Say Anything - Slumming It With Johnny Lyrics






Me and John rode out from ocean heading east
I had to see with my own eyes the factories
I'm bugging out
We've never strayed this far
Right out of town southeast and down
Inside my filthy car
But when we got there all we saw were more malls and marble mansions
In emerald parks the singing larks proclaimed the great expansion
There is no beautiful garbage
They cleared it up already
Tears roll out the eyes and though I cry I hold the wheel steady
Steady!
Do do do do do do do do do
Do do do do do do do do do
When I get home
I cannot stand my house
My father still fighting with his trophy unfaithful spouse
I hear the echo now I see it somewhere else
A thousand ways, a thousand days, a thousand towns across the commonwealth
Out on a date but like a dog she smells the fear and runs
And still we make our cheap tortured artists are no fun
I dream of anger, sex, unnurtured I succeed but still
Soon I'll be popping pills
This emptiness will not be filled or caved
Do do do do do do do do
Do do do do do do do do
Look at the earth
It's just so green
Perhaps it's envious of all the galaxies it's seen
Where forces swirl in symbiotic harmony
Free of the taint, the gas, and paint of parasites like me
Keep using love as the excuse for why we're fat and lazy
Wait to grow old, like we've been told
Go bald, go west and crazy
This is so pointless it actually holds up our evolution
Sing it to the bastards
FREE YOURSELF FROM MENTAL PROSTITUTION
Do do do do do do do
Do do do do do do do
Oh Oh I didn't know I didn't know
Oh Oh I didn't know I didn't know





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  1. K.... L....

    Still the best say anything song

  2. m.... ....

    Still hoping for a rarities two with all these guys

  3. K.... J....

    Still my favorite Say Anything track.

  4. D.... R....

    one of their best. unfortunately SA got worse with time

    D.... R....

    Disco Robot not true just evolved different but not worse

    D.... R....

    Disco Robot I think they've been pretty consistently great

    D.... R....

    SOOO true.

    D.... R....

    'Daze' is pretty good tho.

    D.... R....

    I think they were good overall through their whole career but I really like the new one, Oliver Appropriate, it leaked

  5. b.... C....

    yeah cause you suck at imagining.

  6. T.... D....

    Wish this song had a lyric video

  7. T.... D....

    I want to buy this song wish it was on iTunes I'm just happy I got to see them sing this live

    T.... D....

    I saw this live in Salt Lake City, UT. Was worth every penny.

    T.... D....

    Austin Chappell I completely agree I got to see them when they came to Columbus Ohio I wish they would come back I would give the shirt off my back to see them again

    T.... D....

    Austin Chappell little did I know when I saw them it be for the last time

  8. L.... L....

    do do do do do do do...

    L.... L....

    Leonardo Lechuga when i get home, i cannot stand my house

  9. g.... ....

    My fav Say Anything song... and to this day iTunes doesn't have it. I'm so lame I buy music!

    g.... ....

    +Tucker DeBord one of the best shows I have ever been to was Say Anything ...is a real boy anniversary show :O

    g.... ....

    Law abiding citizens, when it comes to music, sometimes get screwed out of great songs like this one. Do you listen to Brand New?

    g.... ....

    Austin Chappell brand new is amazing my favorite song is 77 times 7

    g.... ....

    Right!!! Still 2019 not on iTunes.

  10. J.... R....

    Such a thing of beauty x.x

  11. F.... ....

    So damn good

    F.... ....

    @codybook666 same

  12. L.... B....

    because its an old song, don't think max had a record deal at this time so it's off their backs

  13. T.... P....

    Why is this not on iTunes?!

    T.... P....

    He said he was going to make a compilation album for the B-sides from the "...is a real boy" sessions and that this one would be on it.

    T.... P....

    Because you touch yourself.

    T.... P....

    @CaughtinamoshRecords Hopefully But a fleeting illness will be too.

    T.... P....

    I know right I want to buy this song I'm just happy I got to see them sing this live

  14. I.... D....

    Well said. I'm pretty sure the only people who call themselves "Real fans" are the people literally waiting for criticism about the band to come their way so they can defend it with their life. I love SA, and at one point I had all the stuff I could find by them, all not paid for. I now have the 4 main albums, and the rarity album in physical form. yet I don't feel anymore exclusive. I still love the music just the same. Many artists don't care because concerts are where the profit is anyways.

