Say Anything - Give A Damn Lyrics






I was just born
I was just born
I was just born

The same things have always gotten my goat
I was wide-eyed, pumped up with Ritalin
Alarming teachers with my tendency to float in Ism Class
Kiss my Ass-ism
“All Hail Muhammad”; what a wonderful thought
Any imposed social structure is a blood clot
We need something that can open their wrists
And let it coat our lips
To bliss, to hell with this
Just piss, piss, yellow tint the sea
Those fish frightened by the hue
The truth burns so thunderous and cloudy
The lie so vast and clear blue
Gaudy, sweat-soaked, down amongst the demons
Sorry, good Sir, have we hurt your feelings?

(We don’t give a damn what they say)
We don’t give a damn what they say
(We don’t give a damn what they say)
Damn what they say, (damn what they say)

When they tell you that you’re born to quit
That you’ve been carved to bits
That the binary must stay split, spit
“I like this band without a modicum of shame
And they’ve made some messed-up claims
About your mind games”
You’re not alone if you’re offput
By the stench of summer sweet
Rotting dead beneath the sun
And how they bow at his feet
Apparently there’s a thing called physics
And a billion other things not encompassed in it
One, a little thing called t-t-teen spirit
I’m thirty, but it’s worthy, come on and sing along with it

(We don’t give a damn what they say)
We don’t give a damn what they say
(We don’t give a damn what they say)
Damn what they say, (damn what they say)
(We don’t give a damn what they say)
One flash, baby, now you fall in love
(We don’t give a damn what they say)
One flash, baby, now you fall in love
(Damn what they say)

We won’t stand for
A façade, oh my god, I want to take it apart
We won’t dance for
Any beat with a break, for goodness sake
Clap your hands for
A guillotine for the twee and all the tweedledees
We won’t stand for
We will not, we will not, we will not, we won’t
We will not, we will not, we will not, we won’t

(We don’t give a damn what they say)
We don’t give a damn what they say
(We don’t give a damn what they say)
Damn what they say, (damn what they say)
(We don’t give a damn what they say)
One flash, baby, now you fall in love
(We don’t give a damn what they say)
One flash, baby, now you fall in love
(Damn what they say)





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  1. J.... N....

    What is this vinyl record containing Walk Through Hell within it's grooves?

  2. B.... B....

    Purposefully *RAW*

  3. J.... ....

    It's funny, I didn't really like this album much when I first heard it. But I kept coming back for 17 coked up and speeding, and then I eventually gave the full album a second listening and something clicked. It's just so noisey and punk, I love it.
    This video is great though, haha. It seems like they knew right from the getgo that some fans would not like the album and just embraced it head-on.

  4. L.... b....

    It pisses me off that I love SA but this record is so shitty. I physically can’t listen to it, it makes me wanna scratch my brain out. Glad others like it.

  5. a.... d....

    Palm trees

  6. d.... ....

    This video is amazing.

  7. B.... B....

    4:31 my dude here got hit with a baseball bat and is not even effected by it but gets potato sacked by some old homeless guy and gets taken down lmao

  8. S.... P....

    This reminds of the album "Daisy" by Brand New. Am I the only one who thinks this?

    S.... P....

    Skinny P yes

  9. K.... W....

    Admit it!!, admit it again!, Judas...and this... I feel sorry for the vast majority of people havent been and wont be graced by this man's lyrical genius.

  10. K.... S....

    DAMN Parker and Garron got it bad. This video is wild af

  11. J.... R....

    Funny enough, this reminds me of a line I heard in the movie "Ruby Sparks" that goes "Kill your idols man, I'm all for it." And since I'm procrastinating on a project whose theme is literally "make a movie about someone you respect or idolize," Max is completely that for me. Like, I'm so happy that he beat his addictions, has gotten a handle on his Bipolar Disorder (which I have too), and has found the love of his life and made a family with her - but I always have to bring him back down and remember, he's just a human. He's made mistakes before, and he's done things that I personally, would never do (mainly the drugs). Regardless, I'm still glad Say Anything is a thing, because even though I didn't get into them hardcore until like 2009, they made that gap of my early 20's where I was directionless and purposeless a lot more bearable.

    Did not mean to rant so hard. But I guess I can use this for my project now!

