Good call :) ' similized bar-code, quick ID...." & "I don't know how to live, but I got a lot of toys" as well as some others. I am a stickler about these things! ~I do thank the person who posted for their efforts!!!~ I will say though, one word can change the meaning of it all! Greg Graffin and Co don't play around with words lol! They know their ish!!!! ONE*
Seeing as how Greg is an actual genius when it comes to lyric writing, the fact that he was so ahead of his time with these lyrics is shocking but it also isn’t
The irony is that it was Green Day who broke big from this scene, because they were worst band to come out of this genre. All others - Bad Religion, Pennywise, Big Drill Car, etc, were much better. The Offspring and later Blink 182 did do pretty well (obviously), but even they were much better than GD.
@@Nominay The first 4 albums of green day are actually pretty good. I don't know how and why they turned mainstream but they have only been bad since that. Before that you could argue that they were good. But I guess everyone has a different musical taste.
@@xxjumbo_schreiner_fanboy_6143 The only GD song I like is Dissapearing Boy. Everything else of theirs is unlistenable to me. It's a perturbing mystery to me how they became and continue to be so popular. To me it would be like Matchbox 20 selling 10's of millions of records. Songs like When I Turn Around sound more like M20 than pop punk.
I only know because I read it. Apparently Bad Religion were actually big prog fans though. They even had an album that leaned in that direction early on but it was not initially released or something and got shelved.
Distópicamente maravillosa, hace 30 años nos escupían la lírica de lo que hoy es "normal"...ay bad religion, que bueno que me crié escuchándote, que alegría verte en obras cuando vieron con Biohazard en uno de los recitales más salvajes de tantos que viviría...gracias al punk, gracias a la música...que engrandecen nuestra existencia
Sublime's Bradley, and Bad Religion Gaffin. Absolutely incredible writing. Anyone out there, keep a journal, lyrics are poetry, and poetry Is expression. Make you're own impact everyone! Always love!
The line towards the end "innocents raped by napalm fire" is lifted from King Crimson's "21st century schizoid man" which is probably one of the few examples of a punk band borrowing from a prog rock band.
Soooo, correction on the first chorus: It should read, “I don’t know how to live, but I got a lot of toys.” And the final bar on the chorus should read, “ain’t life a mystery yeah?” This underscores the complexity of the song, as the verses are much more confident. The final bar of the chorus ending as a question betrays the true meaning of the song, which is “Screw you oldsters! I got life figured out... right?”
Lyrics wrong , its NOT " And Like a Mystry " its " Ain't Life a Mystery " . also it makes sencse that way. I give you credit for getting all the rest of it right though so 98.5 % correct
I can't believe it The way you look sometimes Like a trampled flag on a city street Oh yeah And I don't want it The things you're offering me Symbolized barcode, quick I.D Oh yeah 'Cause I'm a twenty-first century digital boy I don't know how to live but I got a lot of toys My daddy's a lazy middle-class intellectual My mommy's on Valium, so ineffectual Ain't life a mystery, yeah? I can't explain it The things you're're saying to me It's going yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Oh yeah 'Cause I'm a twenty-first century digital boy I don't know how to read but I got a lot of toys My daddy's a lazy middle-class intellectual My mommy's on Valium, so ineffectual, oh Ain't life a mystery, yeah? Tried to tell you about no control But now I really don't know And then you told me how bad you had to suffer Is that really all you have to offer? 'Cause I'm a twenty-first century digital boy I don't know how to live but I got a lot of toys My daddy's a lazy middle-class intellectual My mommy's on Valium, so ineffectual, yeah cats, sports, iron claw (Twenty-first century digital boy) neurosurgeon screams for more (Twenty-first century digital boy) innocents raped with napalm fire (Twenty-first century digital boy) everything I want, I really need Ain't life a mystery, yeah?
