Finding fresh song topics can sometimes be quite difficult.
Instead of slashing my wrists, I just write a bunch of really crummy songs.
I think anyone who has an opinion, and voices it, will offend someone.
I find that different types of music are good for certain activities.
One of the things I've always personally tried to stress with this band was to have some kind of visual aspect and to be consistent with it - like, not to change.
Most bands don't even last fourteen months let alone fourteen years.