I've got here all the tabs for the guitar for the whole of the Smash Album aslo I have got a file on how to read the tabs. Alos I have got "Self Esteem" in cord form with the verse riffs.
This is the entire Offspring album SMASH transcribed by Jamie and David Worsley and their good friend Alex Wood. We've
posted chords and rhythm as well as we can, but in some cases you might have to work out how many times a chord is
strummed.(A * by a chord means strum it more than once, usually 4 times). Incidentally, some of this was "borrowed" from other
peoples tab work, but a lot of it was horrendously messy and craply done previously.
(Note, these are links to different places on the same page)
_____________________________________________________________________ Ah, it's time to relax, and you know
what that means, a glass of wine, your favourite easy chair, and of course this compact disc playing on your home stereo. So go on
indulge yourself, that's right, kick off your shoes, put your feet up, lean back and and just enjoy the melodies. After all, music soothes
even the savage beast....
intro
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-10-10-10-10----13---10-8-10---------------8-8-8-8---|
|-10-10-10-10----13---10-8-10----6-6-6-6----8-8-8-8---|
|-8--8--8--8-----11---8--6-8-----6-6-6-6----6-6-6-6---|
|--------------------------------4-4-4-4--------------|
verse
|--------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-10-------8---|---10-------8---8--|--10-------8---6*--8*--|
|-10---6---8---|---10---6---8---8--|--10---6---8---6---8---|
|-8----6---6---|---8----6---6---6--|--8----6---6---4---6---|
|------4-------|--------4----------|-------4---------------|
chorus 1
|-------------------|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|----------------------|
|-10-10-10-10-----8-|-10-10-10-10-----8-|----------------------|
|-10-10-10-10-5-6-8-|-10-10-10-10-5-6-8-|-3*-6*-8*-11-11-13-13-|
|-8--8--8--8--5-6-6-|-8--8--8--8--5-6-6-|-3--6--8--11-11-13-13-|
|-------------3-4---|-------------3-4---|-1--4--6--9--9--11-11-|
chorus 2
------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-10-10-10-10---------------------6--8----|
|-10-10-10-10--6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8---6--8----|
|-8--8--8--8---6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8---4--6----|
|--------------4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-----------|
rhythm 1
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|-10-10--------8-8---10-10---------8--8-|
|-10-10--6-6---8-8---10-10---6-6---8--8-|
|-8--8---6-6---6-6---8--8----6-6---6--6-|
|--------4-4-----------------4-4--------|
rhythm 2
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-3*--6*--8*--11--11--13--13------|
|-3---6---8---11--11--13--13------|
|-1---4---6---9---9---11--11------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|-5-5-5---------------------------------|
|-5-5-5---6-6-6---8-8-8---3--3--3--6--3-|
|-3-3-3---6-6-6---8-8-8---3--3--3--6--3-|
|---------4-4-4---6-6-6---1--1--1--4--1-|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|-5-5-5----------------6--8-|
|-5-5-5--6-6-6--8-8-8--6--8-|
|-3-3-3--6-6-6--8-8-8--4--6-|
|--------4-4-4--6-6-6-------|
outro
|--------------------|
|-9--9--9--9--9--9---|
|--10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
_____________________________________________________________________
intro
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|-2--x-x-x-2--x-x-x-2-|
|-2--x-x-x-2--x-x-x-2-|
|-0--x-x-x-0--x-x-x-0-|
|---------------------|
verse
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-2-5-7-5-2-5-2-5-2-----------------|
|-2-5-7-5-2-5-2-5-2----let ring-----|
|-0-3-5-3-0-3-0-3-0-then pick slide-|
|-----------------------------------|
rhythm 1
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-5---------5---------5---------5---------|
|-5---------5---------5---------5---------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-9---------9---------9---------9---------|
|-9---------9---------9---------9---------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-----------------------------------------|
chorus
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-2-9-10-5--7-7-7--9-9-9--|
|-2-9-10-5--7-7-7--9-9-9--|
|-0-7-8--3--5-5-5--7-7-7--|
|-------------------------|
rhythm 2
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-2-----------------x-10-10---7-----------------x-9-9-|
|-2-----------------x-10-10---7-----------------x-9-9-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-x-8--8----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-x-7-7-|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-x-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9------2------------------|
|-x-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9------2--then pick slide-|
|-x-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------0------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|-9-9-8-7-7-9-8-7-5-2-|
|-7-7-6-5-5-9-8-7-5-2-|
|-----------7-6-5-3-0-|
|---------------------|
_____________________________________________________________________
intro
|-10-10----3-3-3--0------10-10----3-3-5--0-|
|----------3-3-2--0---------------3-3-3--0-|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
main riff
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|9-9s7-7-9-9s7-7-9-9s12-12-9-9s12-12-9-9s14-14-9-9s14-14-9-10-9-10-9|
|9-9s7-7-9-9s7-7-9-9s12-12-9-9s12-12-9-9s14-14-9-9s14-14-9-10-9-10-9|
|7-7s5-5-7-7s5-5-7-7s10-10-7-7s10-10-7-7s12-12-7-7s12-12-7-8--7-8--7|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----7-7-----7-7-----9-9-----9-9-----12-12-----14---9-10-9-10-9-|
|-----7-7-----7-7-----9-9-----9-9-----12-12-----14---9-10-9-10-9-|
|-----5-5-----5-5-----7-7-----7-7-----10-10-----12---7-8--7-8--7-|
|-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-------0-0------------------|
Chorus
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-9-9-9--------------------------7-7-7-7-|
|-9-9-9--9s10-10-10-10--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-|
|-7-7-7--9s10-10-10-10--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|
|--------7s8--8--8--8---3-3-3-3----------|
_____________________________________________________________________
intro
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------5-5-5-5-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1----------|
fast riff (trill each note, follow music on CD)
|-6-5-6-8-6-5---5-6--------------|This might be slightly wrong.
