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Admit It Lyrics
Despite your pseudo-bohemian appearance
That vaguely leftist doctrine of beliefs You know nothing about art or sex That you couldn’t read in any trendy New York underground fashion magazine Prototypical non-conformist You are a vacuous soldier of the thrift store Gestapo You adhere to a set of standards and tastes That appear to be determined by an unseen panel of hipster judges (bullshit) Giving a thumbs up or thumbs down to incoming and outgoing trends and styles of music and art Go analog baby, you’re so post-modern You’re diving face forward into a antiquated path It’s disgusting, its offensive don’t stick your nose up at me Yeah, what do you have to say for yourself Whoah, whoah, whoah, whoah You spend your time sitting in circles with your friends Pontificating to each other forever competing for that one moment of self aggrandizing glory In which you hog the intellectual spotlight Holding dominion over the entire shallow pointless conversation Oh we’re not worthy when you walk by a group of quote unquote normal people You chuckle to yourself patting yourself on the back as you scoff With the same superiority complex Shared by the high school jocks who made your life a living hell And makes you a slave to the competitive capitalist dogma You spend every moment of your waking life bitching about Yeah, what do you have to say for yourself Whoah, whoah, whoah, whoah And I say yeah, what do you have to say for yourself Whoah, whoah, whoah, whoah Cause I’m proud of my life and the things that I have done Proud of myself and the loner I’ve become You’re free to whine, it will not get you far I do just fine, my car and my guitar Proud of my life and the things that I have done Proud of myself and the loner I’ve become You’re free to whine, it will not get you far I do just fine, my car and my guitar, yeah Well let me tell you this, I am shamelessly self-involved I spend hours in front of the mirror, making my hair elegantly disheveled I worry about how this album will sell Because I believe that it will determine the amount of sex I will have in the future I self medicate with drugs and alcohol to treat my extreme social anxiety You are a faker (admit it) You are a fraud (admit it) Yeah, you’re living a lie (yeah) living a lie (yeah) you’re life is living a lie You don’t impress me (admit it) You don’t intimidate me (admit it) Why don’t you bow down, get on the ground, walk this fucking plank Yeah, what do you have to say for yourself Whoah, whoah, whoah, whoah And I say yeah I’m proud of my life and the things that I have done Proud of myself and the loner I’ve become You’re free to whine, it will not get you far I do just fine, my car and my guitar, guitar go! I'm drift drift drift drifting yeah I'm drift drift drift drifting yeah oh And I am done with this I wanna taste the breeze of every great city My car and my guitar So you come to me, made of these, urgent unfulfilled Oh no no no no no I have when I'm dead I'll rest But that's away still When I'm dead I'll rest, I'll rest
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09-14-2007
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10-11-2007
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10-16-2007
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11-05-2007
MAN THIS SONG MAKES ME WANNA FLOORPUNCH SOMETHING
oh and max bemis is such an asshole! and it's what makes this song so good
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11-06-2007
mainly the fat girls who think they can crowdsurf at their shows.
ok not really the fat girls, but seriously? you weigh 250 lbs, dont crowd surf...
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11-18-2007
"does it really matter if the song has a meaning to it? no, it sounds amazing and the music is great, fun lyrics if you just listen to it without having to OVERANALIZE EVERYTHING. jesus. get over it. but yeah, the scene hype, kids who try to be different cause its 'cool'...whatever, if they wanna be like that, let 'em. screw them.
tihs song is awesome though
you know a lot of 'scenesters' listened or still do listen to say anything, i just find it ironic...seeing as they make fun of them."
No. There's no point in music having meaning. Nor is there any point in dedicating an ENTIRE WEBSITE TO DISCUSSING THE FUCKING MEANINGS OF THESE FUCKING SONGS.
You should just off yourself Elliot Smith style.
Idiot.
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12-03-2007
"You adhere to a set of standards and tastes
That appear to be determined by an unseen panel of hipster judges "
It says it all.
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12-15-2007
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12-17-2007
This song clearly mocks the mindless followers of the new breeds of trends of this generation, although not once is the term "EMO" used. Yes, there are segments suggestive of pointed mockery at this particular group of people, but I think generally Max was proclaiming detest against all kids these days that find themselves so above anyone else for being an 'individual', when really they're simply following a code that states that normalcy is lame. You don't have to be "EMO" to be a mindless, trend follower.
At the same time the song is ironic, because even to make fun of these mindless cliques for their pretentious attitudes - [emo, punk, goth, etc.] especially of one in particular - is an implication that you're better than whoever you're making fun of. So who's pretentious now?
In my opinion, everyone on this forum that targeted a certain group of people/the 'EMOs' as being the subject of Bemis' rant are exactly those who he was ridiculing.
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12-27-2007
its about how people pretend to be something they are not
its about how fake people are nowadays
its about how people can talk the talk but cant walk the walk
"you are a faker, you are a fraud, you are living a lie living a lie your life is living a lie"
seriously just listen to it
Its pretty self explanatory
GREAT SONG btw
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01-29-2008
All they know how to do is talk, they haven’t really experienced much, they know what you can learn from books, or magazines.
