The Deviates were a punk rock band from South Bay California. They formed i… Read Full Bio ↴The Deviates were a punk rock band from South Bay California. They formed in the winter of 1994 when their members were in their mid-teens and slowly built a following in the South Bay where Pennywise guitarist Fletcher Dragge got interested in them. The band's first album on Theologian Records label was produced by Dragge. They toured for three summers with the Vans Warped Tour before breaking up in 2004.

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I knew this time would come, replacing me,
and in my place your side of me.
Pass me the script.
Something I might say.
I won't get this right but I'll try again.
Consider me a link to your past un-phased and unchanging. .
Right or wrong we made our choices and I see where you stand now.
Well, I guess it's easy to fell lost

and needy when you need a hand and then there's no one around.
Reality brakes and clarity fades when you find you're alone in your own crowd.
And now I have one, one and only,
here from the beginning I've got to press on,
'cause when I'm right you're wrong and now your right
and wrong no longer impose any consequence.
Never felt so good to be so down.
The opposition is me and I like it.
Fair-weather friends fend for yourselves.
No need, to go you're already gone.
Consider these words our very last.
Consider these words your last chance.
Face it you missed, now taste my fist.
I'm a passive man but I'm sick of it.
I'd rather be hated than be missed.
I'd rather be alone than sink with you.
I guess I was wrong to trust an invitation to the world of loss.
We're right or wrong here.
We're right or wrong no in between,

no exceptions and I like it.
It's never been so easy.

Overall Meaning

The Deviates' song Profile is an introspective and emotional look at the end of a relationship, where the singer is being replaced by someone else. The lyrics speak to a certain level of resignation, as if the singer has accepted that the relationship is over, but still feels a sense of bitterness and regret. The first line of the song sets the tone for the overall theme of being replaced, and the rest of the song deals with the aftermath of that realization.

Throughout the song, there is a sense of defiance and a refusal to be anything other than who the singer is. Lines like "well, I guess it's easy to feel lost and needy when you need a hand and then there's no one around" and "fair-weather friends fend for yourselves" suggest that the singer has been let down by the people around them and is now pushing back against the world. The chorus, "we're right or wrong here, we're right or wrong no in between, no exceptions and I like it" speaks to a sense of certainty and confidence in the singer's own convictions, even if those convictions are unpopular.

Line by Line Meaning

I knew this time would come, replacing me,
I had a feeling that you would eventually replace me with someone else.

and in my place your side of me.
You replaced me with someone who is just like me.

Pass me the script.
Give me the right thing to say.

Something I might say.
I need something to say because I don't know the right words.

I won't get this right but I'll try again.
I know I'll mess up, but I'm willing to try again.

Consider me a link to your past un-phased and unchanging.
Think of me as a connection to your past, unwavering and unchanging.

Right or wrong we made our choices and I see where you stand now.
Regardless of whether it was the right or wrong decision, we made choices and I see where you stand now.

Well, I guess it's easy to feel lost and needy when you need a hand and then there's no one around.
When you need help and no one is there for you, it's easy to feel lost and desperate.

Reality brakes and clarity fades when you find you're alone in your own crowd.
When you realize that you are alone in your own group of people, your perception of reality becomes distorted and you lose clarity.

And now I have one, one and only, here from the beginning I've got to press on, 'cause when I'm right you're wrong and now your right and wrong no longer impose any consequence.
I now only have one person left with me from the beginning, so I have to keep fighting. When I was right and you were wrong, it mattered, but now your actions have no consequences.

Never felt so good to be so down.
I've never felt so satisfied to be at my lowest point.

The opposition is me and I like it.
I enjoy being the opposition to you.

Fair-weather friends fend for yourselves.
Friends who only stick around during good times can take care of themselves.

No need, to go you're already gone.
There's no use in leaving because you've already left.

Consider these words our very last.
This will be our final conversation.

Consider these words your last chance.
This is the last opportunity for you to make things right.

Face it you missed, now taste my fist.
You messed up and now you have to deal with the consequences.

I'm a passive man but I'm sick of it.
Normally, I'm a passive person, but I can't take it anymore.

I'd rather be hated than be missed.
It's better to be disliked than forgotten.

I'd rather be alone than sink with you.
I'd rather be by myself than be dragged down by you.

I guess I was wrong to trust an invitation to the world of loss.
I made a mistake by trusting an invitation to a world of devastation.

We're right or wrong here.
There's no middle ground, we're either right or wrong.

We're right or wrong no in between, no exceptions and I like it.
There's no gray area, no exceptions, and I prefer it that way.

It's never been so easy.
It's never felt so simple and straightforward.

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: BRIAN BARBARA, CHARLEY MARSHALL, DAMIEN MCDOUGLE, DONNIE CONRAD

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