  15. B.... P....

    This song is a b-side for "is a real boy" which is why it wasn't on the "Early Rarities" album, which was exclusively pre-"is a real boy" music :)

  16. D.... J....

    He actually was asked in an interview if he cares. He said he doesn't care if people download the music for free but for the sake of the record company (who they are friends with), it's best if the songs are bought. Most money goes to record companies from what I understand.

  17. D.... J....

    FYI, a 45 song album called early rarities came out recently on itunes with a lot of awesome old songs. Unfortunately, slumming it with Johnny is not on the album :(

  18. h.... ....

    people still buy music?
    nd no i honestly dont believe max bemis gives a fuck if you buy this music as long as your a fan, so both your holy wars are fucking pointless, like the band shut up and listen

  19. O.... O....

    Think he needs some cold water for that burn.
    :P

  20. K.... M....

    because you NEVER listen to music or movies for free.............

  21. S.... ....

    and why should someone be unable to listen to them just because they cant afford to buy a cd?

  22. x.... ....

    To all those bitching about anyone illegally downloading say anything, do you seriously think a man like Max cares if he gets any money at all for this music he makes. He makes this stuff to get a point across not to make a quick buck.

  23. N.... G....

    I love this song so much.

  24. d.... ....

    Now you can!

  25. h.... b....

    now you can.

  26. C.... L....

    Artists make about 2 cents off of each song, per sale. But the real money comes from the record company who buys them off. Above all, they start making money after they pay back the budget the record label gives them to record their record. After it is all payed back, then they start making money off of their own music. But yes, touring and merch is a HUGE factor in making the money flow. Especially Song Shop.
    But you have to understand that touring is an expense on it's own.

  27. R.... ....

    Bands don't make money off of album sales anyway, it's primarily headlining tours, merch, and Max's song shop. Not really condoning pirating, just informing you of the reality

  28. P.... s....

    I think it's from their 2004 EP "For Sale".

  29. C.... ....

    That's what you tell yourself to justify it, huh?

  30. C.... ....

    Real music is not about money, get the fuck out

  31. C.... ....

    stupid ignorant fucker

  32. D.... D....

    I'm talking about sinu! And I'm squeaking of incarnance!

  33. D.... O....

    luckily they will be releasing All My Friends are Enemies: Early rarities this month, its available for pre order now i think (and all the pre order copies are signed)

  34. C.... ....

    If you didn't want people to comment, you shouldn't have been a douche. Pretend that you buying a CD will rake them in the cash you think it does if you want.

  35. M.... W....

    WHAT ALBUM IS THIS FROM??

  36. R.... K....

    I pirate and buy music.
    They make their money by ticket sales. Not much else.
    Buying their record for $12 at Best Buy gives them ~$2.
    I think the $1,000 cut of a sold out show is a bit more... supportive.
    I have all of Say Anything's records on CD, and Anarchy, My Dear in deluxe boxset.
    And they WILL re-release the all (well, most) recordings prior to ...Is A Real Boy. That information was leaked at a show I attended.
    And I will buy that.
    Shut up.
    This song is good.

  37. C.... ....

    You're only the 400th person to comment that. I choose to support my favorite band with my money. You can steal it if you want.

  38. b.... s....

    I can't wait for the to re do this album.

  39. b.... s....

    The singer will openly say he doesn't mind people pirating his music, especially the old stuff.

  40. Z.... B....

    I buy all my music.

  41. C.... M....

    Not everyone has a ton of money. Shouldn't be kept from enjoying something because of it.

  42. r.... ....

    umm... not true. you're delusional. pretty sure you literally just made that up. who would release a "disk" called "demo?" are you dumb?

  43. C.... ....

    How recently?

  44. A.... H....

    When I was visiting my mothers parents, I heard this song for the first time. Now this was when I was starting to get right into Say Anything. So I clicked on this video, lets just say if I was a dog, my ears perked. I loved it to every extent, the lyrics, the feel it gives you, I just smiled and kept playing it, eventually I started singing it. Now every time I hear this song I think back when I first heard it, rocking out like I am right now.

