Airborne Toxic Event was founded in 2006 in California, and the kids very quickly gained prominence for their provocative lyrics and sticky melodies.
Now my dad says fuck the details
Just keep your head down hard
Ya got to find yourself alone before you’ll find the eyes of God
You maybe broke and scared and mad as hell
At the flesh of your own heartstrings
But you were born to be a peasant not a king
So just stop acting like your running from something
Ya gonna leave the way you came without a thing
With your heart tattooed and your mind tied to a string.
The video is for a pretty good reason called “bombastic”: they were amidst the first independent bands who had to explore minimalistic ways to shoot clips in the lack of finance.
Original title (English): Airborne Toxic Event “It Doesn’t Mean a Thing”
First published in the Levinarium Telegram Channel (now closed and deleted)