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my gf and I are everything the conservatives fear queer, vegan, leftist, anti-capitalists, eco-friendly, goth, poly, pro-choice, antifa, we have body mods, colored hair and we don’t want kids (just lots of cats)

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It's Time to Address the Muslim's World's Biggest Secret

Marriage between cousins remains rampant in much of the Muslim world. And the results are truly tragic.

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This was the statement issued by band member Kevin Devine

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Brand New

In an effort to address recent events and the public conversation currently happening, I feel it is important to make a clear and personal s

Jesse Lacey official admission/apology (he doesn’t say what specifically he is apologizing for or admitting though) and responses from some of his (ex-)fans...

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Abuse of Power and the Legacy of Jesse Lacey – Emily Driskill – Medium

When I was a kid I spent a lot of time listening to records in my Dad’s study. He had worked in radio for decades and naturally amassed a

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Goodbye to love / It’s just a ride that will push you up / Right against the wall

Now we see that it might be lost love that’s keeping Jesse awake at night. His failed relationship pushed him “against a wall” and he

Or, he’s talking about this alleged report:

Take apart your head

He wants to get that previously mentioned “projection” so that he can pick her brain and understand what made her tick. He wants to ful

Or, he’s saying to dismiss what you have been taught (what’s in your head, in favor of what your emotions or instincts are). In other words he is asking the alleged victim to seek common ground with him in romanticizing their past encounters (his misconduct) as fond memories together. He is trying to force her to admit that “she was asking for it”. Which of course, he as a famous person who may be a narcissist most likely truly believes was the case.

Well, you sipped from the cup / But you don't own up to anything

The narrator’s been feeding himself his own bullshit (that he’s incapable of self-improvement), and he’s never been willing to admit h

Or in other words, you benefitted from the relationship but now you are calling him out.

When we were made, we were set apart / Life is a test and I get bad marks / Now some Saint got the job / Of writing down my sins / The storm

He acknowledges his flaws and “owns up” as best he can without actually making any commitment towards self-improvement. He decries Gods

When we were made, we were set apart

The rules don’t apply to him and the girl who he allegedly victimized and exploited

Life is a test and I get bad marks

The outside world will judge him, it’s also a hint that she was a high school age teenager when it started

Now some Saint got the job

Of writing down my sins

He’s insinuating that the person who stands on a soapbox and criticizes him is not perfect either, or that everyone has this sort of thing “in their closet” and referring to the Biblical adage that he who is without sin should cast the first stone.

The storm is coming; The storm is coming in

The inevitable backlash from his wife, band members, fans, the press and ultimately the women he took advantage of in life.

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Brand New – Sic Transit Gloria... Glory Fades

This single from the album Deja Entendu is about rape. The first song on the album save the brief “Tautou,” it builds on that song’s i

Brand New – Me vs Maradona vs Elvis

Following the accusations towards vocalist Jesse Lacey about intimate relations with an underage girl (she was 15 and he was 24 at the time,

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Following the accusations towards vocalist Jesse Lacey about intimate relations with an underage girl (she was 15 and he was 24 at the time, which means that this happened around the time this album was written), and his subsequent confession on Facebook, the tone of this song becomes a little less innocent.

This song off Deja Entendu tells of another incident caused by Lacey’s manipulative and harmful lifestyle. Since the song’s release, Lacey has attempted to remedy this problem, both by engaging in a lot of self-reflection and seeking professional help:

Early on in my life, I developed a dependent and addictive relationship with sex. I was scared of it, ashamed, and unwilling or unable to admit it, and so it grew into a consistent and terrible problem. Years ago, after admitting my habits and cheating to my then soon to be wife, I began to approach my problem in a serious way. I entered professional treatment, both in group therapy and individual counseling, and revealed the realities of what a terrible place I had gotten to in my life, and what a terrible impact my actions had on people.

I am sorry for how I have hurt people, mistreated them, lied, and cheated. I am sorry for ignoring the way in which my position, status, and power as a member of a band affected the way people viewed me or their approach to their interactions with me. And I am sorry for how often I have not afforded women the respect, support, or honesty that they deserved, and which is their right.

There have been speculations that this song is told from someone else’s point of view, but the evidence mentioned above suggests that this story is told from the eyes of Lacey.

Diego Maradona was an all-time great soccer player who ended up a raging alcoholic, girlfriend-beating substance abuser. Elvis Presley ended up dead in his bathroom overdosed on drugs. He also once almost killed himself by drinking a lethal amount of peach brandy. “Me vs Maradona vs Elvis” represents a fall from grace as Lacey compares himself to these iconic figures.