Re-gaining Unconsciousness, is centerd around the idea of having a all powful, power trippin dictator. (if u like this song you should read 1984 by George Orwell)
"The sad truth is you'd rather follow the school into the net because swimming alone at sea is not the kind of freedom that you actually want." I love NOFX and I love this song.
This song pops up in my head a lot more than I want when reading about the state of the US. I think it's more relevant than it was when they recorded it.
If you were one of those punk kids back in the day who yelled “fuck the system,” then you wouldn’t be yelling “follow the science (=money)” or “shut down STEM (=critical thinking)” today. Those statements all represent the system you were speaking of.
1:32 - 2:29 are honestly some of the BEST fucking lyrics i've ever heard. So much truth mixed in with lyrical geniousness. Incredible song to say the least. FUCK THE SYSTEM!
i remember reading that on a poster in about 6th grade its always stuck with me even though at the time i didn't know where it came from or its context
This song was written about The Patriot Act, but I recently realized how much it applies to NDAA as well. Looks like both presidents dropped the same ball.
They were talking about Republicans, I dont think they realize this song has become about the entire establishment machine, It is a shame that NOFX became the monsters they hunted.
@@Cajaquarius I made it clear that the establishment machine is riddled with corruption. Republicans, and Democrats are wings if the same beast, what many see as chaotic, thrashing, in fighting, is actually flight towards the enslavement of humanity. Nofx does champion causes that are in line with the established banking system though. Thanks for the feed back.
@@Cajaquarius t r u e. Weather its the right cheek or the left cheek they both belong to the same asshole puppet masters running the political puppet show.
ohhh wowwwawwww listen to this puhnk rawk song and then read the 1984 by the George Orwell, shit'll change yer lives. yew will thaaaank me.... (laziest surface level social activism ever)
000ThatsLife000 And where on earth did you get that from? I don't know if you're aware of it, but they don't actually talk about religion in this song. It's not even mentioned once, genius. And I wasn't insulting this song, I was making fun of the kid who said errrmahgerrrdd this sawng is just like the 1984 #activism #protest #wearethe99%
Its 2023, its gotten worse. This year there going after trans rights and for some reason the furry community... WE DIDN'T RAISE OUR VOICE WE DIDN'T MAKE A FUSS IT'S FUNNY, THERE WAS NO ONE LEFT TO NOTICE WHEN THEY CAME FOR US.
+Buffy Notavampireslayer Nope I'm doing the punk thing and voting Trump. I hope Bernie runs on the same ticket. TRUMP/SANDERS 2016 BERN IT TO THE TRUMPIN GROUND!
+Buffy Notavampireslayer Get that hippie shit off this page....Did you not listen to the end of the song at all. Socialism and big government is not freedom.
Bernie sanders is the one corralling all the adult infants, taking away our individuality in replacement of equality. Creating a dependent nation of perpetual children expecting the government to sustain their life for them. The government is already so fucked off and corrupt how do them seizing control of our means of production "our labor force, most of us", and adding even more tax "theft" to anybody who has "succeeded" do anything productive? Fuck socialism and fuck neo fascist liberals. If you have to pick somebody to oversee this nation of slaves at least choose one who would like to see government take a step back from encroaching over our "rights". Gary Johnson.
Don't confuse Hippies with Liberal fascists. Most of us see that government isn't the answer and the ones that don't, don't understand what peace and love really means. Because government is the complete opposite of that.
+Edoardo Oliveira This song is about the United States repression of individuals. I suppose if you need a "who" exactly it would be government/media. But more importantly, it's about the people themselves passively rejecting others and letting everything go to shit.
they warned us a long ago and it's only gotten worse.
we need you NOFX.
"The sad truth is you'd rather follow the school into the net because swimming alone at sea is not the kind of freedom that you actually want."
I love NOFX and I love this song.
Thank you One Tree Hill.
More real in 2022 than ever
Crazy this album is from 2003 and it's still relevant.
I think this record had some of the best writing from NOFX.
This song pops up in my head a lot more than I want when reading about the state of the US. I think it's more relevant than it was when they recorded it.
If you were one of those punk kids back in the day who yelled “fuck the system,” then you wouldn’t be yelling “follow the science (=money)” or “shut down STEM (=critical thinking)” today.
Those statements all represent the system you were speaking of.
Pennywise: let us hear ur voice
The unseen: false hope
Rise against: survivors guilt
Anti-flag: criminals
NOFX: Re-gaining unconsciousness
All great bands.
What a tune.
I can't stop replaying the first verse. It's SO beautiful.
So 147THOUSAND ppl listened to this but less than 1% liked it? No wonder I love NOFX so much. Ppl suck
Some of them will regain this today!
More appropriate and accurate now than ever.
1:32 - 2:29 are honestly some of the BEST fucking lyrics i've ever heard. So much truth mixed in with lyrical geniousness. Incredible song to say the least. FUCK THE SYSTEM!
Classic.
Yep. We need this message more than ever, huh?
i remember reading that on a poster in about 6th grade its always stuck with me even though at the time i didn't know where it came from or its context
Truer and truer.
Favorite song on the album...love it!
mine too!
This song was written about The Patriot Act, but I recently realized how much it applies to NDAA as well. Looks like both presidents dropped the same ball.
