 because of the fact that they apparently "sold out" needs to stop and think. what if your poured your soul out into a song, and said what was on your mind, and people completely ripped it apart because it wasnt "punk enough" for them? music is music. who cares whos more punk, who cares if you like a band whos, god forbid, popular? *gasp* i hate labels, and i hate when people make a big deal out of labelling other people. i dont consider myself punk, i dont consider myself anything. im just me. im a giant clash of a whole bunch of things mixed together. the fact that you are some big, special "punk rocker" because you know who the ramones or the sex pistols are, doesnt make you any better than anyone else. people will have their own tastes no matter what. k..hah this is longer than i intended. i probably sound like a rambling moron, but that has been on my mind. i cannot stand close minded people.

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ArchAngelVanity
05-18-2002

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sex pistols started it all. punk is about the ways of the people, telling others how messed up our society is and what we should do.
now-a-days "punk bands" are no better than the backstreet boys, whining about not getting their girls. where did punk change?

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her heartache
05-18-2002

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who cares if its "punk"? its a song.

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o0xskaterx0o
05-18-2002

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not bril song....maybe its just teh copy i have, blink rule tho!!!

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pretty-in-punk
05-18-2002

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Bands don't sell out when they become big - hence why Nirvana are not sell outs. They become sell outs when they change their music just so it sells eg. Blink and Limp Bizkit.

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