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RabidBallerina — I'm So Bored With Punk

Published: 2010-06-17 16:52:24 +0000 UTC; Views: 7656; Favourites: 67; Downloads: 50
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Punk is your cute little bracelet
Punk is your streak of pink hair
Punk is not cool
And Punk just won’t die
And if you ask me it just isn’t fair
‘Cause punk is singing the bad words in “American Idiot”
Even though you couldn’t fathom what the song means
And it’s especially smoking a cigarette
‘Cause youre so punk you do it at least once a week
Punk is that risqué fishnet hand warmer
That you’re so damn punk you went and bought at Claire’s
Then spent all of mommy's money
At Hot Topic on piercings that you’ll never wear
And you can hold a guitar so well
That you make Strummer look fat and old
And Iggy Pop’s some guy you saw on “Bam”
And, “Who in fucking hell are the Ramones?”
But I can tell that you’re pretty educated
‘Cause you know to shun Avril Lavigne
And you can impress your friends
By saying,
“Punk’s not dead,”
And it’s so sad
‘Cause you’re proof that punk’s alive and obscene
You see, what once was so smart intellectuals didn’t get it
And too raw to be sold in stores
Is now sold in bulk at Wal-mart
As plaid skirts sitting it twelve-year-old’s drawers
And what once was a filthy word
Is now a Halloween costume that’s not even scary
But what scares me is that the Sex Pistols are that band
“That sing that one Guitar Hero song ‘bout anarchy?”
So perhaps it’s best Johnny Dee Dee and Joey
Aren’t here to witness this tragedy
And Sid might not even make it
In the tabloids next to Brittney and Miley
And I think if Kurt were here, he'd just laugh
‘Cause after that,
The kids would come
And protest that Johnny Thunders
Wasn’t dead enough to be punk
So as you can see, punk’s alive and well
In the bellies of America’s brat youth
And for us misfits, all we can believe is
That our punk died back when it was new


((PS: My legs totally aren't that misshapen in real life. :/))
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Comments: 64

Flame-Expression [2012-05-22 00:06:11 +0000 UTC]

thank you. i hate all these people who think they're SO bad, and they think that punk is about the music and colorful mohawks...they dont even know who the Ramones are, and they think FalloutBoy is hardcore...it's becoming a stereotype, the exact opposite of what punk truly is... i appreciate the ones who actually understand the word punk, and what it stands for

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Samtron75v1 [2012-04-29 22:30:09 +0000 UTC]

I kinda got out of punk because of this, all these kids at my school dying their hair neon colors and ripping their jeans. I just couldn't really take it anymore. It makes me kind of sad when I see them just come and go, changing styles and jumping on trends with each new week.
(Wonderful poem by the way.)

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RabidBallerina In reply to Samtron75v1 [2012-05-03 04:42:57 +0000 UTC]

Its sad, it takes away the entire original purpose. I feel for yah. And thanks : )

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Samtron75v1 In reply to RabidBallerina [2012-05-03 21:50:12 +0000 UTC]

Thanks.
And no problem!

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AnarchoRei [2012-03-16 23:47:28 +0000 UTC]

absolutely true!!

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Kandi-Batman [2012-02-23 00:52:22 +0000 UTC]

did you write that? cause that is the most fucking brilliant thing i have ever read.

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RabidBallerina In reply to Kandi-Batman [2012-02-24 00:12:18 +0000 UTC]

WHy yes I did! Thank you for enjoying it.

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Kandi-Batman In reply to RabidBallerina [2012-08-27 09:28:07 +0000 UTC]

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greencat5 [2011-12-14 17:38:09 +0000 UTC]

i love the poetry thingy ,its so right but i believe in my own opinion punk is what the person wants it to be its everything that makes me happy anyway nice

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powerhimbeere [2011-11-22 17:55:09 +0000 UTC]

beautiful! i want to look like you

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RabidBallerina In reply to powerhimbeere [2011-11-24 15:21:01 +0000 UTC]

Auw, thats so sweet : )

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MuffinOfLife [2011-09-25 17:36:40 +0000 UTC]

