Ex X-er's (1 Viewer)

[sparse]

I was once Straight Edge, I thought it was cool, then I realised I wasn't having any fun and that life was passing me by so I did what most people do and I went out and got locked on 3 pints.

This is a celebration to those that have lost their edge, I've heard of a few resently and I know of quite a few more.

How long were you Straight edge and how much do you drink now?

Isn't life great!

3Years/7pints

 

[jane]

Dammit, I thought this was going to be about John Doe and/or Exene Cervenka.

Anyway, edges were made to be broken. I hope you're not stuck with any straightedge tattoos.

 

[sparse]

Dammit, I thought this was going to be about John Doe and/or Exene Cervenka.

Anyway, edges were made to be broken. I hope you're not stuck with any straightedge tattoos.

No Tattoos but the damage from all the permanent marker getting into my bloodstream through the x's drawn on my hands can never be measured. Much like long term alcohol abuse.

 

[GARYXKNIFEDX]

If you're not now,you never were.

 

[sparse]

If you're not now,you never were.

Does that work for other stuff aswell?

 

[Donkey OJ]

its such a fucking cliche posting lyrics as a response to a given comment.
but life is a cliche waiting to happen as far as i'm concerned - and who better to illustrate that than genesis. truth is i love you sparse. theres no point in trying to pretend.


Just as I thought it was going alright
I find out I'm wrong, when I thought I was right
It's always the same, it's just a shame, that's all
I could say day, you'd say night
Tell me it's black when I know that it's white
It's always the same, it's just a shame, that's all

I could leave but I won't go
Though my heart might tell me so
I can't feel a thing from my head down to my toes
So why does it always seem to be
Me looking at you, you looking at me
It's always the same, it's just a shame, that's all

Turning me on, turning me off
Making me feel like I want too much
Living with you's just putting me through it all of the time
Running around, staying out all night
Taking it all instead of taking one bite
Living with you's just putting me through it all of the time

I could leave but I won't go
It'd be easier I know
I can't feel a thing from my head down to my toes
But why does it always seem to be
Me looking at you, you looking at me
It's always the same, it's just a shame, that's all

Truth is I love you
More that I wanted to
There's no point in trying to pretend
There's been no-one who
Makes me feel like you do
Say we'll be together till the end

I could leave but I won't go
It'd be easier I know
I can't feel a thing from my head down to my toes
But why does it always seem to be
Me looking at you, you looking at me
It's always the same, it's just a shame, that's all

Just as I thought it was going alright
I find out I'm wrong, when I thought I was right
It's always the same, it's just a shame, that's all
I could say day, you'd say night
Tell me it's black when I know that it's white
It's always the same, it's just a shame, that's all - that's
all

 

[sparse]

its such a fucking cliche posting lyrics as a response to a given comment.
but life is a cliche waiting to happen as far as i'm concerned - and who better to illustrate that than genesis. truth is i love you sparse. theres no point in trying to pretend.


Just as I thought it was going alright
I find out I'm wrong, when I thought I was right
It's always the same, it's just a shame, that's all
I could say day, you'd say night
Tell me it's black when I know that it's white
It's always the same, it's just a shame, that's all

I could leave but I won't go
Though my heart might tell me so
I can't feel a thing from my head down to my toes
So why does it always seem to be
Me looking at you, you looking at me
It's always the same, it's just a shame, that's all

Turning me on, turning me off
Making me feel like I want too much
Living with you's just putting me through it all of the time
Running around, staying out all night
Taking it all instead of taking one bite
Living with you's just putting me through it all of the time

I could leave but I won't go
It'd be easier I know
I can't feel a thing from my head down to my toes
But why does it always seem to be
Me looking at you, you looking at me
It's always the same, it's just a shame, that's all

Truth is I love you
More that I wanted to
There's no point in trying to pretend
There's been no-one who
Makes me feel like you do
Say we'll be together till the end

I could leave but I won't go
It'd be easier I know
I can't feel a thing from my head down to my toes
But why does it always seem to be
Me looking at you, you looking at me
It's always the same, it's just a shame, that's all

Just as I thought it was going alright
I find out I'm wrong, when I thought I was right
It's always the same, it's just a shame, that's all
I could say day, you'd say night
Tell me it's black when I know that it's white
It's always the same, it's just a shame, that's all - that's
all

Well thanks very much, I love you and your internet persona also. We should do a thumped two strangers and a wedding just like 98fm. We'll both sit at home and tell each other bits of information about each, everyone else will vote on a poll if we're a good match and then we could get married at the thumped xmas party. Are you in?

 

[Donkey OJ]

Are you in yet?

yes. how embarrassing.

 

[sparse]

yes. how embarrassing.

