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N.S.O.
01:13
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I don’t want to be numb
I don’t want to be heartless
I feel so jaded, man
I can’t feel anything
And I know just who’s to blame- Society
I don’t want to be dumb
I don’t want to be brainless
I’m just so stupid, man
I don’t know anything
And you know just who’s to blame- Society
I don’t want to be obedient
I don’t want to be spineless
I’m such a fucking tool
I’ll do anything you say
And I wouldn’t dare to blame- Society
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Blackout
00:56
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Wake up and go to work
Lets me know what my life’s worth
300 bucks a week
Just go home and go to sleep
Every day’s the same, it’s a waste of time
Blackout
I think of the friends I’ve lost
Mistakes I’ve made and the cost
A life full of regret
It ain’t even half over yet
All I ever do is think
It makes me sick, it makes me drink
The only way to numb the pain
Tomorrow it all starts again
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3. |
We Survive
01:26
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We survive in our own basements and garages
So don’t act like you’re doing some favor for me
The punks started this scene from nothing.
Don’t kid yourself
We don’t need you, you need us
‘Cause even if the city shuts down house shows
We’ll just buy a generator and we’ll play in the woods
We got skate parks, record stores, and punk squats
You say that your club has the draw but it’s our fans who pay at the door
We may just be some dumb punk band
With shitty gear, young rowdy fans
But underground is where we thrive
Go shut your doors and we’ll still survive
Why do you exist, to help DIY or your own pocket?
You charge 8 dollars at the door
Treat local bands like your personal whores
You think you’re in charge?
Lets see how long you last when the music’s gone
Go over charge someone else for a beer, ‘cause we ain’t gonna play again here
So we hail, venues who actually care
And treat our fans with some respect
Not act like they pulled us out of the dreck
‘Cause we don’t need
Your helping hands masking your greed
Your big fancy stage just ain’t for us, shove your 8 dollar cover charge up your ass
This song goes out to everyone who a venue’s taken advantage of
They use you just to make a buck then treat you like some fucking jerk
We don’t mean anything to them, we’re just some stupid musicians
So tell us all about their kind, we’ll boycott them and we’ll still survive
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4. |
Choose To Fight
01:08
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You tell me that punk is dead
That won’t change what’s in my head
The only thing I’ve ever known
I don’t give a shit if I’m on my own
And I still choose to fight
You tell me that I can’t win
That I’ll never change a thing
“It’s a lost cause man it’s no use
You’re too small you’re gonna lose”
They may be big, I may be small
That won’t slow me down at all
You keep saying punk is dead
That won’t change what’s in my head
The only thing I’ve ever known
I don’t give a fuck if I’m all alone
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5. |
Philly Hit And Run
01:18
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It’s not surprising we turned out this way
Reluctant to take responsibility
For the way that we treat one another
Going out mangling each other
All products of the common greed
Only concerned with our own needs
With the ethics of living spreading thin
Watch out kid the city’s caving in
And you’ll be just another Philly hit-and-run
They say that freedom isn’t free
That we don’t deserve democracy
So if the government does it, why shouldn’t we
Trample everyone under your feet
Only be in it for yourself
Fuck the common man, up your personal wealth
They can take our money but don’t offer help
Just laugh as we destroy ourselves
And that’s just another Philly hit-and-run
Come on kid don’t sympathize. Brutalize. Capitalize.
‘Cause the easiest way to better your life
Is to lie, cheat, steal, and victimize
Run down anyone who’s in your way
Leave ‘em dead in your wake
But know there’s always someone with bigger wheels
And soon you’ll know just how it feels
To be just another Philly hit-and-run
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Pushed Aside
01:17
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“Run it like a corporation”
Tactics of government and education
“Compromise integrity”
But what becomes of you and me?
The sacrificial lambs of profit
Pushed aside and forgotten
When greed becomes their only goal
There’s no place left for us to go
No place to go
If they don’t make enough money
They’ll just close down a library
Or shut down after school programs
The rich stay rich, the poor be damned
Big salaries for those in charge
While they fail the ones they serve
Our ends should be a higher culture
The means should raise up those who are poor
Raise up the poor
Let us not forget their purpose
To educate and give us service
In the things that will better our lives
Not grind us down and victimize
Not hang us out to fucking dry
If profits aren’t on the rise
We are one world we deserve more
Build up our culture, Raise up our poor
Raise up the poor
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I don’t vote ‘cause I don’t care
About a system who’s morally bare
Who’s politicians just want pay checks
And rather rape than represent
The people they’re sworn to protect
We are all blind so raise the rent
Your vote don’t count both sides the same
Ruling a country is a corporate game
Your only voice is the dollar you spend
They give less to you, you give more to them
Modern slavery is what it’s called
They might as well pay us in food and oil
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8. |
Breakout
01:17
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I want loose, I want free
Tug at the chains that hold me
Claw at the wall that I’m chained to
I want out, how ‘bout you?
Lets smash the chains that hold us down
Sick of this life so lets break out
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9. |
Infestation
01:43
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Fleas, mosquitos everywhere
Sickness flying through the air
Crawl around and spread disease
Bring humanity to its knees
No, Infestation
Just hose ‘em down with stronger poison
While we’re pumping out more children
Them or us, one must go
Population or pest control
Oh, Infestation
Let’s all go out and get the plague
Let’s wipe out the human race
You know that we’re the true disease
Let’s bring this planet to its knees
Go, Infestation
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10. |
White Man's Gonna Lose
02:04
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Hatred bred by ignorance, anger clouds your commonsense
You thing we should all speak english? Ideals of a fascist
So proud to be American, you stomp on other’s freedoms
And still you chant that white is right
The louder you chant, the harder we fight
White man’s gonna lose
Nazi’s gonna lose
I may be white but I don’t think like you
The way you were raised is no excuse
So hard you cling to tradition
It’s not some game that you can win
By hating those different from you
You set yourself up to lose
The world is changing, then we’ll see
Who becomes the next minority
Hate’s a ploy so you can’t see social inequalities
Does it really matter what color we are when everyone’s so fucking poor
The circle of hate must end, lines must be drawn, a show of hands
Black, red, brown, yellow, and white against hate, UNITE
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Mindless Attack Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Formed in February of 2011. We play punk.
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