my small group of close friends and i are the only group of people with real punk in the whole damned school
the others may listen to the music, but they let it go through one ear and out the other, focusing on how it sounds and the audio quality, rather than the raw energy and emotion behind lyrics
punk was 'cool' for a while, and others naturally conformed to whatever was popular
they used to shun us, and the next day they were our best friends, chatting about how awesome various bands were
although, they never really appreciated the music, they never ACTUALLY grasped the meaning of punk, they simply copied the celebrities
of course, it slowly died out and they found themselves immersed in another fad that they would slowly discard and laugh at in time
they returned to looking down their noses at us and we were those 'weird, punky try-hard' kids that listened to 'shitty' bands that they themselves had loved and fawned over weeks before
by that time 'punk' had lost all meaning, it had been tortured and bullied, then loved and displayed on tall pedestals, only to plummet back to earth
none of them ever actually knew what it was
i've been called 'try-hard' and 'fake' because i was different
a girl i thought was my friend asked me why i couldnt just be normal, as she told me that she didnt want to hang out anymore because i 'ruined her image'
although, what pissed me off the most was that i asked her what normal was and she pretty much couldnt find an answer
eventually, she yelled 'its not stupid punk!'
i asked her if she even knew what punk was, and her reply was 'its that music with loud electric guitars, incoherent screaming guys and fans nodding their heads to the rhythm of the music. its those guys that go get a mohawk cut, and buy a pair of plaid pants and a studded belt with chains. that ugly dress style and kids that think they're so cool because they have a lip piercing'
she had no fucking idea
none of them did, or do for that matter
punk used to be something raw and beautiful before all that shit went down
now the heart and soul left in punk is but a mere shadow of what it once was, and is now seen as 'gay' by the majority of society
what a wonderful world we live in, filled with respectful, accepting people who think their own thoughts and arent threatened by peers into conforming to the latest trend
i agree with every word you have written in that poem
seriously, i love you
at least there are still people like you giving punk a good name
shit, this is a long comment, i dont usually write long ones but this is one of those subjects thats really hits a nerve

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RabidBallerina In reply to MuffinOfLife [2011-10-13 00:55:37 +0000 UTC]

Loads of solidarity to you, for real. I appreciate your attitude and comprehension of where I'm coming from. Its frustrating and kind of depressing to watch such a beautiful "anti label", freedom of individuality concept get smeared in your face like that, sounds like your peers have a while down the road to get yet before finding themselves. Punk was born to be wild and undefinable and created to destroy and contradict itself, not caged up labeled and sold. Funny how that turned out, right? And thank you for your long comment. : )

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MuffinOfLife In reply to RabidBallerina [2011-10-13 09:50:27 +0000 UTC]

whoa
i didnt even know i COULD write comments that long
good thing DA doesnt have a word limit
its sad what used to be such a beautiful awe-inspiring thing has become a common adjective and label
i completely agree with you, and no problem, punk is one of those subjects that just makes me start ranting
and if anyone disses it, or slips up and insults it, i literally end them
one girl said punk was shit and just a stupid label for kids that are trying to be 'rebellious' and 'cool'
so, i made her best friend hate her, her boyfriend leave her and she was cast off as a loner
but, she apologised and now we're friends, shes actually a really nice person but she hung around with some posers who claimed to be punk and her view of the whole 'punk' thing was so warped and stupid
ugh, there needs to be a synonym for punk, i just cant think of anything else to say and IT ANNOYS ME SO MUCH

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RabidBallerina In reply to MuffinOfLife [2011-10-13 14:12:44 +0000 UTC]

Well its hard to defend punk, I personally think, because its so many things and nothing at the same time. Very rarely will you ever actually catch me calling myself or anything I do punk just because I'd rather transcend the limits of attaching myself to any one stigma, entity, or label. I do whatever the fuck is right for me at the moment, and nobody can hold me to any standards. Sadly I think since the beginning punks come with standards, you know, "I'm more bad ass and hardcore and punk than you because this and that and this". People are just silly. THats my personal philosophy anyway, and I see you have your own as well and thats cool too.

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MuffinOfLife In reply to RabidBallerina [2011-10-15 08:07:56 +0000 UTC]

well, having your own opinion and doing what you want is basically what punk is
or at least, thats what i believe
seriously, just screw it
i am what i am, i do what i do and i dont give a shit what anyone else thinks
call it punk, call it rebellion, call it whatever the fuck you want to
just dont expect me to care

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yumichan31197 [2011-08-30 14:18:56 +0000 UTC]

It's sad that that's what people think of "punk" That it's just brands, and the cloths. They do it because it's "Cool" to be punk. I bet none of them really know what it is. What it stood for. Now sure I was born in '97 but even I know what punk was about other wise I wouldn't be "Punk". Though sure I don't do anarchy, or sport a Mohawk, I still am classified as "punk" by the preps at my school for the music I listen too, the style I wear, and for my beliefs. People seriously need to be taught some things.

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RabidBallerina In reply to yumichan31197 [2011-09-02 04:15:45 +0000 UTC]

Respect and understanding is what the world needs. People and ideas transcend labels; so called "preps" included, if I may share some opinion.

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yumichan31197 In reply to RabidBallerina [2011-09-02 07:02:45 +0000 UTC]

Very true, I mean if the whole world did this, there wouldn't be wars based on disagreements of things like the way the various religions interpret their god(s). Heck suicide based on bulling would go down tremendously, so would a lot of things. Though sadly I doubt this will happen in our lifetime.

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RabidBallerina In reply to yumichan31197 [2011-09-02 12:05:16 +0000 UTC]

No, slowing down and understanding others takes too much precious time. : /

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Lady---Vengeance [2011-07-18 19:30:37 +0000 UTC]

Wow. Love the pic and the poem!

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mabry [2011-02-12 04:38:44 +0000 UTC]

punk is not an out-of-date word on an out-of-date shirt.
punk is not pre-k pants or a brand-new jacket.
punk is not corporate bands or bullshit discriminatory verse.
punk is not clean little patches from a mall packet.
(or posing in your mom's driveway to pretend you can hack it.)
because the truth? punk's both alive and obscene.
how pretentious of you, to say you know what it means.