The motion has been proposed, now back to our fallen hero's.

 

[Alan Remorse]

i've been straight edge for 7 years. was vegan for 5, but had to give up due to health reasons. i dont feel like life is passing me by at all.

in fact, most nights i'm out i look around and think "are people really so sad that they cant have a good time without alcohol"

that sounds more self-righteous than i mean it to be but hey

 

[pete]

was vegan for 5, but had to give up due to health reasons

I think Good Clean Fun said it best:

I think fur is a crime, I protest all the time
you should see all my bumper stickers
That Firestorm song sure gets me singing along
My righteousness never flickers
I think P.E.T.A. is swell and vivisectionists go to hell
I live to fight the man
And if there is ever a cause with no dietary laws
I'll be the first to take a stand

The animals, I see their pain with ease
But don't expect me to give up pizza with cheese
The animals, I see their pain with ease
But don't expect me to eat a pizza without cheese

I know I could be the best vegan the world's seen
It's such a shame my doctor says I can't because I need the protein
What's right or what's wrong is not a tough decision
But animal torture is a part of my new religion
Hey, you know that I am down with what it's about
Did I happen to mention I need the strength to work out?
Because I am building up muscle, I'm a growing boy
Such a cruel twist of fate, I'm allergic to soy

Excuses, excuses, are not for me!
I've wised up, but these leather shoes were free
These shoes were free

 

[stephenoblunt]

I don't drink, but I'm not straight edge and I'd fucking love to be out getting pissed, except I'm an alcoholic so I've decided I can't drink.

 

[pete]

i gave up the booze for about 2.5 years after one particularly nasty session too many, so i suppose i was sort of straight edge by default... then one christmas eve night a couple of years ago i just said fuck this and started again. in moderation. mostly.

 

[sparse]

i've been straight edge for 7 years. was vegan for 5, but had to give up due to health reasons. i dont feel like life is passing me by at all.

in fact, most nights i'm out i look around and think "are people really so sad that they cant have a good time without alcohol"

that sounds more self-righteous than i mean it to be but hey

Thats cool, there have been many nights that I go out drinking and look around and still think the same thing, some people drink for the wrong reasons and I reckon my straight edge days gave me a certain respect for what alcohol can do. One of my biggest fears was becoming one of those aggressive drunk types as it turns out I become incredibly charming and handsome as the night goes on, who would have thought it!

 

[Donkey OJ]

theres nothing more depressing than waiting around for your body to flush the toxicity out of your system. toxicity you put in there. thats the one thing that'd make me stop and i've been thinking alot about it lately. cutting out everything and just hanging out with myself for a while. without the "shrillest highs and lowest lows". but you get the most fascinating insights into stuff when your either elated or suffering. i think i'd miss that.




"resolve is never stronger than the morning after the night before it was never weaker"

 

[magnetize]

being sober in dublin is, most of the time, a surreal and generally fairley tiresome experience...

 

[clonan attack]

i absolutely hate the drunk me, never aggressive or anything but such a dickhead. He's the exact guy i give out about, so since the start of the summer i dont really drink at all and never look forward to the weekends to get pissed, its really good actually, i see weekends as a break from college to get the work done........im pretty sure it wont last past final year though cos i fuckin love drinking, and that makes me think/kinda sad.

 

[egg_]

i've been straight edge for 7 years

According to your profile you're 20 years of age. Did you used to smoke and drink before you were 13?

 

[Bag'o'cans]

Sorry but what is "straight edge"?. Am i straight edge for asking or am i totally not straight edge for asking?

 

[oh shit]

i stopped with the drinking and the drugs around november 2002 cos i was in a total tailspin, i'd dropped out of uni, had no job, couldn't relate to my friends, couldn't figure out why i was so aggressive all the time, was eating a really bad vegan diet... the only thing i had that made sense was playing music in bands (five at one point) and the "scene".
never said i was straight edge with respect to the Sacred Oath, nailed to the cross etc, but by the spring time stuff was generally looking up and i was playing in an old-school HC band and i didn't really stop anyone from calling me edge if they wanted to.
to me there is something really positive about demonstrating that not drinking doesn't make you a freak. but then a while later it started getting a bit annoying when there were certain value-judgements made about you just cos "you're straight edge"
which is part of it if you choose that title but i didn't really like that myself.

anyway last boxing day i had some wine and it was lovely and that was that.
i'm off it again right now though.

edit oh yeah btw i'm still vegan on a good diet, i don't regard that as anything to do with not drinking/taking drugs; that's more of the whole cult/religious aspect to Edge which i personally always saw as contradictory... surely the point is to decide for yourself, not to join a special members club. anyway...