The Soft Pack are an indie rock band which formed in San Diego, California,… Read Full Bio ↴The Soft Pack are an indie rock band which formed in San Diego, California, United States in 2007. They consist of Matt Lamkin (vocals, guitar), Matty McLoughlin (guitar), David Lantzman (bass) and Brian Hill (drums). They were originally known as The Muslims and released one single and a 12" EP on 1928 Recordings under their previous name. As the Soft Pack they have released two EPs. Their self-titled debut LP was released in February 2010.

Extinction
The Soft Pack Lyrics

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If you give me a gun,
I'll point at you.
If you think I'm the one,
That has to answer to you.

'Cause I've got news for you.
Yes, I've got news for you.

I don't owe anything to you.

I don't owe anything to you.
This is extinction for you.

Overall Meaning

The Soft Pack's song "Extinction" is a powerful and rebellious anthem that speaks to the frustration and anger of someone who feels oppressed and controlled by another person, group, or institution. At its core, the song represents the idea of standing up for oneself and refusing to be a pawn or victim in someone else's game. The lyrics make this clear from the start, with lines like "If you give me a gun, I'll point at you" and "If you think I'm the one, that has to answer to you."

The central theme of the song revolves around the idea that the singer does not owe anything to the person or people who are trying to control them. They are done being told what to do and how to behave, and they are ready to break free from the constraints that have been placed upon them. The chorus drives this point home with the repeated refrain, "I don't owe anything to you. This is extinction for you."

Line by Line Meaning

If you give me a gun,
In the event that you provide me with a firearm,

I'll point at you.
I will direct the weapon towards your person.

If you think I'm the one,
If you believe that I am the person,

That has to answer to you.
That is obligated to be accountable to you.

'Cause I've got news for you.
Because I have information that you must hear.

Yes, I've got news for you.
Indeed, I possess information that you would find relevant.

I don't owe anything to you.
I have no obligation or debt towards you.

I don't owe anything to you.
I am not indebted to you in any manner.

This is extinction for you.
This signifies the end or obliteration for you.

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

@danielalisethcespedesromer3661

5y↑8

If you give me a gun i'll point at you
If you think i'm the one that has to answer to you
Cause I've got news for you
yes I've got news for you
I dont owe anything, to you
I dont owe anything, to you
Waste all your time infront of a mirror
So i'll waste my time trying to make it clear
Cause i've got news for you
Yes i've got news for you
I dont want anything from you
I dont want anything from you
This is extinction, for you
Your the kind of person, you think your better than everyone
Your the kind of person, you think your better than me
Well i've got news for you
yes ive got news for you
I dont need anything from you
I dont need anything from you
This is extinction for you

@mcyeet4206

6y↑1

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All comments from YouTube:

@agustinzamora8851

5y↑38

This song should be available in spotify

@tiannaboo222

4y↑6

Agustín Zamora it used to be :(

@thatsnotme9470

@@tiannaboo222 any idea as to why it was taken down?

@matiasgignac9286

3y↑1

They added again the album of this song (The Muslims) but for some reason they didn't add Extinction, Future Rock and American

@tierra8692

3y↑3

@@matiasgignac9286 They finally added those songs a while ago.

@Noah-jb9om

4y↑46

Such a good band wish they would have made it. :)

@mickd22

4y↑7

yeet666 it feels good to know I’m not the only one still thinking about this band. They deserved to be a lot bigger. Glad I got the chance to see them. Check out the singers new project, US Underground

@aamirqz

4y↑6

@@mickd22 that's the guitarist's project.

@jadakiss98682

4y↑10

This is one of the most FIRE songs ever. I remember jamming hard to this back in 07-08. Cult classic.

@celesteburke2329

8y↑17

omg - if there was justice in the world, these guys would be huge.....super awesome dudes, super cool tunes, what else could you ask for????

@idlesong

1y↑1

We still have what they've given us

@xleh00

15y↑7

"If you give me a gun / I'll point at you" lol!

@estemiguel

14y↑3

this stays in your hear. i'm kinda addicted to this song in particular. i like the way he sings, it's "soft" ahah sweeeeeet

@jusslieta

3y↑5

This video is my luv for years, and years....from Brasil com amor. <3

@felipe-lima

3y↑1

o diretor americano apaixonado pelo brasil vai adorar ler isso : )

@luizean

3y↑1

E meu tb por causa de você juss!

@jusslieta

@@luizean <3

@kkondedraculadoearl

Tamo junto!

@casspunkass

eu amo essa banda!

