Although it doesn’t get a ton of press, Illinois has a pretty sick hardcore scene these days. Demolisher, Rooks, War Hound and Monsters (RIP) are some of the best bands around right now, and there are some newer bands coming up that are equally promising. One of these up and coming bands is KINGMAKER. They sound a lot like Rooks, but what I am really interested in is the lyrics to their song “Red Shorts (ft Stein).” I am not sure if it’s the most awesome, brilliant thing I’ve heard since Juelz Santana’s line “I’m closer to dope than actual dope is to dope” or the the most retarded thing since his other line “I’m doper than doper than doper than dope.”
Here are the lyrics in question, according to Youtube:
All eyes on me, center of the pit
Feelin’ good and feelin’ free, let’s move this shit
When I’m at the throne of judgement people wearing Diamond Cut shirts will condemn me for all of my sins
Judgemental piece of shit
take your skateboard home and just fucking quit
I’ll tear those snake bites right out your lipsAll I see is skinny jeans, judging eyes, and tiny gauges
You are all so much cooler than me
My buddy wants to mack on the bitch in the red shorts
He’s as hard as a rock right nowTalk about a boner
He keeps on asking me for her number
I’ve never been attracted to that bitch
Cause I’m not into skinny ass scene chicksNobody here even likes music
They’re just here to jump some stupid kid for talking shit
This kid’s crew and that kid’s crew
They just wanna fuck with you
Why don’t we turn the music up
And shut the fuck up?(Stein)
My scene is dead because of you
Aesthetics, and the music too
You sing about things you’ll never fucking do
And on top of that disgrace, you bring it to my favorite place
Put holes in the wall, and I’ll break your fucking face
Judgemental piece of shit
take your skateboard home and just fucking quit
I’ll tear those snake bites right out your lipsJack Starkey got a black eye
I think he’s gonna cry
Like it’s the end of the world and he’s gonna die!
Oh my god our so cool,
You’re smoking Newports
Jack still wants the marry that girl in red shortsI love this music
I hate these kids
I guess the last bit kind of sums up what they are trying to say (“I love this music / I hate these kids”), but I am more interested in the parts about his friend’s penis: “My buddy wants to mack on the bitch in the red shorts / He’s as hard as a rock right now.” I am imagining his buddy pointing to the boner-tent on his mesh shorts and say “Bro, I’m so fucking hard!” Also, who is Stein??
Thanks to Wecounthundreds for awaring me to this via my Tumblr!
song’s about true core kids bashing scene kids…..mmmmm yea I can dig this
Is this real life?
Also, that guitar tone is terrible. None of today’s down-tuned bands know how to do it right.
I miss that classic CHAINEREACTIONCORE ESP-into-a-5150 sound :(
yeah it basically sounds like godsmack
I can back being annoyed by judgmental ppl at shows, but complaining about “skinny scene chicks” and telling us about his friend’s boner? Maybe you should add the “is this gay” category to this post.
I can back what they’re saying for the most part. The scene kids(and hipsters) are why I don’t go to as many shows anymore. However, this comes off whiney and butt hurt.
Who is stein? terrible vox.
I agree about terrible guitar tone.
im sure stein is some sort of jewish moshbro.
Entry level djent guitar. Not as heavy as Rooks. Mirin your Periphery shirt bro!
Retarded. I don’t see why anyone in a band in 2011 would feel compelled to write lyrics about how kids at shows act all superficial/annoying. It’s pretty well-worn territory in a post-Gorilla Biscuits “Better Than You” world. You’re in a hxc band=you’re the root of the problem.
Clearly, he’s just jealous. Jealous of scene style, scene ladies, and his friend’s boner. Otherwise, why would he write a song about being so butthurt over the whole thing?
Hahaha, this is fucking great. That whole breakdown about the boner thing and the ‘Nobody here even likes music’ line right after, genius.
I’m used to the Illinois bands I encounter being Attack Attack/ADTR/BMTH/Whitechapel clones with really shitty lyrics that mean nothing. And those bands are usually made up of kids who hate music and just want to bone scene chicks/sell t-shirts. This guy wrote something he actually knows about and nailed it, many props.
I don’t think this band is trying to be ‘djent’….
Also, I’m gonna go ahead and say that the people who say these kids are butthurt, are actually the ones butthurt by being made fun of for being scene. I mean, the background of this website has diamonds, brass knuckles, hello kitties, and bats…
I’m the furthest thing from scene, and writing a song like this comes off as being butthurt and beta.
Thefaceplant’s comment was pretty dead on. The scene has been filled and ruined with scene kids for quite a few years, and now this band shows up in 2k11 and bitches about it. scenekids are the bread and butter of most hardcore scenes now.
If you don’t like scene kids then leave the scene. Leave the suburbs, get mean and start a powerviolence band. Or skip the whole thing and just start writing alt country.
Does anyone remember when, I think it was bluecollardistro or somewhere else, gave out scene point buttons with their orders?
For serious, it sucks to go the mall and have to avoid dudes trying to sell you a Motorola plan from behind a kiosk. Obviously it’s annoying. It doesn’t deserve a set of lyrics.
If you honestly let scene kids bug you; you’re a bigger bitch than them.
Hey man i am the vocalist for this band. This song is about one single show at one single place and i wrote it for my old band as a joke. if you dont like this one, listen to our 11 other songs we’ve released. they’re nothing like this…..
im glad you guys care so much so i can clear things up, stein is from a band called lake county kids that was much bigger than us when this song was released. he has a new pop band called grand finale.
this song wasnt even written by anyone in the band. an old guitarist from an old band.
this song isnt about scene kids at all.. the only scene kid i talk about is the girl my friend was talking about.
if you’d been to unity lodge in kenosha you’d understand every line in this song. which is why we only play it at local shows.
and if it makes any difference this song was written in 2009…. and i’ve been around the music since far before that. so we didnt “show up in 2K11 and bitch about it” we wrote a joke song and the exact kids we’re talking about eat this song up and it’s hilarious
sick damage control bro
this song is about stupid hardcore crews. hardcore kids who think they’re tough.
we’re making fun of people who think they’re the shit. not scene kids.
i’m tired of scene kids getting bashed on by kids who are twice their size for no reason. it’s pointless…
“why dont we turn the music up and shut the fuck up”
shows are about music.
Ha sums up what Ive been trying to say for years now. This music used to mean something to me, sounds pretty gay I know, but its true. Now its become a huge joke to everybody. This is why Im no longer in a band.
no damage control, answering everyone’s questions..
thanks for posting, dude! anybody who can take a joke is cool with me :)
i mean the whole song is a joke so how can i be mad if someone makes jokes about it!?
songs is obviously a joke and i think it’s pretty funny.
only thing i don’t get is why they’re hating on skinny jeans if 4/5 members in the photo are wearing em?
Because “it’s a joke”, duh!
hardcore is dead.
This recording has absolutely no mid range. Otherwise, I’m moshing. Casually moshing… And if no one said it yet, GRASSY FIELD!
Ha, good catch!!
I finally kno who Stein is. Life complete
He’s the vocalst of Grand Finale
dont forget through the fire. especially growing up with the illinois hardcore scene i can relate to this song. i too, have had a boner. but yeah i get what theyre saying, there was a pretty frustrating time where there were 3 kinds of bands in south chicago at least. Suicide silence, misery signals and emmure. that was pretty much it. thats why i was really stoked when i saw ambush open up for liferuiner at soundlab in mokena. No one else liked them but hot damn, i enjoyed them. liferuiner blew the big one afterwards.
only good song by this band and it still sucks.
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