Along with fellow California punk bands Green Day and Rancid, The Offspring have been credited with reviving mainstream interest in punk rock in the United States during the mid-1990s. To date, The Offspring has released eight studio albums, one compilation, four EPs and three DVDs. They have sold over 34 million albums worldwide, making them one of the best-selling punk rock acts of all time. Each album since the release of their 1994 album Smash has sold over a million units.
Since the release of Smash, which is the best-selling independent label album of all time, The Offspring has achieved commercial success over five albums, with singles such as "Come Out and Play", and "Self Esteem". The band’s next three albums, Ixnay on the Hombre, Americana and Conspiracy of One, were also successful, with Ixnay on the Hombre and Conspiracy of One reaching platinum certification, and Americana achieving multi-platinum status. Longtime drummer Ron Welty left The Offspring in early 2003, and was replaced by Atom Willard. Later that year, the band released their next album, Splinter, to moderate sales and fairly warm reviews. In 2005, The Offspring released a greatest hits album and toured in support of the compilation. Their eighth studio album, Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace, was released on June 17, 2008 with the hit singles "You’re Gonna Go Far, Kid" and "Hammerhead."
Days Go By is the band’s ninth studio album and is due to be released on June 26, 2012. The Days Go By Songfacts reports that the title track was released as the first single and was premiered on KROQ on April 27, 2012.
2. Offspring was a short-lived English pop duo of the early 1970s, consisting of Mike Brayn and John Howard, who met at Hurstpierpoint College in Sussex, United Kingdom. They released just one single, 'Windfall' (1972). Their planned studio album was never completed.
Demons
The Offspring Lyrics
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Like an eye that shows impending doom
Tension in this misty air
Souls pass into the room
Drawn in by a lost memory
You will join them in the moonlight
You are my offering
The centuries of pain
Your misery in life
Is your ecstasy in death
Time passes like the wind
As we race to beat days dusky grin
Mornings just a moment away
Your body glistens in candlelight
As we all look on in fiendish delight
The ritual is just beginning
Come fulfill the prophecy
With our demons of debauchery
As virgins and spectres sing
This madness will never cease
In the dead of night
You will follow
In the footsteps of many others
Who have come before
I will show you the altar
Your Aztec eyes, Egyptian hair
Your beauty bestoved upon my lair
I´ve loved you before, in other lives
But you´ve never meant as much to me
Never meant as much to me as now
In this night of sacrifice
where blood is spilt
That will never spill again
But in your linen robes
We want you now
We want you now
You could never ask for more than that
You are my offering
Your soul transcends
The centuries of pain
Your misery in life
Is your ecstasy in
Come fulfill the prophecy
With our demons of debauchery
This madness will never cease
The lyrics of Demons by The Offspring describe a gathering of people in a ritualistic ceremony where they approach the dead of the night, creating a mysterious and eerie atmosphere. Emphasis is placed on the presence of souls and the overall supernatural ambiance surrounding the room. The first few lines suggest a haunting and ominous ambience as the passing clouds cover the moon, creating an eye-like shape that can indicate an approaching doom. Then, the lyrics go on to describe the tension and the lingering presence of souls in the air as if they're being drawn in by some lost memory. The melody of the song perfectly captures the eerie feeling created by the lyrics.
The phrase "You are my offering" suggests that the singer is leading a ritual where the subject being offered has an entity in their soul, causing centuries of pain. The subject's misery in life is compared to their ecstasy in death, another indication of the supernatural themes in the song. The singer is attempting to fulfill the prophecy with the "demons of debauchery" in hopes that the madness will never cease. The lyrics go on to detail the sacrifice, giving glimpses of what's happening in the room, calling on virgins and specters to sing in ecstasy.
Overall, Demons represents a nightmarish view of ritualistic gatherings, with the imagery and lyrics painted as a dim picture of people embracing their demise. However, the narrative of the song is open-ended, which makes it up to interpretation.