Great song, both music and lyrics. For a while I've been listening more to the version from Stranger than Fiction but this is awesome as well. One of my favorite bands since I discovered them back in the 90s
"'Cause I'm a twenty-first century digital boy I don't know how to live but I got a lot of toys My daddy's a lazy middle-class intellectual My mommy's on Valium, so ineffectual Ain't life a mystery, yeah?" that's the Chorus.
Correct lyrics: I can't believe it The way you look sometimes Like a trampled flag on a city street Oh yeah And I don't want it The things you're offering me Symbolized barcode, quick I.D Oh yeah 'Cause I'm a twenty-first century digital boy I don't know how to live but I got a lot of toys My daddy's a lazy middle-class intellectual My mommy's on Valium, so ineffectual Ain't life a mystery, yeah? I can't explain it The things you're're saying to me It's going yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Oh yeah 'Cause I'm a twenty-first century digital boy I don't know how to read but I got a lot of toys My daddy's a lazy middle-class intellectual My mommy's on Valium, so ineffectual, oh Ain't life a mystery, yeah? Tried to tell you about no control But now I really don't know And then you told me how bad you had to suffer Is that really all you have to offer? 'Cause I'm a twenty-first century digital boy I don't know how to live but I got a lot of toys My daddy's a lazy middle-class intellectual My mommy's on Valium, so ineffectual, yeah cats, sports, iron claw (Twenty-first century digital boy) neurosurgeon screams for more (Twenty-first century digital boy) innocents raped with napalm fire (Twenty-first century digital boy) everything I want, I really need Ain't life a mystery, yeah? Thanks for the video!
I'm surprised about it. I rarely listen to Bad Religion and didn´t know this music. Today I listened to it and find a reference to my favorite prog band... Very good!
ah, give the man some credit. it's a nice gesture. i see so often people who don't know eachother insulting eachother here (safe, annonymous from behind the screen). come on guys. there is enough shit in the world to take care of than waste your time on dissing strangers who mean well. innit? thx TRD!
So they are able to summarize two of their previous album (Suffer and No Control) in a song about the 21st century generation. I'm impressed how times change and much of the rest is immutable.
This is actually the version off Suffer, not the version that would be remastered and re released a few years later on Stranger Than Fiction. First time I've heard this version.
Another edit for you: at 0:20 it is "The things YOU'RE offering me"... not "The things your offering me". There is also only one "L" in "Valium". You are welcome ;)
For those of You out there who...Just like the "Judging a Book by it's Cover", hearing of this Band and suddenly and automatically think they know all there is to discover about Bad Religion, as well as the various Member's persona's, the quote, "Agenda" of the Band supposedly, that are throughout the Lyrics found in an amongst the Band's Songs; Basically, a whoooooole lot of "fear mongering" and prejudice . The majority of Bad Religion's Songs are written by "Mr. Brett". He has a talent for emptying out the vast vernacular He obviously has. Some of His Lyrics are almost like Poems...Stanza's of Poetry. So, in closing...Bad Religion have NO HATE nor derogative towards the different Topics upon which they make a Song out of. A few of them may be Atheist, however they are not PUSHING their beliefs; or lack of, upon Other People like those "Bible thumpers" and CHURCH Vigilantes all over the World continue to do, Day after Day. How hypocritical. So in closing, the shit that's being tossed back and forth is nothing but jargon. Wow, I almost forget...GREG! Greg is My fucking Hero. THE END.
It's railing against anarchism and conformity. We are who we choose to be, no one is in control of our destinies but us. We choose our fate, we choose our path, we forge our way though life with our hearts acting as the hammer, and our mind as the anvil. Do not give into convenience as an answer, and violence only as a last, last resort. That was the dream of the founding fathers who set forth upon this nation, no one person to have unlimited power. People often forget about that.
This is happening right now, and still going to happen until this society collapses in their own negative values, we need a revolution from inside of us, in our consciences, leading by a common purpose... oh man, we're so screwed nowadays, but there´s some sparkle emerging right now, hope gets bigger and can convince more and more minds.
"Ain't life a mystery?" is the line, I think.