|-------------6-----5--5-6-5-3-5-|Play with speed - no-one will
|--------------------------------|notice.
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5-|
|----------------------------------5-5-5-5-|
|----------------------------------3-3-3-3-|
|------------------------------------------|
chorus
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|-5----8----15----10-|
|-5----8----15----10-|
|-3----6----13----8--|
bridge
|--------|
|--------|
|-8----5-|
|-8----5-|
|-6----3-|
|--------|
coda
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|--5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8--15--15--15--15-10-10-10-10-|
|-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-13--13--13--13--8--8--8--8---|
over coda
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|-5-5---8-8---15-15---10-10-|
|-5-5---8-8---15-15---10-10-|
|-3-3---6-6---13-13---8--8--|
_____________________________________________________________________
intro with pickscrape
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|-10---------5-8----10-|
|-10-3--5-6--5-8--8-10-|
|-8--3--5-6--3-6--8-8--|
|----1--3-4-------6----|
verse
|-----------------------------------|Two rhythms with these chords,
|-----------------------------------|easy to work out. Play chord in
|----------8-8--3-3-3-3---------(5)-|brackets on last one of each
|-6-6-6-6--8-8--3-3-3-3--3-3----(5)-|verse.
|-6-6-6-6--6-6--1-1-1-1--3-3----(3)-|
|-4-4-4-4----------------1-1--------|
chorus
|----------------|
|----------------|
|---10---8--13-8-|
|-3-10-6-8--13-8-|
|-3-8--6-6--11-6-|
|-1----4---------|
|----------|
|----------|
|-----TREM-|
|-3---3----|
|-3---3----|
|-1---1----|
_____________________________________________________________________
intro
|-5-5-5-|Harmonics
|-5-5-5-|
|-5-5-5-|
|-------|
|-------|
|-------|
intro and chorus
|-----------------------------|Chords in brackets are played after
|-----------------------------|fig in various parts of the song. It
|-4-4-4---7---------------(4)-|is easy to work out but don't get them
|-4-4-4---7---4---7--(4)--(4)-|confused.
|-2-2-2->-5---4---7--(4)--(2)-|
|-------------2->-5--(2)------|
guitar 2
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|-11-11-11->-14--9-9-|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
egyptian guitar riff
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-----1-2-4-2-1-----------|
|-2-3-----------3-2-2-3-2-|
|-------------------------|
verse
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-4-4-4------------4-4-4---7--------|
|-4-4-4-4--4---7---4-4-4---7--4---7-|
|-2-2-2-4--4---7---2-2-2->-5--4---7-|
|-------2--2->-5--------------2->-5-|
chorus
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-9-9--12-12--11-11-11--------|
|-9-9--12-12--11-11-11-9-9-9--|
|-7-7--10-10--9--9--9--9-9-9--|
|----------------------7-7-7--|
bridge
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|-9-9-9-9--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|------------------------|
_____________________________________________________________________
main riff
|------------------------------------------------|Play chord in
|------------------------------------------------|brackets at end of
|----------------10-10---5-5---------------------|each whole section.
|-7--7--x-x-x-x--10-10---5-5--x-x-x-x--5-5---(3)-|Don't forget palm-
|-7--7--x-x-x-x--8--8----3-3--x-x-x-x--5-5---(3)-|muting in necessary
|-5--5--x-x-x-x---------------x-x-x-x--3-3---(1)-|places in whole
song.
