| barely legal |
| i didnt take no shortcuts i spent the money that i saved up oh momma runnin outta luck like my sister dont give a fuck |
| This is punk rock at its best. Its like 1976 New York but slapped across the face with all that is contemporary and new and modern and Stroke-like, but still with that vintage influence, but its so very new and fresh….that “everything old is new again sense of urgency”. It’s very cool. Very relatable I think, like a lot of their stuff being frustrated quarter life shit kicking and confusion and curiosity and indifference. Sexcellent drum beats and riff’s that totally compliment youth-ness and old school-ness and fun and not giving a fuck. It’s what I like to call intricate simplicity…it’s tight but loose, nice use of cymbals and weaving guitars where you don’t know where they’re going, but they go places, it’s like the song is running through a maze and you just keep running and you dunno where you’re going…which is a lot like being barely legal….and then it just finishes and leaves you with distortion and feedback and you’re in like a limbo, of I’ve been running, fuck knows where, but it was fun… Barely Legal I didn't take no shortcuts I spent the money that I saved up Oh, Momma running out of luck Like my sister, don't give a fuck I wanna steal your innocence To me, my life, it don't make sense Those strange manners, I loved 'em so "Why won't you wear your new trench coat?" I should've worked much harder I should've just not bothered I never show up on weekdays Something that you learned yesterday "Drive you to work; you'll be on time These little problems they're not yours and mine," "Come on and listen to what I say I've got some secrets that'll make you stay" I just want to turn you down I just want to turn you around Oh, you ain't never had nothin' I wanted, but... I want it all I just can't figure out... Nothing And all together it went well We made pretend we were best friends Then she said, "Oh, you're a freak" "They ordered me to make mistakes" Together again, like the beginning It all works somehow in the end The things we did, the things you hide For the record it's between you and I Oh, I didn't take no shortcuts I spent the money that I saved up Oh, Momma running out of luck Like my sister, don't give a fuck I wanna steal your innocence To me my life, it just don't make any sense Those strange manners, I loved 'em so "Why won't you wear your new trench coat?" I just want to misbehave I just want to be your slave Oh, you ain't never had nothing I wanted, but... I want it all I just can't figure out... Nothin' And all together it went well We made pretend we were best friends Then she said, "Oh, I can wait" They ordered me to make mistakes Together again like the beginning It all works somehow in the end The things we did, the things you hide And for the record, it's between you and I |
| i just wanna to misbehave i just wanna be your slave oh you aint never had nothing that i wanted but i want it all i just cant figure out |