[스크랩] The Offspring - The Kids Aren`t Alright

The Offspring - The Kids Aren't Alright When we were young, the future was so bright The old neighborhood was so alive And every kid on the whole damn street was gonna make it big and not be beat Now the neighborhood's cracked and torn The kids are grown up, but their lives are worn How can one little street swallow so many lives Chances thrown, Nothing's free Longing for what used to be Still it's hard, Hard to see Fragile lives, shattered dreams Jamie had a chance, well she really did Instead she dropped out and had a couple of kids Mark still lives at home cause he's got no job He just plays guitar and smokes a lot of pot Jay committed suicide Brandon OD'd and died What the hell is going on The cruelest dream, reality Chances thrown, Nothing's free Longing for what used to be Still it's hard, Hard to see Fragile lives, shattered dreams Chances thrown, Nothing's free Longing for what used to be Still it's hard, Hard to see Fragile lives, shattered dreams ‘Come Out and Play’에 무등 탄 특급 싱글 ‘Pretty Fly(for a White Guy)’ 영국 싱글 차트 1위에 오른 이 곡으로 오프스프링은 대한민국에서 그 해 가장 잘나가는 ‘팝(?) 뮤지션’으로 자리매김했다. 락앤롤, 그 중에서도 때론 ‘대중적’이라는 사실이 비판의 빌미가 되곤 하는 ‘펑크’ 앨범으로선 그야말로 이례적인 결과였던 것. 바야흐로 오프스프링의 ‘긍정적 과도기’가 시작되는 순간이라고 하는데 이후로는..

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