Try This at Home

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This second song on Poetry of the Dead is, like “Live Fast Die Old,” counterpoint to a famous motto, “Do not try this at home!” as broadcast at the bottom of stunt videos.… Read More

Sep. 7, 20091 viewer5.1K views

Try This at Home Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Let's inherit the earth 'cause no one else is taking it
Come on, do your worst before the moment's passed
In bedrooms across England and all the Western world
There's posters and there's magazines but the music isn't ours

[Chorus]
'Cause we write love songs in C and we do politics in G
We sing songs about our friends in E minor
So tear down the stars now and take up your guitars
And come on, folks and try this at home

[Verse 2]
Let's stop waiting around for someone to patronize us
Let's hammer out a sound that speaks of where we've been
Forget about the haircuts, the stupid skinny jeans
The stampedes and the irony, the media-fed scenes

[Chorus]
'Cause we write love songs in C and we do politics in G
We sing songs about our friends in E minor
So tear down the stars now and take up your guitars
And come on, folks and try this at home

[Bridge]
Because the only thing that punk rock should ever really mean
Is not sitting 'round and waiting for the lights to go green
And not thinking that you're better 'cause you're stood up on a stage
If you're oh so fucking different then who cares what you have to say?

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Because there's no such thing as rock stars
There's just people who play music
And some of them are just like us
And some of them are dicks
So quick, turn off your stereo
Pick up that pen and paper
Yeah, you could do much better
Than some skinny half-arsed English country singer

[Chorus]
'Cause we write love songs in C and we do politics in G
We sing songs about our friends in E minor
So tear down the stars now and take up your guitars
And come on, folks and try this at home

About

This second song on Poetry of the Dead is, like “Live Fast Die Old,” counterpoint to a famous motto, “Do not try this at home!” as broadcast at the bottom of stunt videos. Frank is inverting that when it comes to rock music. He thinks you should be playing rock music at home.

In many ways, it is a sister song of “I Still Believe” and “Four Simple Words”, celebrating the wonder of home made music.

Try This At Home is also the name of the subforum on Frank’s website where he posts chords and lyrics and fans post their covers, original songs, and recordings of Frank’s live shows.

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