I want to be stereotyped
I want to be classified
I want to be a clone
I want a suburban home
Suburban home
Suburban home
Suburban home
I want to be masochistic
I want to be a statistic
I want to be a clone
I want a suburban home
Suburban home
Suburban home
Suburban home

I don't want no hippie pad
I want a house just
Like mom and dad
I want to be stereotyped
I want to be classified
I want to be masochistic
I want to be a statistic
I want to be a clone
I want a suburban home
Suburban home
Suburban home
Suburban home

Overall Meaning

Descendents's song Suburban Home expresses a desire to fit into societal norms and conform to the typical suburban lifestyle. The lyrics "I want to be stereotyped, I want to be classified" suggest a desire to be seen as "normal" as opposed to standing out or being unique. The repetition of "I want to be a clone" reinforces this desire for conformity.

The lyrics "I want a suburban home" express a desire to settle down and create a stable, predictable life in the suburbs. This desire is further emphasized by the statement "I don't want no hippie pad, I want a house just like mom and dad." The singer seeks a life that is similar to what they grew up with, perhaps out of a fear of the unknown or an unwillingness to challenge societal expectations.

The repeated lines "Suburban home" at the end of each verse serve as a reminder of the singer's desire for this type of life, and is perhaps a way of convincing themselves that this is what they truly want.

Overall, the song Suburban Home reflects the pressure that many individuals feel to conform to societal expectations and the desire for stability and predictability in life.

Line by Line Meaning

I want to be stereotyped
I desire to fit into an accepted mold, to be judged and understood based on preconceived notions.

I want to be classified
I desire to be sorted and labeled by society, to have a fixed identity and set of expectations.

I want to be a clone
I desire to conform completely to societal norms, to be indistinguishable from others.

I want a suburban home
I desire a typical, cookie-cutter residence in a homogeneous community, as a symbol of conventional success and security.

Suburban home
Repeating the desire for a suburban home, emphasizing its importance as a central theme.

I want to be masochistic
I desire to experience pain and discomfort as a form of personal fulfillment, likely as a reaction to the mundane and unchallenging nature of suburban life.

I want to be a statistic
I desire to fit into the predetermined patterns of societal norms and expectations, to avoid standing out or challenging the status quo.

I don't want no hippie pad
I do not desire an unconventional, counterculture residence, as it does not align with my desire for conformity and acceptance.

I want a house just like mom and dad
I desire to replicate the traditional, middle-class upbringing I experienced with my parents, to reinforce a sense of comfort and nostalgia.

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

Manuz Diaz

4y↑61

I want to be stereotyped, I want to be classified.

I want to be stereotyped
I want to be classified
I wanna be a clone
I want a suburban home, suburban home, suburban home, suburban home

I want to be a masochistic
I want to be a statistic
I wanna be a clone
I want a suburban home, suburban home, suburban home, suburban home

I don't want no hippie pad
I want a house just like mom and dad

I want to be stereotyped
I want to be classified
I want to be masochistic
I want to be a statistic
I wanna be a clone
I want a suburban home, suburban home, suburban home, suburban home, suburban home
suburban home

Diagoras Tezcatlipoca

5y↑36

I want to be stereotyped, I want to be classified.

I want to be stereotyped
I want to be classified
I want to belong
I want a suburban home, suburban home, suburban home

I want to be a masochist, yah
I want to be a statistic
I want a big home
I want a suburban home, suburban home, suburban home

I don't want no hippie pad
I want a house just like mom and dad

I want to be stereotyped,
I want to be classified
I want to be masochistic,
I want to be a statistic
I want to belong
I want a suburban home, suburban home, suburban home, suburban home, suburban home, suburban home

All comments from YouTube:

Dexie Robea

1y↑25

I'm turning 58 and I never got tired of listening to this album.

Katherine Hernandez

8y↑820

i saw them in concert last year for my 12th birthday and milo gave me the set list

Urbandisaster TV

4y↑3

Katherine Hernandez awesome

Matthew Gunvordahl

4y↑12

I saw them at CBGBs with Murphy's law in 84 or 85 when I was 14.....they rocked it

hoes mad

4y↑14

your 17 now😁

jade103

4y↑2

@hoes mad the song still slaps

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Doomkiller7676

2y↑78

Found this band a few weeks ago and im fucking obsessed

Music is timeless and that's especially true for rock

Drastic

38w↑1

truth, especially when it fits skate culture. i've loved these guys since like 2005/2006

Viscount Rainbows🌈🦄

27w

Classical: Am I chopped liver?

