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.
Out on Patrol
The Offspring Lyrics
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With that big gun in your little hand
As you patrol this foreign land
Hear the mine that clicks beneath your feet
Heh heh whoa oh
Now do you see the light
Fading while your world is crumbling
And all you can do is sit and stare
What revelation have you now
What culmination to your speck of life
Your moment in time
As you sit here all alone
Will your buddies come and save your life
But as the enemy appears
See your life flash before your eyes
Heh heh whoa oh
Now do you see the light
Fading while your world is crumbling
Out on patrol!
And all you can do is sit and stare
What revelation have you now
What culmination to your speck of life
Your moment in time
Now do you see the light
Fading while your world is crumbling
Out on patrol!
And all you can do is sit and stare
What revelation have you now
What culmination to your speck of life
Your moment in time, it's your life, it's your life
It's your life, whoa oh oh
It's your life, it's your life
It's your life, oh oh oh
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The song "Out on Patrol" by The Offspring is a commentary on the futility and fear that soldiers feel in combat situations. The singer addresses a soldier, calling him "soldier boy," and describes him patrolling a foreign land with a gun. We hear the clicking of mines under his feet, and the image is one of danger and uncertainty. The soldier is then asked if he sees the light fading while his world is crumbling, asking if he is aware of the danger he is in. The soldier is then asked what revelation or culmination he will have in his "speck of life," referring to a moment of clarity or understanding during his time in combat. The chorus repeatedly asks if the soldier sees the light fading while his world is crumbling, while he can only sit and stare, seemingly powerless to stop the events unfolding around him.
The song is a critique of war as an institution, calling attention to the fear and uncertainty soldiers face while serving. The lyrics question the purpose and meaning of a soldier's sacrifice, asking what the culmination of their life will be in such a violent and dangerous environment. The chorus also points to the idea that soldiers are often powerless to stop the events happening around them, and their lives can quickly come to an end without warning.
Line by Line Meaning
Look at you soldier boy now
Observing the young soldier with a gun in his hand
With that big gun in your little hand
Describing the soldier's weapon in relation to his size
As you patrol this foreign land
The soldier is walking around in an unfamiliar country
Hear the mine that clicks beneath your feet
The soldier is aware of the danger of landmines
Now do you see the light
Are you aware of the situation around you?
Fading while your world is crumbling
The soldier's reality is disintegrating
Out on patrol!
This is the soldier's current mission
And all you can do is sit and stare
The soldier is powerless to act
What revelation have you now
What is the realization you have come to?
What culmination to your speck of life
What is the purpose or end result of your life?
Your moment in time
This is your personal experience and responsibility
As you sit here all alone
The soldier is isolated and vulnerable
Will your buddies come and save your life
The soldier's reliance on his comrades for survival
But as the enemy appears
The sudden arrival of the enemy
See your life flash before your eyes
The realization of imminent death
It's your life, it's your life
The soldier alone is responsible for his life
It's your life, oh oh oh
This is the soldier's personal reality and experience
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Bryan Holland
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Hunter Linton
Its incredible how deep these guys can get with their lyrics.
casperado666
used to learn them by heart decades ago :) the older songs are more powerful though. I think Bryan said once that in the beginning he used to write lyrics first and than would write fitting music. In their later career they started to do the opposite and I personally could see a huge change
Sean Denizen
This song is full of surprises... On their first two albums I'd never thought I'd hear either acoustic guitar or spanish
L U
This is their first record actually.
audi tt live reaction
no, jennifer lost the war was first and elders was second, this is third
audi tt live reaction
and they had songs before than too, they were called manic subsidal instead of the offspring
Sermilion Audio
Man, 1989. I forgot how OG The Offspring is.
Offspring Vicious
que bien suena el bajo y la batería <3
L U
Cierto, puro podedr.
NaStYNiNjA
This is one of the best debut albums in the history of music. Babymetal is also in that category