Primeira fase (1980-1985) O Bad Religion foi formado em Los Angeles, Califórnia, em 1980 pelos estudantes do ensino secundário Greg Graffin (vocal), Jay Bentley (baixo), Jay Ziskrout (bateria) e Brett Gurewitz (guitarra), este último também conhecido como "Mr. Brett". Suas maiores influências estão nas primeiras bandas de punk rock tais como Ramones, Black Flag e The Clash. Fora do movimento punk, suas influências também incluem Beach Boys, Elvis Costello, Todd Rundgren, The Jam e Nick Lowe, e autores como Jack Kerouac.
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AGD The smell of virgin pages wafted through the swinging doors AGD And the croaking speech he'd heard from countless councelors before BG They said "we all care for you, we know how you suffer A But I know you can succeed, I used to have it so much rougher"
GDAD There's hope in the words and emotion in the eyes GDAD It's so easy to be mislead by the savvy gentle guise GDAB And like fools we trust the delivery GDAD But it's all just drunk sincerity GDAD It's all just drunk sincerity
AGD In maternal family assembly poised regarding the blue tube AGD The numbers crept up higher and the hawks stayed out of view BG Then the generals said "we don't want our boys dead A Your sons and your husbands will be coming back heroes soon"
GDAD There's hope in the words and emotion in the eyes GDAD It's so easy to be mislead by the savvy gentle guise GDAB And like fools we trust the delivery GDAD But it's all just drunk sincerity GDAD It's all just drunk sincerity
AGD With steam, heat, and rythym in the back seat of the car AGD And adolescent perspective projecting life's forecast to the stars BG You heard love from the lips and you were rapt by the hips A And the promise was eternal but you couldn't see that far
GDAD There's hope in the words and emotion in the eyes GDAD It's so easy to be mislead by the savvy gentle guise GDAB And like fools we trust the delivery GDAD But it's all just drunk sincerity GDAD It's all just drunk sincerity