fill in
|-----------|
|-----------|
|-----------|
|-x-12-x-12-|
|-x-12-x-12-|
|-x-10-x-10-|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------5-5-5-5-5------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7-7-|
|-7-7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3-3->-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7-7-|
|-5-5-5-5-5--1-1-1-1-1--------------3-3-3-3-3->-5-5-5-5-5-|
bridge
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-7-7-x-3-3-x-----x-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-7-7-x-3-3-x-3-3-x-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-5-5-x-1-1-x-3-3-x-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-----x-----x-1-1-x-----------|
end
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-7-7-x-3-3-x-5-5-x---------------------------|
|-7-7-x-3-3-x-5-5-x-5-5-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-5-5-x-1-1-x-3-3-x-5-5-x-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-------------------3-3-x-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
_____________________________________________________________________
main riff
|-------------------------------|2 rhythms to this riff, easy to work
|-------------------------------|out, don't forget palm-muting.
|-7-7--5---7-7--5---3-3-10-10-7-|
|-7-7--5---7-7--5---3-3-10-10-7-|
|-5-5--3->-5-5--3->-1-1-8--8--5-|
|-------------------------------|
chorus
|----------------------------------|-------------|-------|
|----------------------------------|-------------|-------|
|-7-7-7--10--10--5--7-----5--5---7-|----5--5-7-7-|-5---2-|
|-7-7-7--10--10--5--7--8--5--5-7-7-|-8--5--5-7-7-|-5---2-|
|-5-5-5--8-------3--5--8--3--3-7-5-|-8--3--3-7-5-|-3---0-|
|----------------------6-------5---|-6-------5---|-------|
bridge
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-7-7-7---5-5--12-12-12---7-7-|-5-5-5-5-----------7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-7-7-7---5-5--12-12-12---7-7-|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-5-5-5->-3-3--10-10-10->-5-5-|-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-----------------------------|----------3-3-3-3--------------|
solo over main riff
|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|-6-6-5-5-6-|-6-6-5-5-6-|-----8-8-3-|
|-5-5-4-4-5-|-5-5-4-4-5-|-5-5-7-7-2-|=7F
|-----------|-----------|-5-5-------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|
_____________________________________________________________________
intro and verse
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|-9--9>7>9>7---10-12---x-11-|
|-9--9>7>9>7---10-12---x-11-|
|-7--7>5>7>5---10-10---x-9--|
|---------------------------|
chorus
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-9---5---7---9-9---5-5---7-7-|
|-9---5---7---9-9---5-5---7-7-|
|-7---3---5---7-7---3-3---5-5-|
|-----------------------------|
rhythm 1
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|-4-2-2-4-2-2-4-4-7-4-|
|-4-2-2-4-2-2-4-4-7-4-|
|-2-0-0-2-0-0-2-2-5-2-|
|---------------------|
verse 2
|---|
|---|
|-9-|
|-9-|
|-7-|
|---|
rhythm 2
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|-10-x-8->-10-x--8->-10--10--13--x-8-|
|-10-x-8->-10-x--8->-10--10--13--x-8-|
|-8--x-6->-8--x--6->-8---8---11--x-6-|
rhyth=7Fm 3
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|-10*--6*--8*--10-10---6-6---8-8-|
|-10---6---8---10-10---6-6---8-8-|
|-8----4---6---8--8----4-4---6-6-|
_____________________________________________________________________
intro
|-------------------------------|Work out how many times to play
|-------------------------------|chords from CD.
|-------10----10---10----10-9-8-|
|-8-10--10-10-10-8-10-10-10-9-8-|
|-8-10--8--10-8--8-8--10-8--7-6-|
|-6-8------8-----6----8---------|
verse
|-----------|
|-----------|
|-7------10-|
|-7-8-10-10-|
|-5-8-10-8--|
|---6-8-----|
chorus
|-----------|
|-----------|
|-7---10----|
|-7-8-10-10-|
|-5-8-8--10-|
|---6----8--|
solo - over verse chords
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-----------5--7--5--7b9r7--5---5--7--|
|------5--7-------------------7-------|
|-5--8--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|------------------------8-8------|
|-----------5--7--5--7b9-----7--5-|
|------5--7-----------------------|
|-5--8----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------10-----|
|-------------------------------------------------10-13----13--|
|--------------------10--12--10--12b14r12--10--12--------------|
|-------------10-12--------------------------------------------|
|-------10-12--------------------------------------------------|
|-10-13--------------------------------------------------------|
|-10b11r10--13-10-13--15-13-15b17--15b17--15-13------------13-|
|-----------------------------------------------15--13--15----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
end
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|----------10---10-10----10-|
|-8-10-----10-8-10-10-10-10-|
|-8-10-x3--8--8-8--8--10-8--|
|-6-8---------6-------8-----|
_____________________________________________________________________
main riff
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-4-4-x-7-7-------------|
|-4-4-x-7-7-x-7-7-x-9-9-|
|-2-2-x-5-5-x-7-7-x-9-9-|
|-----------x-5-5-x-7-7-|
chorus with pickscrapes in between chords
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|--7----9----7----4-|
|--7----9----7----4-|
|--5----7----5----2-|
rhythm 1
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|-4-4-x-7-7-----------|
|-4-4-x-7-7-x-7-7-x-9-|
|-2-2-x-5-5-x-7-7-x-9-|
|-----------x-5-5-x-7-|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-7--------------------------------------|
|-7--------------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5--5-5-5---5-5-5-|
_____________________________________________________________________
main riff
|------------------| 2 rhythms - easy to work out.
