Too Many Bandifesto Songtext
von Celebration Guns

The first band I ever played in
We covered The Blamed
At our first show
It was 1996
And we broke up after it

My next band tried hard to be American Steel
Or just real bad pop punk
Either way
I wrote my first song with them
It was called Gothic Girl
Junior year it was punk with ska
Stupid band names
Real best friends
Until I let it end

Midway through high school
I knew I could never quit
This was the only thing
That ever would really fit


Played every genre but Ill find some more to try
This 8th grade obsession will go with me when I die

Then I spent 3 years or more
On metal and hardcore
Back then the 24 crew
And straightedge gatekeeping
Was laid on so thick
Until I had overdosed on testosterone
And it all made me sick

I guess it was inevitable
That the post would come after the hardcore
I could never tell if I was behind
Or ahead of the times
Then I started listening to Q and not U and Chinese Stars
And learned to dance and play bass with choppy guitars
I might do it again someday


But time is a wizard and 2010s indie found me
I got new friends and we all went in it felt
Lucky
Then I got kicked out and I was so down
It consumed me
So back to post punk bands
Or just bad punk bands
Until 2013

This band will outlast
Every relationship
That Ive ever had
Im finally at peace with it
This band will outlast
Every band Ive ever quit
I cant kick myself out
So I guess that Im stuck with it
This band has changed me
More than I care to admit
Lets go for 10 years
Lets never get sick of it