Amidst their relentless touring schedule, this female fronted power trio have won the Ernie Ball Battle of the Bands for a place on the Vans Warped Tour, four of the Georgia Straight Readers Choice Awards (Best Album, Best Band, Best Guitarist and Best Drummer), secured the number 1 and number 2 slots on Exclaim Magazine’s Earshot Loud Charts, made appearances on Much Music’s Going Coastal and MTV Canada’s 969, and spent 13 weeks in medium rotation on MTV2 with their music video for the song “You Get What Everyone Gets (You Get A Lifetime)”. Their music was used in shows like Joan of Arcadia, Radio Free Roscoe, Degrassi and the Collector, and you could even see their video in American Eagle, Vans and West49 outlets.
So how does such a young band accomplish so much in so little time? It’s simple: “We realized a long time ago that no one’s going to save us...this is our life, and we have a responsibility to make it as awesome as possible!”
Nothing To Prove
Billy and the Lost Boys Lyrics
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With a manifesto on their mind
And they've got nothing to prove
And they prove it all the time
So if you've got nothing to prove
If you had nothing to prove
Well if you've got nothing to prove
What are you gonna do?
Unleashed like the blood on the battle ground
This is the sound that the lost children have found
It's the only priceless thing they own
One posession for a generation
That's got nothing to call their own
This is the anthem of our underground
(Who cares they don't and neither should we)
Don't care who's listening or what you've found
(So save the drama for the TV movie)
Locked in the soundtrack of our lives
(Who cares you don't and neither should we)
This is the one way we'll survive
(So save your drama for the TV movie)
And this is how we'll die
It took so long just to get wrong
And it took so long just to move on
It took so long just to get it wrong
It took so long
It took so long just to get wrong
And it took so long just to move on
It took so long just to get it wrong
It took so long...
This is the anthem of our underground
(Who cares they don't and neither should we)
Don't care who's listening or what you've found
(So save the drama for the TV movie)
Locked in the soundtrack of our lives
(Who cares you don't and neither should we)
This is the one way we'll survive
(So save your drama for the TV movie)
And this is how we'll die
So what have you got to prove?
This is the anthem of our underground
(Who cares they don't and neither should we)
Don't care who's listening or what you've found
(So save the drama for the TV movie)
Locked in the soundtrack of our lives
(Who cares you don't and neither should we)
This is the one way we'll survive
(So save your drama for the TV movie)
And this is how we'll die
The song "Nothing To Prove" by Billy and the Lost Boys talks about the underground music scene and its peculiarities. It discusses someone in the room with a manifesto on their mind, who has nothing to prove, and proves it all the time. The song implies that having nothing to prove allows people to focus on what's important and survive in the underground music scene. The lyrics emphasize the importance of the underground and the idea of music being the only possession for a generation who has nothing to call their own. The chorus of the song declares that this is the anthem of the underground, and everything that happens there may not matter to the rest of the world, but it is crucial for the people involved.
The song also talks about the struggles and limitations of the underground music scene. The lines "Don't care who's listening or what you've found" and "This is the one way we'll survive" suggest that the underground music scene is not about accolades or commercial success but about the connection between the musicians and the audience. The last line of the song, "So what have you got to prove?" reiterates the point that having nothing to prove is a strength because it allows people to focus on the music and community, rather than on themselves or their agendas.
Overall, "Nothing To Prove" is an insightful song that poetically captures the ethos and struggle of the underground music scene.
Line by Line Meaning
There's someone in this room
There is someone present who is being referred to
With a manifesto on their mind
They have a set of goals or ideals that they wish to express
And they've got nothing to prove
They do not feel the need to show anything to anyone
And they prove it all the time
Their actions consistently reflect their lack of need to prove anything
So if you've got nothing to prove
If you also do not feel the need to prove anything
If you had nothing to prove
If you did not feel the need to prove anything in the past
Well if you've got nothing to prove
If you, like the person in the room, feel no need to prove anything
What are you gonna do?
What actions will you take now?
Unleashed like the blood on the battle ground
Our passion and purpose is as fierce and raw as the blood spilled in war
This is the sound that the lost children have found
Our movement is the voice that the disillusioned and aimless have discovered
It's the only priceless thing they own
Being a part of this movement is the only thing of true value they possess
One possession for a generation
Our movement is the one thing that defines our entire generation
That's got nothing to call their own
Our generation lacks any real identity or possession to truly call our own
Don't care who's listening or what you've found
We're not concerned with who's paying attention or what others have discovered
(So save the drama for the TV movie)
(Please don't overdramatize things unnecessarily)
Locked in the soundtrack of our lives
Our movement is embedded deeply in the story of our lives
(Who cares you don't and neither should we)
(Why should we care what others think?)
This is the one way we'll survive
Our movement is the only thing that will allow us to thrive and survive in this world
(So save your drama for the TV movie)
(Please keep the drama for fictional entertainment)
And this is how we'll die
This movement will be our legacy and the way we'll be remembered
It took so long just to get wrong
It took us a long time to realize and acknowledge our mistakes
And it took so long just to move on
We needed a long time to get over our past setbacks and failures
So what have you got to prove?
What is the point in trying to prove anything?
Contributed by Scarlett P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.