lyrics

For lots of bands, songwriting means working their way through multiple drafts of lyrics before settling on the right ones. Sometimes, even the album versions of lyrics aren’t entirely finalized. Musicians toy around with their lyrics at live performances all the time, changing the original words to prove a point, or just to switch things […]

Admit it, we all “just got dust in our eyes” while listening to Mayday Parade‘s decade-old piano-driven anthem, but do those lyrics still hold a special place in your heart and memory? Take the quiz and find out how well you know “Miserable At Best!” Remember, you can always study up and try again. More […]

It’s a catchy tune from Good Charlotte, one you think you can scream the chorus to at a moment’s notice. But let’s see how well you really know any other word besides, “Lifestyles of the rich and the famous.” Take this lyric quiz below, and if you don’t do well, then here’s your excuse to blast […]

If you’ve ever found yourself unfamiliar with some of the words used in Knuckle Puck songs (What does Copacetic even mean?), don’t feel stupid—you’re not the only one who has been taken aback by their creative integration of uncommon vocabulary. The band have done a great job incorporating intelligent and often underused words into their […]

Do you remember the lyrics to Cute Is What We Aim For‘s catchy 2006 anthem of complicated love? Don’t worry if you fail at every line in “The Curse Of Curves,” you can always try again! Read more: Watch We The Kings and Cute Is What We Aim For mash up “Check Yes Juliet” and […]

“I’m Not Okay (I Promise)” by My Chemical Romance is a scene staple, but do you really know the lyrics? Take this quiz about the Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge favorite and find out! Read more: Can you pass the ultimate Black Parade quiz? More on My Chemical Romance Although it’s been almost four years […]

Cross stitching isn't just grandma's favorite past time anymore, some dedicated fans are picking up the hobby to put their own spin on it. We found some of the coolest band-inspired handmade cross stitches that will fit in perfectly next to your Alt Press posters. Alkaline Trio Pick it up here The Wonder Years Pick […]

Green Day bashed Donald Trump with a lyric-change to their American Idiot song “Holiday” during a show Wednesday night in Sayreville, New Jersey. (Watch footage below.) During the track’s bridge, frontman Billie Joe Armstrong asked the crowd, “Have you been watching the news lately? What do you think of our candidates for the presidency of the […]

Post-punk/gothic rock icons BAUHAUS are the subject of a massively comprehensive book, Bauhaus Undead: The Visual History And Legacy Of Bauhaus. Drummer Kevin Haskins conceived, wrote and compiled the massive tome, filled with his memories of significant incidents in the band’s storied career, a plethora of previously unpublished photos of the band in the studio […]

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The always-bizarre Dangerous Minds blog has dug up this footage of a Japanese game show that concluded Rage Against The Machine’s “Killing In The Name” lyric “And now you do what they told ya,” sounds like “Break the chicken nuggets, daddy,” when spoken in Japanese. Seriously, what would we do without the internet? Read more: Falling […]

Twitter sure has been churning out some great content as of late. (Remember the account that isolated the vocals from your favorite songs?) Now, a new page is taking your most-loved lyrics and pairing them with hilariously fitting screenshots from episodes of Spongebob. As of now, the account’s operator is taking submissions via direct messages. […]

A 15-year-old from California has been arrested and charged with making “terrorist threats and disrupting school activity” after allegedly sharing lyrics from Eminem’s song, “I'm Back,” to his personal Instagram, (via SPIN). He is claiming that his account was hacked. “There was potential for a threat to be carried out,” claimed Police Chief Jerry Dyer, […]

Fronz, the frontman for infamous party-metal group Attila, has offered a counter-explanation to those who claim his band are a poor influence on our scene. “I've written plenty of meaningful Attila lyrics throughout the course of our career,” he claimed in a statement on his official Facebook page. “Why do you not know this? Because […]

A few days ago, Twitter was alive with memories of the phase we thought would never end. #GrowingUpEmo brought back flashes of My Chemical Romance, awkward family gatherings and excessive amounts of eyeliner. Now, the internet is back it again, only this time it’s with #LyricsThatShouldBeShouted. See below as Twitter users recall tracks that deserve […]

YouTube user the Cutting Room recently spliced together clips of popular songs with  “whoa-oo-oh” choruses, to show just how many musicians have been making use of the line in question. Fall Out Boy, fun., Sleeping With Sirens and 5 Seconds Of Summer are just a few among the long list of offenders. Check out the […]

What's better than looking up lyrics on Google? Owning the music, of course, but next to that would be the author putting them online word for word. That's exactly what Anberlin's Stephen Christian has done on his new blog, including the meanings to each song as an added bonus. They'll release their final album, Lowborn, on July […]

Joyce Manor have posted the lyrics of a previously unreleased song that will most likely be featured on their upcoming third full-length album. You can check them out, as well as video footage of the band performing the track below. According to an interview bassist Matt Ebert did this past November with OC Weekly, the […]

By: Patrick Sheridan, guitarist of Fit For An Autopsy In a world filled with pop stars gone bad, drug abuse and overdoses, sex tapes, hate crimes and a truck load of murders every year, you would think that censors and conservative parental units would be less worried about lyrical content in today's music, even though […]

Gerard Way has posted the lyrics of a new song titled “Millions,” which he notes is about “a group of jewel thieves.” “Everything is fine,” Way prefaces. “Then everything goes horribly wrong.” Read the lyrics below: “MILLIONS” “You twist my arm I’m twisting fate You’ll leave alone, or crazy great Or break into a million […]