|------------------|
|-5-5-5---7--7-7-7-|
|-5-5-5---7--7-7-7-|
|-3-3-3->-5--7-7-7-|
|------------5-5-5-|
chorus
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|------4---5-5--5-5---7-----|
|-7-7--4---5-5--5-5---7-7-7-|
|-7-7--2->-3-3--3-3->-5-7-7-|
|-5-5-------------------5-5-|
_____________________________________________________________________
main riff
|-----------------------------------------|The next part of the song
|-----------------------------------------|is the same chords but
|-10-10-10--------------------------------|with a different rhythm
|-10-10-10-10--11-11---6---8-8-8-8--10-10-|and palm-muting.
|-8--8--8--10--11-11---6---8-8-8-8--10-10-|
|----------8->-9--9----4->-6-6-6-6--8--8--|
chorus
|-------------|-------------|These chords are also played later
|-------------|-------------|in the song with a different but
|----8--6---8-|----8--6->-5-|easy rhythm.
|-6--8--6---8-|-6--8--6->-5-|
|-6--6--4->-6-|-6--6--4->-3-|
|-4-----------|-4-----------|
post chorus
|-------------|
|-------------|
|-------------|
|-------------|
|---3-4-3-----|
|-1-------4-3-|
bridge
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|-10-10--8-8--6-6--8-8--9-9-|
|-10-10--8-8--6-6--8-8--9-9-|
|-8--8---6-6--4-4--6-6--7-7-|
|---------------------------|
behind bridge
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-----3-3-4-4-3-----|
|-1-1-----------4-3-|
last bridge
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|-10-10--8-8--6-6--8-8-5---8-|
|-10-10--8-8--6-6--8-8-5-8-8-|
|-8--8---6-6--4-4--6-6-3-8-6-|
|------------------------6---|
_____________________________________________________________________
There, I hope you enjoyed our time together today. You know it seems
harder and harder to just sit back and enjoy the finer things in
life. Well, 'til next time... ta ta......
From: daizovi@apsicc.aps.edu (Ghandi)
Chord Formations:
A F C G
1 000000 1 111111 3 010000 3 111111
2 001230 2 000200 4 003330 4 000200
3 000000 3 034000 5 000000 5 034000
Chorus Progression:
AA FFFF CC GGGG
Verse Riff:
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------33-33-|
|0--0-11-11---0--0-------|
I can't claim credit for figuring this song out. My friend, who makes me
sick, just sat down while this was playing at my house, grabbed my guitar
and figured it out.
uhhhhh forget that top line up there/\
| i kinda messed up the tab..oh well
Enjoy
From: mhanson@umich.edu (Michael S. Hanson)
Subject: LYR (want TAB): Self Esteem by The Offspring
"Self Esteem" by The Offspring (from the album _Smash_)
(intro: a cappella)
La la, la-la-la, laa la la, la-la-la laa
(Verse 1:)
I wrote her off for the tenth time today
Practiced all of the things I would say
(When) she came over, I lost my nerve:
I took her back and made her desert
I-I know, I'm being used
That's OK, man, 'cause I like the abuse
I-I know, she's playing with me
That's OK 'cause I got no self esteem
(Pre-chorus -- if you can call it that!)
Oh-h wa-ay, yeah, oh-ho-ho...(etc)...yeah!
(Verse 2:)
We make plans (to) go out at night
I wait 'till two, then I turn out the light
This rejection's got me so low
She keeps it up I just might tell her so
(Pre-chorus)
(Chorus:)
When she says, oh, that she wants only me
Then I wonder why she sleeps with my friends
When she says, oh, that I'm like a disease
Then I wonder how much more I can stand
Well I guess, I should speak up for myself
But I really think it's better this way:
The more you suffer, the more it shows you really care--
Right??
