The Rebel Black Dot Song o' Today: SKAfter Party

Less Than Jake, "Short Fuse Burning" from Anthem (The Last Angry Rude Boy)

Skammentary: Denounce me as unimaginative & derivative if you like, but the lyrics of "Short Fuse Burning" express my state of mind more perfectly than I could myself.

"These are all the reasons why
I'll be exploding tonight,
And why this chip on my shoulder
Feels like a mile wide:
It's from the overwork,
Overtime compromise.

"So I'm looking tonight
For some peace of mind,
Maybe then I'll find
Some strength inside,
'Cause I've lost any hope of ever changing.
I'm a short fuse burning!
I'm a short fuse burning!

"And remember who I,
Who I used to be,
Because this one-trick pony's
So strung out on routine,
Yeah, stuck on repeat,
Like you wouldn't even believe.

"So I'm looking tonight
For some peace of mind,
Maybe then I'll find
Some strength inside,
'Cause I've lost any hope of ever changing.
I'm a short fuse burning!

"Hey, everybody don't forget me, forget me,
Hey, everybody don't forget me,
I forgot who I used to be!
And I'm a short fuse burning,
I'm so close to exploding,
So everybody don't forget me,
I forgot who I used to be.

"So I'm looking tonight
For some peace of mind,
Maybe then I'll find
Some strength inside,
'Cause I've lost any hope of ever changing.
I'm a short fuse burning.

"Hey, everybody don't forget me, forget me,
Hey, everybody don't forget me,
I forgot who I used to be!
And I'm a short fuse burning,
I'm so close to exploding,
So everybody don't forget me,
I forgot who I used to be."