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underage, hidden rage
banging our heads near the stage
part scared to death part teenage pride
we knew the truth, but loved the lie
stole all our stubborn confidence
from a punk rock poser some college kid
who talked a lot about everything
we met at a show he asked us our names

He drove an old purple Subaru
at night it looked dark blue
wore a studded belt and wallet chain
when his folks split up he tried to hide the pain
talking real, real big, but we knew he was full
of shit still he wasn’t cruel
like the jocks and jackasses at school
despite all the facts we thought he was so cool

Darren said he was straight edge,
his teeth were crooked
you could tell people
thought he was lame, but he had a car
and he knew our names

he drove us to shows And got us in
said Nirvana was technically a punk band
I thought he was wrong, but I didn’t say a word
I was out of the house away from my
helicopter mom kind of like the one
on Almost Famous it was good for a bit to
break the spell, to finally be free
in a suburban hell

you know sometimes
with fast friends
they fall away
just as quick
you rack your brain,
but you can’t recall
nothing happened
nothing at all
it’s like you woke up
and you’ve moved on
you can barely remember your favorite song
you get older and it comes on
and you remember when

you were underage
so much hidden rage
banging your head
near the stage
part scared to death
part teenage pride
you knew the truth,
but loved the lie
stole all your
stubborn confidence
from a punk rock poser
some college kid
who talked a lot, but he was my friend
he was my friend
he was my friend

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from somebody had to, released July 14, 2023

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