Yeah-ha-ha
(Verse 3:)
While I relate this little bit,
(It) Happens more than I like to admit
Late at night, she knocks on my door
She's drunk again and lookin' to score
I-I know, I should say no, but
It's kinda hard when she's ready to go
I may be dumb; I'm not a dweeb
I'm just a sucker with no self esteem
(Pre-chorus, 2X)
(Chorus)
TIME TO RELAX
Ah, it's time to relax
You know what that means,
A glass of wine,
Your favorite easy chair,
And of course,
This compact disc
Playing on your home stereo
So go on
indulge yourself, that's right
Kick off your shoes,
Put your feet up,
Lean back and just enjoy the melodies,
After all
Music soothes even the savage beast
NITRO(youth energy)
Our generation sees the world
not the same as before
We might as well just throw it all
And live like there's no tomorrow
There's no tomorrow
We are the ones
Who are living under the gun every day
You might be gone before you know
So live like there's no tomorrow
Ain't gonna waste this life
There's no tomorrow - you ain't gonna live it for me
Believe it
The official view of the world has changed
In a whole new way
Live fast cause if you don't take it
You'll never make it
So if you understand me
And if you feel the same
Then you will know what nitro means
You'll live like there's no tomorrow - you ain't gonna waste this life
There's no tomorrow - you ain't gonna live it for me
There's no tomorrow
BAD HABIT
Hey man you know I'm really okay
The gun in my hand will tell you the same
But when I'm in my car
Don't give me no crap
Cause the slightest thing and I just might snap
When I go driving I stay in my lane
But getting cut off it makes me insane
I open the glove box
Reach inside
I'm gonna wreck this fucker's ride
I guess I got a bad habit
Of blowin' away
Yeah I got a bad habit
And it ain't goin' away Yeah
Well they say the road is a dangerous place
If you flip me off I'm the danger you'll face
If you drive on my ass
Your foot's on the gas
And your next breath is your last
Drivers are rude
Such attitudes
But when i show my peace
Complaints cease
Something's odd
I Feel like I'm god
You stupid dumbshit goddam motherfucker
I open the glove box
Reach inside
I'm gonna wreck this fucker's ride
GOTTA GET AWAY
I'm getting edgy all the time
There's someone around me just a step behind
It's kinda scary the , the shape I'm in
The walls are shakin'and they' re closing in
Too fast or a bit too slow
I'm paranoid of people and it's starting to show
There' s one guy that I can't shake
Over my shoulder is a big mistake
Sitting on the bed
Or lying wide awake
There's demons in my head
And it's more than I can take
I think I'm on a roll
But I think it's kinda weak
Saying all I know is
I gotta get away from me
I tell you something just ain't right
My head is on loose but my shoes are tight
Avoiding my fiends cause they all bug
Life is like a riddle and I'm really stumped
If you reason, don't you know
Your own preoccupation is where you'll go
I think I'm being followed, I look around
It's only my shadow creepin' on the ground
GENOCIDE
Our lives run different ways
Through the rain I see you in the sun
Our star shines anyway
If you wish upon it we are one
Dog eat Dog
Every day
On our fellow man we prey
Dog eat Dog
To get by
Hope you like my genocide
I find it such a shame
Through the pain I see things as they are
We're served up on a plate
The pedestal is high enough to fall
And if in time
We can see the errors of our ways
Would anyone change it anyhow
Our time is up
I bet you'd only run
If you saw what goes inside our own
I bet you'd lead the way
If it were up to you decide
But it's not
SOMETHING TO BELIEVE IN
I believe that reality's gone
Disillusion's real
I believe that reality's gone
And there's nothing to feel
If you take these things
Things that we hold dear
Hands of crime is all you'll find
Give me somethin'
Somethin' to believe in
Somethin' to believe in
Somethin' to believe in
Somethin' to believe in
I believe in the changin' of the guard
Put our feet on the ground
See how it is in your own backyard
Everything breaks down
Do you accept what you are told
Without even thinking
Throw it all you'll make your own
Where they lead
You will follow
Well I guess that's just the way it goes
And if you go away
You'll be doing what they say
And if you've got a life
You'll be seeing that it's right
If you take home anything
Let it be your own two feet
The more single you become
The better off you'll be
COME OUT AND PLAY
(keep'em separated)
Like the latest fashion
Like a spreading disease
The kids are strappin' on their way to the classroom
Getting weapons with the greatest of ease
The gangs stake their own campus locale
And if they catch you slippin' then it's all over pal
If one guy's colors and the other's don't mix
They're gonna bash it up
Hey man you talkin' back to me?
Take him out
You gotta keep 'em separated
Hey man you disrespecting me?
