I have got them all,
I don't care about you guys,
My friends are true,
And you are not in our crew,
If you pretend then it is just a game.
You follow us like sheep,
Stay away from us dude,
And can you understand that it's not you?

And we sing along as far as we can go,
And we feel strong.

Now I don't care for your shitty scene,
Cause we will never be in this family.
We found our brothers from other mothers,
We don't want to go back home now.
We are more than friends!

Crossed up arms from five to one!
We will say something right for one more time!

We are not in the west coast,
But here on the worst coast,
You will make your choice.
We puke on the emos,
We feel you are not equals,
You will hear my voice.
These are the rules.
We will cut your hair and beat you down!
You won't escape.
Cause this is how we do!
You are full of shame,
This day will never be,
You are all to blame.
You bastards!

Now I don't care for your shitty scene,
Cause we will never be in this family.
We found our brothers from other mothers,
We don't want to go back home now.
We are more than friends!

And you are far from the reflection of another person that you used to be.
Now it is time to start the action,
Stop messing around,
Now get up!
You should believe in me,
And now you can join instantly our great family.
Don't let them have your company.
That's only for your friends!
That's only for your friends!

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Sink or Swim" by Chunk! No Captain Chunk! can be interpreted as a proclamation of loyalty to the singer's close circle of friends. The lyrics start with a declaration of possession; the singer claims to have an exclusive group of friends and not caring about outsiders. They are true friends, while others are trying to imitate them. They seem to be enjoying their togetherness, represented by the line "And we sing along as far as we can go, and we feel strong."

The lyrics depict a clear divide between the group of friends and others, including those who follow them like sheep and those who belong to rival groups, such as the emos. With lines like "We puke on the emos, we feel you are not equals," the song seems to be asserting that the singer's group is superior to others. The chorus "Now I don't care for your shitty scene, Cause we will never be in this family" reiterates the idea that they will not tolerate outsiders in their exclusive circle.

However, the end of the song takes a slightly different turn. The singer seems to be inviting others to join their group if they choose to believe in them. The lyrics suggest that it is time for action, that people should stop messing around and that there is a great family waiting for them if they leave their current company. The singer emphasizes that this great family is only for friends, and it's only for those who believe in the singer and his group.

Line by Line Meaning

I have got them all,
I have all the friends I need and don't care about you.

I don't care about you guys,
I don't care about you and your group of friends.

My friends are true,
My friends are genuine and loyal.

And you are not in our crew,
You are not a part of our friend group.

If you pretend then it is just a game.
If you try to be a part of our friend group, it's only for show.

You follow us like sheep,
You blindly follow us like sheep.

Stay away from us dude,
Stay away from us, man.

And can you understand that it's not you?
Can you understand that you don't fit in with us?

And we sing along as far as we can go,
We sing our hearts out until we can't anymore.

And we feel strong.
Our singing makes us feel powerful.

Now I don't care for your shitty scene,
I don't care about your scene or way of life.

Cause we will never be in this family.
We will never be a part of your group.

We found our brothers from other mothers,
We found friends who are like brothers to us.

We don't want to go back home now.
We don't want to leave our group of friends.

We are more than friends!
We are more than just friends, we are family.

Crossed up arms from five to one!
We stand with crossed arms, unified as one group.

We will say something right for one more time!
We will speak our minds one last time.

We are not in the west coast,
We are not on the West Coast of the US.

But here on the worst coast,
But here on the 'worst coast' (implying the East Coast).

You will make your choice.
You must make a decision.

We puke on the emos,
We insult and mock the emo subculture.

We feel you are not equals,
We don't think you are on the same level as us.

You will hear my voice.
You will hear and acknowledge what I have to say.

These are the rules.
These are the standards and expectations of our friend group.

We will cut your hair and beat you down!
We will humiliate and physically harm you.

You won't escape.
You won't be able to get away from us.

Cause this is how we do!
This is how we operate and treat those outside of our friend group.

You are full of shame,
You should feel ashamed.

This day will never be,
This day will not be a good one for you.

You are all to blame.
You are all responsible for your situation.

You bastards!
Insult directed at those outside of the friend group.

And you are far from the reflection of another person that you used to be.
You have changed a lot and are no longer the person you used to be.

Now it is time to start the action,
It's time to take action and make a decision.

Stop messing around,
Stop wasting time and make a decision.

Now get up!
Get up and take action.

You should believe in me,
You should trust and have faith in me.

And now you can join instantly our great family.
You can join our friend group right away.

Don't let them have your company.
Don't associate with those outside of our friend group.

That's only for your friends!
That's only for those within our friend group.

Contributed by Addison S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.

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