Good call :) ' similized bar-code, quick ID...." & "I don't know how to live, but I got a lot of toys" as well as some others. I am a stickler about these things! ~I do thank the person who posted for their efforts!!!~ I will say though, one word can change the meaning of it all! Greg Graffin and Co don't play around with words lol! They know their ish!!!! ONE*
It is. If you listen to it while not looking at the lyrics it's obvious.
Yeah I almost never look at lyrics to songs
Yeah and "I don't know how to live" not "kneel"
More mistakes than that.
This song was decades ahead of its time.......
Most of BRs work is. They are gonna be huge this decade.
Literally. 🙄
Seeing as how Greg is an actual genius when it comes to lyric writing, the fact that he was so ahead of his time with these lyrics is shocking but it also isn’t
I always feel so ironic listening to this on youtube...
keg Jager fr
I always feel so ironic signing along near my father who is a middle class intellectual
The irony is that it was Green Day who broke big from this scene, because they were worst band to come out of this genre. All others - Bad Religion, Pennywise, Big Drill Car, etc, were much better. The Offspring and later Blink 182 did do pretty well (obviously), but even they were much better than GD.
@@Nominay The first 4 albums of green day are actually pretty good. I don't know how and why they turned mainstream but they have only been bad since that. Before that you could argue that they were good. But I guess everyone has a different musical taste.
@@xxjumbo_schreiner_fanboy_6143 The only GD song I like is Dissapearing Boy. Everything else of theirs is unlistenable to me. It's a perturbing mystery to me how they became and continue to be so popular. To me it would be like Matchbox 20 selling 10's of millions of records. Songs like When I Turn Around sound more like M20 than pop punk.
2090: 22nd Century Cyborg Kid
Bro I wish, robot arms are badass
My dad is a fucking metal robot, but not virtual
22nd C. Cyborg Slave
You missed the point.
I cry and pray to JESUS CHRIST for you daily. ✝️
This band is how I learned all my big words....
I didnt learn the big words from BR but they were the first musicians who could speak my language.
My HOmie @@lonwof2105
Only recently discovered this band, fucking love them!
Fell in love back in 1996. You will love them!
89
WELCOME ❤
Today, more than ever before, we need this song.
I like how there's a Honda ad on this anti-mainstream culture commentary of a song.
Blame the record companies for that
think that's just TH-cam. But ironic no doubt!!!!
it's not like it's just for you
You watch ads.
i’m a 21st century digital boy, but still listening to this :)
My wife likes this song, but after 25 years she's just now learned that it's not The Offspring who did it. Ha!
LMFAO
i blame limewire
Hahahah
Divorce her immediately. Somebody as ignorant as her can't be good for you!
BOL!!!!
This song is so relevant to today's society.
You say as you make a TH-cam comment
@@dysphoria_1.040 you say as you make a reply
@@dysphoria_1.040 you say as you reply him
@@alasor6512 I was pointing out irony
@@opiumonion pointing out irony
Relevant songs never get old. This song stays forever. 🤘🤘🤘
Great song...great band...so relevant...thanks for the post!
I was surprised that they used king crimson's lyrics in here. wow, Now I have to go and re-listen to that as well.
I only know because I read it. Apparently Bad Religion were actually big prog fans though. They even had an album that leaned in that direction early on but it was not initially released or something and got shelved.
bad religion predicted the future. This sounds a lot like the current 21st century. first the Simpsons now bad religion.
***** oh yeah your right my bad.
They weren't really predicting the future, this stuff was already going on around them in the early 90's.
Vince it was a joke
@@JohnMcSayer we're a bit late
@@JohnMcSayer Me too buddy. Me too.
over 30 years later, this is still so damn relevant
Distópicamente maravillosa, hace 30 años nos escupían la lírica de lo que hoy es "normal"...ay bad religion, que bueno que me crié escuchándote, que alegría verte en obras cuando vieron con Biohazard en uno de los recitales más salvajes de tantos que viviría...gracias al punk, gracias a la música...que engrandecen nuestra existencia
State of the world adress ---
Sublime's Bradley, and Bad Religion Gaffin. Absolutely incredible writing. Anyone out there, keep a journal, lyrics are poetry, and poetry Is expression. Make you're own impact everyone! Always love!