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@brigeeey

14y↑4

i like the bit where hes dancing in the trees, hes so cool. he made me think.. what the fuck

@crashbreakerr

14y↑1

why that band is not famous? I'm lucky to have met this!

@xleh00

15y↑3

"I've got news for you / (...) / This is extinction for you"

@fimeeee

12y↑3

i love this band

@tpavan

15y↑1

Awesome song and coolest video ever!!

@900lbfatguy

8y↑14

I wish I was in a nuke silo listening to this.

@ryebread1454

Bubba Gump next month your wish will come true

@Roadkilled

7y↑3

Trump won.

@danielalisethcespedesromer3661

5y↑8

@redandyblue

14y

just read their feature in spin... good stuff. cant wait for coachella!

@thebeatsinthesky

15y

Tune. Simple, yet brilliant.

@fdunlop

15y

I was there too, I've put up a video of soft pack that night as well, they were great.

@MaebaraSadda

14y↑1

Thats definitely such a great song :)

@johnpauljones6549

1y↑1

Shoulda been big big big <3

@murilo9992

That's the 10th time I'm listening to this, It's just so spot on!

@PHD18E

15y

i should second that. I'm mindblowed. The song itself is unbelievable too. The very exact definition of cool.

@amicablefire9693

Replayed 50 times in the last 24 hours

@lavenderwithagirl

14y↑4

the randomest shit i've seen in awhile.. so awsome!

@andreanewsome6037

8y↑2

I fucking love this song especialy when im depressed it brings me up !!! "I don't owe anything to you"

@blayk

16y↑1

I can unequivocally say that this is one of the top three music videos made in the last 15 years, and I am not a friend of the band. Only "What's up Fatlip" by Fatlip and "Pass This On" by The Knife are in front of it. I seriously cannot even grasp the simultaneous genius and non-genius of this video, it is beyond me.

@swimsanta3132

@mopsvonmiez

29w

Yes.

@YELLOWANTONIO

13y

I like the video so much, I saw it and was like, yes. This thursday. Velvet Jones Yes.

@Flammazine

13y

a little gem

@Mirrorkissers

14y

this is excellent

@ROUSHIFIED

13y

YES! yes.

@jona323

15y↑1

i fucken love soft pack and thanks for playing at downtown LA :D

@bramdonbirkenbach9788

9y↑4

Who ever doesnt like the music obviously isnt from LA

@HughJNess-ly6er

bramdon birkenbach
West Coast *

@de132

7y↑1

They're from San Diego

@mcyeet4206

6y↑1

@delaruler

16y

whoa this video rules.

@blackmachinima2711

Awesome frickin resistance song.

@SBerserker88

Got dammit I love these guys

@joaovictorcarvalho1835

3y↑1

have guys think about putting on 1.5x speed? thats sick on this speed!

@MrUlkitulki

14y↑1

such a great song, you also hace to check Fences. I like the voise of the vocalist, it reminds me at Lou Reed.

@darkmidnight818

Are u still alive ??

@maxs1941

9y↑4

FUCK YEAH!!!!! ANARCHY!!! DIS SONG FVCKNI RULESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS,,,,, today is SEPTEMBER 18, 2015,!!!! TIME FOR A CHANGE,,,

@NetoShake

+max s HELLYE

@ragtimegals

14y↑5

Omg...I love this! It sounds like a mix of The Velvet Underground and Joy Division...could it get any better?

@slickwillie69

I agree

@jamesbrunsden8203

8y↑1

proper.

@LPRLuxury

14y

beauty!

@eebsy

14y

Yeah! BrewDog! You're looking aren't you? Go, James!

@vienaealejandrez1253

8y↑24

what happend to these guys any1 know?

@HmmmmNiceBike

7y↑58

they went extinct.

@JSA-SL

6y↑4

This guys are living in my house

@danielalisethcespedesromer3661

5y↑2

https://mattlamkin.bandcamp.com the one you are me gusta mucho o los andes

@NyqWill95

Matt and Matty went on the do their own solo work, Dave works in real estate now, and Brian went on to drum for Wavves and I think he’s just doing his own thing now.

@mistybincontrera

15y

love it

@zapoyaska

16y

this fvckin awesome !!!

@ultrasonika9

5y↑1

It sounds better if you play it at 1.25 setting speed. nice real band

@cia8742

Epic

@michaelk3286

3y↑2

Can anyone show me how to write music like this???

@579461sf

15y

you're right :-) The voice and the ensemble sound similar...

@stogieee420

12y↑1

ICandy stop hearing this one :p lol I love you now Dx

@stewartho724

14y

nice indie rock!

