"Fat Lip" - Sum 41

Storming through the party like my name was El Niño
When I'm hanging out drinking in the back of an El Camino
As a kid, I was a skid and no one knew me by name.
I trashed my own house party cause nobody came.

I know I'm not the one you thought you knew back in high school
Never going, never showing up when we had to.
attention that we crave don't tell us to behave,
I'm sick of always hearing act your age.

I don't want to waste my time
become another casualty of society.
I'll never fall in line
Become another victim of your conformity
And back down.

Because you don't
Know us at all we laugh when old people fall.
But what would you expect with a conscience so small.
Heavy metal and mullets it's how we were raised.
Maiden and Priest were the gods that we praised

Cause we like having fun at other peoples expense and,
Cutting people down is just a minor offense then,
It's none of your concern, I guess I'll never learn.
I'm sick of being told to wait my turn.

I don't want to waste my time
become another casualty of society.
I'll never fall in line
Become another victim of your conformity
And back down.

Don't count on me, to let you know when.
Don't count on me, I'll do it again.
Don't count on me, it's the point you're missing.
Don't count on me, cause I'm not listening.

Well I'm a no goodnick lower middle class brat,
Back packed and I don't give a s*** about nothing.
You be standing on the corner talking all that kufuffin.
But you don't make sense from all the gas you be huffing.
Cause if the egg don't stain you'll be ringing off the hook,
You're on the hit list wanted in the telephone book.
I like songs with distortion, to drink in proportion.
The doctor said my mom should have had an abortion.

I don't want to waste my time
become another casualty of society.
I'll never fall in line
Become another victim of your conformity
And back down.

Waste my time with them
Casualty of society.
Waste my time again,
Victim of your conformity
And back down.

"Armed With A Mind" Analysis

Originating from New Bedford, Massachusetts, Have Heart took the stage by storm in 2004 with their first demo, What Counts, showing their energy and passion for hardcore punk music. These boys captured the hearts of thousands with their inspirational lyrics concerning friends, non-conformity, and various other morals. The band is comprised of vocalist Patrick Flynn, guitarists Kei Yasui and Ryan Hudon, bassist Ryan Briggs, and drummer Shawn Costa. In their song 'Armed With A Mind,' they bash stereotypes and criticize those who don't live their lives to their full potential. The song shows that Have Heart will not conform to the stereotypes that women have to be obsessed with the way they look and that men have to fight to prove their masculinity. They say they won't become a mindless machine because they'd rather voice their opinion and use their minds instead of dumbing themselves down to be seen as cool by others.

The beginning of the song starts out with the superficial girl who cares too much about she looks and not enough about how she presents herself. "She leads a hollow life void of insight." The song continues and explains that she is "vulnerable, susceptible to pain" which is a result of not using her head. The next verse is about the "spineless and mindless" boy who is considered a man, just because he knows how to throw a punch. He isn't judged by his brains or his kindness, but only his need to fight. The narrator asks what he's fighting for, because violence never solves anything. He says "boy, your true strength sleeps behind your eyes," rather than the show that he puts on for his friends. At the end, the narrator explains that we received a gift called our mind and that to not use it is a waste.

Literary terms are scattered throughout the song which adds to the overall message of the song. The use of metaphors, comparing two things without using like or as, is shown. Have Heart demonstrates this with "You're a garden of potential submerged in the rain" and "mind over matter is power over fists." They also use personification, giving humanistic traits to objects, effectively with "the fierce fists will do the talking" as well as "boy, your true strength sleeps behind your eyes."

Blink-182 - "Anthem Pt. 2"

Everything has fallen to pieces,
Earth is dying help me Jesus
We need guidance, we've been misled,
young and hostile, but not stupid.

Corporate leaders, politicians,
kids can't vote, adults elect them
Laws that rule the school and workplace,
signs that caution, sixteen's unsafe.

We really need to see this through,
we never wanted to be abused
We'll never give up, it's no use,
if we're fucked up you're to blame

Let this train wreck burn more slowly,
kids are victims in this story
Drown our youth with useless warnings,
teenage rules they're fucked and boring

We really need to see this through,
we never wanted to be abused
We'll never give up, it's no use,
if we're fucked up you're to blame

Everything has fallen to pieces,
Everything has fallen to pieces,
Everything has fallen to pieces,
Everything has fallen to ...

We really need to see this through,
we never wanted to be abused,
We'll never give up, it's no use,
if we're fucked up you're to blame!