Menzingers, The - Toy Soldier Lyrics






I have only words to play with
Singalongs in broken English
A malady from middle ages
I lost my accent in the plague

It's a murder mystery how my
Grapes all turned to cheap red wine
What was I to do with all this sorrow?
There's so much to be sad about these days
Days

I have millions of opinions
I hope one day you'll hear me out
Under a pseudonym I'll write them
I can't be honest with myself

It's a murder mystery unsolved
But I heard it was laced with Fentanyl
What am I to do with all this sorrow?
There's so much to be sad about these days
Days

But the war ain't over, little toy soldier
This is the calm before the storm
You wanna raise hell with your dead friends
And burn the candle at both ends
The war ain't over, little toy soldier
This is the calm before the storm
Say goodbye to your dead friends
One day you'll see them all again
One day you'll see them all again

I have only words to play with
Sing alongs in broken English
A malady from middle ages
I lost my accent in the plague

The murder mystery's been solved
But it sure doesn't make any sense at all
What am I to do with all this sorrow?
There's so much to be sad about these days
Days
These days
Days

But the war ain't over, little toy soldier
This is the calm before the storm
You wanna raise hell with your dead friends
And burn the candle at both ends
The war ain't over, little toy soldier
This is the calm before the storm
Say goodbye to your dead friends
One day you'll see them all again
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  1. A.... P....

    Isso é um hino 😍❤❤❤❤😊✊✊👊

  2. D.... V....

    I just now felt my little Brother hugging me from beyond the grave....

  3. Y.... ....

    These guys aren't more popular because they don't have silly catchy little tunes that are just rhyming words. You have to really listen to their lyrics and the songs could have multiple meanings.

  4. C.... f....

    It's so darn good! Just so melodic a d full of that gut emotion! Mann, so good

  5. D.... M....

    So much to be sad about these days...
    .

  6. D.... D....

    "Oh my Lolita, I have only words to play with. " Vladimir Nabokov

    D.... D....

    The 'zingers are (maybe the only) one contemporary (of mine) band that I truly love; and this kind of intelligence is one of the many reasons why.

  7. A.... F....

    "Sing alongs in broken english" funny line since Menzingers have so many complex lyrics (even in their first album -- and the Nabokov reference? one have to respect).

  8. B.... E....

    Damn... I've never followed these guys but has been the only song that's made really reflect and draw a tear in some time. Great song. Thank you.

  9. H.... O....

    Like always confront our fears! 🤔

  10. A.... ....

    one day your sell them all again" but you wont.. theres the point of death.. i think he just said it to fit the song..

  11. M.... D....

    This is the first song I've heard by then and I love it.

  12. J.... R....

    I swear these guys can do no wrong ! Every song they make is good !!

  13. L.... M....

    Still love this song!

  14. R.... M....

    10/10 for this awesome pic of that awesome kid

  15. F.... R....

    Jesus Christ wtf !?!?!?!
    this guys are the new descendents !!!

  16. A.... ....

    pisses me off something this epic gets 80k.. fuck this world.. as the shitty sound cloud rappers get millions.. what a fucked up world..

  17. S.... F....

    If you like this you should check out "Pineapple Boy" by Authentic Pines. Great new band from Chicago with an amazing new track!

    S.... F....

    Hey, not bad, thanks for the heads up!

  18. J.... N....

    Fall In Love For This Song

  19. R.... M....

    Saw them play live w/ Frank Turner in SF; this song is even better in person

    R.... M....

    Same here, saw them in House of Blues

  20. C.... M....

    can this song really get any better?

  21. J.... S....

    Its like they took all the stuff from AtP I wasnt into and just ditched the rest

  22. R.... M....

    Seeing them in SF on Sunday, hope they play this song!

  23. G.... ....

    How are you guys bashing this song its fucking wicked!! Bands evolve there's still all the archives.

  24. T.... R....

    How the fuck dare you replace Ronnie you fuck face with this pieace if shit

  25. D.... D....

    I just love these guys🌼 I'll listen to this band for the rest of my days because they write songs like these. With lyrics I can relate to.
    So thankful, you dont find bands this good every day.

    D.... D....

    I agree with everything you said.

  26. T.... ....

    I wasn't sure at first, but boy has this grown on me

  27. M.... J....

    listened to this a million times this week! put it out on 7inch!

  28. F.... B....

    "The war ain't over little toy soldier"!!!!

  29. J.... W....

    I wish "Drain You" was close to this good. And I'm Nivana fan.

  30. T.... P....

    The photograph is "Karate Stance" by Mark Cohen, 1977

    T.... P....

    they always have cool ass photos for their covers

  31. T.... A....

    Honestly never heard them or this song till a few days ago but once I did I fell in love with it. Life is so Fucked right now and so much shit is going wrong (sorry for the language) but music and make shit so much better and easier to handle. THANK YOU !!!!!

    T.... A....