  45. R.... P....

    so you would have been like... 9 when is a real boy came out

  46. d.... ....

    yeah, no fucking kidding, they basically don't exist.

  47. b.... ....

    they played amazingly yesterday in dallas, especially bemis, always singing his heart out

  48. b.... ....

    I just about shit myself when they sang this at their concert last night.

  49. M.... ....

    Well I'd love to 'empty my wallet' and see them live. But they're only playing one UK date that I can travel to and it's 18+, and a month before my 18th birthday.

  50. D.... ....

    Dude, Big fucking deal, I mean, You can't have that much money in your wallet when you probably work at McDonald's. Also a true fan doesn't keep tabs on money spent on the artist's stuff, it's how well they get to know the music, i can burst just burst into song and start singing any of his stuff, even his side projects. So please sir. Be quiet.

  51. M.... ....

    There's a comment section for a reason kid, don't be a Nazi

  52. C.... ....

    I've seen them twice and emptied my wallet on merch. Eat a dick.

  53. E.... C....

    You either like Say Anything or absolutely fucking love Say Anything.

  54. C.... ....

    This is a good god damn song

  55. r.... ....

    @CantFightRobots ...you can't even buy half of their songs. their best songs. just saying.

  56. C.... ....

    @newyorkpigsty How about you go fucking buy the music, instead of stealing from this awesome band.

  57. G.... S....

    @msingletary1984 i have searched the far corners of every record store i go into, and not yet have i found the For Sale EP that this song is on. I buy what i can find, but i doubt Max is making any money off this song anymore.

  58. C.... C....

    Skip to 3:21

  59. m.... ....

    @newyorkpigsty buy them, they are a great band, they deserve it.

  60. M.... ....

    If you just go to their main web page, he posted a long blog about the new stuff and why they left their record label. Their creativity was having to be put second to what would make money.

  61. N.... B....

    @LovelyBetrayal Source?

  62. A.... ....

    You can download all these songs at aboutfalling. com

  63. d.... ....

    I just saw him play this tonight, it was absolutely amazing, the energy in the room was unbelievable. I actually got to talk to him after the show, he lives up to the power of his songs.

  64. w.... ....

    Max played this at his solo show in Chicago and I just about shit myself

  65. C.... P....

    @ratehim it's a pain sorting them all, though. BUT IT IS WORTH IT!

  66. I.... r....

    Max and his musical genius got me through the hardest breakup I've ever been though, I'll always be a fan for that <3

  67. s.... ....

    @xcharybdis Oh hehe x:

  68. S.... S....

    @TheCdacrew lol, why are you judging how much of a fan someone is by whether or not they buy the album? honestly, i consider myself a fan for liking the music... and as a musician (feel free correct me on that self proclamation) i feel great to know that people like my music at all, i couldnt possibly ask people to give me money to do something i love

  69. r.... ....

    @TheCdacrew ha, real fan? i never claimed to be, nor do i care whether you consider me a "real fan" or not. you're completely insignificant. bemis himself said just before the self-titled was released that he's only just now started buying all of his music. i've bought everything from iarb and on. i'm not enough of a "real fan" to pay $200+ for a bunch of stuff he'll probably re-release in the future. and don't go all holier-than-thou on me--surely you don't buy ALL of your music.

  70. M.... P....

    This is quite ironic. I have a best friend named Jonny, who is pretty much the same person as Max, as Max is his idol. I have a feeling they'd get along.
    Who knows? Maybe this song is about them...

  71. s.... ....

    The doo-doo-doos remind me of an old cartoon I used to watch called Doug haha
    I <3 Max and Say Anything, seeing them the October 27th (;

  72. P.... ....

    Fucking love this song. Fucking love Say Anything.

  73. r.... ....

    @newyorkpigsty
    If you have utorrent or any type of torrent program like that, you can go to pirate bay dot org and search "say anything discography". one of the three has almost every single song. it won't give you a virus or anything. I used it when I restored my computer and lost all of their songs.

