günümüz alternatif gençliğine "o pahalı cd koleksiyonun, moto guzzine, siyah deri ceketine ne kadar para harcadın yoksa ailen mi harcadı o parayı?ya konser biletleri,içki ve hiç duymadığın müzikleri dinlediğini göstermek için giydiğin t-shirtler de var..
rock and roll yaşam tarzını nasıl karşılıyorsun,finanse ediyorsun yani.. senin kendine zarar vermen onları incitmez.. " diyerektengüzel bir giydirme yapan şarkıdır.. özellikle "your self construction doesn't hurt them" kısmı t-shirt yazısı olmaya adaydır..anlayana.. diğer cake sarkıları gibi giydiğiniz depresyon hırkasını üzerinizden atıp şarkıya eşlik ettirir..

(1varmis1yokmus - 23 Ekim 2006 22:22)

bir cake şarkısı.

(fair - 24 Temmuz 2002 09:31)

well, your cd collection looks shiny and costly,
how much did you pay for your bad moto guzzi?
and how much did you spend on your black leather jacket?
is it you, or your parents, in this income tax bracket?

now, tickets to concerts and drinking at clubs
is sometimes for music that you haven't even heard of.
and how much did you pay for your rock and roll t-shirt
that proves you were there, that you heard of them first?

now how do you afford your rock and roll lifestyle?
how do you afford your rock and roll lifestyle?
how do you afford your rock and roll lifestyle...
ohhhh tell me..

ah yeah
ahh right
ahh right
ahh yeah
ahh right
ohh

how much did you pay for the chunk of his guitar,
the one he ruthlessly smashed at the end of the show?
and how much will he pay for a brand-new guitar,
one which he'll ruthlessly smash at the end of another show?
and how long will the workers keep building him new ones,
as long as their soda cans are red, white and blue ones?
and how long will the workers keep building him new ones,
as long as their soda cans are red, white and blue ones?

ahh yeah
ahhh yeah
ahh yeah
ahh right
ha! ahhhh haaaa haa haa
oh no..

aging black leather and hospital bills..
and tatoo removal and dozens of pills.
your liver pays dearly now for youthful magic moments,
but rock on completely with brand new components.

so good, ahh baby...

excess ain't rebellion.
you're drinking what they're selling.
your self-destruction doesn't hurt them,
your chaos won't convert them.
they're so happy to rebuild it.
you'll never really kill it off.
yeah,
excess ain't rebellion.
you're drinkin' what they're selling.
excess ain't rebellion ahhhh.
you're drinkin', you're drinkin' ahh yeah
you're drinkin' what they're selling..

ahhh
yeah
ahhh right
ahhh
yeah!
ahhhhhhhh right

(fair - 24 Temmuz 2002 09:33)

konuyla ilgili güzel bir de clapton şarkısı vardır:
i've got a rock n'roll heart (money & cigarettes)

(blues freak - 24 Temmuz 2002 10:04)

"alternative lifestyle" adıyla yeniden yazılması gereken şarkı.

(agnitio - 27 Aralık 2005 19:52)

cake'in ilk çıkan single'ıdır. tohumdur, candır.

(frank n furter - 17 Ocak 2006 18:35)

yavaştan, ağırdan bir sarkı olup kücük bi de gitar solosu var ve tipki diger cake sarkilarinda oldugu gibi muzip lirige sahip

(bayan ariza - 5 Nisan 2006 13:47)