    Hope it got better

  32. C.... M....

    One of the few new songs I like :)

  33. R.... S....

    steady :D

  34. w.... ....

    lol remember when this band used to make interesting music and actually change up their sound? God, this sounds like that one half of After The Party that was just absolute garbage. Goddamn these guys had a good run. Anyone who likes this wasn't there to see these guys in tiny clubs and basements.

    w.... ....

    w/e Pretty sure in the last year, I’ve seen them play 3 tiny clubs through the Midwest. I can respect if you can’t dig the change in sound, which has certainly happened over the last few albums, but I still see a lot of influences of earlier albums in this. Been going to their shows for 5 years and it’s still great to me.

    w.... ....

    That's because everybody plays tiny clubs in the Midwest. For you, the difference is they used to only play basements over there when they were playing tiny clubs over here on the east coast.

    w.... ....

    w/e Eh, that’s a stretch. Plenty of big cities with big venues. Band gains more fans, they play bigger spaces. Makes sense to me. It’s a business, dude.

    w.... ....

    First time I saw The Menzingers was in 2007, when A Lesson... was the only release out. I like this.
    Stop inhaling your own farts, bub.

    w.... ....

    Which part of after the album are you referring to?

  35. R.... M....

    New album plz. After the party was lit

  36. C.... G....

    Anyone got the chords for this, song makes my pants feel tighter.

  37. w.... ....

    Beginning sounds a lot like drain you by Nirvana..... great song nonetheless

  38. M.... ....

    Got so used to their shit, this really doesn't hit me much anymore...

  39. N.... 1....

    valio la pena la espera, temazo!

  40. h.... ....

    I'll say it again... wtf happened to this label? This is flaming garbage.

    h.... ....

    This the best thing on epitaph since Bad Religion bitch

    h.... ....

    trumph77 absolutely the most insane musical opinion I've heard in a long time.

    h.... ....

    Is it really?

    h.... ....

    Yes...Because Ronnie Radke is the highest grossing current artist. So being the best thing on Epitaph since...isn't saying much. Not to mention, I'll take the last Lawrence Arms release on Epitaph any day over this and their past few releases.

  41. B.... ....

    Omg the amount of bands releasing new shit rn its sooo gooooddd

  42. K.... S....

    Perfection. Everything I needed. Thank you.

  43. S.... ....

    I AM A HAPPY MAN TODAY

  44. P.... B....

    ❤❤❤🍃

  45. Y.... R....

    New album forthcoming?!

  46. C.... G....

    Anyone got the chords for this? This is the rock music we need.

  47. o.... k....

    LIT🔥🔥🔥

  48. G.... ....

    Fuck yes! New tunes!

  49. j.... z....

    so sick,.

  50. A.... G....

    this HAS TO BE a massive hit!

  51. R.... V....

    This song is clearly about how Greg witnessed Tom being raped by Bill Cosby, stood there watching, and did nothing.

    R.... V....

    Rodlin Von-Hugenstine it’s becoming clear that daddy did not hold somebody’s hand in this band man.

  52. R.... D....

    Drain You ?

    R.... D....

    The intro very much yes

    R.... D....

    Meh, not really.

    R.... D....

    nah really

    R.... D....

    Yeah, kind of.

    R.... D....

    Drain you's a stretch but I hear what you're gettin' at. I love this, and these lryics...EXECELLENT.

  53. g.... w....

    is this everclear?

  54. M.... J....

    Oh my god yes!! They can do no wrong! I can’t wait to finally see them on August 3rd!

    M.... J....

    Mikey James I just said that !!!

  55. J.... A....

    É ÓTIMO, MUITO BOM !

  56. N.... ....

    'The war ain't over, little toy soldier.'

  57. D.... ....

    Ain't that the truth..

  58. M.... G....

    The progression reminds me of "She's in Pictures" by Man Overboard.

  59. J.... D....

    I love The Menzingers. This is so good!

    They’re just shitting excellence these days.

    J.... D....

    i think you mean: they're shitting excellence these dayay-yeayay-yeayays

  60. S.... ....

    That Shit Is DOPE.

  61. A.... M....

    Here they go again!

  62. M.... B....

    sounds like a b-side from Rented World.

    M.... B....

    MAX BALDRIDGE And a bit like Christie Road by Green Day. 😌👌

  63. �.... ....

    かっこいい😎👍

  64. m.... f....

    rock for millenials

  65. m.... f....

    wow great vids

  66. N.... A....

    Is this song a leftover from "After the Party"?

    N.... A....

    w/e Sorry for having an opinion over something as subjective as music. What the hell does race have todo with anything either? You’ve got a lot of anger for someone I assume is about 14.

    N.... A....

    @Katie Weren't you the one who said "best of the year" over "something as subjective as music" tho? Race itself has nothing to do with it, but music from all around the world in places you've probably never listened to music from *does*.

    N.... A....

    This song is glorious

    N.... A....

    Charlies army is their best song

    N.... A....