Take him out
You gotta keep 'em separated
Hey they don't pay no mind
If you're under 18 you won't be doing any time
Hey come out and play
By the time you hear the siren
It's already too late
One goes to the morgue and the other to jail
One guy's wasted and the other's a waste
SELF ESTEEM
I wrote her off for the tenth time today
And practice all the things I would say
But she came over
I lost my nerve
I took her back and made her dessert
Now I know I'm being used
That's okay man cause I like the abuse
I know she's playing with me
That's okay cause I got no self esteem
We make plans to go out at night
I wait till 2 then I turn out the light
All this rejection's got me so low
If she keeps it up I just might tell her no
When she's saying that she wants only me
Then I wonder why she sleeps with my friends
When she's saying that I'm like a disease
Then I wonder how much more I can spend
Well I guess I should speak up for myself
But I really think it's better this way
The more you suffer
The more it shows you really care
Right? Yeah yeah yeah
Now I'll relate this little bit
That happens more than I'd like to admit
Late at night she knocks on my door
Drunk again and looking to score
Now I know I should say no
But that's kind of hard when she's ready to go
I may be dumb
But I'm not a dweeb
I'm just a sucker with no self esteem
IT'LL BE A LONG TIME
All this time has whittled away
Like so many days in one
Back and forth the leaders sway
Backing it up with guns
Superpowers flex their wings
Hold the world on puppet strings
Egos will feed
While citizens bleed
That's always the way it goes
When will the world listen to reason
I've a feeling it'll be a long time
When will the truth come in to season
I've a feeling it'll be a long time
All they want is what they can defend
Before their time is up
Make the same mistakes again
Heard it all before
Superpowers flex their wings
Hold the world on puppet strings
Egos will feed
While citizens bleed
That's always the way it goes
Well if they tried maybe they'd see
It'd do a little good to let the world be free
Handshake and a smile Gets you on through
Then turn it all around with a suicide move
But you know it's not fooling anyone but me
You gotta make yourself see what you want to see
KILLBOY POWERHEAD
(by "The Didjits")
He's a pistol grip
And a lightning rod hammer step
He always busts his knuckles
When he's wrenchin' up his shit
He just a Killboy Powerhead...yeah
You know I saw his woman
She was writing his name in blood
You know I saw his woman
Hard as a rock
She said she was his baby
Who looked just like the Hoover Dam
You know I saw his woman
Hard as a rock
He just a Killboy Powerhead
Killboy Powerhead
Killboy Powerhead
Killboy Powerhead...yeah
WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?
Before you started tokin' you used to have a brain
But now you don't get even the simplest of things
I can draw a little picture
Or even use my hands
I try to explain but you just don't understand
Man you're really losin' it
And you've really done a lot of junk now
But you keep on abusin' it
What in the world happened to you
It's bad enough you do it to yourself
But taking someone with you
Well you know that's something else
I say I'm not that kind of person
I'm not that kind of man
I try to explain but you just don't understand
I might be sympathetic or cut a little slack
If I thought that you were willing to give a little back
But you do it in the morning
You do it in the night
You lie to refrain from just facing your life
So I'll see you tomorrow
You'll be gackin' up again
I'll see you in a coffin by the time your wad is spent
I think of all the times that I tried to lend a hand
I try to explain but you just don't understand
SO ALONE
Look at the crowd and tell me whether
All are surrounded
But none are together
If you're awake, look all around
At all of the people
Still you're so alone
So alone
If I could, I'd make a suggestion
Without sounding preachy
Or begging the question
Melt with your minds
Melt with each other
Don't be surrounded, don't be so alone
NOT THE ONE
I'm not the one who made the world what it is today
I'm not the one who caused the problems started long ago
But now I deal with all the consequences that troubles our times
I carry on and never once have even questioned why
I'm innocent
But the wieght of the world is on my shoulders
I'm innocent
But the battles started are far from over
We're not the ones who leave the homeless in the streets at night
We're not the ones who've kept minorities and women down
Still we grow and then the problems they become our own
We carry on without even realizing why
We're innocent
But the weight of the world is on our shoulders
We're innocent
But the battles left us are far from over
We're not the ones whose pollution blackened our skies
And ruined our streams
We're not the ones who made the nuclear bombs
That threaten our lives
We're not the ones who let the children starve in faraway lands
We're not the ones who made the streets unsafe to walk at night
And even if we try and not become so overwhelmed
And if we make some contribution to the plight we see
Still our descendents will inherit our mistakes of today
They'll suffer just the same as we and never wonder why
SMASH
Head over heals I've fit in before
Now I don't wanna do it no more
I've held it all in with blood on my face
Built it up man so bad you can taste
I don't slag no one
I don't even judge
Don't give a shit 'cause I'm not gonna budge
I just want to be who I want to be
Guess that's hard for others to see
I'm not a trendy asshole
I Do what I want
I Do what I feel like
I'm not a trendy asshole
Don't give a fuck
If it's good enough for you
Cause I am alive
Smash is the way you feel all alone
Like an outcast you're out on your own
Smash is the way you deal with your life
Like an outcast you're smashing your strife
Head over heels I've fit in before
Now I don't want to do it no more
I just want to be who I want to be
Guess that's hard for others to see
Ladies and gentlemen
Welcome to the disclaimer
That's right, the disclaimer
This American apple pie institution
Known as parental discretion
Will cleanse any sense of innuendo or sarcasm
From the lyrics that might actually make you think
And will also insult your intelligence at the same time
So protect your family.
This album contains explicit depictions
Of things which are real.
These real things are commonly known as life.
So, if it sounds sarcastic, don't take it seriously.
If it sounds dangerous,
Do not try this at home or at all.
And if it offends you, just don't listen to it.
