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.
Have You Ever
The Offspring Lyrics
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Falling, I'm falling
Have you ever walked through a room
But it was more like the room passed around you?
Like there was a leash around your neck that pulled you through?
Have you ever been at someplace
Recognizing everybody's face
(Well, I know) some days, my soul's confined and out of mind
Sleep forever
(I know) some days, I'm so outshined and out of time
Have you ever
Falling, I'm falling
Falling, I'm falling
Have you ever buried your face in your hands
'Cause no one around you understands
Or has the slightest idea what it is that makes you be?
Have you ever felt like there was more?
Like someone else was keeping score
And what could make you whole was simply out of reach?
(Well, I know) someday, I'll try again and not pretend
This time forever
(I know) someday, I'll get it straight but not today
Have you ever
Falling, I'm falling
Falling, I'm falling
(Falling) some days, my soul's confined
(I'm falling) and out of mind, sleep forever
(Falling) some days, my darkest friend
(I'm falling) is me again, have you ever
(Falling) Someday, I'll try again
(I'm falling) and not pretend this time forever
Someday I'll get it straight but not today
Have you ever
When the truth walks away, everybody stays
'Cause the truth about the world is that crime does pay
So if you walk away, who is gonna stay?
'Cause I'd like to think the world is a better place
When the truth walks away, everybody stays
'Cause the truth about the world is that crime does pay
So if you walk away, who is gonna stay?
'Cause I'd like to make the world be a better place
When the truth walks away, everybody stays
'Cause the truth about the world is that crime does pay
So if you walk away, who is gonna stay?
'Cause I'd like to think the world is a better place
I'd like to leave the world as a better place
I'd like to think the world
The Offspring's "Have You Ever" explores the concept of feeling lost and disconnected from the world around you. The lyrics describe a feeling of being pulled through life with no real control, as if there is a leash around your neck. The song asks if the listener has ever been in a situation where they feel completely alone in a crowded room, recognizing everyone's face but not knowing anyone well.
The second half of the song focuses on the concept of struggling to find happiness and feeling as though something crucial is missing from your life. The lyrics describe burying your face in your hands because no one can understand you, feeling like you're constantly falling, and struggling to keep up with a world that seems out of reach. The song acknowledges that sometimes we have to fake our way through life in order to survive, but ultimately suggests that there is hope for the future.
The bridge of the song takes on a more political tone, with the lyrics stating that "the truth about the world is that crime does pay." The song questions who will stay to fight for change when the truth itself seems to have left the room. The repeated lyrics about making the world a better place suggest that there is still a chance for positive change, even in the face of seeming hopelessness and despair.
Line by Line Meaning
Falling, I'm falling
Feeling lost and helpless, as though falling into a deep abyss
Have you ever walked through a room
But it was more like the room passed around you?
Like there was a leash around your neck that pulled you through?
Feeling disconnected and out of control, as though being pulled along by some unseen force
Have you ever been at someplace
Recognizing everybody's face
Until you realized that there was no one there you knew?
Feeling alone and isolated, even when surrounded by familiar faces
Some days, my soul's confined and out of mind
Sleep forever
Struggling with depression and the desire to escape from reality
Have you ever buried your face in your hands
'Cause no one around you understands
Or has the slightest idea what it is that makes you be?
Feeling misunderstood and unheard, as though no one truly knows who you are
Have you ever felt like there was more?
Like someone else was keeping score
And what could make you whole was simply out of reach?
Feeling as though something is missing, and that no matter how hard you try, you cannot attain it
Someday, I'll try again and not pretend
This time forever
Hoping for a better future, where they can be true to themselves and find happiness
When the truth walks away, everybody stays
'Cause the truth about the world is that crime does pay
So if you walk away, who is gonna stay?
'Cause I'd like to think the world is a better place
Questioning the morality of the world, and wondering who will take a stand against injustice and wrongdoing
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Written by: Bryan Keith Holland
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