Erik_UME

3y↑56

Descendents 🙏🏽☮️❤️ I used to drive my parents crazy listening to the Descendents all the time. They helped me get through High school 🙏🏽

Jenna

I blasted this sh8t in my room and my walls shook. Lol

dudeontheinternet

3y↑98

i used to listen to this when i was 14 as a way of Rebelling Against Society For The Sake Of It but now i'm 23 and practically given up on life, i unironically do just want to become a mindless cog in the machine and have a nice suburban house.

Christ Lucca

3y↑15

You have the right idea. Punk rock lied to you when you were impressionable. It's ok, rap does it too.

Gamers against Lean Alberta 2007

2y↑5

@Christ Lucca Rap is not against comfortable living though in any way shape or form whereas Punk has a tendency to be.

Gamers against Lean Alberta 2007

2y↑10

I don't think he's saying that he wants to be a mindless cog with no free will who curtails completely to authority either,that's a pretty neet weeaboo reading of that. More that he wants a regular living standard.

Selene Aurea

2y↑10

@Christ Lucca punk didn't lie to the original commenter, the more you live the more you experience and you realize how bad you and others are feelings. You can continue your own way adapting to the general idea of what makes you happy and fulfilled because you are scared and depressed (i don't condemn people who do that, i understand the frustration and heaviness) or you can try and make a better place not only for you but also for others, but you have to sacrifice lots of things to get to the latter

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Mar K

11y↑190

Nostalgia isn't necessarily an age. Its to understand and be fond of a better time. Tons of people are nostalgic of the 60's. There's no "level" or "age" for it, really.

Christ Lucca

3y↑2

Lame

Gamers against Lean Alberta 2007

2y↑1

Yeah but for wildly different reasons when it comes to the 60s.

Gamers against Lean Alberta 2007

2y↑2

Nostalgia now just means liking anything that's old really.

PurpleSage99

31w

not really

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pjbogart

13y↑102

By the way, according to Wikipedia, Milo Aukerman (singer) has a PhD in biochemistry from the University of Wisconsin and works as a plant researcher for DuPont. Presumably he got his suburban home.

Mogged Man

6y↑6

pjbogart Does he have a wife, kids, daddy bod, and soccer mom car to go along with that suburban home?

GZA

2y↑1

Doesn’t Bad Religions singer have a similar education?

Darryl

2y↑10

Was he stereotyped, was he classified?

mookie blaylock

2y↑1

@GZA dexter from the offspring also has something similar

Jeffrey Cort

49w↑5

Maybe you should worry about your self not care about someone else's job or education this is an increasing problem even at Gilman

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gabrielastein13

3y↑24

i'm really late to the party, but i found this song last year (2020) when everyone switched to college online bc of the pandemic and... yeah.. i'll remember this song for the rest of my life!!! great song to sing in the car on the way home from my part-time job at like, 10pm, after months of staying home going to college via zoom/webex lmao while living in the suburbs. i was supposed to move out but then the pandemic hit so i got stuck in the suburbs but i also kinda wanted to stay here?? but i wanna live in the city.. but i wanna suburban home of my own

Rex bryte

You should listen to collaige

slosh1997

14y↑18

I think its physically impossible for me not to rock out really hard to this song. Seriously

MegaHawthorne

12y↑4

Love these guys with all my heart. :)

Thomas Carson

14y↑5

cant freaking stop listening to this song. so good.

Mystery Meteor

14y↑1

what a fantastic song.... words cant explain

wena pitchula

9y↑912

i wanna be stereotyped, i wanna be classified

Virjunior

7y↑9

Getindor deeper than anyone will ever know.

we just want to be "normal."

Chris Mitchell

5y↑6

I am stereotyped, I am classified!!

Egg & Cheese-Croissant

3y↑6

@Randerins PEENUS WEENUS

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Lobsang Nyima

8y↑280

this gave us hope in the 80's

Ryan brio

8y↑29

The song "Hope" especially

Nathan Penick

5y↑1

RYAN COKE I get your joke but that was a love song

Trashy Punkman

5y↑17

Now me as a teen in the 10s realizing im not getting a suburban home makes this song kinda depressing

Th3 Grave of Wrath

4y↑4

@Brains raps Don't gotta worry about that. In the future, Suburban homes will be as rare as human rights!

