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Lets analyze Hoobastank's "The Reason"

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sprsk

force push the doodoo rock
I'm not a perfect person ---------------------------------------------- okay
There's many things I wish I didn't do ------------------------------- me too!

But I continue learning ------------------------------------------------Good observation
I never meant to do those things to you ---------------------------- oh shit, what things?
And so I have to say before I go ----------------------------------- Where are you going dude
That I just want you to know ----------------------------------------waiting...

I've found out a reason for me
To change who I used to be -----------------------------------------who are you
A reason to start over new
And the reason is you ------------------------------------------------thats sweet ^_^#

I'm sorry that I hurt you ---------------------------------------------- yeah man that was pretty shitty of you
It's something I must live with everyday ---------------------------- God this song sucks
And all the pain I put you through ----------------------------------- OH THE PAIN!
I wish that I could take it all away ----------------------------------- The solution to this problem is quite obvious i think
And be the one who catches all your tears ------------------------- are you serious
That's why I need you to hear

I've found a reason for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
And the reason is You [x4]-------------------------------------------I feel awful.

I'm not a perfect person ---------------------------------------------WOAH NO WAY
I never meant to do those things to you
And so I have to say before I go
That I just want you to know

I've found out a reason for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
And the reason is you

I've found out a reason to show
A side of me you didn't know
A reason for all that I do
And the reason is you


god this song is so terrible. i cant even finish it.
 

ShadowRed

Banned
sp0rsk said:
I'm not a perfect person ---------------------------------------------- okay
There's many things I wish I didn't do ------------------------------- me too!

But I continue learning ------------------------------------------------Good observation
I never meant to do those things to you ---------------------------- oh shit, what things?
And so I have to say before I go ----------------------------------- Where are you going dude
That I just want you to know ----------------------------------------waiting...

I've found out a reason for me
To change who I used to be -----------------------------------------who are you
A reason to start over new
And the reason is you ------------------------------------------------thats sweet ^_^#

I'm sorry that I hurt you ---------------------------------------------- yeah man that was pretty shitty of you
It's something I must live with everyday ---------------------------- God this song sucks
And all the pain I put you through ----------------------------------- OH THE PAIN!
I wish that I could take it all away ----------------------------------- The solution to this problem is quite obvious i think
And be the one who catches all your tears ------------------------- are you serious
That's why I need you to hear

I've found a reason for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
And the reason is You [x4]-------------------------------------------I feel awful.

I'm not a perfect person ---------------------------------------------WOAH NO WAY
I never meant to do those things to you
And so I have to say before I go
That I just want you to know

I've found out a reason for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
And the reason is you

I've found out a reason to show
A side of me you didn't know
A reason for all that I do
And the reason is you


god this song is so terrible. i cant even finish it.




This thread is slightly less stupid than the song.
 

Boomer

Member
Sure beats this garbage:

City's breaking down on a camel’s back.
They just have to go 'cos they dont hold back
So all you fill the streets it’s appealing to see
You wont get out the county, 'cos you're bad and free
You've got a new horizon It's ephermal style.
A melancholy town where we never smile.
And all I wanna hear is the message beep.
My dreams, they've got to kiss, because I dont get sleep, no..

Windmill, Windmill for the land.
Learn forever hand in hand
Take it all in on your stride
It is sticking, falling down
Love forever love is free
Let’s turn forever you and me
Windmill, windmill for the land
Is everybody in?

Laughing gas these hazmats, fast cats,
Lining them up-a like ass cracks,
Ladies, homies, at the track
its my chocolate attack.
Shit, I'm stepping in the heart of this here
Care bear bumping in the heart of this here
watch me as I gravitate
hahahahahahaa.
Yo, we gonna go ghost town,
this motown,
with yo sound
you're in the place
you gonna bite the dust
Cant fight with us
With yo sound
you kill the INC.
so dont stop, get it, get it
until you're cheddar header.
Yo, watch the way I navigate

Windmill, Windmill for the land.
Learn forever hand in hand
Take it all in on your stride
It is sticking, falling down
Love forever love is free
Let’s turn forever you and me
Windmill, windmill for the land
Is everybody in?