  12. E.... H....

    when Reed brings a knife but the dude just shoots him lmao

  13. M.... S....

    Ugh, I have seen this video dozens and dozens of times, and it still gives me shivers at the end.

  14. c.... ....

    0:18 is that Hallie Williams in this guys bed.... lucky.

  15. S.... C....

    Say Hi To Your Mom at 0:38.

  16. S.... R....

    yeah forget the haters, song and album are excellent

  17. W.... N....

    I freaking love max! dude is doing work on this album!

  18. M.... ....

    Love SA, but this album didn't do it for me. Glad others enjoy it tho. Hopefully they don't repeat this style again.

  19. E.... P....

    coming back to this song I finally understand it. I was once a is a real boy snob. I liked stuff after but not as much as ISRB. this is gonna make me re listen to all of em!

  20. T.... c....

    hey, I just saw an dead rising 4 ad.........yay

  21. A.... T....

    the proportions of that dudes head are super odd...

  22. T.... D....

    Why dose this have so many dislikes it's amazing it’s so raw I love it

    T.... D....

    Tucker DeBord cause its an awful song and album. Its just hard to listen to, and a major departure from their previous work... and it wasn't very good in general. only SA album I gave away.

    T.... D....

    You know nothing about music.

    T.... D....

    Matafer if you're just talking about an aspect of music and the way they use their instruments it is a good album you can say for your opinion or you don't like the production of it that is fine but the way that you phrased it is just to completely insult your lack of knowledge about how making this kind of music works that was nothing but insulting everything you just said to yourself

  23. S.... ....

    cheek bone game strong

  24. j.... ....

    anyone realize the similarities between "wire mom" from i dont think it is and "sorry, dudes, my bad" from in defense of genre? no? alright.

    j.... ....

    Weeaboo Trash interesting, explain why you think so?

  25. R.... M....

    I can't get passed the mixing! It's so..... bad. I'm guessing it's an artistic choice? Anyone know why?

    R.... M....

    Oh I totally understand that, that's why I asked why he wanted this particular style, the back story of why. to try something different is obvious, I wanted to know why. And it's not "them" it's just Max. You silly aggressive person you. <3

    R.... M....

    Ryan Meunier you seem like you have borderline personality disorder lmao

    R.... M....

    I love you <3

  26. I.... W....

    Not feeling it at all

  27. N.... J....

    Love how this video represents the original fans that have stayed with him, and the fans who only like IARB and abandoned him after they deemed him a sellout. No matter how Max feels burned and his die hard fans do too, he's making what he wants and he's happy with it. In the end he's one of my favorite artist regardless how many people leave the band, no matter if Max is making a dollar or a million, or if he's punk or pop. I grew up with his music from middle school through high school, I feel his music has been there more than anything else.

  28. T.... ....

    I still have no idea what they were thinking with the album cover...

    T.... ....

    Guess you could say they didnt give a damn

  29. R.... L....

    Reminds me of American History X

    R.... L....

    Was one of my biggest inspirations creating it, that and Raging Bull

  30. M.... P....

    great song. great converge shirt

  31. d.... ....

    that dude is shredded

  32. B.... ....

    What song is playing when he's in the car ?

    B.... ....

    "Colorblind" from Baseball.

  33. K.... ....

    That was a super good video

  34. N.... ....

    I love when Max gets angry. I just love Max and all of his immediate and musical family.

  35. G.... M....

    crimson chin

  36. M.... ....

    I like it, just wished it was mixed differently in the studio.

    M.... ....

    think of it like this... they can make an infinite amount of records that sound well mixed and fine-tuned, and they can make a few that experiment with their sound and further their artistic talents!

    if you don't like how it sounds altogether, it's a shame, but you can always look back on the good ones, and look forward to the next well mixed and fine-tuned album :p

  37. m.... ....

    i still fuck with yall

  38. E.... Z....

    he should've gotten a sea and cake album

  39. T.... E....

    I would like to apologize. When I first watched this video I missed the point (due to missing the part where he burns his SA stuff) and didn't watch it all the way through to the part where he murders the shit out of the band. Good vid

  40. T.... E....

    At first I was like "What's the deal with this video?" But I realized I missed those few crucial frames at the beginning where he's burning all his SA stuff. It all makes sense now

  41. T.... E....

    My only disappointment here is that they put this video in the full album stream playlist so now I have to wait to get to the music-y goodness

  42. E.... ....

    you've drawn me back to you...