Inayat

4y↑1

nice pun

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Frank Castle

10y↑9

My favorite descendants song, love the lyrics

Kevin Kettell

8y↑1

they are great in concert congrats milo on the college i saw them on all tour right before they turned into all

The Disinfo Warrior

1y↑2

That intro is probably one of the greatest in all of music

jackalopehollow

12y↑1

I distinctly remember first hearing this in the early/mid '80s on Rodney Bingenheimer's show on KROQ. It's hard to believe that once upon a time KROQ didn't completely suck.

cannibal 666

2y↑1

Love the descendents listened to them back in the 80s🤘👍👹

Death Rock Radio Tampa Florida

6y↑1

All these years later and still kills!

RickyNickyBillyWilly

3y↑12

Actually sounds also pretty damn good on 1.25x speed

GinoTheLlama

this reminds me of the days where my dad used to drive me around everywhere and would play this song all the time

RX

5y↑6

I WANNA BE STEROETYPED I WANNA BE CLASIFIEEEEEEED JAJAJAJAAJ TEMAZO GRAN DISCO Y GRAN BANDA DESCENDENTS

Harry Lupo

32w

Best live album is Liveage ever. Greatest band ever

Meme Jesus from Facebook

14y↑13

I want to be stereotyped, I want to be classified! I love that part.

Cristianvj992

2y↑1

Buenisimo, me encanta.

Manuz Diaz

4y↑61

Keith Brown

8y↑2

this song changed punk rock forever

Sid De Leon

8y↑237

I was blown away when I learned this song wasnt mean to be ironic

D N

8y↑5

We just got blown away.

tilt trip

8y↑70

I just got blown

[𝙲𝚡𝚜𝚜𝚎𝚝𝚝𝚎 𝙼𝚊𝚗]

7y↑3

Pedro Vicious
So far away

clako clakson

7y↑62

why? who doesn't want a suburban home? You're not isolated as in the countryside, but you don't have to live in a flat hearing your neighbour noise.

KarlSchraube0815

7y↑18

yeah, but who wants to be stereotype

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Sol

8y↑6

This is sped up or out of key and makes Milo sound even cuter! Love it!

glory puls

2y↑1

Never gets old fr

ra_an

11y↑2

Fidlar played a cover of this at the Wavves show, myself along with the crowd went fucking ballistic. God damn do I love this song.

Noah

2y↑1

I want people to play this at my funeral

evolooshion

12y↑1

The whole point of punk is freedom to walk your own path and not need to let people tell you how to live, so there's a lot of diversity. but it also has quite a bit of meaning because of it

Addison Vehar

4y↑23

This made my skate playlist fkn immaculate😌

Fábio Joly

13y↑2

im born in 89 and in Brazil but i really wished i lived this time in california... so many good bands

R

3y↑4

One of the few punk songs I've heard with an odd time signature.

Gamers against Lean Alberta 2007

2y↑1

Well yeah,Punk was largely in reaction to Prog.

jacobtheboy

The rythum kills!

Diagoras Tezcatlipoca

5y↑36

Zara Rojas

still love this song

blu3violet

14y

God, this song is so epic xD

Kevin Hawthorne

13y↑1

This is a punk rock classic

TheWholeBrevidyThing

The Bouncing Souls, The Swingin Udders and The Descendants. Best show ever.

memeco50

10y↑139

More chances now of becoming a street bum than having a home like mom and dad.

Just Shoot'em Gaming

Who do you mean?

memeco50

6y↑13

Young Neil

Cool

lool u

same brother

NicoAnon

3y↑1

We can be bums together and share a tiny box :3

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Pink Man

2y↑6

"I want to be stereotyped. I want to be classified." I have that in my senior yearbook lmao I was so cringe

Pink Man

2y↑2

Butz’s “Rereading American Hardcore: Intersectional Privilege and the Lyrics of Early Californian Hardcore Punk” interprets this song as a product of its environment. Poisoned by privilege, it represents degeneracy in punk ideology. Obviously its sarcastic, but there is too much truth in its origin:

In his essay “Postmodernism and Punk Subculture: Cultures of Authenticity and Deconstruction” Ryan Moore establishes a concrete parallel between social realities and the subculture of suburban hardcore punk. He defines the movement as the “fitting soundtrack to Proposition 13 and the tax ‘revolts’ of 1978, when homeowners in the valley and Orange County organized to rid themselves of responsibility for other people’s education and other people’s children”, which shows in how far experiences of the suburban teenagers’ everyday lives included the reckless enrichment policies of their parents. In the Descendents’ lyrics the phrase “I want” refers to the first person singular and can therefore be read as a contrast that points out what other people should not own or should not gain.