‘Prototypical nonconformist’
- typical non-conformist, they really aren’t individuals, as they probably claim to be.
‘Don’t stick your nose up at me’
-showing their stuck up natures
They’re people who sit in circles with friends and have their little ‘intellectual’ conversations. Each one of them wants to be that one person to take the spotlight and just say something which everybody is in awe over, to be in the spotlight. They think they’re better than those ‘normal’ people (whoever they are), and they laugh at them, judge them. It’s the same attitude they’ve had to fight against throughout their lives. Just, another form of control for them – to put down others who they think are conformists, or empty-headed, not realising they are completely hypocritical.
Cause I’m proud of my life and the things that I have done
Proud of myself and the loner I’ve become
You’re free to whine, it will not get you far
I do just fine, my car and my guitar
There, he’s talking about himself, how he’s not adhering to any standards, he’s just doing his own thing, and he’s proud of it all. He’s not going to sit there and whine about other people or complain, he’s content with his life, his car and his guitar.
Well let me tell you this, I am shamelessly self-involved
I spend hours in front of the mirror, making my hair elegantly disheveled
I worry about how this album will sell
Because I believe that it will determine the amount of sex I will have in the future
I self medicate with drugs and alcohol to treat my extreme social anxiety
He’s just being really honest here; he’s not speaking about things he hasn’t experienced.
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04-19-2008
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05-18-2008
For further scenester bashing, see The Cribs songs "Hey Scenesters!" and "The Wrong Way to Be".
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06-10-2008
It's okay when you say you see people like those described in this song, it's hard when people you thought you knew turn into them right in front of you.
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06-15-2008
by the lyrics, im pretty sure. its about hipsters. and alot of the people that live in l.a. and shop in thrift stores, and complain about bush and think they know everything about indie music and art.
its also about, being a hypocrit.
about those people, bashing the "normal people" but in the end being exactly like them. and than about max, not conforming to these things, even if it means having no friends, and being proud of who he is
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06-15-2008
by the lyrics, im pretty sure. its about hipsters. and alot of the people that live in l.a. and shop in thrift stores, and complain about bush and think they know everything about indie music and art.
its also about, being a hypocrit.
about those people, bashing the "normal people" but in the end being exactly like them. and than about max, not conforming to these things, even if it means having no friends, and being proud of who he is
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06-15-2008
by the lyrics, im pretty sure. its about hipsters. and alot of the people that live in l.a. and shop in thrift stores, and complain about bush and think they know everything about indie music and art.
its also about, being a hypocrit.
about those people, bashing the "normal people" but in the end being exactly like them. and than about max, not conforming to these things, even if it means having no friends, and being proud of who he is
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06-21-2008
"Admit It!!" is a brilliantly scathing anthem aimed directly at this new "indie movement": were there any specific events or incidents that inspired you to pen the lyrics, or were you more motivated over the general feeling of the "scene".
I grew up in L.a, which at the time (turn of the century) had this scene revolving around certain bands made of people who were so afraid to be sincere that they were almost mean, and boy did they prosper. I moved away from them to go to school at Sarah Lawrence College in New York because I thought there would be more integrity on the opposite coast and it was there that I learned shame and pretension wasn’t constricted to any group of people; we are all guilty of it. The song isn’t about “fall out boy fans” or “hipsters”. It’s about anyone who judges other people because they’re “normal.” It’s about you and I because everyone does it sometimes. The only thing you can do is fight that ego and be proud of the things in your life that are true
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07-21-2008
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07-25-2008
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08-11-2008
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09-18-2008
It fits everything. Indie people tend to have less peers, often follow trends in thrift stores, tend to be judgemental of the music they hear, etc.
On a lot of points, he's right. In fact, he's correct about every single person who belongs to that Indie cult who can't do it right. The poor dumbass, unfortunately, doesn't understand the actual core beliefs of the cult and didn't even bother to look into what it is about while almost everyone in Indie can realize a person of his kind with a single look.
I'm no Indie guy, myself. I like some of the stuff they produce like I love some of the stuff Say Anything sometimes produces, but this is a thumbs-down for me. He really doesn't need to attract attention to himself in this fashion. He's basically putting down a person who doesn't want to feel bad for being a loner. I mean, wouldn't BEING ALONE be enough? The only thing in this song that wasn't truly stated a million times before is that his ignorance is bliss.
Indie people are indeed hypocrites, belonging to a cult with a label, sure, but that's about their only problem. Now, if you really wanted ALL of the benefits, you wouldn't bother with a label and just say that you "like" Indie stuff, along with whatever else YOU like.
Don't be judgemental, don't be a hypocrite, don't be a cut-down-inducing asshole, just be you and be happy.
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10-02-2008
I also love the irony that alot of people who are listening to this song, are the very same people he is singing about.
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10-03-2008
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10-03-2008
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