Started of in Hoofddorp, self proclaimed Main Village of Holland, as a teenage cover band playing grunge songs and whatnot Beyond93 steadily grew into a band with a style of their own, loosely based on fast melodic punk and secretly hidden slower songs just to please the girls (one of the main subjects of the band's songs). Build around singer,axeman,wordsmith Jake Styles and drumbeast Jan Beyond93 went through different personnel changes to get to the tight unit they are now. Former roadie of the band Frank joined to play guitar and bass player Evil was picked out of the gutter where he was left after the demise of his infamous emostonerpunkband BEP.
In this four piece set up Beyond93 built a steady live reputation even rocking a packed Max at the Melkweg, Amsterdam, supporting old favorites Bad Religion in spring 2002.
Over the years Beyond93 made quite a few records too (check the truly awesome 'Stop Looking Back!' from 1999, released on Dutch-records) and ten years down the line a new release saw the light of day. The EP 'Would You Give Up On The World?' made the year 2003 another historical milestone in music. The record contains 6 fabulous songs ranging from the loud and extremely fast and yet thoroughly melodic ('Don't Be Upset', 'Two Bad') to midtempo punkrock ('Someone Else', 'Unsaid') and there's even a 'ballad' ('A Telephone Ring')! But the c.d.'s best song is kept til last as titletrack 'Would You Give Up On The World?' is a stunning example of Jakes songwriting skills, setting of as a happy-go-lucky punkditty it gets darker and after an acoustic interlude the song ends in truly dramatic style.
Dutch national radiostation Kink FM naturally chose this song as the focal point of the c.d. which was released in the spring, distributed by Sonic Rendezvous. The song stayed in the Outlaw41-list (KinkFM's hitlist) for six weeks.
At that moment the band felt that the time was right to accompany the E.P. with a video. 'Someone Else', being the first song on the c.d. and a very nice popsong on top of that, was chosen as the Single. Plans were made quickly and a nice and talented chap, named Vince Fitz-Jim, was brought in to be the director. The whole video was shot in two frantic days (February 28th and March 1st of 2003) on a very low budget and just in time finished to be co-released with the EP.
Official release of both 'Would You Give Up On The World'-EP and the 'Someone Else'-video was the 24th of March and took place at the Winston Kingdom in Amsterdam.
'Someone Else' took on momentum as KinkFM and The Box put the song on their playlist, staying in the Outlaw41 for 12 (!) weeks (hitting the highest spot at 8) and being in the Box's On The Roxx-chart Top 5 for at least 10 weeks (nr. 2 as the highest).
Also there was a small England-tour that took place in June. Conquering Britain from York to the Isle Of Wight, from Southampton to Plymouth via Bath and Leicester and finishing off in Merksem (Belgium). Icing on the cake in the year 2003 was the 38th spot Beyond93 got in the annual Outlaw141 which lists the 141 best songs of that year according to KinkFm! With that in the bag Beyond93 is now ready to rock your world! You just wait and see!
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Crime Don't Pay
Beyond93 Lyrics
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about this punkrocker who didn't get far
With his mind in a bag and a skateboard in his hand
Walking on the sidewalk into the promised land
He needed the money to fulfill his dreams
Crime don't pay
One morning he woke up, he got an idea
He thought I rob a bank and get me some money
With a car and a gun he was ready to role
and maybe next summer he is out on parole
He needed the money to fulfill his dreams
Crime don't pay
In cellblock C, where he is going to be
In cellblock C, where he lost his virginity
Marijn : You crossed the line, you made a step to far
Now you're going to jail, they're gonna lock you up
It was a choice you made, now there's no turning back
You ended up at the wrong side of the track
Crime don't pay
The lyrics of Beyond93's song "Crime Don't Pay" tell the story of a punk rocker who, in his quest to fulfill his dreams, decides to rob a bank. He plans his crime, gets a gun and a car, but ultimately gets caught and ends up in jail. The lyrics emphasize the notion that crime does not pay, and that the character's decision to commit a crime led him down the wrong path.
The song's protagonist is portrayed as someone who had potential and dreams, but whose misguided actions led to his downfall. The lyrics describe his regret at having made the wrong choice, and his realization that there are consequences to all actions. The chorus of the song emphasizes the message that crime does not pay, and that there is no easy way out of difficult situations.
Overall, the lyrics of "Crime Don't Pay" serve as a cautionary tale of the dangers of criminal behavior, and warn against the temptation to take shortcuts or make poor choices in pursuit of one's goals.
Line by Line Meaning
Heard a story from a man in bar
I heard a story from a man in a bar.
about this punkrocker who didn't get far
The story was about a punk rocker who did not have much success.
With his mind in a bag and a skateboard in his hand
He was carrying a duffel bag with his things and a skateboard.
Walking on the sidewalk into the promised land
He was walking on the sidewalk toward his hopes for the future.
He needed the money to fulfill his dreams
He needed money to make his dreams come true.
Crime don't pay
Committing a crime is not worth the consequences.
If you say so, everything will be alright
If you believe that committing a crime will solve your problems, you are mistaken.
One morning he woke up, he got an idea
One morning, he came up with an idea.
He thought I rob a bank and get me some money
He thought about robbing a bank to get money.
With a car and a gun he was ready to role
He had a car and a gun, and was prepared to commit the crime.
and maybe next summer he is out on parole
He hoped to be released from prison on parole next summer.
In cellblock C, where he is going to be
He will be sent to cellblock C in the prison.
In cellblock C, where he lost his virginity
He had a negative experience in cellblock C when he first arrived in prison.
Marijn : You crossed the line, you made a step to far
Marijn believes that he has gone too far and crossed a line.
Now you're going to jail, they're gonna lock you up
He is going to jail and will be locked up as a result of his actions.
It was a choice you made, now there's no turning back
He made a choice to commit the crime, and there is no going back now.
You ended up at the wrong side of the track
His actions have led him to a negative situation and outcome.
Crime don't pay
Committing a crime is not worth the consequences.
Contributed by Thomas M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.