Additionally, Bassist Tony Lombardo, some 20 years his bandmates' senior, wrote songs expressing his desire for stability and individuality. “I’m Not a Punk” reflected his disinterest in being part of the anarchic, destructive aspect of the punk scene: “That whole thing turned me off. I just wanted to play the music and do it as best I could and I had a lot of fun doing that […] It’s like ‘I’m Not a Punk’. I want to be my own person.” “Suburban Home” was quite literal, expressing his desire for “a house just like mom and dad’s”: “I definitely wanted a home. I couldn’t live in a place where all the people are cool. I don’t like . I have an abhorrence of dysfunctionality because my mother was an alcoholic, my parents are divorced, I just don’t need that assault on my emotions and psyche."

Not my research, thought I'd share for people who wanted to know the deeper meaning to the song. Taken from Genius.com

mark maille

13y↑2

i am 16 and 70's and 80's punks a huge part of my life

hectorhellcat

3y↑1

Is it still

olivia gaskin

how is 26 treating you

Zoz Plays Games

4y↑10

PERFECT FOR A DOWNTOWN SKATE EDIT

AJ McCullough

13y

the only bad part about this song is that it ended

I used to make fandubs when I was 15 years old

2y↑2

omg the bassline

Donball

12y↑1

When I was younger, I thought Milo was saying "I want to be sadistic" instead of "I want to be a statistic". I thought it was a commentary on the violence and negativity that is often hidden behind suburban life. I may have been wrong, but I liked the message and that made me like the song more, so win-win I guess.

dude o dude

6y↑17

godfather's of skate punk

evanfity

13y

this is the perfect song

Alio

13y↑1

oh jesus bring back bands like these PLEASSEEEE!!! im fucking tired of bands starting to get pop, rap for cash i mean seriously!!!

abigail inferno

8y↑5

BEST SONG EVER

Ben

3y↑3

The ironic part is that rebelling against a supposed mainstream is a stereotype

Kyle McCray

52w

Saw them at Albuquerque NM in El rey theater it was a lot of fun and Even shook the singer hand Milo was a cool guy my first punk concert hell of fun

claybeach117

11y

Kicks ass!

jorts900

8y↑288

Did he end up getting a suburban home or not?

Julian Z

8y↑108

hes a biochemist so maybe

SilenceEnigma

6y↑13

I mean, the band is still up and runnning

Mista Kiwi

6y↑40

Why can't you play in a punk band and be a biochemist at the same time tho?

Ryder Sixx

Yes hes in foco

Mr. Spoon

5y↑2

@Mista Kiwi He does actually

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Fernando Cassinelli

I used to look these lyrics as sarcastic, now everything I want is a suburban home

OverRatedProgrammer

I don't know if this or Hope is my favorite Descendents song

Dr GunFu Ninja

11y

i saw them last night fuckin amazing

Rachel Gough

13y

I have a suburban home but I don't think there is a stereotype or classification for me and that's the way it should be! Descendents are the best!

Ken Johnson

GOLD STANDARD!!!!

Chance Watkins

Awesome. Thanks for sharing; Jesus Christ Bless. : )

Scruffy P

To me it sounds like he's saying I know im a punk but i don't want to live a life of gratuitious hardship.

axlewy

4y↑1

listening to this song in band class while kids are putting gum under the desks z

Bill Patton

12y

Damn..thought this was about a Magic Marble Machine..just kidding, fukkin great ole school punk. Cheers..and a beer to anyone who got the reference.

Laura Martin

9y↑6

great way to start my day

La Wisconsin Insoumise

2y↑3

Very funny to see lots of what I assume are young people not understand that he isn't being sarcastic and he really does want a suburban home. Unfortunately before you hit 30 you probably will. Nobody wants to be a statistic when they're a kid and you're told you can do anything, but after about the 464th time you try to live your life exactly how you want you're going to realize everything has been designed specifically so that it's impossible. There's no shame in scratching out whatever small piece of existence you can manage to get your hands on. "I want a house just like mom and dad." Amen.

Crapshoot

apparently the lyric is “I want to be a clone” but I always thought and sung it as “I want to be ignored”

Layla Vaughan

11y↑1

It was a cover version by Taking Back Sunday too. I wish this version were in it.

coffin_romantic

42w↑1

Hood classic

juus

10y

greatest ever!

