Come out and play (keep'm separated) Lyrics

Performed by Offspring

You gotta keep'm separated

They're like the latest fashion
They're like a spreading disease
The kids are strappin' on their way to the classroom
Getting weapons with the greatest of ease
The gangs stake out campus locale
And if they catch you slippin' then it's all over pal
If one guy's colors and the other's don't mix
They're gonna bash it up
Bash it up x3

Hey, man you talkin' back to me
Take him out

You gotta keep'em separated
Hey, man you disrespecting me
take him out

You gotta keep'em separated
Hey, they don't pay no mind
If you're under 18 you won't be doing any time
Hey, come out and play

By the time you hear the siren
It's already too late
One goes to the morgue and the other jail
One guy's wasted and the other's a waste
It goes down the same as the thousand before
No one's getting smarter
No one's learning the score
Your never ending spree of death and violence and hate
Is gonna tie your own rope
Tie your own rope
Tie your own

Hey, man you disrespecting me
take him out

You gotta keeep'em separated
Hey, man you talkin' back to me
take him out

You gotta keep'em separated
Hey, don't pay no mind
If you're under 18 you won't be doing any time
Hey, come out and play

It goes down the same as the thousand before
No one's getting smarter
No one's learning the score
Your never ending spree of death and violence and hate
Is gonna tie your own rope
Tie your own rope
Tie your own

Hey, man you talkin' back to me
take him out

You gotta keep'em separated
Hey, man you disrespecting me
take him out

You gotta keeep'em separated
Hey, don't pay no mind
If your under 18 you won't be doing any time
Hey, come out and play

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meaning of song. | Reviewer: Anonymous | 8/31/11

The song is about gangs in south california, its easy to get weapons, they take em everywhere,and kill people. All the people in the gangs were basically kids, so they didn't go to jail, just a slap on the wrist and back out there again.

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heh.. | Reviewer: Just a guy | 10/21/10

Ive always thought that the song was about a dad who didnt want his daughter to have sex with a guy (You got to keep them separated, Your under eighteen you wont be doing any time) but the real lyrics are far better then my version.

Ive always thought that gangs and rap "belong" together and that rap is the complete opposite of rock. So i find this song hilarious :D

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Random Me | Reviewer: Anonymous | 4/9/10

well I understand the song talks about decissions at the teen-age like doing drugs or getting onto gangs and stuff using the example of the gangs and the violence influences theyve got around, but the message is the same...

DONT BE STUPID!

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To the person who rviewed on 6/27/07 | Reviewer: Anonymous | 3/15/10

"they're a greatest hits"? What the hell does that mean?

The song is about gang rivalry. When it says "color" it means the gangs color, like the gang in Pharohs' is red and black.

Btw thanks to whoever put this up. I understand the song way better now.

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hello =] | Reviewer: Erica lynn =] | 10/11/09

um..i know people like to dissect the deeper meaning of a song to get the full impact of the artists emotions and i can understand why a person would want to do that its all good that people love things like that..but when you sit back and think every single person has their own opinions about everything nobody is exactly the same so instead of saying oh ur stoopid cuz u think this song is about racism or gang violence how bout you say something along the lines of oh okie i respect your opinion you make a valid point but here take a look at what i think... thats why i strongly dislike people who are arrogant and think the world revolves around them ..well anyway sorry i pretty much just wrote a book but i really wish people would understand to value every person n stuff love you all =] have a good life

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to the guy who posted on the 13th | Reviewer: Anonymous | 8/30/09

Its not about keeping races separated its talking about keeping the gangs separated. "If one guy's colors and the other's don't mix" is referencing the gang colors not race. And its not saying to do something before your eighteen its talking about the gangs committing murder when their under eighteen so their punishment wont be as harsh.

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. | Reviewer: Anonymous | 5/22/09

To the guy who posted on the 2nd:

Actually, the guy below you is correct. He didn't say the song was not about gang violence, which it is partially. But his lyrics deciphering is correct, aside from one part. When Dexter says "One guys wasted..." he's reffering to a guy being dead, or "wasted." Thank you sir.

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people are ignorant | Reviewer: boudijan | 3/20/09

To the person below me. When you see a post on the internet and don't necessarily agree with it or believe it might be inaccurate or what have you, try acting like a big boy (or girl) and instead of simply demeaning and degrading the person and making yourself look like a complete arrogant, pompous fuckface, simply tell them what the deal actually is.
Again, you're a douche.
Love, Boudijan

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Yeah, okay | Reviewer: Anonymous | 3/16/09

To the person below me,
you have no idea what your talking about. This song is about gang violence. Its pretty clear. Next time you analyze song lyrics, look at the whole picture and think a step further.

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Best Song EVER | Reviewer: Anonymous | 2/2/09

To those people who dont understand what this song means, they made it pretty clear. When the song says "like the latest fashion, like a spreading disease", its saying that the prejudiced trends mentioned in the song were catching on rapidly. Its just like a latest fashion or spreading disease in that sense.

When the song says "By the time you here the siren, its already too late" Its saying that once the cops arrive the fight's already over / some1 died. Which leads to the next line "One goes to the morgue and the other to jail..." (A morgue is a place you go when you die for those who didnt know) Saying one person dies in the fight and the other goes to the slammer.

The next part of the line was "one guys wasted and the other's a waste"
this is saying one guy is high on watever and the other is worthless.

Id finish but i hav to go to sleep now. U other 2 guys who helped explain explained it pretty well. :)

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