The Suicide Machines - Hey (1996) reaction commentary - Ska Punk

Today I listen to American punk rock band, The Suicide Machines perform Hey from their 1996 album, Destruction by Definition. Chapters 0:00 - Intro 0:22 - Hey 3:03 - My thoughts 4:13 - Who are The Suicide Machines? Links Original video:    • Hey   Punk Rock playlist:    • Punk Rock   Ska playlist:    • Ska   The Suicide Machines are an American punk rock band formed in March 1991 in Detroit, Michigan. During the course of their career, the band has released seven full-length albums on the labels Hollywood Records, Side One Dummy Records and Fat Wreck Chords, as well as several EPs and singles. They have experienced lineup changes over the years, all with founding member Jason Navarro as lead singer and front man. The band's musical style initially blended elements of punk rock, ska, and hardcore into genres popularly known as ska punk and ska-core, which characterized their first two albums. After a brief foray in a more radio friendly direction, they shifted back towards their mid-1990s style, bringing back ska punk, as well as a heavier ferocity with strong political overtones that draws from early hardcore punk. Destruction by Definition is their debut album, released in 1996 by Hollywood Records. Hey is track five, written by The Suicide Machines. Jason Navarro - vocals Dan Lukacinsky - guitar, backing vocals Royce Nunley - bass, backing vocals Derek Grant - drums, hammond organ, clavinet, piano, backing vocals Vinnie Nobile - trombone Larry Klimas - tenor saxophone Lyrics [Intro] Drop it! Hey, what's going on? Hey, what went wrong? Hey, I don't know why Hey, I might as well try [Verse 1] Well, I looked around this crazy place and tried to make some sense of it Robbed a bank and stole a car, and tried to put some dents in it And everybody's playing games, I don't know what to make of it Don't play your stupid games, you know I don't need all that fucked up shit [Chorus] Well, no one ever told me I was gonna get older I turned 21 and I thought my life was over It took a long time to get where I am now And I'm not gonna sit around wondering how, no [Verse 2] Well, I listen to your fuckin' shit, I can't make any sense of it 'Cause what goes in does not come out, you've gotta put two cents in it You're just a blob of fucking jell, your brain is floating out in space If your brain was worth a quarter, I'd get twenty-six cents back in change [Chorus 2] Well, no one told me that the grass would be greener I've done a lot of things since the last time that I seen her No one ever told me it would be this way That's why you can't make any sense out of anything I say [Bridge] My world is crumbling and I don't know what to do It's falling down around me 'cause I'm thinking of you If we take a look, look at our world today Are our morals on decline, or have we all gone insane? Insane (Insane) Insane (Insane) Insane (Insane) Pick it up! [Outro] Hey, what's going on? Hey, what went wrong? Hey, I don't know why Hey, I might as well try