  74. A.... ....

    @ratehim Thank you soooo much this is my fav song by SA but I couldn't find it on youtube anywhere I dont have any idea why you where the only one to upload this song.

  75. U.... ....

    @PancakeRunner yeah pretty much

  76. A.... p....

    @tes4o - lol, troll

  77. U.... ....

    @PancakeRunner Hey man, chill. I acknowledge the change, but I don't like it. Go flame elsewhere, troll. :3

  78. A.... p....

    @tes4o Fuck you, Say Anything has been consistently great through all of their albums, you just refuse to agknowlege their change, artists change and grow and Say Anything is no exception

  79. p.... ....

    i love this song

  80. U.... ....

    @ratehim For me they are :/

  81. N.... B....

    I Love you Say Anything, Every bit of his words just seem to work imo. There's only one song I don't care for <.<;

  82. e.... ....

    Not that Say Anything is necessarily like that, they're just kind of different now because they're more positive

  83. e.... ....

    Look at the earth...it's just so green. Perhaps it's envious of all the galaxies it's seen...where forces swirl in symbiotic harmony. Free of the taint, the gas, and paid to parasites like me. Keep using love as the excuse for why we're fat and lazy. Wait till we're old, like we've been told, go bald, go west and crazy. This is so pointless, it actually holds up our evolution. Sing it to the bastards, free yourself from mental prostitution!

  84. e.... ....

    @tes4o That's just because he was a bipolar self-medicating tortured artist and now he is on meds and happy and married. And his dear soul deserves it.

  85. U.... ....

    I hate when a band is good when they start out, then they release a few albums and then you hate them.

  86. U.... ....

    Mental prostitutes.

  87. n.... c....

    what album is this from. what the heck? i have never heard of any of this.

  88. e.... ....

    i love the part where they say "Oh, Oh, I didn't know I didn't know." It sound's sooooo cool! My favourite sond by them is Glory of Love, but I love all the songs on "is a Real Boy". I also love Woe and Spider Song and when he's on Razia's Shadow.

  89. m.... m....

    Not a fan -at all- of the self titled, in defense let me down a bit as well, but i would die defending the integrity of baseball and is a real boy.

  90. z.... ....

    Indeed, though the old demos are awesome too!

  91. S.... H....

    I liked Signal the Riflemen. I think that one was one of those that has deep lyrics. At least towards the beginning... He's pointing out how miniscule our problems our when there are wars being fought out there, and many other major problems we can't begin to understand.
    But I do agree with you to an extent.. He's a little different, but I mean I still love his music! Him and Tom Delonge I will always love there music!!

  92. S.... H....

    He brought a small twist to that line and it made it perfect. It seems to me that there is so much thought behind his lyrics.. Even if he is reforming, his music is deep. I don't care if he changes his looks to look just like every other artist out there, his lyrics are still unique. That's all I ask for.

  93. S.... H....

    Stereotypes huh?
    "I hate everyone" doesn't sound like a typical song to me... "Fed to death" .. lyrics like "There once was a man who fed his son to death" are not typical. His lyrics are deep, that's why I like him. He gives you a little to think about with out giving you to much to think about. It's amazing how he does it, but he makes every lyric worth listening to. "when i was ten years young, my douche best friend decided i was just not cool enough" that's amazing!!!

  94. S.... H....

    I think Max is just as sexy and talented as he has ever been. If he goes back to his roots, than it will be the same music over n over n over.
    Max is a saint, don't insult him.

  95. u.... ....

    so the new self titled album was horrible...i think max shud listen to his older music...cuz flawed or not its honest

  96. t.... ....

    Oh definitely. Woe and Spidersong have piano pieces in them, and more intense vocal levels. I prefer it. Plus, it's not so produced and reminds me or a time when SA didn't care if their music was flawed.

  97. t.... ....

    Florida songs demo has But a Fleeting Illness, Spidersong and Woe on it, and honestly I prefer those versions to the album versions.

  98. n.... ....

    for sale tour EP

  99. M.... ....

    one of the best SA songs!!

  100. G.... G....

    fuckin a.
    To quote office space.