I have stacks of books from the 80s til now and my handwriting has declined as my words are so TRUE.
Someday you'll know.
❤️LD 3☠️22
One of the greatest songs ever written.
'AINT LIFE A MYSTERY' ! not 'and like a mystery'... regardless of what may be in an album cover, those are the lyrics.
The line towards the end "innocents raped by napalm fire" is lifted from King Crimson's "21st century schizoid man" which is probably one of the few examples of a punk band borrowing from a prog rock band.
Mike Reiss bad religion had a prog rock album Aswell
It's not like the title of the song is suggesting that the inspiration came from there, or anything. ;)
They just hated prog and mocked about that, the "daddy" and the "mommy" where satires of what they thought the prog rockers would become
Just my interpretation tho, only the composers know
And then proceeds to say 21st century schizoid boy a few seconds later, purely coincidental
Soooo, correction on the first chorus:
It should read, “I don’t know how to live, but I got a lot of toys.”
And the final bar on the chorus should read, “ain’t life a mystery yeah?”
This underscores the complexity of the song, as the verses are much more confident. The final bar of the chorus ending as a question betrays the true meaning of the song, which is “Screw you oldsters! I got life figured out... right?”
Oh yeah- I got the liner notes to back me
Valium is misspelled 🙄
Shit!!!! I’ve become the lazy middle class intellectual 😳god help my son
I had the same thought. Well, until I spent every fucking night making videos of myself for work in the last two months.
Lyrics wrong , its NOT " And Like a Mystry " its " Ain't Life a Mystery " . also it makes sencse that way. I give you credit for getting all the rest of it right though so 98.5 % correct
sencse
Mega track Love it a lot since Years . Greets and Love from Andreas Hamburg Germany big heart
I can't believe it
The way you look sometimes
Like a trampled flag on a city street
Oh yeah
And I don't want it
The things you're offering me
Symbolized barcode, quick I.D
Oh yeah
'Cause I'm a twenty-first century digital boy
I don't know how to live but I got a lot of toys
My daddy's a lazy middle-class intellectual
My mommy's on Valium, so ineffectual
Ain't life a mystery, yeah?
I can't explain it
The things you're're saying to me
It's going yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Oh yeah
'Cause I'm a twenty-first century digital boy
I don't know how to read but I got a lot of toys
My daddy's a lazy middle-class intellectual
My mommy's on Valium, so ineffectual, oh
Ain't life a mystery, yeah?
Tried to tell you about no control
But now I really don't know
And then you told me how bad you had to suffer
Is that really all you have to offer?
'Cause I'm a twenty-first century digital boy
I don't know how to live but I got a lot of toys
My daddy's a lazy middle-class intellectual
My mommy's on Valium, so ineffectual, yeah
cats, sports, iron claw
(Twenty-first century digital boy) neurosurgeon screams for more
(Twenty-first century digital boy) innocents raped with napalm fire
(Twenty-first century digital boy) everything I want, I really need
Ain't life a mystery, yeah?
Great song, both music and lyrics.
For a while I've been listening more to the version from Stranger than Fiction but this is awesome as well.
One of my favorite bands since I discovered them back in the 90s
this guys name and profile picture made me laugh my ass off. you just earned a new subscriber
love that bad religion predicted my existence a decade before i arrived
My nephews were of the brisbane punks from the 80s I 62 and still listen to punk music love it
Great timeless song!
That guitar riff is so catchy..
best song on 21st century breakdown
Song is more relevant than now than when it was released
one of the best punk songs ever
Thanks for that.. I learned a couple corrections on the lyrics.. Unbelievable jam
I always thought it was "ain't life a mystery"
as far as I know, you always thought right :)
That makes so much more sense then "and like a mystery"
It is the lyrics are wrong in other places too. Painful to watch. I downvoted.
