Shut up
D.R.I.
D.R.I. (Dirty Rotten Imbeciles) are a hardcore punk band formed in Houston,… Read Full Bio ↴D.R.I. (Dirty Rotten Imbeciles) are a hardcore punk band formed in Houston, USA in 1982. Current line-up comprises founding members vocalist Kurt Brecht and guitarist Spike Cassidy, as well as drummer Rob Rampy and bassist Harald Oimoen. D.R.I. never gained a mainstream audience, but integrating hardcore punk roots with thrash-metal influences was a stylistic catalyst for their contemporaries - most notably Agnostic Front, Corrosion Of Conformity, Verbal Abuse, Cro-Mags, Dr. Know - alongside whom they are considered pioneers of what they called "Crossover" in their third album (1987). To date, D.R.I. have released 7 albums. Since then, the band has continued touring and intermittently going on hiatus. In 2004, D.R.I. released a web-only demo track "Against Me", their first recording in a decade. For years, there has been talk of an eighth D.R.I. album, which has yet to materialize. D.R.I. has also its own label called "Rotten Records".

Shut up
D.R.I. Lyrics


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We won't mention names
But why don't you ever shut up? You're constantly talking
And I just can't keep up
Conversation's a joke
Is your head made of oak? Endlessly blabbing
But sometimes it feels like you're stabbing
Shut up! shut up! Shut the f**k up! Bragging and lying
So you won't have to stop
I've got to get out
My head's about to pop
You know who you are
C'mon, give me a break
You go on and one




Until I feel faint
Shut up! shut up! Shut the f**k up!

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to D.R.I.'s song "Shut Up" are a frustration-filled tirade directed towards someone who talks incessantly without consideration for the listener. The song begins by accusing the unnamed person of constantly talking and leaving the singer unable to keep up with the conversation. The lyrics convey a sense of annoyance and anger towards the unnamed person, whose head appears to be made of oak due to their endless blabbering, which is likened to stabbing. The singer implores the person to shut up multiple times, using expletives to emphasize their annoyance.


The lyrics move on to accuse the person of bragging and lying in order to avoid having to stop talking. The singer expresses a need to get out and escape the never-ending stream of words that is causing their head to feel like it's about to pop. The song concludes with the singer addressing the person directly, asking them to give them a break and stop talking until they feel faint.


Line by Line Meaning

We won't mention names
We choose not to reveal the person we're referring to


But why don't you ever shut up? You're constantly talking
We ask why the person never stops talking and consistently talks


And I just can't keep up
We find it hard to keep pace with their non-stop talking


Conversation's a joke
We believe that talking with this person is pointless and not engaging


Is your head made of oak? Endlessly blabbing
We sarcastically wonder whether the person's head is made of a material that cannot comprehend the point of stopping their chatter


But sometimes it feels like you're stabbing
Sometimes, their words seems to be hurting us like a sharp knife


Shut up! shut up! Shut the f**k up! Bragging and lying So you won't have to stop
We command them to stop their constant babbling, especially if they are bragging and lying to avoid it completely


I've got to get out My head's about to pop
We're getting overwhelmed and we just want to leave or burst out of frustration


You know who you are C'mon, give me a break You go on and one Until I feel faint
The person being referred to knows their behavior and we are pleading with them to take a breather because they are exhausting us physically and mentally


Shut up! shut up! Shut the f**k up!
We command them again, with more emphasis, to cease their rambling and jabbering




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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@GiantLeninHead

We won't mention names
But why don't you ever shut up?
You're constantly talking
And I just can't keep up

Conversations a joke
Is your head made of oak?
Endlessly blabbing
But sometimes it feels like you're stabbing

Shut up!
Shut up!
Shut the fuck up!

Bragging and lying
So you won't have to stop
I've got to get out
My head's about to pop

You know who you are
C'mon give me a break
You go on and on
Until I feel faint

Shut up!
Shut up! What are you deaf?
Shut up!



All comments from YouTube:

@Metal73Mike

Almost 3 decades and this music still survives... \m/

@shoechew

Yea, man. The ability to record and preserve sound is pretty cool.

@georgekazanjian9855

DRI is undoubtedly the best band to see live in any small venue or bar...Jaxx Springfield VA...the greatest

@ReefervonKush

Thank you for keeping the music alive for all of us today I'm 22 and if it weren't for you old school folks this music would be long gone. Thank you.

@ianfraser8485

My favourite dri album🤘 got it back in '88, the sound , the production, and the songs are fuckin awesome!🤘

@Camazotz86

True,I still have it

@804safety

another ausome tune on this album,my personal favourite,its when i first got into them,at 14,now im 35 & still love them,cheers from canada..(gettin my 3yrs old daughter into it )

@andriujones

This was my favourite band when I was young ... Now I have 41 but I still like them. Now Suicidal Tendencies Rulez :)

@Mamasfallenangelodd

Same age and same fan since i was young

@lotwizzard1748

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