Strung Out is a punk rock band from Simi Valley, California, USA, formed in… Read Full Bio ↴Strung Out is a punk rock band from Simi Valley, California, USA, formed in 1992. They are known mainly for their musical style, which fuses aspects of punk rock and metal to form their primary sound. They have released nine albums on Fat Wreck Chords and appeared on numerous compilations and skate/surf videos. They have played on the Warped Tour and continue to tour internationally.

The original lineup consisted of vocalist Jason Cruz, guitarists Jake Kiley and Rob Ramos, bassist Jim Cherry and drummer Adam Austin. After releasing a self-titled 7" record, they became one of the first bands to be signed to Fat Wreck Chords, the record label owned and operated by Fat Mike of the band NOFX. Austin left the band in 1992 and was replaced by Brad Morrison who also left the band and was replaced on drums by Jordan Burns, formerly of fellow Simi Valley natives Ten Foot Pole. Their first album, Another Day in Paradise, was released in May of 1994. Suburban Teenage Wasteland Blues followed in 1996. In 1998 they released The Skinny Years...Before We Got Fat, a compilation album of their pre-Fat Wreck Chords material.

The band showed notable musical growth on their 1998 album Twisted by Design, which was both speedy and technical but also punk-based and with darker overtones. The album established a mixture of the fast, poppy sound the band had established with Suburban Teenage Wasteland Blues but mixed it with more atonality and more abstract song structures. Bassist Jim Cherry left the band in 1999 and went on to play in Pulley and Zero Down, but died of heart failure in 2002. He was replaced by Chris Aiken, whose musical background had a strong impact on the 2000 album The Element of Sonic Defiance, which continued in the fast, melodic punk tradition of the band while introducing more hard rock and metal elements.

In 2002 the band released their fourth full-length album An American Paradox, their first release to appear in the Billboard Top 200. The initial production run contained a bonus song entitled "Don't Look Back". A video was filmed for the song "Cemetery" and was included on several punk rock video compilations. In 2003 they recorded and released a live album as part of the Fat Wreck Chords Live in a Dive series. Exile in Oblivion, was released in 2004, with a video filmed for the song "Analog." Strung Out released their sixth full-length album, Blackhawks Over Los Angeles on June 12, 2007.

In March 2009, Strung Out released a compilation of B-sides, demos, and covers called "Prototypes and Painkillers" with material from all eras of the band's history. Many of these tracks have been on various punk compilations and/or were included in their "Live in a Dive" recording.

On September 29, 2009, Strung Out Released a their 7th studio album titled Agents of the Underground.

Alone
Strung Out Lyrics

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I'm alone, but you point your finger and laugh at me
And thank God that you are nowhere
Close to me because we're different and you try so hard to hate me,
To go home I'm alone and I cannot stay,

What do you know about being alone
Has life ever had a suicidal tone,
No one wants to know me

For they slip me out, I'm outside looking in think

I'm under pressure while I'm here today
But we only know the right words to say
That has come and gone if they had only known
They couldnt go through life alone.

Help me two words I don't know how to say
I'm in pain but that's a message you can never convey,

Hear me and I've tried to make you understand without love,
Life'll kill the strongest man.

Overall Meaning

Alone by Strung Out is a song that encapsulates the feeling of isolation and loneliness that comes from being different from everyone else. The lyrics recount the experiences of the singer, who is made to feel alone and unwelcome in a world where everyone else seems to be connected to one another.

The first verse talks about the singer's experience of being laughed at and ostracized by others who think they are different. The singer is grateful that these people are not close to them because their hate would be too much to bear. The second verse contemplates the idea of being alone and not fitting in with others. The singer is wondering if anyone truly understands what it means to be alone and isolated, as they are. The chorus reflects on the importance of human connection and how it can be a lifeline for those who are feeling alone, lost and vulnerable.

The third verse conveys the idea that the singer is struggling with pain and trying to express themselves, but no one understands their messages. They feel ignored and invisible, and they want to know that others care about them. The final line of the song is a warning that life can be tough, and even the strongest person can falter in the face of adversity without love and support.

Line by Line Meaning

I'm alone, but you point your finger and laugh at me
Despite being alone, the singer feels mocked by others who are different from them and choose to hate them.

And thank God that you are nowhere
The singer is glad that those who mock them are not close by.

Close to me because we're different and you try so hard to hate me,
The singer feels separated from others because of differences, and perceives that they actively attempt to dislike them.

To go home I'm alone and I cannot stay,
Being alone is causing the artist to feel uncomfortable and want to leave.

What do you know about being alone
The artist questions whether others who judge them really understand the experience of being alone.

Has life ever had a suicidal tone,
The singer expresses the depth of pain they feel due to being alone and ostracized, to the point of contemplating suicide.

No one wants to know me
The singer feels unwanted and rejected by those around them.

For they slip me out, I'm outside looking in think
Others exclude the artist, leaving them feeling like an outsider observing the world from the outside.

I'm under pressure while I'm here today
The artist feels burdened and stressed while existing in their current situation.

But we only know the right words to say
Society often knows the right things to say but doesn't always follow through with actions to help.

That has come and gone if they had only known
Opportunities to connect or help may have passed by unrecognized by others.

They couldnt go through life alone.
The artist recognizes that it can be difficult to face life's challenges without the support and love of others.

Help me two words I don't know how to say
The singer is struggling to ask for help when they need it the most.

I'm in pain but that's a message you can never convey,
The singer recognizes that it's hard to communicate just how much pain they're in to others who haven't experienced it themselves.

Hear me and I've tried to make you understand without love,
The singer has attempted to reach out and connect to those who lack love or understanding, but without success.

Life'll kill the strongest man.
The artist recognizes the destructive impact that a lack of love and support can have on even the strongest individuals.

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Written by: J. STEWART BURNS, JONATHAN WOLFF, PAUL BUCKLEY

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