Dont stop, get it, get it
we are your captains in it
steady,
watch me navigate,
ahahahahahhaa.
Dont stop, get it, get it
we are your captains in it
steady, watch me navigate
 

MIMIC

Banned
sp0rsk said:
I'm not a perfect person ---------------------------------------------- okay
There's many things I wish I didn't do ------------------------------- me too!

But I continue learning ------------------------------------------------Good observation
I never meant to do those things to you ---------------------------- oh shit, what things?
And so I have to say before I go ----------------------------------- Where are you going dude
That I just want you to know ----------------------------------------waiting...

I've found out a reason for me
To change who I used to be -----------------------------------------who are you
A reason to start over new
And the reason is you ------------------------------------------------thats sweet ^_^#

I'm sorry that I hurt you ---------------------------------------------- yeah man that was pretty shitty of you
It's something I must live with everyday ---------------------------- God this song sucks
And all the pain I put you through ----------------------------------- OH THE PAIN!
I wish that I could take it all away ----------------------------------- The solution to this problem is quite obvious i think
And be the one who catches all your tears ------------------------- are you serious
That's why I need you to hear

I've found a reason for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
And the reason is You [x4]-------------------------------------------I feel awful.

I'm not a perfect person ---------------------------------------------WOAH NO WAY
I never meant to do those things to you
And so I have to say before I go
That I just want you to know

I've found out a reason for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
And the reason is you

I've found out a reason to show
A side of me you didn't know
A reason for all that I do
And the reason is you


god this song is so terrible. i cant even finish it.

I did this in my head once. :lol
 

pxleyes

Banned
Threads like this piss me off. Lets start with the obvious stuff. 1st off, Hoobastank is not a bad band, by a long shot. 2nd, I could eliminate an entire genre of music (rap) by "analyzing" each lyric. You cant tke a song apart like that, it just doesn't work. Try using your method for determining the quality of a band by "analyzing" a Paul Simon song. You will find that there are a lot of 'duh' lines and then there are the ones that seem to make no sense at all.

You just cant dissect a song like that and expect to come out with a good view of the song.
 

MIMIC

Banned
pxleyes said:
Threads like this piss me off. Lets start with the obvious stuff. 1st off, Hoobastank is not a bad band, by a long shot. 2nd, I could eliminate an entire genre of music (rap) by "analyzing" each lyric. You cant tke a song apart like that, it just doesn't work. Try using your method for determining the quality of a band by "analyzing" a Paul Simon song. You will find that there are a lot of 'duh' lines and then there are the ones that seem to make no sense at all.

Inhale....then exhale.

He's talking about ONE SONG by ONE GROUP.
 

sprsk

force push the doodoo rock
pxleyes said:
Threads like this piss me off. Lets start with the obvious stuff. 1st off, Hoobastank is not a bad band, by a long shot. 2nd, I could eliminate an entire genre of music (rap) by "analyzing" each lyric. You cant tke a song apart like that, it just doesn't work. Try using your method for determining the quality of a band by "analyzing" a Paul Simon song. You will find that there are a lot of 'duh' lines and then there are the ones that seem to make no sense at all.

You just cant dissect a song like that and expect to come out with a good view of the song.


These lyrics were written by a 12 year old that just broke up with his girlfriend.
 

Firest0rm

Member
Boomer said:
Sure beats this garbage:

City's breaking down on a camel’s back.
They just have to go 'cos they dont hold back
So all you fill the streets it’s appealing to see
You wont get out the county, 'cos you're bad and free
You've got a new horizon It's ephermal style.
A melancholy town where we never smile.
And all I wanna hear is the message beep.
My dreams, they've got to kiss, because I dont get sleep, no..

Windmill, Windmill for the land.
Learn forever hand in hand
Take it all in on your stride
It is sticking, falling down
Love forever love is free
Let’s turn forever you and me
Windmill, windmill for the land
Is everybody in?