Bmf TwoThousand

10y↑9

Forgot how much I love Descendants. Blink and Descendants for life.

tigermilk

10y↑7

poser

ultimategoobah

10y↑20

tigermilk808
ah. the endless cycle of rebellion that is punk. how i love it.

Zack Shipman

10y↑7

tigermilk808 We are all punks, alike in dignity. Why can't we all just get along?

Scruffy P

10y↑3

Check out Operation Ivy and Screeching Weasel if you don't know them yet.

Bmf TwoThousand

10y↑4

Scruffy P Love 'em

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Kieran Duncan

bill stevenson is a fucking legend

Mattia Alfieri

12y

Legends

Momo-Chan the Gerbil ♡ ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ ☆

Ugh I know he says "I want a be a clone" but we have a mini Aussie pup named Winston and he's kinda lazy and just lays around most of the day so we call him "The Load" and now I just hear "I want a big LOAD"

Bally

He says "I want to be a clone" lol
it makes sense but doesnt sound like it aye

Momo-Chan the Gerbil ♡ ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ ☆

@Bally oh

Momo-Chan the Gerbil ♡ ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ ☆

@Bally hold on one second

Momo-Chan the Gerbil ♡ ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ ☆

@Bally okay I fixed it

Bacon

Still enjoy this

Alan Horton

12y

@nekrobel I'm only 6,000 years old and I still eat souls for breakfast. Keeps my complexion clear and my eyes glowing.

constance franklin

14y

Man, this blows away any of the new shit that tries to claim it's punk (aka Green Day or contemporary bands on the Warp tour)

nosepix

I really do just want a big home.

BlazedBastar666

12y

people totally do that with metal. It doesn't work with grindcore, just like no one says things a Crust or Thrashcore.

Emil

12y

watch out,we got a badass over here

Daniel Bohórquez Alvarado

1y↑2

The lyrics of this song are more relevant than ever. AI is becoming a tool to convince people how they should live their lifes, to be honest nothing feels real anymore.

slap n pop

14y

Is it just me or is this version tuned half a step up?

mr where's my hug at

3y↑4

Why is the pitch much higher here than normal

Polk For President

8y↑2

Would prefer an urban home!

Jenny Tehlia

8y↑10

gay

Joe D's Hot and Sexy Jamz

3y↑3

Why is it pitched higher than on the album?

Kurt Kurdt

Excellent album. Best track is clearly Parents.

AnarchyInTheYouTube

Oh for sure. I showed my dad that song and he hated it, turned the tables on me with the lyrics. I've probably never been more mad. "my dad sucks."

Tu gfa! ikonpizzaKB

Bikeage I think it's the one they put more effort in

Abraham Diaz

12y

not sure why punks call everything punk rock. imagine somebody calling everything grindcore. 'man, black flag were grindcore. they set the groundwork, so they're grindcore. also the beatles, they started it all. that's grindcore.' in my eyes, punk rock is a genre, punk is a subculture covering so many things it barely has any meaning.

Thursday377

11y

taking back sunday had a pretty good cover.

Kyle Crutcher

5y↑4

Punk ain't no religious cult
Punk means thinking for yourself
You ain't hardcore 'cause you spike your hair
When a jock still lives inside your head

Tu gfa! ikonpizzaKB

Where is that from?

Skatepunx248

@Tu gfa! ikonpizzaKB Dead Kennedy's

Adam Norris

12y

somebody FINALLY gets it!

MThompson88

9y↑87

I used to think Milo was saying "I want a big loan"

Alex Burns

9y↑7

I think he does.

Joshua Hughes

+FAdamsXII its definitely big home haha

MThompson88

8y↑11

+Joshua Hughes I thought it was "I wanna be a clone"

Joshua Hughes

8y↑1

MThompson88 son of a bitch it is....my life has been changed forever

gdu

8y↑3

it's i wanna be a clone

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pjbogart

13y↑1

To me, punk rock was about shedding stereotypes. Like the Circle Jerks doing a lounge act in "Repo Man." People who say this isn't "real" punk rock because maybe it isn't quite obnoxious enough are missing the point of punk rock, I think. The Beatles were punk rock, in a way. They paved their own way. They didn't follow, they led. That's what it's all about. Pixies, Velvet Underground. Bands that contributed more than they borrowed. That's punk rock.