The Meaning Of Life
On the way
Trying to get where I'd like to say
I'm always feeling steered away
By someone trying to tell me
What to say and do
I don't want it
I gotta go find my own way
I gotta go make my own mistakes
Sorry man for feeling
Feeling the way I do
On yeah, Oh yeah
Open wide and they'll shove in
Their meaning of life
Oh yeah, Oh yeah
But not for me I'll do it on my own
Oh yeah, Oh yeah
Open wide and swallow their meaning of life
I can't make it work your way
Thanks but no thanks
By the way
I know your path has been tried and so
It may seem like the way to go
Me, I'd rather be found
Trying something new
And the bottom line
In all of this seems to say
There's no right and wrong way
Sorry if I don't feel like
Living the way you do
Mota
Mota!
Everyday, well it's the same
That bong that's on the table starts to call
My name
I take a hit and zone out again
I'll be paranoid and hungry by a quarter to ten
Watching reruns on my TV
I'm laughing off my ass at Three's Company
I don't know if I'm understood
Buy hearing Jimmy Buffett never sounded so good
Your memory's gone and so is your life (your life)
Mota Boy
But losing out just never felt so right
Your enemy's you and so is your life (your life)
Mota Boy
But losing out might feel okay all night
Mota!
I'm driving down to the barrio
Going 15 miles an hour cause I'm already stoned
Give the guy a twenty and wait in the car
He tosses me a baggie then he runs real far
I take a hit but it smells like a clove
Oh fuck I got a baggie of oregano
This ritual is destroying me
But I guess it could be worse
It could be methedrine
Your memory's gone and so is your life (your life)
Mota Boy
But losing out just never felt so right
Your enemy's you and your couch is your life
(Your Life)
Mota Boy
But losing out might take
Losing out might take you all night
Mota!
Losing out might feel okay all night
Yeah losing out might feel okay all life
Me & My Old Lady
Me and my old lady
Lay in bed all day
And when I say I love her
Well she rolls the other way
But really she don't mean it
Everything she says
Still if I believe in love
There's nothing wrong
There's nothing wrong with my head
Me and my old lady
Sit and sip on wine
And when she says she loves me
Will I say that love is blind
But really I don't mean it
Everything I say
Still if she believes in love
There's nothing wrong
There's nothing wrong with her head
So what if we're making a scene now
You know she don't give a shit
When she's pawin' and grabbin' on me now
You know I don't mind a bit
It's all good and we
Ain't gonna change now
The world is unaware
So if you want to go on and stare
Cause we don't care
She ain't no ball and chain
Me and my old lady
Suck each other dry
And when in that position
I'm the luckiest man alive
Quenching our libidos
Passing time away
Now that I believe in love
There's nothing wrong
There's nothing wrong with my head
Cool to Hate
I hate a lot of things
I hate a lot of people that are lame
I like to hate stuff
Cause then I don't havae to try and make
A change
I hate teachers
I hate school
I hate the cheerleaders
And anyone who's cool
I hate the office
I hate the Quad
Don't wanna learn nothing
I want to be a slob
It's cool to hate
It's cool to hate
I don't like nothing and I like that fine
(Liking something's just a waste of time)
It's cool to hate
It's cool to hate
I don't like nothing and I like that fine
(Liking something's just a waste of time)
I don't like nothing and like that fine
(Liking something's just a waste of time)
Yeah I hate everything
I even hate you too
So fuck you
I'm always thinking bad
I never have nothing good to say
I'd rather tear things down
Than build them up
It's easier that way
I hate the jocks
And I hate the geeks
I hate the trendies
But I also hate the freaks
I hate Dr. Martens
And Muscle T's
I'm only happy when I'm in my misery
I'll cut you down and give you lip
Being positive's so unhip
I'll cut you down cause I'm a fool
Being positive's so uncool
I hate the jocks
And I hate the geeks
I hate the trendies
But I also hate the freaks
I hate your band
And I hate TV
I'm only happy when I'm in my misery
Leave it Behind
Rage burns can't push it aside now
Can't forgive this grudge is alive now
All the rage eats you up inside
Can you leave it behind
What a surprise --
You're fucked with again Yeah
It's a way of life you need to get over
All the rage just eats you alive
Can you leave it behind
I don't know where it'll end
The sun has set
And I can't be friends
I don't know if I can forgive
The day is long
But you were so dead wrong
Gone Away
Maybe in another life
I could find you there
Pulled away before your time
I can't deal it's so unfair
And it feels
And it feels like
Heaven's so far away
And it feels
Yeah it feels like
The world has grown cold
Now that you've gone away
Leaving flowers on your grave
Show that I still care
But black roses and Hail Mary's
Can't bring back what's taken from me
I reach to the sky
And call out your name
And if I could trade
I would
And it feels
And it feels like
Heaven's so far away
And it stings
Yeah it stings now
The world is so cold
Now that you've gone away
I choose
Look at me I'm fallin'
Off of a cliff now
I can still hear my mama yelling No No No
But the words mean nothing
Can't catch up to me now
And the view is so beautiful
All the way down
When I was a little boy
Suckin' juice from a bottle
Believing my perceptions were oh so real
But I don't know nothing
Still knowing nothing