Laughing gas these hazmats, fast cats,
Lining them up-a like ass cracks,
Ladies, homies, at the track
its my chocolate attack.
Shit, I'm stepping in the heart of this here
Care bear bumping in the heart of this here
watch me as I gravitate
hahahahahahaa.
Yo, we gonna go ghost town,
this motown,
with yo sound
you're in the place
you gonna bite the dust
Cant fight with us
With yo sound
you kill the INC.
so dont stop, get it, get it
until you're cheddar header.
Yo, watch the way I navigate

Windmill, Windmill for the land.
Learn forever hand in hand
Take it all in on your stride
It is sticking, falling down
Love forever love is free
Let’s turn forever you and me
Windmill, windmill for the land
Is everybody in?

Dont stop, get it, get it
we are your captains in it
steady,
watch me navigate,
ahahahahahhaa.
Dont stop, get it, get it
we are your captains in it
steady, watch me navigate


BOOOOOOO, that song rocks!!
 

FoneBone

Member
Well, that's the first time I've actually read through the lyrics... it's tough to imagine a more insipid collection of cliches. God, I hate Hoobastank. And Top 40 radio even more.
 

Che

Banned
These lyrics were written by a 12 year old that just broke up with his girlfriend.

:lol

This song is seriously retarded. And the real problem is the way the song emphasizes the lyrics like they're something special, so even if you try to ignore them you just can't. They get stuck in your brain and you just try and try to force them out of it.
 
I *hate* emo and I wouldn't even call Hoobastank emo. That said, poor pxleyes. Hoobastank's the worst band to surface since Crazytown.
 

shoplifter

Member
pxleyes said:
Threads like this piss me off. Lets start with the obvious stuff. 1st off, Hoobastank is not a bad band, by a long shot. 2nd, I could eliminate an entire genre of music (rap) by "analyzing" each lyric. You cant tke a song apart like that, it just doesn't work. Try using your method for determining the quality of a band by "analyzing" a Paul Simon song. You will find that there are a lot of 'duh' lines and then there are the ones that seem to make no sense at all.

You just cant dissect a song like that and expect to come out with a good view of the song.


I beg to differ, fine sir.
 

Hitman

Edmonton's milkshake attracts no boys.
The Reason is SHIT! Good thread, this needed to be said and said again.
 

kgHavok23

Member
the song itself may be very simple/bitchy/boo-frickity hoo-ish......but your comments line by line did little to point that out. -10 WIT pts
 

FoneBone

Member
ElyrionX said:
I don't know. I think it's quite catchy and "emotional"?
Catchy, I might be able to concede (though hear a song 20 FUCKING TIMES A DAY tends to do that). If you consider some of the most trite and banal lyrics ever to be "emotional," you have issues.
 

ElyrionX

Member
FoneBone said:
Catchy, I might be able to concede (though hear a song 20 FUCKING TIMES A DAY tends to do that). If you consider some of the most trite and banal lyrics ever to be "emotional," you have issues.

Hmmm, perhaps that's because the lyrics seemed to reflect what was actually happening to me when I first listened to it.

Besides, so what if the lyrics are trite and banal? How does that affect the overall emotions conveyed by the song? I don't think it does....
 

tt_deeb

Member
What a terrible, terrible song. Other songs that are up there with this piece of trash are Finger Eleven's "One Thing" - if you want to analyze these lyrics go right ahead - probably the worst I've seen in awhile. Anything by Trapt, Nickelback, of course the list is endless.

EDIT: Here we go

Restless tonight
Cause I wasted the light
Between both these times
I drew a really thin line
It’s nothing I planned
And not that I can
But you should be mine
Across that line

[Chorus:]
If I traded it all
If I gave it all away for one thing
Just for one thing
If I sorted it out
If I knew all about this one thing
Wouldn’t that be something

I promise I might
Not walk on by
Maybe next time
But not this time

Even though I know
I don’t want to know
Yeah I guess I know
I just hate how it sounds

[Chorus x2]

Even though I know
I don’t want to know
Yeah I guess I know
I just hate how it sounds

Even though I know
I don’t want to know
Yeah I guess I know
I just hate how it sounds

[Chorus x3]

OMG WHATS TEH ONE THING. THE EMOTION! THE MYSTERY!
 

sprsk

force push the doodoo rock
ElyrionX said:
Hmmm, perhaps that's because the lyrics seemed to reflect what was actually happening to me when I first listened to it.

