All Of Us Move On

Ceremony “Adult”

The guitar chords in “Adult” stab at you like long sharp knives, but it’s the words that really slice you up. Ross Farrar attacks the listener with the cold reality of maturity, bluntly reminding us that “we have to give up on things we love,” repeating the phrase a few times over before amending it with a “sometimes” that makes the message only slightly easier to stomach. But in one way or another it’s true, and one of the worst things about growing up, whether it’s distancing yourself from a dream or having to cut off a relationship that has gone toxic. A lot of punk rock culture is built on trying to reject this notion, so it comes out sounding like a challenge to that audience, but also a strong-willed fight against compromise.

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