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)

The Day I Turned My Back on You
The Bouncing Souls Lyrics

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I created this thing in my mind.
Looking at it now I don't see why.
I threw away everything I had
And "greener pastures" is just a lie.
I realize all these things now that it's too late.
I guess that's part of the price I gotta pay.
I betrayed myself when I betrayed you.
I threw my life away

The day I turned my back on you.

I turned and ran away.
I turned and ran away from the truth,
The truth in everything.
Everything we used to do.
I never had reason to doubt you.
I loved everything about you.
If I could just take it back I would.
I threw my life away
The day I turned my back on you.

Believing my own lies,
I lost myself and I lost everythiing.
If I could just take it back I would.

I threw my life away
The day I turned my back on you.

Overall Meaning

The Bouncing Souls's song "The Day I Turned My Back on You" is a poignant reflection on the consequences of betrayal and self-deception. The song is an introspective critique of the singer's past decisions which ultimately ended up being a betrayal to the person they love. The first verse sees the singer regretting their creation of a false ideal in their mind, one that they now see as faulty. They had thrown away everything they had in search of "greener pastures," only to realize too late that it was all a lie. They were now paying the price for their actions, as they realize they had betrayed themselves when they betrayed the person they loved, ultimately throwing their life away.

The second verse sees the singer looking back at the past with a deep sense of regret. The truth that they had turned their back on was the love and connection they shared with the person they betrayed. They initially had no reason to doubt the person they loved, but their self-deception and belief in their own lies led them to lose everything. The singer's deep longing to take it all back emphasizes their realization that they threw away their life when they turned their back on the person they loved.

Overall, "The Day I Turned My Back on You" is a poignant reflection on the emotional and psychological consequences of betrayal and self-deception. The song emphasizes the importance of truthful introspection and being honest with oneself and others.

Line by Line Meaning

I created this thing in my mind.
I had an idealized version of life in my head.

Looking at it now I don't see why.
Now that I'm older, that idealized version of life doesn't make sense.

I threw away everything I had
I gave up everything that mattered to me.

And "greener pastures" is just a lie.
The belief that there's always something better out there is a falsehood.

I realize all these things now that it's too late.
I see my mistakes, but it's too late to go back and fix them.

I guess that's part of the price I gotta pay.
Facing the consequences of my actions is something I have to deal with.

I betrayed myself when I betrayed you.
Breaking your trust also led to breaking my own sense of integrity and self-worth.

I threw my life away
My decisions led me down a path of destruction.

The day I turned my back on you.
When I decided to give up on our relationship and walk away.

I turned and ran away.
I decided to avoid facing my problems by leaving them behind.

I turned and ran away from the truth,
I avoided facing the reality of my mistakes.

The truth in everything.
The truth in all aspects of my life - relationships, career, personal values.

Everything we used to do.
All the things we did together that made our relationship special.

I never had reason to doubt you.
I always trusted you completely and had no reason to think otherwise.

I loved everything about you.
I cherished every quality and aspect of your being.

Believing my own lies,
Listening to the justifications I made to myself for my poor decisions.

I lost myself and I lost everythiing.
My misguided choices led to losing my sense of identity and security.

Lyrics © TERRORBIRD PUBLISHING LLC
Written by: BRYAN T KIENLEN, GREGORY A ATTONITO, MICHAEL H MCDERMOTT, PETER WILLIAM STEINKOPF

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