Besides, so what if the lyrics are trite and banal? How does that affect the overall emotions conveyed by the song? I don't think it does....


I think its because i have a good feeling the feelings you have naturally were more interesting than what was expressed in this song. Feelings arent as simple as just "i feel bad :(" and "take me back pwese :("
 

Diablos

Member
The best thing about these lyrics is that they translate into 12 year old AOLer speak so nicely.

IMM NOT A PERF3CT THEYRE MANY THNGS I WISH I DIDNT DO
BUT I CONTINUE LEARNNG
I NEV3R MEANT 2 DO THOS3 THNGS 2 U SO I HAEV 2 SAY BFORA I GO
TAHT I JUST WANT U 2 KNOW
IVA FOUND A R3ASON FOR ME
2 CHANGA WHO I US3D 2 B
A RAASON 2 START OV3R NAW
AND TEH RAASON IS U SORY TAHT I HURT U SOM3THNG I MUST LIEV WIT AVERYDAY
AND AL DA PANE I PUT U THROUGH
I WISH TAHT I CUD TAEK IT AL AWAY
AND B TEH ONE WHO CATCH3S AL UR TAARS
TAHTS Y I NED U 2 HAAR
IVE FOUND A RAASON FOR MA
2 CHANGE WHO I USAD 2 B
A REASON 2 START OVAR NAW
AND DA R3ASON IS U DA REASON IS U TEH REASON IS U TEH RAASON IS U NOT A P3RFECT P3RSON
I NEV3R MEANT 2 DO THOSE THNGS 2 U SO I HAEV 2 SAY BFORE I GO
TAHT I JUST WANT U 2 KNOW
IV3 FOUND A RAASON FOR ME
2 CHANG3 WHO I USED 2 B
A REASON 2 START OVAR NEW
AND DA R3ASON IS U FOUND A REASON 2 SHOW
A SIED OF ME U DIDNT KNOW
A REASON FOR AL TAHT I DO
AND DA REASON IS U
 

Escape Goat

Member
He was a boy
She was a girl
Can i make it any more obvious
He was a punk
She did ballet
What more can i say
He wanted her
She'd never tell secretly she wanted him as well
But all of her friends
Stuck up their nose
They had a problem with his baggy clothes

He was a skater boy
She said see you later boy
He wasn't good enough for her
She had a pretty face
But her head was up in space
She needed to come back down to earth

5 years from now
She sits at home
Feeding the baby she's all alone
She turns on tv
Guess who she sees
Skater boy rockin up MTV
She calls up her friends
They already know
And they've all got
Tickets to see his show
She tags along
Stands in the crowd
Looks up at the man that she turned down

He was a skater boy
She said see you later boy
He wasn't good enough for her
Now he's a super star
Slamming on his guitar
Does your pretty face see what he's worth?

He was a skater boy
She said see you later boy
He wasn't good enough for her
Now he's a super star
Slamming on his guitar
Does your pretty face see what he's worth?

Sorry girl but you missed out
Well tough luck that boy's mine now
We are more than just good friends
This is how the story ends
Too bad that you couldn't see,
See the man that boy could be
There is more that meets the eye
I see the soul that is inside

He's just a boy
And I'm just a girl
Can I make it any more obvious
We are in love
Haven't you heard
How we rock each others world

I'm with the skater boy
I said see you later boy
I'll be back stage after the show
I'll be at the studio
Singing the song we wrote
About a girl you used to know

I'm with the skater boy
I said see you later boy
I'll be back stage after the show
I'll be at the studio
Singing the song we wrote
About a girl you used to know
 
sp0rsk said:
I'm not a perfect person ---------------------------------------------- okay
There's many things I wish I didn't do ------------------------------- me too!