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RabidBallerina In reply to mabry [2011-02-13 15:02:29 +0000 UTC]

I didn't nor would I ever claim to define "punk", because if anything can be said about if for sure is that it's made to contradict itself and defy confinement in a definition. I agree with all of your above statement. What my poem is about is how the popular consciousness and media have skewed "punk" into a cartoonish steriotype easily picked up by the impressionable and marketable, without them ever understanding where it came from or what it means via its history. Would you agree to that?

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Skittlez-Inzanity [2010-11-08 04:46:59 +0000 UTC]

I'd just like to say that this is an awesome piece. I think I'm fave-ing it more for the poem than the photo. Well, and those beautiful shoes. Did you write it or is it lyrics to some awesome song I've never heard?

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RabidBallerina In reply to Skittlez-Inzanity [2010-11-08 12:16:24 +0000 UTC]

Thanks you for liking it. I wrote the lyrics a while back.

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xToulax [2010-11-06 21:46:16 +0000 UTC]

Ohman I couldn't agree with this more! D:
I love the REAL meaning of punk. Now that we know what it isn't, we gotta find what it is though..
I love you for doing this <3 I'm certainly not the definition of punk but I appreciate it more than any "style" out there and I'm so glad other people see it for what it really is ♥♥

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RabidBallerina In reply to xToulax [2010-11-07 02:37:17 +0000 UTC]

Oh and your Dookie avatar amuses me to no end.

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xToulax In reply to RabidBallerina [2010-11-07 04:14:20 +0000 UTC]

aha thanks xDD

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RabidBallerina In reply to xToulax [2010-11-07 02:36:55 +0000 UTC]

Punk is everything you want it to be so long as its honest. Even if it's honest bull shit. That's what I think it is. It defies defining, yahknow?

I'm glad you connect and agree! Thank you for the comment.

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xToulax In reply to RabidBallerina [2010-11-07 04:15:52 +0000 UTC]

exactlyy! I couldn't agree more

No problem! I love to see people actually thinking things through

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bucketsofclass [2010-07-28 04:07:01 +0000 UTC]

this poem whatever made me want to cry. it's so true. ugh.

i love you, btw.

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RabidBallerina In reply to bucketsofclass [2010-07-28 14:10:53 +0000 UTC]

Thank you new best friend!

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sardonyxD [2010-06-23 17:23:32 +0000 UTC]

dismal

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FreakyDeakyDawn [2010-06-20 02:22:25 +0000 UTC]

this wreaks of awesome.

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RabidBallerina In reply to FreakyDeakyDawn [2010-06-20 12:55:59 +0000 UTC]

HAHA, yes! Thank you for favoriting these!

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FreakyDeakyDawn In reply to RabidBallerina [2010-06-20 19:07:14 +0000 UTC]

you're welcome!

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kneecapdisplay [2010-06-19 22:52:07 +0000 UTC]

god, the poem is awesome!

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RabidBallerina In reply to kneecapdisplay [2010-06-20 01:00:27 +0000 UTC]

Sweet, thanks for liking it!

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kneecapdisplay In reply to RabidBallerina [2010-06-20 01:10:41 +0000 UTC]

n_n

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CaptainKARL [2010-06-18 03:24:34 +0000 UTC]

YES! The words are EPIC! finally!

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RabidBallerina In reply to CaptainKARL [2010-06-18 03:31:30 +0000 UTC]

Cheers, thanks!!!

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butterflymermaid10 [2010-06-17 23:19:10 +0000 UTC]

I have those bootS!!! love the poem btw!

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RabidBallerina In reply to butterflymermaid10 [2010-06-18 02:56:15 +0000 UTC]

Haha, when Wal-mart does something right for once people take notice! And thankyou!

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butterflymermaid10 In reply to RabidBallerina [2010-06-18 03:09:41 +0000 UTC]

Hahaha, they are my favorite boots

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RabidBallerina In reply to butterflymermaid10 [2010-06-18 03:18:27 +0000 UTC]

What color did you pick? Same pink as me?

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butterflymermaid10 In reply to RabidBallerina [2010-06-18 03:19:04 +0000 UTC]

YES!!!

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RabidBallerina In reply to butterflymermaid10 [2010-06-18 03:28:43 +0000 UTC]

Gotta love pink! The green were pretty sweet too. And they had this awesome yellow, but only in toddler size.

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butterflymermaid10 In reply to RabidBallerina [2010-06-18 03:29:46 +0000 UTC]

Aaawww I hate it when I go now cause all they have is the miley cyrus crap

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RabidBallerina In reply to butterflymermaid10 [2010-06-18 03:32:24 +0000 UTC]

Gah, yes, and it runs about seventeen sizes too small. To be fair I do own a shirt or two, but I screen roller derby logos over'm.

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butterflymermaid10 In reply to RabidBallerina [2010-06-18 03:34:20 +0000 UTC]

Haha. I got a couple cause they were just $3 each... I stole these rubber bracelets one time too XD

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