The Freshmen
The Verve Pipe
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when i was young i knew everything and she a punk who rarely ever took advice now i'm guilt stricken, sobbing with my head on the floor stop a baby's breath and a shoe full of rice i can't be held responsible cause she was touching her face I won't be held responsible she fell in love in the first place for the life of me i cannot remember what made us think that we were wise and we'd never compromise for the life of me i cannot believe we'd ever die for these sins we were merely freshmen my best friend took a week's vacation to forget her his girl took a week's worth valium and slept now he's guilt stricken sobbing with his head on the floor thinks about her now and how he never really wept he says i can't be held responsible cause she was touching her face I won't be held responsible she fell in love in the first place for the life of me i cannot remember what made us think that we were wise and we'd never compromise for the life of me i cannot believe we'd ever die for these sins we were merely freshmen we've tried to wash our hands of all of this we never talk of our lacking relationships and how we're guilt stricken sobbing with our heads on the floor we fell through the ice when we tried not to slip, we'd say i can't be held responsible cause she was touching her face I won't be held responsible she fell in love in the first place for the life of me i cannot remember what made us think that we were wise and we'd never compromise for the life of me i cannot believe we'd ever die for these sins we were merely freshmen we were merely freshmen we were only freshmen
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Written by: Donald Brown, Douglas Corella, Jeffrey Dunning, Brian Vander Ark
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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15 facts about this song
Song Origin'The Freshmen' is a song by an American rock band The Verve Pipe. It was released on January 27, 1997.
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Album InfoIt was included in their second studio album 'Villains.'
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Chart SuccessThe single peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
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InspirationLead vocalist Brian Vander Ark has stated that the song’s inspiration came from the guilt he felt from multiple real-life events that happened during his high school and early college years.
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Drug Theme MisinterpretationThough many fans and critics perceived the song to be about a girlfriend dying from a drug overdose, Vander Ark clarified that the drug references were metaphorical and the song was primarily about his remorse.
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SongwritingThe song was initially composed as a quiet, acoustic number but bandmates felt it was too delicate and reworked the music to make it harder sounding.
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Performance PopularityThe Freshmen regularly appears on compilation albums of '90s alternative rock hits.
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Misheard LyricsThe song often comes up among lists of most misheard lyrics because of its lyric "Can't be held responsible." Many listeners wrongly hear it as "Can't be our responsible."
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Cover VersionsMany artists have covered the song, including the punk rock band, Mustard Plug.
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Critic RecognitionIn a retrospective assessment, AllMusic praised the song for its ability to capture the "post-grunge zeitgeist of the late '90s."
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Music VideoThe official music video was directed by filmmaker Nancy Bardawil.
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Live PerformanceThe Verve Pipe still performs 'The Freshmen' in most of their live performances owing to its immense popularity among fans.
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Award NominationDespite its popularity with fans and success on charts, the song didn't receive any significant music award nominations.
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Radio PopularityAlthough not as successful internationally, the song was a massive hit on American radio.
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RetrospectThe Freshmen remains the band's biggest hit and is often seen as their signature song.
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