But I continue learning ------------------------------------------------Good observation
I never meant to do those things to you ---------------------------- oh shit, what things?
And so I have to say before I go ----------------------------------- Where are you going dude
That I just want you to know ----------------------------------------waiting...

I've found out a reason for me
To change who I used to be -----------------------------------------who are you
A reason to start over new
And the reason is you ------------------------------------------------thats sweet ^_^#

I'm sorry that I hurt you ---------------------------------------------- yeah man that was pretty shitty of you
It's something I must live with everyday ---------------------------- God this song sucks
And all the pain I put you through ----------------------------------- OH THE PAIN!
I wish that I could take it all away ----------------------------------- The solution to this problem is quite obvious i think
And be the one who catches all your tears ------------------------- are you serious
That's why I need you to hear

I've found a reason for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
And the reason is You [x4]-------------------------------------------I feel awful.

I'm not a perfect person ---------------------------------------------WOAH NO WAY
I never meant to do those things to you
And so I have to say before I go
That I just want you to know

I've found out a reason for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
And the reason is you

I've found out a reason to show
A side of me you didn't know
A reason for all that I do
And the reason is you


god this song is so terrible. i cant even finish it.

your addition to the song is even worse. stick to modding.
 

pxleyes

Banned
Nintendo Ate My Children said:
No, Maroon 5 is the worst band to surface sincy Crazytown. Hoobastank is a close second.

Apparently someone ate your taste in music too. Maroon 5 is good shit. Comparing them to Crazytown is a crime.
 
analyze this:

alright partner keep on rollin' baby you know what time
it is chocolate starfish keep on rollin' baby move in,
now move out hands up or hands down back up,
back up tell me what ya gonna do now breathe in,
now breathe out hands up or hands down back up,
back up tell me what ya gonna do now keep rollin',
rollin', rollin', rollin' (what)
keep rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin' (come on)
keep rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin' (yeah)
keep rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin'
now i know y'all be lov'in this shit right here
l.i.m.p bizkit is right here people in the house put them hands in the air
cause if you don't care, then we don't care 1, 2, 3,
times two to the six jonesin' for your fix of that limp bizkit mix so
where the fuck you at punk, shut the fuck up and back the fuck up,
while we fuck this track up now move in,
now move out hands up or hands down back up,
back up tell me what ya gonna do now breathe in,
now breathe out hands up or hands down back up,
back up tell me what ya gonna do now keep rollin',
rollin', rollin', rollin' (what)
keep rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin' (come on)
keep rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin' (yeah)
keep rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin'
you wanna mess with limp bizkit (yeah)
you can't mess with limp bizkit (why)
because we get it on every day, and every night (oh)
and this platinum thing right here (uh, huh)
yo we're doin' it all the time (what) so you better get some beats
and a some better rhymes (dough) we got the gang set so
don't complain yet twenty four seven never beggin'
for a rain check old school soldiers blastin' out the hot shit
that rock shit puttin' bounce in the mosh pit now move in,
now move out hands up or hands down back up,
back up tell me what ya gonna do now breathe in,
now breathe out hands up or hands down back up,
back up tell me what ya gonna do now keep rollin',
rollin', rollin', rollin' (come on)
keep rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin' (what)
keep rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin' (yeah)
keep rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin' hey ladies,
hey fellas and the people that don't give a fuck all the lovers,
all the haters and all the people that call themselves play-ers hot mamas,
pimp daddies and the people rollin' up in caddies hey rockers,
hip hoppers and everybody all around the world now move in,
now move out hands up or hands down back up,
back up tell me what ya gonna do now breathe in,
now breathe out hands up or hands down back up,
back up tell me what ya gonna do now keep rollin',
rollin', rollin', rollin' (yeah)
keep rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin' (what)
keep rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin' (come on)
keep rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin' now move in,
now move out hands up or hands down back up,
back up tell me what ya gonna do now breathe in,
now breathe out hands up or hands down back up,
back up tell me what ya gonna do now keep rollin',
rollin', rollin', rollin' (come on)
keep rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin' (what)
keep rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin' (yeah)
keep rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin
 

pxleyes

Banned
Boomer said:
1, 2, 3 times 2 to the 6! whatever the hell that means

maybe its 1337-speak... 12336

he is counting to 3 apparently and then does 3 x2 to get to 6. Its a moron's way to count i guess.
 
