The Queers are a pop-punk/punk rock band from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, fo… Read Full Bio ↴The Queers are a pop-punk/punk rock band from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, formed in 1982. Singer/Guitarist/Songwriter Joe King has been the principal member of the group, with a vast number of musicians cycling in and out of the band over the years. Supposedly, the band name 'Queers' was used simply to poke fun at what he called the "Art Fag" community in NH. That same brand of humor and inanity has become a staple of The Queers music, who have produced songs such as "Can't Stop Farting", "Born To Do Dishes", and "I Didn't Get Invited To The Prom" in their own Ramones-esque style. While some punk rock bands attempt to use their music to impart a social or political message, King has made it clear that The Queers exist simply to play punk rock for the fun of it.

The Queers play a Ramones style of pop punk with songs about girls and beer. King has often collaborated with Ben Weasel, from Screeching Weasel. The band begun with a notoriety primarily in their own backyard, but with the release of Love Songs for the Retarded, recorded by legendary punk producer Mass Giorgini, their following grew to international proportions. They have collaborated with Mass Giorgini several times since.

Along with his casual acquaintance Ben Weasel, Joe King has criticized the re-emergence of the street punk scene and what he sees as the glorification of violence and class warfare by certain bands. The song, "Little Rich Working Class Oi Boy" from the album Beyond the Valley of the Assfuckers takes aim at the working class pretensions and bellicose attitudes of some members of the Oi! scene. In a 2005 post to The Queers official website, King criticizes the effect of Boston punk band, the Dropkick Murphys. Writes King, "With all this stupid fucking Irish/Dropkick BS these days the whole punk scene (what's left of it) is full of assholes that just wanna fight."

Love Love Love
The Queers Lyrics

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I know you’re trying
To learn how to live
You’re forgetting
What you can’t forgive
Don’t remember
The dirt where we grew
Always on bad days is
When I think of you

You’re begging
For something to change
Just keep begging
But you live the same way
Say that you need me
But you can’t forgive me
For fading away
I was fading away
I love you but I don’t trust you
Can’t read you
Don’t need you
I love you but I don’t trust you
Can’t miss you
Don’t wish you were here
Can’t text you anymore
I can’t help bring you to shore
I can’t be there anymore
Hope one day you’ll walk out that door
Churches on every block
I swear we’ve been to every one
Looked for answers to our prayers
But at times it seemed no one was there
At times it seemed that no one cared
Bottle it up and shed a tear
Hide in the room that we shared
While I tried to calm your fears
I know you miss when we were young
I know you wish your phone still rung
It hurts to keep you in my life
When we’re not on the same side
I love you but I don’t trust you
Can’t read you
Don’t need you
I love you but I don’t trust you
Can’t miss you
Don’t wish you were here
I know you’re trying
To learn how to live
But you’ve forgotten
The love you could give
I see you hurting again
I know you just need a friend
But I Can’t break my heart again
Can’t let you hurt me like that again
I know my name will never be said
With love because you know what’s ahead
Can’t hold on to you just to disappoint
Can’t forgive you when there’s nothing left unsaid
I love you but I don’t trust you
Can’t read you
Don’t need you
I love you but I don’t trust you
Can’t miss you
Don’t wish you were here
Don’t say you miss me
Don’t say you wish we
Could recover
What we were
You always liked my reflection
Better than your own
You always liked my reflection
I love you but I don’t trust you
Can’t read you
Don’t need you
I love you but I don’t trust you
Can’t miss you
Don’t wish you were here
You always liked my reflection

Better than your own
You always liked my reflection

Overall Meaning

The Queers’ song “Love Love Love” is a song about a person who is struggling to maintain a relationship with someone they love but can’t trust. They are aware that the other person is trying to learn how to live but can’t forgive what has happened in the past. The song talks about the dirt where they grew and how on bad days, the singer thinks of the other person. The person begs for something to change but lives the same way, even though they say they need the singer. The singer loves the other person for who they are but cannot trust them anymore. The song also describes how the two of them have been to every church in their area, looking for answers to their problems, but find none. They have shed tears and hidden in rooms, but they have not been able to get through their problems.