This song is so poignant and relevant, still today and probably an unnervingly long time into the future.
confirmed, it's the future and it's still relevant
@@DiceMaster740 still is...
And still is.. seven years later
mikes word play in this song is amazing
Brilliant. Thanks.
They were talking about Republicans, I dont think they realize this song has become about the entire establishment machine, It is a shame that NOFX became the monsters they hunted.
Fat Mike is just streight up anti
Lol, ok. They became religious tightwads who push their lying religion and death cult on us?
Then fact you think there is a difference between the two parties just tell me me you are still asleep.
@@Cajaquarius I made it clear that the establishment machine is riddled with corruption. Republicans, and Democrats are wings if the same beast, what many see as chaotic, thrashing, in fighting, is actually flight towards the enslavement of humanity. Nofx does champion causes that are in line with the established banking system though. Thanks for the feed back.
@@Cajaquarius t r u e. Weather its the right cheek or the left cheek they both belong to the same asshole puppet masters running the political puppet show.
Haunting
awesome lyrics!
These lyrics never more poignant!!!!!
2:01 - 2:04 = my favorite part in any punk rock song ever.
Love this
Wow.
NDAA '12! Best follow the school now.
This song always kicks my ass
nice song I like it
its also the bridge of a oi polloi song
bash the fash
@Orthodoxcrusader i love your "about me" thing!
so sadly relavent for 2016! #FatMike2020
Would vote 20/20.
CheeseGrater575
“Diversity is now our biggest”
Yes, because that’s a line about Hillary not Trump. *rolls eyes*
More relavent in 2018
Perfectly said!
nice.
God love humanity, because I can't...
@RiaPrice the war on errorism
@Orthodoxcrusader EXACTLY
@shinobikid14 oh i see them everyday! it is freaking me out indeed
Yeah, come up here to Canada! Hope you like Stephen Harper. Hahahaha! Hahaha! Haha. Help.
ohhh wowwwawwww listen to this puhnk rawk song and then read the 1984 by the George Orwell, shit'll change yer lives. yew will thaaaank me.... (laziest surface level social activism ever)
Someone is upset that their religion got shat on :'(
000ThatsLife000 non-sequitur.
hm no, not really. You're attacking punk rock as a means to hide the fact you're just upset because they offended religion.
000ThatsLife000 And where on earth did you get that from? I don't know if you're aware of it, but they don't actually talk about religion in this song. It's not even mentioned once, genius. And I wasn't insulting this song, I was making fun of the kid who said errrmahgerrrdd this sawng is just like the 1984 #activism #protest #wearethe99%
Well, I hate to break it to you, this song is 100% about religion. And that kid sounds like he was kidding.
Ironic
@Orthodoxcrusader all the stuff you mentioned on it...about religion and RATM and whatnot
15 people are just sitting in their dirty diapers.
GOD SAVE THE PUNX!
. . . 'cause we might need the punks to save everyone else.
G.A.W.W.D the gravity annihilation wish witch doctor, your welcome. xD
Should be “even bigot mother”
Its 2023, its gotten worse. This year there going after trans rights and for some reason the furry community...
WE DIDN'T RAISE OUR VOICE
WE DIDN'T MAKE A FUSS
IT'S FUNNY, THERE WAS NO ONE LEFT TO NOTICE WHEN THEY CAME FOR US.
Dont be Divided Vote Bernie 2016 !
+Buffy Notavampireslayer
Nope I'm doing the punk thing and voting Trump. I hope Bernie runs on the same ticket.
TRUMP/SANDERS 2016 BERN IT TO THE TRUMPIN GROUND!
+Buffy Notavampireslayer Get that hippie shit off this page....Did you not listen to the end of the song at all. Socialism and big government is not freedom.
Bernie sanders is the one corralling all the adult infants, taking away our individuality in replacement of equality. Creating a dependent nation of perpetual children expecting the government to sustain their life for them.
The government is already so fucked off and corrupt how do them seizing control of our means of production "our labor force, most of us", and adding even more tax "theft" to anybody who has "succeeded" do anything productive?
Fuck socialism and fuck neo fascist liberals.
If you have to pick somebody to oversee this nation of slaves at least choose one who would like to see government take a step back from encroaching over our "rights". Gary Johnson.
Don't confuse Hippies with Liberal fascists.
Most of us see that government isn't the answer and the ones that don't, don't understand what peace and love really means. Because government is the complete opposite of that.
Shane Hixon youre an idiot
the department of who gives a shit?
And just think this guy's a liberal
Yeah it's almost like this is real liberalism. You know, liberty, the component word of liberal.
@@effigytormented too bad he's more of a communist then anything now. It's kind of funny, he was calling out his future fan base.
@@effigytormented lmao, he went silent bruh.
"First they came for the communists,
and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a communist."
Who came for the commies? The Ukrainian??? The Hungarian??
+Edoardo Oliveira
This song is about the United States repression of individuals. I suppose if you need a "who" exactly it would be government/media.
But more importantly, it's about the people themselves passively rejecting others and letting everything go to shit.
the Nazis did
The song is a play on a poem by Martin Niemöller en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_they_came_...
Nice, I thought it was Brecht.
the Nazis
poser