Bad Religion - Too Much to Ask

Bad Religion - Generator - 02 - Too Much to Ask

A refreshing plunge
a drink of palatable water
a deep inspiration on a warm summer day
a safe stroll in a middle of the road community
a neighbor who in times of need will not turn away
I ain't no politician
I am a citizen
and I wonder if I'm living too far out of bounds

community protection
rehabilitation
police that serve without legitimate right to maim
global awareness
ecological guilt
cultural and environmental awakening
I ain't no optimist
I try to be a realist
and I wonder if I'm thinking too far out of bounds
is it too much to ask?
could it be the earth is shrinking?
I can see the walls closing in
no one can take much for granted anymore

remote control
three cars for every family
corruption at the expense of the simple majority
a violent clash
a plunder of the third world
any wretched ploy that bolsters our economy
I ain't no blind supporter
I'm a conscious citizen
and I know that we are living too far out of bounds

(I) ain't no politician
(I) ain't no blind supporter
I ain't no ?votary? / ?vegetable?
I am a citizen
and I wonder if I'm living too far out of bounds
is it too much to ask?
can we keep the earth from sinking?
I can see the walls closing in
no one can take much for granted anymore
(you better not take it for granted anymore)
I'm not taking nothing for granted anymore

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Bad
• Religion
• Generator
• Too
• Much
• to
• Ask

[Johnnydotca]

Now that I think of it, could the word actually be votary? It would make sense. Anyway, maybe I'm hearing it wrong.

[Blackfury1]

Lyrics are taken from the booklet so I assume they are correct :) Dunno whats a vetrope either sorry

[Johnnydotca]

Even though I think Greg's a smart guy, I think he means votary in this song. He says, "I ain't no blind supporter" and that is the direct antithesis of what a votary is. As a matter of fact, I don't think the word vetrope exists.

In any case, this tune is still amazing, and is probably the longest fast song I've heard from them thus far.

[Blackfury1]

Yeah you are right, the word vetrope doesn't exist. Sorry English isn't my mother tongue so it's hard to tell for me. According to the forum of "The Bad Religion Page" the word is vegetable, Jay Bentley told them they say. Doesn't make much sense, does it?

[thisisfun815]

@Blackfury1 Well people who are brain dead are called vegatables, so maybe hes referring to that useage?

[Blackfury1]

@thisisfun815 I didn't know, but that sounds reasonable!

[jhalchan]

one of my favs.... bad religion , best band ever

[SphereStack]

You can't dodge this one, epic song!

[nazaxprime]

@Johnnydotca

I hereby decree vetrope to be a word. A word that, being multifaceted, is meant to mean a summation of the syntax it is used within. I will annotate etymological considerations in the proper peer journals for the sake of all those involved, and appreciate your backing for such an endeavor should you choose to follow me in this pursuit.

Thank you for your time, and mashed potatoes.

"I don't think the word vetrope exists"

It does now!

[josuellopes]

@fabaodaufba com certeza cara, Bad Religion é a melhor banda do mundo!!! dia 13 de outubro tem show aqui em são paulo.

[nazaxprime]

@Blackfury1 just because you cant find it in a dictionary doesn't mean its not a word. Thats the awesome thing about English. If we couldn't draw upon logic to further develop the language, it wouldn't be worth the letters forming it. That said, I don't think it is Votary, and that the actual meaning is what you originally thought is was, not something to later cover up something creative they made back when they were actually punk enough to make their own REAL words. Existence if a funny thing.

[thisisfun815]

also who ever wrote this song has grammer fail(i think) the line "I'm not taking nothing for granted anymore " double negative fail :O

[deSadetheImpaler]

@DaymanVersusNightman huge fan as well.i havent heard unknown though.did you like how could hell be any worse?i was hoping they would continue playing that style of hardcore into the next album

[bobmarley12az]

Vegetable definitely doesn't sound right to me. I think Greg probably vaguely remembered the definition of "votary" but for some reason he thought of "vetrope" and associated it with the definition.

Whatever the case, it's still a great song, and it tells us that Greg doesn't just sit there with a thesaurus and look up words for his songs to sound intelligent. He knows almost all of them by memory!

[MrBradipo73]

English isn't my first language either, but the only word I can think of is "metope". Still, it wouldn't make any sense at all...