Music and lyrics written by Adam Stanley circa 2003.
lyrics
you don't need studs, you don't need leather
you don't need plaid, you don't need checkers
you don't need pins, you don't need buttons
don't serve a purpose so it's good for nothin'
crooked trucker hat and baggy jeans
you can't explain to me what it means
brand new shoes with checkered laces
all the same clothes but with different faces
fashion ain't rebellion, it comes from within
you say you wanna be different
but you look just the same
you're just not interesting enough
to be the center of attention
without wearing goofy clothes
you don't know nothin' and you never will
you don't know nothin' cuz your brain is ill
you wouldn't know music if it
came up and bit ya
you think you'll like one kind of music forever
you don't need "punk," you don't need "emo"
you don't need "metal," and you don't need "techno"
they're all just names, they don't mean nothin'
it's all music, it's just all music
classification is insane
it just creates conflict and segregation
don't focus on the genre, focus on the art
nothin' matter, it's all the same
you don't need studs, you don't need leather
you don't need plaid, you don't need checkers
you don't need pins, you don't need buttons
don't serve a purpose so it's good for nothin'
crooked trucker hat and baggy jeans
you can't explain to me what it means
brand new shoes with checkered laces
all the same clothes but with different faces
fashion ain't rebellion, it comes from within
you say you wanna be different
but you look just the same
you're just not interesting enough
to be the center of attention
without wearing goofy clothes
credits
from The Drafted,
released September 1, 2005
Aaron Hughes: drums
Adam Stanley: lead vocals, lead guitar
Omeed Tabrizi: rhythm guitar
Rylan Felder: bass
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