Undec… Read Full Bio ↴Also known as "Undeclinable Ambuscade" and "The Undeclinables"
Undeclinable are: Erik van Haaren - Leadvocals Helmer Lathouwers - Guitar, vocals Dennis Doesburg - Guitar, vocals Skanne van Selst - Bassguitar, vocals Jorg Smeets - Drums, vocals Undeclinable started: Back in 1992, three classmates were making music in Jasper's 2 square meters room. Jasper sang and played guitar, Skanne had a bass and Jorg played drums on a really pathetic Casio-childrens-keyboard. What we did actually sounded a bit like music so we decided to form a band. Jorg loaned some money to buy a real drumkit and that's when Undeclinable Ambuscade was born. In a couple of weeks we did a "gig" at our school and believe it or not: some people actually liked it! What we made was nothing more than really easy-to-play guitar-rock. Untill the day Jorg showed up with the classic Nofx album "White Thrash, Two Heebs and a Been"... We were so impressed by the melodies, fastness and the feel-good-vibe, that we decided to make music more like this. We figured out pretty soon, that we needed a second guitar-player for this kind of stuff, so that's when Helmer came in the band. We found him in a snackbar and asked him to join us because he had a really funny hairdo. Actually we had now become the first Dutch band that played melodic punk-rock based on the Californian wave of new punk-rock bands. As this music and it's scene became bigger in Holland as well, we went pretty good from the beginning on. We made a demo, played a lot of shows (compared to other beginning bands) and took part in a regional musical contest. Doesn't sound really punk, but we never expected to even be invited for the first rounds... We finally ended up in the Grand Finals of this contest (Wraak van Brabant) and seemed to be the audiences favourites!! Just after this contest Dennis joined the band so that Jasper could focus only on his singing. We started recording some songs which we brought out ourselves on the albums "SoftsqueakingErnieonSwing" and "Fastflavouredfartcoreforourfinestfistfuckingfoolsandfriends". These albums brought us a lot of shows and more people got to know us. We played with R.K.L. in Amsterdam (crazy band) and with the Offspring in Den Bosch (our hometown) and the company our former manager Woody worked for wanted to support us on a new release. This is when we recorded "Their Greatest Adventures". It was originally released by Sonic Rendezvous. This album really made the brake for us and Epitaph got interested in us. They decided to re-release "Their Greatest Adventures". This meant that we got even better opportunities to play and we ended up at some really big festivals in Holland (Pinkpop, Dynamo, Lowlands). We also started playing more in other countries like Belgium and Germany. The two albums we really made for Epitaph ("One for the Money" and "Sound City Burning") have brought us further and further... We have been touring Europe with Ten Foot Pole and Buckwild, we did head-line tours in Spain, Italy, Uk, Holland and Belgium so far. In august 2005 leadsinger Jasper Vergeer decided to quit the band. He couldn't motivate himself to finish the album we recorded and he didn't want to be touring intensively after the release. So the band almost called it quits, but after loads of dissapointed reactions from the fans, they decided to go look for a new singer and finish the album. After long auditions we found a leadsinger in the person of Erik van Haaren, singer of Dutch (punk)rockers One in a Million!! At this very moment he's recording the vocals for the new album and as soon as we've finished we'll start touring again!!
Waste of Time
Undeclinable Lyrics
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I'm choking on my bile, if I'm smart I try not to think for awhile
A part of me wants to deny what will come
Deception, the dwelling in agony
I can't stand that I am losing this game
Was I too eager after your affection?
This rejection is more that I can take
I overcome what is done, I haven't lost for so long
The next sunrise will be the worst in my life
The enemy is trying to rip out my heart
They smile when I bleed before them
I can't stand that I am losing this game
Was I too eager after your affection?
This rejection is more that I can take
Was it just to surface that I got into?
"You're a waste of time" she said
"You will never be mine, no"
The lyrics of Undeclinable's song Waste of Time express the pain and confusion of unrequited love. The first stanza describes the physical and emotional toll the situation is having on the singer. They feel weak and are struggling to even think because of the pain they are feeling. Despite this, they are still trying to deny the reality of the situation and are dwelling in agony.
The second stanza reveals that the singer was pursuing the supposed object of their affections eagerly, but it seems that they were ultimately rejected. The singer feels as though they have lost and that they are a waste of time to the person they were pursuing. They try to convince themselves that they will overcome this, but the last two lines reveal that they are in a very bad place emotionally and that their heart is being torn apart.
The final part of the song is the repeated phrase "You're a waste of time," said by the target of the singer's affections. This confirms the rejection and adds insult to injury. The song overall portrays the pain and disillusionment of unrequited love, and the final rejection causes the singer to question their worth.
Line by Line Meaning
What's this I feel, I'm weak and on my knees
I am feeling powerless and helpless right now
I'm choking on my bile, if I'm smart I try not to think for awhile
If I am wise, I will not keep thinking about this situation which is making me feel sick
A part of me wants to deny what will come
I am hesitant to accept what is going to happen next
Deception, the dwelling in agony
Deceiving myself has only caused me more pain and misery
I can't stand that I am losing this game
I cannot tolerate that I am losing this battle/situation
Was I too eager after your affection?
Did my desire for your attention and love make me too impulsive?
This rejection is more than I can take
Being rejected by you is causing me unbearable pain
Was it just the surface that I got into?
Maybe I only got involved with you because of something superficial
I overcome what is done, I haven't lost for so long
I have been successful for some time now, but this situation has challenged me greatly
The next sunrise will be the worst in my life
I am anticipating tomorrow will be the most difficult day yet
The enemy is trying to rip out my heart
My opponent is trying to hurt me deeply
They smile when I bleed before them
They take pleasure in seeing me suffer
You're a waste of time she said
She told me I am not worth her time
You will never be mine, no
She let me know that there is no chance for a future between us
Contributed by Violet N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.