The song is a reflection on a relationship that has gone sour. The singer loves the other person but can’t trust them because of their past behavior. The other person wants to change, but the singer is not sure if they can believe them. The song ends with the singer saying that the other person always liked their reflection better than their own. This could mean that the other person was more interested in how the singer made them look or feel than actually loving them for who they are.

Line by Line Meaning

I know you’re trying
I understand that you're attempting to move forward in life.

To learn how to live
To acquire knowledge on how to function in society.

You’re forgetting
You're neglecting to recollect a crucial aspect.

What you can’t forgive
What you are unable to pardon or let go of.

Don’t remember
Don't reminisce about.

The dirt where we grew
The unpleasant and unfavorable environment from our past.

Always on bad days is
It's during the hardest times that I think of you.

When I think of you
Whenever you're in my thoughts.

You’re begging
You're imploring for something to change.

For something to change
To alter the current situation for the better.

Just keep begging
Persist in pleading.

But you live the same way
Continuing to exist with the same patterns and habits.

Say that you need me
Claiming that you require my presence and support.

But you can’t forgive me
However, you are unable to absolve me of my past transgressions.

For fading away
For vanishing or becoming less present in your life.

I was fading away
I stopped being central to your life.

I love you but I don’t trust you
I have warm feelings toward you but no confidence in you.

Can’t read you
I'm incapable of understanding your true intentions.

Don’t need you
I don't require your presence or help.

Can’t miss you
I don't have an emotional longing for you.

Don’t wish you were here
I don't desire for you to be close to me.

Can’t text you anymore
I'm unable to communicate with you through digital messages any longer.

I can’t help bring you to shore
I'm incapable of aiding you during your struggles.

I can’t be there anymore
I'm unable to be physically present with you any longer.

Hope one day you’ll walk out that door
I hope someday you will leave and move on with your life.

Churches on every block
Religious establishments are present everywhere.

I swear we’ve been to every one
I'm confident that we've visited every religious building.

Looked for answers to our prayers
We searched for solutions to our problems through prayer.

But at times it seemed no one was there
Occasionally, it appeared as though our prayers went unanswered.

At times it seemed that no one cared
Sometimes, it seemed like no one was interested in helping us.

Bottle it up and shed a tear
Holding in your emotions and then crying momentarily.

Hide in the room that we shared
Retreat to the space we used to share together.

While I tried to calm your fears
I attempted to alleviate your anxieties.

I know you miss when we were young
I understand that you long for our youthful past.

I know you wish your phone still rung
I understand that you want to be reached out to, but are not.

It hurts to keep you in my life
Having you in my life causes me emotional pain.

When we’re not on the same side
When our perspectives on something differ.

But you’ve forgotten
You've disregarded a significant aspect.

The love you could give
The affection that you are capable of providing.

I see you hurting again
I notice that you are in physical or emotional pain once more.

I know you just need a friend
I am aware that you only require a companion.

But I Can’t break my heart again
I refuse to put myself in a position to be heartbroken once more.

Can’t let you hurt me like that again
I cannot allow you to cause me pain similar to what happened previously.

I know my name will never be said
I am aware that my name will never be spoken about romantically.

With love because you know what’s ahead
Because you know that the end result will not be positive.

Can’t hold on to you just to disappoint
I cannot maintain this relationship if I will only let you down.

Can’t forgive you when there’s nothing left unsaid
I cannot absolve you when everything has been discussed.

Don’t say you miss me
Do not claim that you long for me.

Don’t say you wish we
Do not communicate that you desire that we.

Could recover
Could regain what once was.

What we were
How we used to act or feel, our past relationship.

You always liked my reflection
You always appreciated my appearance.

Better than your own
More than you liked your own appearance.

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