dear new jersey,
what the fuck is going on here?
am i the only person who isn't two-faced anymore? i am completely honest with all of my friends, and i know maybe a dozen people at most for whom i could say the same.
are real people offensive or something? or do i have to exist only on myspace to have people give a flying fuck about my feelings... fuck this. fuck this scene, fuck your bullshit genre-of-the-month ways, and fuck your goddamn hypocritical politics. GUESS WHAT? THIS IS NOT DIRECTED AT ONE SPECIFIC PERSON. THERE'S ABOUT AN 80% CHANCE THAT IF YOU'RE READING THIS, I AM TALKING TO YOU.
i love getting criticized for dressing fashionable... especially by kids who wear nothing but camo shorts, and just got rid of all their diesel jeans last month. wake up, morons. anti-fashion is the new fashion, and for people who talk so hard about conformity, you all do seem to dress exactly the same. i do own and frequently wear camo shorts, but unlike most people who rock them, i have a fucking brain with which to fully recognize and admit that it is a FASHION.
forget it. i am going to two shows for the rest of this month-- warped tour and evergreen terrace. there are about a dozen bands, maybe more, who i will go see on a whim if they come around. if you really give a shit to hang out with me, we'll fucking go bowling or see a movie or something.
i have real friends. people who actually care about helping me out. people who don't criticize me and shit talk me for being ME. because that's all that i can be, is myself. if you can give me a good solid reason why i should be fake like you, then please.. let's hear it. until then, however, i am going to continue to be me. if you don't like it, well guess what? i don't owe jack fucking shit to anyone but myself and the people who care about me.
yeah, i've made mistakes. i'll never say i haven't. but here's the difference between people like me and fucking fakes like you: i learn my lesson. i can honestly say that i have learned a lesson from just about every mistake that i've made. my strong belief in the straight edge lifestyle comes from a lesson learned. my being a cautious driver comes from lessons learned. it all comes into play somewhere in my life. and it seems i've made a mistake in trusting a lot of you.
sincerely,
brad joseph glazer-swift
p.s. - attn: people who love to give everyone the impression that you've always been into hardcore--
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