Lyrics
Just wanted you to know, the kid you beat up at the show,
Expressing a message to someone who physically harmed the speaker's brother at a concert.
He just happened to be my brother.
Revealing a personal connection—the victim is the speaker's brother.
It was his first but, I don't think there will be another.
Suggesting that the brother's negative experience might deter him from attending future events.
Because of you and all your friends,
Blaming the recipient and their friends for making the brother feel like an outsider.
You made sure he knew where he didn't fit in.
Highlighting how the recipient and friends deliberately alienated the brother.
Is this what it comes to?
Raising questions about the deteriorating state of the music scene and its values.
I thought we dropped this shit in high school?
Expressing disappointment in the persistence of negative behavior that should have ended in high school.
Just wanted to thank you for intimidating everyone in the scene,
Thanking the recipient for instilling fear and unease in the music community.
Are the doors closed?
Questioning if opportunities for participation in the music scene are now closed due to intimidation.
No more applicants being accepted
Metaphorically closing the doors for new participants in the music scene.
Just wanted to thank you for being the jock I always hated in high school.
Acknowledging the recipient as a disliked figure reminiscent of a high school jock.
Now here's another story to tell all of your friends.
Promising to share a negative story about the recipient with their social circle.
Tell them how you brought hardcore to an end
Accusing the recipient of contributing to the decline of hardcore music.
For the kid that thought he had found something new,
Addressing the impact on someone who believed they had discovered something meaningful in the music scene.
What if this happened to you?
Prompting the recipient to consider the consequences if they were in the victim's position.
When you first started coming around
Recalling the recipient's initial involvement and the exclusion they faced.
And we made you feel like you couldn't be down,
Suggesting that the recipient may not have embraced the community if they were treated similarly.
My guess is that you wouldn't be down.
Encouraging the recipient to discontinue their current behavior.
It's time to give it up
Declaring the speaker's decision to distance themselves due to the recipient's actions.
Because I've had enough of your shit and the kids you beat up on,
Expressing frustration with the recipient and the harm they cause to others.
It's not about who's been here and for how long,
Rejecting the notion that credibility is solely based on how long one has been part of the music scene.
Since when did style and social status decide whether you can like a band,
Criticizing the influence of style and social status on one's ability to appreciate a band.
What about what's inside?
Challenging the importance of internal qualities over external factors.
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