  43. J.... W....

    I love that Max returned to his "In Defense" level of scruff.

  44. M.... A....

    I'm in !! this albulm is Fire !!

  45. O.... ....

    wow you guys are awesome

  46. W.... ....

    Fucking brilliant video!

  47. T.... ....

    Does he just get his wisdom teeth out everyday? That jaw scared the shit out of me.

  48. M.... ....

    This is fucking awesome. A billion times better than the single Bayside just released.

  49. s.... k....

    fuck yeah, Say Anything always keeping it real. love this

  50. B.... ....

    say anything? more like gay anything hahaha AmIRite?!

  51. G.... A....

    Josh is one of my best friends

  52. S.... S....

    not for me.

  53. A.... B....

    No wayyyyyy. Another band tried to bring back vintage punk music and made a black and white video. Pretty edgy and cool mannnnn. Lmao😑

  54. B.... ....

    haha, he's so chubby.

  55. B.... B....

    this video gave me so much adrenaline, amazing

  56. u.... b....

    Max, here's a fun little challenge for ya, try to make your body look like the protagonist in this vid, all neo nazi'd and tiiiggghhhhttt. Or just do some crunches, whatever.

  57. C.... ....

    this is seriously one of the sickest albums i've heard in years, and props on the Converge shirt haha

  58. m.... ....

    THE SHADE THOUGH

  59. T.... ....

    This blows.

  60. m.... ....

    I will never understand the Say Anything "fans" who hate everything after Is a Real Boy.

    m.... ....

    +neversaw I actually started at Hebrews and had to run backwards to figure everything out. I love Hebrews to death! Is a Real Boy IS a fantastic album, there's no doubt there, but I'd listen to the self titled album over it any day. Hebrews just has my heart too. And this album got me. Max is just a great songwriter and it's nice to see him mature and change shape and BE as an artist what most artists can't seem to grasp and that's human.
    Woops, I ran on too long

    m.... ....

    Say Anything was their last album that I could put on and listen to in its entirety. Each new album as a few good ones but I dislike the majority, I think it's more my taste changing than their issue.

    m.... ....

    Caleb Lail hebrews is amazing!

    m.... ....

    Anarchy is really bad, like a few songs don't make up for the whole.

    m.... ....

    In Defense of the Genre is my favorite Say Anything album

  61. m.... ....

    This is fucking terrible.

  62. m.... ....

    "Give a Damn"? How about you start giving a damn. Your music just sounds like angry non-sense mixed with a lot of drug use. You might as well call your band something else because this is not Say Anything anymore.

    m.... ....

    +makelikepooandrun Did you watch the video? Ever hear an interview with them? They're not here to make singles. He makes music, whether people like it or not.... (also, this is probably my least favorite song on the new album, so give the others a try.)

    m.... ....

    +makelikepooandrun because you get to define what say anything 'is' instead of, you know. max.

    m.... ....

    +Aaron Chamberlain regardless, its terrible.

  63. U.... G....

    Sad. I still like say anything. But damn. Just sounds weird. Cool they still make music tho.

  64. g.... ....

    what's the song on the beginning?

    g.... ....

    +goldwincs a walk through hell, by, well, by say anything.

  65. P.... F....

    Absolutely love the new record, some of their most ambitious work yet

  66. T.... ....

    holy shit that really sounds whack stop listening to rolling stones and backstreet boys at the same time

    T.... ....

    +TuranciHareket are you like 52 or something

  67. M.... ....

    Awesome song, awesome album, hilarious video. These last two albums have felt so far out of Max's comfort zone yet sound completely like Say Anything albums.

  68. x.... ....

    The song is not good. I know, I'm "the guy who loved all the previous albums but not this one", but even if they don't care, I sadly care that I don't like most of their new album. But this video is awesome. They still get it and Max is still a genius. I'm looking forward to their next album ;)

    x.... ....

    +xmarcovinzx Cry more.

    x.... ....