Sorry, but I think you messed up a number of these lyrics, Mate.
this song along with a lot of Bad Religion is insanely prophect
poetry
cool
How much have I loved this band since the '80s?❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🏴
i love this song
That makes WAAAY more sense.Thanks man
"'Cause I'm a twenty-first century digital boy
I don't know how to live but I got a lot of toys
My daddy's a lazy middle-class intellectual
My mommy's on Valium, so ineffectual
Ain't life a mystery, yeah?"
that's the Chorus.
1973: 20th Century Boy
1990: 21st Century Digital Boy
Correct lyrics:
I can't believe it
The way you look sometimes
Like a trampled flag on a city street
Oh yeah
And I don't want it
The things you're offering me
Symbolized barcode, quick I.D
Oh yeah
'Cause I'm a twenty-first century digital boy
I don't know how to live but I got a lot of toys
My daddy's a lazy middle-class intellectual
My mommy's on Valium, so ineffectual
Ain't life a mystery, yeah?
I can't explain it
The things you're're saying to me
It's going yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Oh yeah
'Cause I'm a twenty-first century digital boy
I don't know how to read but I got a lot of toys
My daddy's a lazy middle-class intellectual
My mommy's on Valium, so ineffectual, oh
Ain't life a mystery, yeah?
Tried to tell you about no control
But now I really don't know
And then you told me how bad you had to suffer
Is that really all you have to offer?
'Cause I'm a twenty-first century digital boy
I don't know how to live but I got a lot of toys
My daddy's a lazy middle-class intellectual
My mommy's on Valium, so ineffectual, yeah
cats, sports, iron claw
(Twenty-first century digital boy) neurosurgeon screams for more
(Twenty-first century digital boy) innocents raped with napalm fire
(Twenty-first century digital boy) everything I want, I really need
Ain't life a mystery, yeah?
Thanks for the video!
the last chorus is the same as the second "I don't know how to read".
It's a common mistake on these lyrics sites.
どうもどうも、Thanks so much for the upload dude. Fucking A all the way.
Amen For The Prophetic Voice For Greg GraFFin!
The end was a king crimson reference...wow
I'm surprised about it. I rarely listen to Bad Religion and didn´t know this music. Today I listened to it and find a reference to my favorite prog band... Very good!
So many memories coming back.
ah, give the man some credit. it's a nice gesture. i see so often people who don't know eachother insulting eachother here (safe, annonymous from behind the screen). come on guys. there is enough shit in the world to take care of than waste your time on dissing strangers who mean well. innit? thx TRD!
Is this from CD or Vinyl? Original or reissue? Really great quality, thanks for uploading
After 30 years listening what Greg sings, finally gonna see them tomorrow --- No fucking Control! ---
Released when I was 13,so prophetic.
They tried to warn us
So they are able to summarize two of their previous album (Suffer and No Control) in a song about the 21st century generation. I'm impressed how times change and much of the rest is immutable.
ironic how relevant this is to modern kids.. they dont even play outside or anything , their parents just give them ipans
Yes great thank you
This is actually the version off Suffer, not the version that would be remastered and re released a few years later on Stranger Than Fiction. First time I've heard this version.
This is one of my favorite songs :D
The soundtrack of a generation.
I never noticed the nod to 21st Century Schizoid Man at the end before. Nice.
2022 and im listening to this banger 🫶
oooo yea the 21 century tamponnnn;)
Another edit for you: at 0:20 it is "The things YOU'RE offering me"... not "The things your offering me".
There is also only one "L" in "Valium".
You are welcome ;)
I don't know how to live. Not kneel.
and its Valium... not vallium.
"Aint' LIFE (not like) a mystery?"
Zezman In the description, it says that the owner of the channel writes lyrics by ear, not looking them up.
Tyler Sullivan that's usually a poor way of going about it. Especially because the lyrics are how you know that the band is trying to say.
