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However, the band\u2019s leader, Gregg Alexander, has enjoyed a quieter life outside the spotlight, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hAx6mYeC6pY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">writing hits for other artists<\/a>. And recently, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brooklynvegan.com\/12-new-songs-out-today-83\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New Radicals returned<\/a> with the group\u2019s first new song in 28 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Written by Alexander and Rick Nowels, \u201cYou Get What You Give\u201d offers both a corporate and pop culture critique with an optimistic hook for cynical youth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"New Radicals - You Get What You Give (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DL7-CKirWZE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Wake Up, Kids!<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The opening verse begins with a wake-up call for the youth. The kids here are tired of politeness, so they smash expensive cars, which may be a metaphor for smashing norms. But it may also just be an ode to the rush of petty crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Wake up, kids,&nbsp;we got the dreamers\u2019 disease,<br>Age 14, they got you down on your knees,<br>So polite, we\u2019re busy still saying please.<br><br>Frenemies, who, when you\u2019re down, ain\u2019t your friend,<br>Every night we smash a Mercedes-Benz,<br>First we run, and then we laugh till we cry<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hold on, keep going. Rage against despair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>But when the night is falling,<br>You cannot find the light,<br>You feel your dreams are dying, hold tight<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each generation feels like the world is hopelessly in chaos. But it\u2019s also up to new generations to fix what\u2019s broken. The new radicals, you might say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Don\u2019t let go, you\u2019ve got the music in you,<br>One dance left, this world is gonna pull through.<br>Don\u2019t give up, you\u2019ve got a reason to live,<br>Can\u2019t forget,&nbsp;we only get what we give<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A Pop Culture Diss<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The next verse acknowledges the economic despair many young people feel, which is a sentiment that never seems out of style. And the \u201cbad rich\u201d line may allude to a two-tier justice system where the wealthy\u2014armed with expensive legal teams\u2014can operate above the law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>4 A.M., we ran a miracle mile,<br>We\u2019re flat broke, but hey, we do it in style,<br>The bad rich, God\u2019s flying in for your trial<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, this became the most controversial lyric in the song. 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