Opening with a textbook punk drumroll, the first track launches straight into hard punk, with 4, count 'em, 4 chords. It captures a universal feeling of hahaha i don't need you anymore, so kiss my ass, all wrapped up in a two minute long yell. Key Lyric: I can't wait to tell you all about her, all about the new girl! 7/10
The first political comment song, and although in places it is slightly clumsy with its words,its still a successfully swift change from one mood straight over to another, while still mantaining the heavy chords etc. Key Lyric: It's a bomb with a short fuse, and i know it seems like no use, the tensions buildin a reaction, this is a call to action! 6/10
Another great song about self-control and discovering stuff about yourself. The chorus has some great harmonies and the typically simple lyrics serve their purpose perfectly. Key Lyric: I break the glass, I break it down. 8/10
Thats the song playing in the background, btw. The lyrics are set up in definite, 4 syllable lines, racing through each verse into an equally smooth chorus. The last prose confronts violence in the community, with a strange relevance to N.Ireland's own situation. Key Lyric: No race, No face, Still there, Same place! 8/10
Yep, the first of two ska songs on the , and also one of the best. One of few tracks with a real intro, there is a sinister distorted guitar riff, with muted trumpets backing it up. Suddenly, it breaks into a happy-ska beat and introduces probably the best riff on the album.Another world comment song, and one that takes some singing along to. Key Lyric: Hey! whats goin on? Hey! what went wrong? Hey! i dunno why. Hey! i might as well try..9/10
Full of energy, and with a truly inspired chorus, there is little to mark this track down on. The message is there, growing up and struggling to find a place in society, and its nearly impossible to stop yourself from singing along. Key Lyric: Ive seen through all the years, and through all the tears, ive seen my share it makes me feel like no one even cares,10/10
Drug song! This changes mood several times, even with a reggae verse in the middle. It's mainly a description of being stoned put into pretty creative punk terms, not bad, but not great. Key Lyric: Take another drag to kill the pain, of your meaningless existance in this godforsaken place. 6/10
Short piece about social structures and crap, about how all his dreams remained out of his reach, like...Key Lyric: all my dreams were just islands in the sky. 6/10
Nice. The lyrics are almost perfect, and the music characterizes it brilliantly. The shortest track on the album, and not a bad one at that. The message is a great reminder of how things really are, as opposed to how some morons think it is. Key Lyric: Alright, no need to fight, cos everybody's different and theres nothin you can do about it. Just cos i don't look like you, or act like you, doesn't make me any better or worse. 8/10
Have a guess what its about. Internal thoughts and feelings, and the double standards for other people. A nice slagging match half way through, which is much too short in my opinion. Not bad musically, but it's really made up out of stuff you've already heard on the album. Key Lyric: All this wool is buggin my eyes and i never realized, behind that plastic shell, you can't even tell. 7/10
About a self centred girl who only ever cared about herself. Not a particularly special track, but still pretty good in its own right. Key Lyric: Everybody's sayin "Yeah im the one", "everybody come runnin to me" but thats not the way it works and it never did. 7/10
The other ska song, and again, it kicks some good ass. All about the band's obsession with 'Chukas' (i have a pair, ain't i great?) and other random crap. A pisstake in the middle of a bunch of serious songs, it's a breath of fresh air. Key Lyric: Vans, in my head, Vans, on my feet, my sole is on the ground when im walking down the street! 9/10
Probably the lyricist's own experiences about an inferiority complex that kept him from communicating with anyone else. It's really just a message in a song rather than a song with a message, and isn't that great because of it. Key Lyric: What if they're laughing at me? I know im not good enough, so i won't even try. 6/10
All about feeling good on the inside without looking that great on the inside. Big hippy song in punk packaging, and it works pretty well. Speedy vocals and bass are back, and its generally a pretty good song. Key Lyric: If you're fucked up on the inside then you're fucked up on the outside, it doesn't matter what you say or do, it doesn't matter what you think is true. 7/10
Very different to the Pumpkins song of the same name, this track is remarkably similar to Our Time, and strangely enough, it also kicks ass. It revisits the subject of things changing ovr time, and becoming aware of this in a relationship. Nice guitar riff, too. Key Lyric: I've wasted such a long time too, just to feel like a zero. 8/10
Yes, the last track is a farewell. It concerns the end of a relationship, and he is saying 'so long' to the girl he thought he understood. Agressive lyrics and guitarwork in the chorus, the album really goes out with a bang. This is one of the best songs on the album, and a great way to wrap up. Key Lyric: You know you make me wanna say so long, you know you make me wanna say goodbye...9/10
Almost wrapped up. About a minute long, it's just a guy pissed off at his self-centred girlfriend. Key Lyric: I don't wanna hear it, I know your bullshit! 6/10
