• Is it age appropriate?

  About our ratings

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  Not age appropriate for kids under 6, age appropriate for kids over 11; suggested age 11.

• Is it any good?

  4.0

• Common Sense says

  Alt-punk rockers dish up hard-rock drama with tame lyrics.

Why We Rated This for Ages 11 and Up

The good stuff

• Messages:

  Although there are some sorrow-filled lines like: "We're heading for a cliff, and in the free fall, I will realize, I'm better off when I hit the bottom," there are also some positive life lessons about demanding respect, sincerity, and living life to the fullest, such as in these lyrics: "Well, as for me, I got out and I'm on the road, the worst part is that this (this!), this could be you, you know it too, you can't run from your shame! You're not getting any younger, time, is passing by."

   

What to watch out for

• Role models:

  A few iffy lines might be misinterpreted by younger audiences. "We used to stick together, we wrote our names in blood." "Could have given up so easily, I was a few cheap shots away from the end of me, taken for granted, almost everything that I would have died for, just yesterday,"
• Violence:

  Only slight metaphorical references to violence, like: "Next time you point a finger, I might have to bend it back, or break it, break it off."
• Sex:

  Although many of the songs focus on relationship issues, only a few include any references to lust or desire, using vague terms like "all I wanted was you" and mentioning spending the night together.
• Language:

  Not an issue.
• Consumerism:

  Not an issue.
• Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

  Not an issue.

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