@@Gr3nadgr3gory he fucking fixed it with annotes ( don't bd mad please)
I don't know how to read
You rock n roll... One of my favorite songs
For those of You out there who...Just like the "Judging a Book by it's Cover", hearing of this Band and suddenly and automatically think they know all there is to discover about Bad Religion, as well as the various Member's persona's, the quote, "Agenda" of the Band supposedly, that are throughout the Lyrics found in an amongst the Band's Songs; Basically, a whoooooole lot of "fear mongering" and prejudice . The majority of Bad Religion's Songs are written by "Mr. Brett". He has a talent for emptying out the vast vernacular He obviously has. Some of His Lyrics are almost like Poems...Stanza's of Poetry. So, in closing...Bad Religion have NO HATE nor derogative towards the different Topics upon which they make a Song out of. A few of them may be Atheist, however they are not PUSHING their beliefs; or lack of, upon Other People like those "Bible thumpers" and CHURCH Vigilantes all over the World continue to do, Day after Day. How hypocritical.
So in closing, the shit that's being tossed back and forth is nothing but jargon. Wow, I almost forget...GREG! Greg is My fucking Hero. THE END.
Preach it
WELL PUT PROPS DUDE
CellarDoorx06 It's too bad whoever the lead singer is can't sing.
You can only “close” once, dude. But thanks for the sermon....I guess
Best singer ever....
@Allurade Well your right on that one, but if you know the lyrics, why watch a lyric video?
I watch em cause when I run out of data for the month it loads faster lol rather than say a music video
still listening to this in 2018
Canção foda pra caralho, puro feeling; Dá vontade de pegar um Skate e sair fazendo manobra.
Obrigado Grag Graffin!
o tipo de jovem que tu é merece acabar
@@severketorskeleton3759 Quero o crack q tu fumou huahuahua
most underated band ever !
Diooos que recuerdos
i love the references to king crimson.
MAAAAAAAAN the memories!
Thanks digi
Awesome!
Nobody: *listen how people pissed off by memes starting with "nobody"*
Bad religion: AYAYAYAYAYAYA
this is one awesome song
It's railing against anarchism and conformity. We are who we choose to be, no one is in control of our destinies but us. We choose our fate, we choose our path, we forge our way though life with our hearts acting as the hammer, and our mind as the anvil. Do not give into convenience as an answer, and violence only as a last, last resort. That was the dream of the founding fathers who set forth upon this nation, no one person to have unlimited power. People often forget about that.
It's 'I don't know how to read but i've got a lot of toys'
love the song
2021 century skitzo boy still listening.
i love it
His voice 💖💖💖💗💗💓💓
once i lisend to tis song non stop
great song
Does anybody else not have games on there phone and just use it for music and contacting people?
Me. I have tons of Elliott Smith and Velvet Underground on my phone.
+Rose Lefavor i dont even have a smart phone i just have a dumb phone and an original ipod
+Rose Lefavor Me definitely
Yep. Phone games are for posers. ;)
+Elliott Dombrowski
Phone posers blow.
Bad religion ; I'm a 21st century digital boy
Yungblud: I'm a 21st century liability
I just loved when i heard the 21st schizoidman part, originally from King Crimson adapted for this song. awesomwe!
ugh this song never gets old who agrees with me?
-> I cannot comprehend but I've got a lot of apps
Good sound quality.
Whaaaaaaaaat the last verses caught me on surprise
Me: -hears the song for the first time-
Also me: *Where is my bass.*
When they are going Yayayayayaya. Are they referencing that AOL network connection noise?
This is happening right now, and still going to happen until this society collapses in their own negative values, we need a revolution from inside of us, in our consciences, leading by a common purpose... oh man, we're so screwed nowadays, but there´s some sparkle emerging right now, hope gets bigger and can convince more and more minds.
Hellyeah brother, I understand what you mean 100%
People are waking up and have started to listen to their spirit
nowadays the jews want us blinded by technology so they can be up to their tricks...
My life 2016 ^^
i can't believe it! good ass into
This is the best version