    Every album is the best album, no matter what year it is. Stfu.

  67. D.... F....

    so nirvana

    D.... F....

    Diego Fernandes which one?

    D.... F....

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJ3rVUbcyFA

  68. W.... N....

    song rules. amazing lyrics as usual.

  69. J.... S....

    👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 4 thumbs the beats on point and the singer pares well with the tune !

  70. R.... R....

    Awful. I guess I'll just have to put back on Chamberlain Waits to remind myself how good The Menzingers used to be.

    R.... R....

    Chamberlian is their worst album out of all of em

    R.... R....

    Jacobi D Get the fuck out of here time tables is the best Menzingers song

    R.... R....

    Rick Rock and rented world of course

    R.... R....

    I don't know if Time Tables is their best song. But that's easily better than this turd they just released. Much less anything on After the Party and Rented World.

    R.... R....

    The fuck are you smoking. This is great.

  71. r.... ....

    Sooo... are you going to come back to Baton Rouge or New Orleans on your next tour? Hell you'd be amazing at Voodoo Fest!

  72. J.... G....

    oh poor poor epitaph very meh ish

  73. M.... O....

    oh fuck yeah

  74. F.... ....

    The Menzingers = No bad song <3

    F.... ....

    I don't mean to be rude but i'm honestly not a fan at all of their early songs :c but like their last 3-4 albums rock!

    F.... ....

    You know, I was going to argue this, but I don't know if I can. I mean, there are some songs I don't care for, but that doesn't mean they're BAD songs. Fuckin' love these guys

  75. J.... G....

    Can never get tired of the The Menzingers, great song!

  76. s.... ....

    I’ve known this guys since few months ago, I think that they are really good.

  77. N.... D....

    I know this is gonna be good, I don't even need to listen to it! #lookers

  78. L.... ....

    I have only words to play with
    Sing alongs in broken english
    A malady from middle ages
    I lost my accent in the plague

    It's a murder mystery how my
    Grapes all turned to cheap red wine
    What was I to do with all this sorrow?
    There's so much to be sad about these days

    I have millions of opinions
    I hope one day you'll hear me out
    Under a pseudonym I'll write them
    I can't be honest with myself

    It's a murder mystery unsolved
    But I heard it was laced with fentanyl
    What was I to do with all this sorrow?
    There's so much to be sad about these days

    But the war ain't over, little toy soldier
    This is the calm before the storm
    You wanna raise hell with your dead friends
    And burn the candle at both ends
    The war ain't over, little toy soldier
    This is the calm before the storm
    Say goodbye to your dead friends
    One day you'll see them all again

    L.... ....

    Livia L thanks!

    L.... ....

    Livia somehow i miss heard see them all again as see your mom again.

    L.... ....

    Awesome! Good job muh dudes!!

    L.... ....

    Thanks for these. The missing last verse:

    "The murder mystery's been solved
    But it sure doesn't make any sense at all
    What am I to do with all this sorrow?
    There's so much to be sad about these days"

  79. N.... g....

    This song was pretty mediocre. Like their last album.

    N.... g....

    I think I felt that way about After The Party initially, but it did grow on me over last year.

    N.... g....

    Punxatowny i agree with you..i cant feel anything on this track..after the party was a banger though🍺

    N.... g....

    Menzingers went down hill after they came out of the womb. Their best, most punk, was when they were in utero. Once they emerged from the placenta, they sold out. And now I'm going to spend all my time commenting on how they suck now. And if you disagree, you're wrong.

    N.... g....

    Scottie Fox - actually I’m a real fan, I’ve liked their music since their parents were conceived soooo you’re obviously not educated in music and aren’t a REAL fan. I have a degree in playing guitar with a minor in gate keeping and this gives me authority over everybody.

    N.... g....

    @Rick Rock i hate to kind of admit what u said might be true. This song is good though.

  80. v.... L....

    Like the song

  81. E.... V....

    🖤. Top Song. Easy. 💯

  82. M.... M....

    Random question: does anyone know why Alex and Jack from All Time Low talk about this band so much? XD Are they connected somehow?

    M.... M....

    was about to say the same thing good sir

    M.... M....

    Maxwaehrens Ignore em and just listen to the good tunes :)

    M.... M....

    wow is this the most pretentious comment section on youtube

    M.... M....

    I won't slam All Time Low, though I am certainly not a fan, but I think it may be because the Menzingers are a great new punk band that ages better than most punk bands. The ATL guys are older now, and the Menzingers' songs resonate with that instead of coming across as immature.
    TLDR They are really fucking great.

    M.... M....

    Probably just fans of them.

  83. D.... B....

    More please.

  84. K.... L....

    I’m glad to see there is still people making good music out there

    K.... L....

    Me and kasey...

    K.... L....

    Kasey Lee you're saying that like good music these days is something rare

    K.... L....

    Darth Max it’s not just most people don’t know about it

    K.... L....

    Kasey Lee Well that on the other hand is often true