Biography:
Pennywise was formed in 1988 in Hermosa Beach, California by four members Jim Lindberg (vocals), Fletcher Dragge (guitar), Byron McMackin (drums) and Jason Thirsk (bass). They released two EPs: A Word from the Wise (1989) and Wildcard (1989). Each of the band members had played in other bands in the Hermosa Beach, California area and attended the same high school.
The group signed to Epitaph Records in 1990 and released their first album Pennywise (1991).
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- Broken
- Affliction
- All The Ways U Can Die
- Bro
- Closer
- Devine Intervention
- Devonshire And Crown
- Divine Intervention
- Down Under
- Fuck Authority
- Get A Life
- God Save The Usa
- I Can Remember
- Land Of The Free
- Let Us Hear Your Voice
- My Own Way
- Noise Pollution
- Public Defender
- Shes A Winner
- Something To Change
- Stand By Me
- The Kids
- This Is Only A Test
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- Violence Never Ending
- What You Deserve
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Intro
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Verse
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Been stuck on the outside since I can't remember when
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Got up just long enough for them to beat me down again
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They crawl inside my mind hoping there to find Ways to be fucking with my head
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They'll never get the best of me I'm fighting back until I'm dead Cause I've been
Chorus
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used been abused I've been bruised I've been
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Broken And I'm backed up against the
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wall But my will to survive can't be
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stolen And you can't make me fall
Verse 2
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Half-wits and dim pundits try to ruin my good name
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Parents and therapists tell me I'm the one to blame
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They say take it like a man but I can't understand
Why they won't leave me alone
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Best friends and enemies think I'd do better on my own
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Chorus
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used been abused I've been bruised I've been
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Broken And I'm backed up against the
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wall But my will to survive can't be
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stolen And you can't make me fall
Break/Solo
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When I think I can't go on just want to stay home in my bed
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The problems of this fucked up world seem to be kept up in my head
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I take a look around there's nowhere to be found
Somewhere to justify my life
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I guess I'll try to keep on trying someday I'll get it right
Chorus
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used been abused I've been bruised I've been
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Broken And I'm backed up against the
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wall But my will to survive can't be
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stolen And you can't make me fall
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