Ramones - My Back Pages Lyrics






Crimson flames tied through my ears
Rollin' high and mighty traps
Pounced with fire on flaming roads
Using ideas as my maps
"We'll meet on edges, soon," said I
Proud 'neath heated brow.
Ah, but I was so much older then,
I'm younger than that now.

Half-wracked prejudice leaped forth
"Rip down all hate," I screamed
Lies that life is black and white
Spoke from my skull. I dreamed
Romantic facts of musketeers
Foundationed deep, somehow.
Ah, but I was so much older then,
I'm younger than that now.

In a soldier's stance, I aimed my hand
At the mongrel dogs who teach
Fearing not that I'd become my enemy
In the instant that I preach
My pathway led by confusion boats
Mutiny from stern to bow.
Ah, but I was so much older then,
I'm younger than that now.

Yes, my guard stood hard when abstract threats
Too noble to neglect
Deceived me into thinking
I had something to protect
Good and bad, I define these terms
Quite clear, no doubt, somehow.
Ah, but I was so much older then,
I'm younger than that now.





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  1. J.... M....

    ... obwohl Joey gerade nicht singt ...

  2. S.... D....

    RAMONES 4ever

  3. S.... D....

    Qué manera de ver a Los Ramones en los 90s ♥️

  4. B.... B....

    This is fuckin' amazing!!

  5. D.... B....

    This definitely has that ‘end credits of a gangster movie’ vibe to it, a little like the Sid Vicious version of My Way at the end of Goodfellas

  6. J.... L....

    Great song by Bob Dylan brought to a more appropriate finish by the Ramones!

  7. L.... ....

    awesome cover and song both trippy...

  8. d.... t....

    The Ramones was one of the best punk rock bands in the US too bad they ain't here today to keep rocking

    d.... t....

    THE best punk band in the US. Hands down.

  9. R.... K....

    That´s it

  10. T.... C....

    Still voting for Andy Kim, so fuck you.

  11. J.... O....

    CJ singing...

  12. P.... R....

    Amazing cover

  13. E.... O....

    Crimson flames tied through my ears
    Rollin' high and mighty traps
    Pounced with fire on flaming roads
    Using ideas as my maps
    "We'll meet on edges, soon, " said I
    Proud 'neath heated brow.
    Ah, but I was so much older then,
    I'm younger than that now.

    Half-wracked prejudice leaped forth
    "Rip down all hate, " I screamed
    Lies that life is black and white
    Spoke from my skull. I dreamed
    Romantic facts of musketeers
    Foundationed deep, somehow.
    Ah, but I was so much older then,
    I'm younger than that now.

    In a soldier's stance, I aimed my hand
    At the mongrel dogs who teach
    Fearing not that I'd become my enemy
    In the instant that I preach
    My pathway led by confusion boats
    Mutiny from stern to bow.
    Ah, but I was so much older then,
    I'm younger than that now.

    Yes, my guard stood hard when abstract threats
    Too noble to neglect
    Deceived me into thinking
    I had something to protect
    Good and bad, I define these terms
    Quite clear, no doubt, somehow.
    Ah, but I was so much older then,
    I'm younger than that now.

  14. O.... M....

    Superb..

  15. P.... ....

    smash, dookie and acid eaters, top 3 for 94 maw fuckas

  16. D.... ....

    So fucking good!

  17. J.... L....

    imho this tops the original...once again :P

  18. l.... m....

    What a good cover, !!!! :D

  19. d.... a....

    Aguanten los monchos!
    Saludos desde Monte Grande, Argentina!

  20. m.... ....

    Ramones ist world wide Bro

  21. R.... H....

    I love this version so much

  22. F.... L....

    Ramones is Argentina

  23. G.... K....

    one...choo...fee...faw

  24. A.... A....

    it doesn't sound like them...

    A.... A....

    They acknowledged Joey's aging vocals, & his bronchitis so that's why they sped everything up in the last few years

    A.... A....

    That's not Joey, it's CJ. And he didn't have bronchitis, he had Lymphoma.

  25. A.... A....

    this isn't the Ramones

    A.... A....

    Da Brudders covering a Byrds song (which was a Dylan cover) is exactly the Ramones

    A.... A....

    C.J. on vocals

    A.... A....

    I think he means that only early Ramones matters. Which is bull shit and really dumb.

    A.... A....

    Haha..its CJ man..

  26. A.... B....

    I love Ramones, I love this song but this version... Not at all

    A.... B....

    NO ONE CARES

    A.... B....

    I do, and I agree with him, so there.