Was just enough for me to know the way I feel
This is life
What a fucked up thing we do
What a nightmare come true
Or a playground if we choose
And I choose
Look at me I'm swollen
Like a banana fish now
I'm never gonna make it out of my hole
But I keep on laughing
Doesn't really matter
There's dozens of reasons for explaining my soul
When I was a teenager
Suckin' booze with the Vatos
Discussing who was gonna live to be 21
They said they wouldn't make it
They didn't make it
We're all naked when the day is said and done
This is life
What a fucked up thing we do
What a nightmare come true
Or a playground if we choose
And I choose
Don't know who made this all come true
But now while you're here
You just gotta do what you gotta do
Now if I wasn't such a weenie
Do you think you'd still love me
Pretending I'm an airplane on the living
Room floor
But like a lovely generator
You stand right by me
And if words were wisdom I'd be talking
Even more
So I keep on falling
As I'm looking back above me
Watching as my mama just becomes a little dot
Now I'm like DeNiro
I'm amarillo
And I'll never know when I hit the ground
All I Want
Day after day your home life's a wreck
The powers that be just
Breathe down your neck
You get no respect
You get no relief
You gotta speak up
And yell out your piece
So back off your rules
Back off your jive
Cause I'm sick of not living
To stay alive
Leave me alone
I'm not asking a lot
I just don't want to be controlled
That's all I want
All I want
How many times is it gonna take
Till someone around you hears what you say
You've tried being cool
You feel like a lie
You've played by their rules
Now it's their turn to try
So back off your rules
Back off your jive
Cause I'm sick of not living
To stay alive
Leave me alone
I'm not asking a lot
I just don't want to be controlled
That's all I want
All I want
I said it before
I'll say it again
If you could just listen
Then it might make sense
Way Down the Line
Nothing changes cause it's all the same
The world you get's the one you give away
It all just happens again
Way down the line
There is a chain that's never broken
You know the story it's sad but true
An angry man gets drunk and beats his kids
The same old way his drunken father did
What comes around well it goes around
Nothing changes cause it's all the same
The world you get's the one you give away
It all just happens again
Way down the line
At 17 Shannon is pregnant
As young as her mom when she had her
Her kid is never gonna have a dad
The same old way that Shannon never had
What comes around well it goes around
Nothing changes cause it's all the same
The world you get's the one you give away
It all just happens again
Way down the line
And all the things you learn when you're a kid
You'll fuck up just like your parents did
It all just happens again
Way down the line
And welfare moms have kids on welfare
And fat parents they have fat kids too
You know it's never gonna end
The same old cycle's gonna start again
What comes around well it goes around
Don't pick it Up
I saw a little kid
As he walked around
He picked a candy bar up
Off the ground
He chowed about a half
Then his face turned blue
Turned out that candy bar was doggy-doo
Don't pick it up I say
Unless you can throw it away
Don't pick it up I say
You're gonna be bummed that you went that way
You're out there makin' bacon
No scrutiny
You mess around too much
And you got VD
You know you never think
And you're sore today
You're gonna take it back to California
Don't pick it up I say
Unless you can throw it away
Don't pick it up I say
You're gonna be bummed that you went that way
My friend was kinda hurtin'
For a girl to try
He saw one that looked like Pat
On Saturday Night Live
It had a pair of thingies
But a mustache too
Not clearly male nor female
So now what to do
Don't pick it up I say
Unless you can throw it away
Don't pick it up I say
You're gonna be bummed that you went that way
Amazed
Sometimes I think I'm gonna drown
Cause everyone around's so hollow
I'm alone
Sometimes I think I'm going down
But no one makes a sound
They follow
And I'm alone
Yeah if I make it I'd be amazed
Just to find tomorrow
One more day and I'd be amazed
Just to see it waiting
And if I make it I'm still alone
No more hope for better days
But if I could change
Then I'd really be amazed
And when you know you can't relate
To one more shiny face
Your heart breaks
No one cares
And when you know you can't go on
Cause everything is wrong
Your heart breaks
But no one's there
Change the World
I see the way the salesmen stare into the sun
I stood and watched them as they fell off one by one
And everyone's so blind
They're not to help mankind
Reach into your bag of tricks and pull another one
You don't want to change the world
Like you say
You're in it for yourself
No one else
You're ready
Saving yourself
You're gonna change the world
You're ready
Saving yourself
You're gonna change the world
Now when the day is set they'll line up all the same
And those that need the most will never get or gain
The ones you call your friends
Are failing you again
Reach into your bag of tricks and make it go away
You don't want to change the world
Like you say
You're in it for yourself
No one else
You're ready
Saving yourself
You're gonna change the world
You're ready
Saving yourself
You're gonna change the world
And since you ain't what you say
Then just go away
Cause some don't lie
Some don't lie
Go on now they won't tell
Go on now and save yourself