    Like your heart? :)

  69. E.... S....

    Will never not love everything SA do <3

  70. A.... B....

    Reed, you don't bring a knife to a gunfight! smh

  71. R.... ....

    HELL YES with The Sea and Cake shout out!

  72. e.... ....

    If they got Coby out of the gym, they probably would of won.

    e.... ....

    Coby would have thrown him into space

  73. J.... G....

    What an honor to be the man chosen to kill Say Anything.

  74. V.... B....

    Hey, I have that record!

  75. T.... ....

    I haven't listened to Say Anything since the Two Tongues stuff came out. I do not like this new song, nope. Not even a little.

  76. k.... ....

    HA I love the videos premise. That was a fun watch.

  77. O.... ....

    wow. 🌋

  78. C.... B....

    Max got him with that right hook!

  79. R.... A....

    if i didn't love say anything and i just heard this album on the radio I'd turn it off varcous vassage and goshua only

  80. C.... E....

    Diggin it

  81. Z.... P....

    cringe! whats up with this mix?

    Z.... P....

    +zacary Ingram OH NO THE MIX ISN'T HOW I LIKE IT!! SO BAD!!

    Z.... P....

    Yeah it sounds like shit

  82. w.... ....

    Fuck all the haters, Say Anything just gets better and better, or at least equally amazing.

  83. T.... ....

    THAT'S NOT HOW YOU HOLD A RECORD

  84. M.... _....

    tfw you'll never kill say anything 1 by 1...

    I want/need a music video for goshua and varicose visage.

    Varicose can literally just be a video of max's face singing the song with a red filter i don't give a shit i just need it.

    M.... _....

    I want wire mom and Rum

    M.... _....

    +Douglas Curtis 17 Coked Up Speeding would be amazing too!

  85. M.... R....

    haven't heard anything from these guys in almost 10 years.

    M.... R....

    +aPIMP nameMOSES You havent personally? They just released "Hebrews" in 2014.

    M.... R....

    +aPIMP nameMOSES Listen to the previous 3 albums then. They're golden. This one not so much.

    M.... R....

    +xmarcovinzx >Anarchy, My Dear
    >"golden"
    >"This one, not so much."

    lol

    M.... R....

    i thought they stopped honestly. i don't think they get radio play..well least i havent heard them if they get played.

  86. B.... ....

    Yess this is too awesome

  87. C.... K....

    I like this, but I can't hear what Max is saying during the verses..

    C.... K....

    +Cade Krasnicki you can actually use the internet to look up lyrics

    C.... K....

    The lyrics are in the description

  88. J.... H....

    This couldn't be more perfect.

  89. g.... ....

    Loving he Jane Doe shirt!!

  90. �.... �....

    T-shirt <3

  91. T.... ....

    Even if I don't like the direction a new song/album of theirs takes at first, it always grows on me eventually. Including this one, and lyrically they always blow me away. I can listen to each album and be reminded how my life was at that time. That's why I don't mind if they change and will always have the utmost respect for Max.

    T.... ....

    +Thebigk5 same exact thing here - sometimes the sound takes some getting used to but i always manage to appreciate max' work for what it is and sometimes it really does take more than one listen. i used to feel iffy abt hebrews but its one of my fave albums right now, and im sure i dont think it is will grown on me too. it already has compared to when i first heard it. you can just tell hes having fun and doing what he wants w his music and that alone makes it so much better.

  92. D.... M....

    Converge.

  93. P.... R....

    Would like to know how this guy trains his jaw muscles..

  94. A.... M....

    This album made me a skin head too

  95. J.... ....

    Wtf did I just watch?

  96. p.... m....

    rise against at :26?

    p.... m....

    +Daniel Forsythe i mean, it undeniably sounds like a RA riff, calm down

    p.... m....

    +preston mcknight I apologize, because I was wrong too. But I will admit that it does sound like Rise Against. So I'm an ass lol

    p.... m....

    I thought the same thing but I can't remember what song it is

    p.... m....

    +preston mcknight IT SOUNDS LIKE INJECTION

    p.... m....

    +THEcamobackpack injection and prayer of the refugee were the songs that immediately came to mind lol

  97. D.... M....

    I am even more pumped to see them in Austin in a couple weeks....yussss

  98. b.... ....

    yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaassssssssssssssss