Ball Park Music is an Australian five-piece indie rock/pop band from Brisba… Read Full Bio ↴Ball Park Music is an Australian five-piece indie rock/pop band from Brisbane. Formed in 2006, the band consists of frontman Sam Cromack (guitar/vocals), Jennifer Boyce (bass, backing vocals), Paul Furness (keys, trombone), and twins Dean Hanson (guitar, bass, backing vocals) and Daniel Hanson (drums,backing vocals). Brock Smith (guitar) departed the band after the release of the band's first album.

They independently recorded and produced their debut EP Rolling On The Floor, Laughing Ourselves To Sleep at university and gave it a "soft release" in April 2009. In late 2009, they released a single called "Sea Strangers (I Don't Really Know You)" through Mucho-Bravado and MGM Distribution. The single eventually appeared on the 2010 EP release Conquer The Town, Easy As Cake.

In September, 2011, the band released their debut album "Happiness and Surrounding Suburbs". Two singles off the debut album landed on Triple J's Hottest 100 for 2011, with "It's Nice To Be Alive" at #31 and "All I Want Is You" at #38.

In October, 2012, the band released their sophomore album "Museum".

Website: www.ballparkmusic.com

Sad Rude Future Dude
Ball Park Music Lyrics

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Everybody wake up
Welcome to the future
There's nothing going on here
Just me and my personal computer.

I don't love my family
I think they're boring
And when we get together

I'm so scared of talking to them
About anything.

I haven't had a friend in years
I only have sex with myself
I don't know where it went, but
All my love is gone.

I haven't had a friend in years
I only have sex with myself
I don't know where it went, but
All my love is gone.

Everybody wake up
Welcome to the future
There's nothing going on here
Just me and my personal computer.

I don't love my girlfriend
I think she's boring
And when we get together
I'm so scared of talking to her
About anything.

I haven't had a friend in years
I only have sex with myself
I don't know where it went, but
All my love is gone.

I haven't had a friend in years
I only have sex with myself
I don't know where it went, but
All my love is,
All my love is,

All my love is gone.
Gone-oooh.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Ball Park Music's "Sad Rude Future Dude" paint a desolate picture of a person who has become disconnected from society and relationships. The opening lines, "Everybody wake up, welcome to the future," set the tone for a world where technology has taken over and human interaction has become minimal. The singer describes sitting alone with their personal computer, which seems to be their only source of companionship.

The singer goes on to express a lack of love for their family, finding them boring and difficult to talk to. This is followed by a similar sentiment about their girlfriend, indicating that their inability to form connections extends beyond just family relationships. The repeated line "I haven't had a friend in years" emphasizes the loneliness the singer experiences. They also admit to only having sex with themselves, which further reinforces their isolation.

The final line "All my love is gone" cements the bleak perspective of the song. The singer has become so disconnected from others that they feel they have lost the ability to love. Overall, "Sad Rude Future Dude" highlights the dangers of relying too heavily on technology and forsaking human connections.

Line by Line Meaning

Everybody wake up
It's time to face reality and start paying attention

Welcome to the future
This is what we have become

There's nothing going on here
It's a dull, empty existence

Just me and my personal computer.
I'm alone with my technology

I don't love my family
I feel disconnected and disinterested in my relatives

I think they're boring
They don't engage or interest me

And when we get together
Even the shared experience of family gatherings feels like a chore

I'm so scared of talking to them
I lack the social skills necessary to engage with them

About anything.
We have no common ground or conversation topics

I haven't had a friend in years
I've lost all connections to others

I only have sex with myself
I lack intimacy and seek solely personal pleasure