Line by Line Meaning
Clouds pass over the moon
The atmosphere is set for something ominous and dark to happen.
Like an eye that shows impending doom
An eerie feeling is in the air and something terrible is about to happen.
Tension in this misty air
There is an unexplainable tension around.
Souls pass into the room
Ghosts of the past flood into the setting.
Drawn in by a lost memory
The ghosts are here because they are associated with something or someone from the past.
You will join them in the moonlight
The person is being threatened to be a part of these ghosts present at the setting.
You are my offering
The person is being treated as a sacrificial offering.
Your soul transcends
The person's soul is going to a different place beyond human understanding.
The centuries of pain
The pain of ages is being transferred onto the person.
Your misery in life
The hardships faced in life by the person are being used for this sacrifice.
Is your ecstasy in death
The person is being promised happiness and bliss after death.
Time passes like the wind
Time is fleeting and cannot be stopped.
As we race to beat days dusky grin
The people present are trying to escape from the inevitable future.
Mornings just a moment away
The night is about to end and people are preparing for the sacrifice.
Your body glistens in candlelight
The person's body is being prepared for the ritual sacrifice and is shining under the candlelight.
As we all look on in fiendish delight
The observers are enjoying the gruesome scene.
The ritual is just beginning
The sacrifice is about to take place.
Come fulfill the prophecy
The prophecy of the sacrificial offering is being called upon.
With our demons of debauchery
The people present are captivated by the evil spirits of debauchery.
As virgins and spectres sing
The ghosts of past that are present at the setting sing to invoke the spirits.
This madness will never cease
The wickedness and insanity of the sacrifice will continue.
In the dead of night
The crime happens at night.
You will follow
The person is going to proceed towards the place of sacrifice.
In the footsteps of many others
Many other sacrificial offerings have been made before.
Who have come before
People who have been chosen before also had to go through this sacrifice.
I will show you the altar
The person being sacrificed will be shown the place of the ritual.
Your Aztec eyes, Egyptian hair
The physical features of the person being sacrificed are described.
Your beauty bestoved upon my lair
The beauty of the person is being praised and appreciated by the one doing the sacrifice.
I've loved you before, in other lives
The person doing the sacrifice has been associated with the person being sacrificed in a previous life.
But you've never meant as much to me
Even with this previous association, the person being sacrificed is of no importance to the one doing the sacrifice.
Never meant as much to me as now
The importance of the person being sacrificed is that they are needed for the sacrifice.
In this night of sacrifice
The sacrifice is happening at night.
where blood is spilt
Blood will be shed in this ritualistic sacrifice.
That will never spill again
The blood of the sacrificed person is the final amount of blood that will be spilled.
But in your linen robes
The sacrificial offering is being denoted by the robes they are wearing.
We want you now
The people present are calling for the sacrifice to proceed.
You could never ask for more than that
As the offering, the person cannot expect anything more than death.
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: BRYAN HOLLAND
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@beheaded360
I think this album should be much more popular.
@Chnamanjx
This is actually one of the best guitar riffs in history IMO. Hidden away in this debut album.
@invectrum
You are my offering Your soul transcends The centuries of pain Your misery in life Is your ecstasy in Come fulfill the prophecy With our demons of debauchery This madness will never cease as a kid I never appreciated the lyrics...i just remembered being grounded and listening to this album over and over
@tylertaws3238
I love this song. This album kicks ass. Some of my favorite songs are on this offspring album.
@asahinainu
Not to mention they explicitly stated at some point that the song Beheaded from this same album was inspired by Code Blue, and was their tribute to the ridiculously over the top morbid punk songs of the era they drew inspiration from.
@Dan-Bass
this is amazing.
@offspringvicious7218
Offspring es Épico !
@Wuggl3z
i have been a fan of the offspring since i was 12 and even after 14 years this is still one on my favorite songs
@Savvaoff
Ghost BC must cover this!
@solowingpixi
2019, this shit still rocks!