@systematic3059

Can't lie , fucking bop .

@ElNikster

14y

@BrinaandDannya indeed they are haha, too many people from their label complained about their name so they changed it... awesome band :D

@jdog90018

13y

love this fucking song !!!!

@MrFalzeto

@dokterwouterkabouter

14y

nice video

@ColumRogers

14y

@ragtimegals OMG You are right it does.

@Alianger

14y

haha love this vid

@TheAlimalii

12y↑2

lol at 0:08 c:

@salutemyshortsnow

14y

@dangerousmuse1 Well, ya never know. There is hope yet!

@EricElliottEugene

14y

This song has kind of a "Positively 4th Street" vibe to it..

@Steeyfan

14y

@kristienesattur hoorde net ''answer to yourself'' in de Grolsch reclame :P Is idd wel vet nummer

@danthemanh

14y

oh youre so cool

@tarekkhalil1976

16y

whos the great DP on this video ?!!

@ExtasyIsMyFriend

14y

@ElNikster i agree

@nicholast8823

Goodbye Jess

@gutsdozer

15y

This is a shining example of why Youtube users shouldn't be allowed to comment on anything, ever.

@About90

gutsdozer Oh boy, did it get worse. Like it downhill fast and far.

@BrinaandDannya

14y

@coffeebeaner arent they the same band just under a different name?

@onsoonhand

Охуенно!

@michaelb3197

12y↑1

Huh and folks say garage rock is dead.

@supermanJOEL2

15y

a reminds me of beat happening

@IshtarBonita

15y

Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling (1 Peter 4:8-9).

@doc998

14y

@coffeebeaner isnt it the same band but a diff name?

@FeelFree0088

12y↑1

tree

@SALAUTAinternet88

9y↑1

reminds me of joy division

@MusclesfromB

15y

maybe a bit of iggy pop too?

@jeebsg23

14y

This song is the tits!

@bobthebuzztard

15y

if you are serious, then i think you watch too much porn... ali baba & 40 robbers... xD

@BiznatchWang

14y

Honestly, probably not. But they are a fun listen.

@DEFKONSIXTYSIXlml

15y

it's not too whiney at least, but sounds like i've heard this before... but where? could it be the hives? or could it be the strokes? meh will we remember this band?

@saakey

14y

Ahh, okay well this song is actually about you... listen to it again... "youre the kind of person, you think youre better than everyone....well Ive got news for you extinction.. get it? See, life is too short for you to be worrying about everyone else Just calm down, smoke a J and relax man dont make life harder than it already is... enjoy the ride, don't fight it. ;)

@bibekd

13y↑2

ALLAH HUAKBAR

@qlus

Nice spelling

@lbomb8

14y

@coffeebeaner all they did was change their fucking name...lol

@oscarvestdijk

14y

I like the end where the singer has a twig in his left hand and the mike in his right hand. I'm for the Twig who's with me!?!?

@tierra8692

I know they could've made it further if they just kept pushing...

@unglorieuspizzaslice

13y

@swineboi lolwut?

@StephenAndrew777

Hah.

@airglide12

14y

nothing changed jst thier name

@njp9554

These guys still about

@900lbfatguy

I like to eat milk fat and beans.

@dvult3684

Dunno, many bands like these only make one song that I like and the rest feel like garbage to me. Just like Franz Ferdinand's Take me out or Modest Mouse's Float On.

@ld1775

3rd Planet and Dramamine are both really great songs by Modest Mouse. Give them another shot, they're good and it frustrates me to no end that people only recognize them for Float On.

@WildBoy4FunTime

48w

"bright side", "c'mon", and their hit ofcourse "answer to yourself" are killersongs. But i agree, the rest is meh.

@vaspers

15y

pure rotten genius, Andy Warhol would be prooud of ya

@SkateWithEnjoi

12y

cosmic vomit!!!!

@Barad2512

14y

zzzZZZzzz...

@verkpunk

14y

@jeremimcdonald There is such a thing as metrosexual fluff my friend, but I dont think this is it at all. Own your metrosexuality man, its no be deal. You like to look good when you go out. Its not a crime to wear assembles. Im more of a t-shirt and jeans guy, but I like to think that doesnt stop me from understanding "this music."

@jeremimcdonald

14y

people who use the words "meterosexual fluff" wouldn't understand this music. anyways.

@russfinkelstein

16y

Too much Matty

@zoom1177

15y

I am a Muslim, and I still would like to know, why you guys call yourself that? Not that anything wrong but I am just surprised. I am sure if you called yourself the Catholics or the Jews you would still get the same questions....and comments!