The Bouncing Souls are a punk band, formed in 1987. They are originally fro… Read Full Bio ↴The Bouncing Souls are a punk band, formed in 1987. They are originally from New Brunswick, New Jersey. By the time they were recognized by the national punk scene, they had reignited a "pogo" element to New Jersey punk rock by playing fast light-hearted songs, a model followed by various other local bands (e.g. Blanks 77 and the Bristles). In the early stages of their career, they played a hybrid of punk, funk, metal, and just about anything else they felt like including. They were known for their energetic live shows, albeit with an amateurish element on their recordings at that stage. Soon, they had whittled it down to their own brand of punk, and become one of the most popular bands in the punk scene.

They made a name for themselves by consistently touring over the United States. Rather than signing with a known label, they initially decided to found their own, Chunksaah Records (named after their long-time friend Timmy Chunks), but are now releasing their albums on Epitaph Records.

The Bouncing Souls are one of the best selling and longest lived of the punk bands from New Jersey, following the legacy of previously successful punk bands Adrenalin OD and the Misfits.

DISCOGRAPHY

Studio albums

The Good, The Bad & The Argyle (1994)
Maniacal Laughter (1996)
Bouncing Souls (1997)
Hopeless Romantic (1999)
How I Spent My Summer Vacation (2001)
Anchors Aweigh (2003)
The Gold Record (2006)
Ghosts on the Boardwalk (2010)
Comet (2012)

Live and Compilation albums

The Bad the Worse and the Out of Print (2002)
Live (2005)

Splits

BYO Split Series, Vol. 4 (With Anti-Flag) (2002)

EPs

The Greenball Crew (1993)
Tie One On (1998)
Fight to Live (1999)
Gone (2001)

DVDs

Do You Remember? 15 Years of the Bouncing Souls (2003)
Live at the Glasshouse (2005)

""7" Records"

Ugly Bill (1991) (pressed on black and also transparent green wax)
"The Argyle e.p. (1993) (pressed on black, yellow, green, and red wax, some had green and yellow covers)
"Tales Of Doomed Romance" (1994) (split ep with the band Buglite pressed on red and black wax)
"Neurotic" (1994) (pressed on black and yellow wax)
"Bouncing Souls/Weston split" (1994) (pressed on black and red wax)
"Split EP" (1995) (pressed on black with the bands basic skills, youth gone mad, and the reviled, some have red stamped cover some black)
"Johnny X" (1995) (pressed on black wax)
"Fight to Live" (1999) (pressed on orange wax, distributed by epitaph europe)
"Tales Of Doomed Romance" (2001) (reissued split ep with the band ZeroZero pressed on yellow and black wax)
"Bouncing Souls/Lucky Stiffs Split" (2005) (pressed on splatter wax and 1500 picture disks)

Born to Lose
The Bouncing Souls Lyrics

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Born to lose i've lived my life in vain
all my dreams have always caused me pain.
All my life i've always been so blue
Born to lose and now i'm losing you.

Born to lose it seems so hard to bear
How i always long to have you near
You were all the happiness i knew

Born to lose and now i'm losing you.

Born to lose i can't believe your gone
It's so hard to face that empty dawn
All my life i've always been so blue
Born to lose and now i'm losing you

There's no use to dream of happiness
All i see is only loneliness

All my life i've always been so blue
born to lose and now im losing you.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to The Bouncing Souls' song Born to Lose depicts a story of a person who has always felt like they were doomed to fail in life. The opening line "Born to lose, I've lived my life in vain" sets the tone for the song as the singer reflects on their life and how they haven't been able to achieve their dreams. The second line, "all my dreams have always caused me pain," suggests that the realization of unfulfilled dreams has made this person feel like a failure. The repetition of the phrase "Born to Lose" throughout the song emphasizes the idea that some people are destined to fail no matter how hard they try.

In the second verse, the singer reflects on their past relationship, which provided them with happiness. "You were all the happiness I knew" suggests that this relationship was the only source of happiness for the singer, giving the impression that they have been unlucky in love as well. The third verse deals with the aftermath of the lost relationship, and the singer's feelings of loneliness and despair. The final lines "There's no use to dream of happiness, all I see is only loneliness" highlight a sense of hopelessness and resignation in the face of failure.

Line by Line Meaning

Born to lose i've lived my life in vain
I have always felt like a failure and my life has been unsatisfying.

All my dreams have always caused me pain.
Every aspiration I've had has ended in disappointment or hurt.

All my life i've always been so blue
I've perpetually felt sad and hopeless throughout my existence.

Born to lose and now i'm losing you.
It's natural for me to lose in life and now I'm even losing the person who brought me happiness.

Born to lose it seems so hard to bear
It's unbearable to accept that I'm meant to be a loser in life.

How i always long to have you near
I continually yearn for your presence and love in my life.

You were all the happiness i knew
You were the only source of joy and contentment I've ever experienced.

Born to lose i can't believe your gone
It's almost impossible for me to accept that you're no longer here with me.

It's so hard to face that empty dawn
It's difficult to confront the beginning of a new day without you by my side.

There's no use to dream of happiness
There's no point in fantasizing about happiness as I know it will never last for me.

All i see is only loneliness
The only thing I see around me is seclusion and no company.