Leave It Behind Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Rage that burns, can't push it aside now
Can't forgive, this grudge is alive now
All the rage eats you up inside


[Refrain]
Can you leave it behind?
Leave it behind

[Verse 2]
What a surprise, you're fucked with again, yeah!
It's a way of life you need to get over
All the rage just eats you alive

[Refrain]
Can you leave it behind?
Leave it behind

[Chorus]
I don't know where it'll end
The sun has set and I can't be friends
I don't know if I can forgive
The day is long, but you were so dead wrong


[Verse 3]
What a surprise, you're fucked with again, yeah!
It's a way of life you need to get over
All the rage just eats you alive
[Refrain]
Can you leave it behind?
Leave it behind

[Chorus]
I don't know where it'll end
The sun has set and I can't be friends
I don't know if I can forgive
The day is long, but you were so dead wrong

[Outro]
I don't know where it'll end
The sun has set and I can't be friends
I don't know if I can forgive
The day is long, but you were so dead wrong

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Genius Annotation

Track 6 on Ixnay on the Hombre, Leave it Behind tells listeners not to hold a grudge against people.

The song has also been interpreted to be about Brett Gurewitz, who ran Epitaph, the record label that produced The Offspring’s Smash album. It’s been said that Brett slandered The Offspring when they left Epitaph for Columbia Records in 1996, which the band discussed in a lengthy statement sent to their fans via mailing list.

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