Lower Class Brats are a street punk band founded in Austin, Texas in Januar… Read Full Bio ↴Lower Class Brats are a street punk band founded in Austin, Texas in January 1995. Based out of Southern California since 2017.

Biography
Formed in 1995 in Austin TX, Lower Class Brats set out to create music unlike anything else in their city. A mixture of Punk, Oi!, 70s Glam and straight ahead rock and roll merged with the theatric imagery of A Clockwork Orange. After six months of writing and rehearsals the band began to perform and released a demo cassette. A year later the band's first full length “Rather Be Hated Than Ignored” was released on GMM records and became the soundtrack for a fanbase now known as the “LCB Army”.

The recorded history of five full-length LPs, thirteen 7” EPs and three different compilation LPs under their belts. Provides testament to the band's reputation that they are a group that works as hard as they play. All while performing worldwide across the US, Canada, UK, Europe and Asia.

LCB members- Bones (vox), Marty Volume (guitar), Ron Conflict (bass), Zed (guitar) and Nick Brat (drums) continue to record and perform after a 20+ year history. Taking great care that every live show is more than "just another gig" and a night for those in attendance to cut loose, forget their daily woes and sing, scream and shout along.

Chaos Riot And Ruin
Lower Class Brats Lyrics

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As I viddi past my years
When all the droogs we're go
There was me your humble narrator
The others decorate the show

[Pre-chorus:]
Now I'm haunted by ghosts from the past
Where did they go

Was it me or my imagination
'cause I'm all alone

[Chorus:]
Crash and burn, search and destroy,
Chaos, Riot and ruin
Explosive minds for boring times
This will be our theme song

My glazzies are all glazed real zombie-like
From the horrorshow jobs we've done

We have arrived, o' my brothers
At chapter twenty-one

Overall Meaning

The first stanza of the song speaks about the passage of time and the singer's realization that he has grown older. The term "viddi" refers to the Slavic term "vidi," which means "to see." The singer witnesses the passing of time as he sees his fellow "droogs," or gang members, participating in chaotic and destructive activities. However, the singer takes on the role of being the "humble narrator" and watches the events unfold. We then see that it is not just the passing of time that haunts the singer but also the ghosts from the past. The singer reflects on those who are no longer around and wonders where they went. There is a sense of loneliness and isolation that the singer is experiencing.

The pre-chorus then leads into the chorus where "Crash and burn, search and destroy, Chaos, Riot and ruin" become the theme song for these "explosive minds for boring times." These lines suggest that there is a need for chaos and destruction in mundane and monotonous day-to-day life. The singer's glazed eyes, similar to a zombie's, are indicative of the mental and emotional toll the violent activities have taken. The fact that they have reached chapter twenty-one shows that they have been engaging in these activities for a while now and are seasoned veterans.

Line by Line Meaning

As I viddi past my years
As I reflect on my past experiences

When all the droogs we're go
When all my friends were together

There was me your humble narrator
I was the one telling the story

The others decorate the show
The others were the center of attention

Now I'm haunted by ghosts from the past
I'm tormented by memories of the past

Where did they go
Where have all my friends gone

Was it me or my imagination
Did I imagine my friends ever being here

'cause I'm all alone
Because I am alone now

Crash and burn, search and destroy,
Let's live recklessly and destructively

Chaos, Riot and ruin
Embrace chaos, disorder, and destruction

Explosive minds for boring times
Our explosive temperaments are necessary for these boring times