I have you guys beat. Dude probably wrote this while sitting in the timeout corner his mom put him in. :)

Do you ever feel like breaking down?
Do you ever feel out of place?
Like somehow you just don't belong
And no one understands you
Do you ever wanna runaway?
Do you lock yourself in your room?
With the radio on turned up so loud
That no one hears you screaming

No you don't know what it's like
When nothing feels all right
You don't know what it's like
To be like me

To be hurt
To feel lost
To be left out in the dark
To be kicked when you're down
To feel like you've been pushed around
To be on the edge of breaking down
And no one's there to save you
No you don't know what it's like
Welcome to my life

Do you wanna be somebody else?
Are you sick of feeling so left out?
Are you desperate to find something more?
Before your life is over
Are you stuck inside a world you hate?
Are you sick of everyone around?
With their big fake smiles and stupid lies
While deep inside you're bleeding

No you don't know what it's like
When nothing feels all right
You don't know what it's like
To be like me

To be hurt
To feel lost
To be left out in the dark
To be kicked when you're down
To feel like you've been pushed around
To be on the edge of breaking down
And no one's there to save you
No you don't know what it's like
Welcome to my life

No one ever lied straight to your face
No one ever stabbed you in the back
You might think I'm happy but I'm not gonna be okay
Everybody always gave you what you wanted
Never had to work it was always there
You don't know what it's like, what it's like

To be hurt
To feel lost
To be left out in the dark
To be kicked when you're down
To feel like you've been pushed around
To be on the edge of breaking down
And no one's there to save you
No you don't know what it's like (what it's like)

To be hurt
To feel lost
To be left out in the dark
To be kicked when you're down
To feel like you've been pushed around
To be on the edge of breaking down
And no one's there to save you
No you don't know what it's like
Welcome to my life
Welcome to my life
Welcome to my life
 

sprsk

force push the doodoo rock
it is chocolate starfish keep on rollin' baby move in,

what.

In defense of the lack of wit in the first post of this thread, YOU try being witty when the subject is already a parody of itself.
 
Dio - Holy Diver :)

Holy Diver
You've been down too long in the midnight sea
Oh what's becoming of me

Ride the tiger
You can see his stripes but you know he's clean
Oh don't you see what I mean

Gotta get away
Holy Diver

Shiny diamonds
Like the eyes of a cat in the black and blue
Something is coming for you

Race for the morning
You can hide in the sun 'till you see the light
Oh we will pray it's all right

Gotta get away-get away

Between the velvet lies
There's a truth that's hard as steel
The vision never dies
Life's a never ending wheel

Holy Diver
You're the star of the masquerade
No need to look so afraid

Jump on the tiger
You can feel his heart but you know he's mean
Some light can never be seen
 
Forgotten Ancient said:
Dio - Holy Diver :)

Holy Diver
You've been down too long in the midnight sea
Oh what's becoming of me

Ride the tiger
You can see his stripes but you know he's clean
Oh don't you see what I mean

Gotta get away
Holy Diver

Shiny diamonds
Like the eyes of a cat in the black and blue
Something is coming for you

Race for the morning
You can hide in the sun 'till you see the light
Oh we will pray it's all right

Gotta get away-get away

Between the velvet lies
There's a truth that's hard as steel
The vision never dies
Life's a never ending wheel

Holy Diver
You're the star of the masquerade
No need to look so afraid

Jump on the tiger
You can feel his heart but you know he's mean
Some light can never be seen


jesus. those are some bad lyrics. :lol
 
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