Referring to their style of hardcore punk music, the band declared in Frontiers Newsmagazine, “We put the ‘core’ back in homocore”. Their first recording was the self-released demo Don't Knock It Till You Try It. This was followed by a single called “What’s Up With The Kids” and then the self-titled LP Limp Wrist. However, since band members lived in different states maintaining the group became difficult. After an interlude they resumed touring in 2004 and self-released a new CD, Thee Official Discography the same year. The song “Ode” from this recording pays tribute to pioneering gay hardcore musicians Gary Floyd of The Dicks, Randy “Biscuit” Turner of Big Boys and Joshua Plague of Mukilteo Fairies and Behead The Prophet, No Lord Shall Live, providing a historical context for Limp Wrist.
The band’s best known song is “I Love Hardcore Boys, I Love Boys Hardcore”, which received much attention from fans and press alike. Lead singer Martin Sorrondeguy appears in "Queercore: A Punk-u-mentary" by Scott Treleaven and addresses the issue implicit in these song titles, what some might view as the apparent struggles of being both queer and being involved in the punk scene.
In 2004 Sorrondeguy released his own documentary film, "Beyond The Screams: A U.S. Latino Hardcore Punk Documentary." He had begun the film while still a member of his former band Los Crudos.
The band continues to perform and self-release records including the Want Us Dead 7" in 2006, featuring the songs Fake Fags and Want us Dead and a one-sided 12" in 2008 featuring Spun, and Bought Out.
Give Me A Fuckin' Break
Limp Wrist Lyrics
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Pretty candy coated hallmark shit
Gooey chocolate hetero drip
It makes me fucking sick
Pop songs about gummy love
Straight world sappy stuff
pour your heart out if you wish
I send you a box of fuckoffs
And I seal it with a kiss
The lyrics of Limp Wrist's song Give Me A Fuckin' Break critique the cultural norms surrounding love and relationships. The singer is tired of hearing cliched, predictable love songs that are overly sentimental and lack any real depth. The first stanza of the song describes these types of songs as "cute" and "pretty candy coated". The singer goes on to use descriptive language to convey his disgust for these songs, calling them "gooey chocolate hetero drip" and saying that they make him "fucking sick".
The second stanza goes into even more detail about the types of songs the singer is reacting against. He specifically targets "pop songs about gummy love" in the "straight world". He suggests that these songs are not authentic or meaningful, and that the singers are simply going through the motions of expressing love without any real emotion or substance. He goes on to tell these singers that he doesn't want to hear what they have to say, and instead sends them a "box of fuckoffs". The final line, where he seals the box with a kiss, could be interpreted as sarcastic or mocking.
Overall, the lyrics of Give Me A Fuckin' Break are a scathing critique of the mainstream culture's obsession with love songs, and a call for more honesty and vulnerability in music.
Line by Line Meaning
Cute songs about love
Sappy melodies regarding romantic relationships
Pretty candy coated hallmark shit
Overly sweet and cliché lyrics, akin to Hallmark cards
Gooey chocolate hetero drip
Excessive and cheesy sentimentality towards heterosexual romance
It makes me fucking sick
This type of music nauseates me
Pop songs about gummy love
Popular tunes focusing on sticky, sugary romance
Straight world sappy stuff
Heteronormative, cheesy lyrics
pour your heart out if you wish
Feel free to express your feelings through music
I send you a box of fuckoffs
I reject and dismiss this type of love song
And I seal it with a kiss
My disdain for this music is absolute and final
Contributed by Eli H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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