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In Our Wildest Dreams
04:26
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IN OUR WILDEST DREAMS
as the cold wind blows barely sheltered from the storm
sleeping in a 48er tarp pulled over you and your
head is still pounding and that whiskey stirs your gut
and it’s a 24 of 211 just to wake you up
500 miles later in another dead end town
That looks just like the last one
and the same bullshit goes down
cause it’s walmarts and burger kings
chain stores and big money
enough shopping malls and traffic cops
to make you crazy
CHORUS
so maybe one day as the sun’s going down
we’ll rise from our camps and we’ll march into town
we’ll slip on our masks make sure no one’s around
and together we’ll burn this whole fucking place down
and maybe they’ll listen now
i’ve been ticketed all over this country and even jailed
been bullshitted and then betrayed
i’ve drank and smoked and snorted rails
but everyday it’s all the same no matter what I do
either beg for change or just wage slave
i still feel like a fool
cause in my heart I know what’s right
and I feel it in my gut
i’m so far gone my brain is clay I think I’m going nuts
and sometimes I think my old guitar
it knows better than me
it’s been through trains and rain and broken strings
yeah but it still sings to me
CHORUS
so what ya gonna do cops are after you
you got no ID and a warrant too
you’re sleepin in a ditch out in a thunderstorm
then it’s right back on the streets for more
got in a fight with jocks kicked out of the squat
you tried to hop out but you got fuckin caught
then it’s 90 days then back out in the rain
gonna do it all over again
CHORUS
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2. |
Take the Power Back
04:02
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TAKE THE POWER BACK
the president looks us in the eye
tells the people another lie
says the problems that we all see
can be blamed on an unseen enemy
but the only problem that I see
is the the images on our tv
perpetuate the fear
the fear that keeps us all in line
that leaves every child behind
that lead to the war in Iraq
too afraid to take the power back
but all it takes is the will to break
the shackles off our minds and
CHORUS
SPIT RIGHT IN THE FACE OF OUR DESPAIR
RED STATE BLUE STATE I DON’T CARE
THE PRESIDENT DOESN’T OWN ME
DON’T NEED YOUR FLAG TO KNOW I’M FREE
DON’T NEED YOUR LAWS TO KNOW WHAT’S RIGHT
DON’T NEED GUIDELINES TO RUN MY LIFE
WE’RE NOT AFRAID GONNA TAKE THE POWER BACK
send the children off to school
for indoctrination to their rules
better learn now hot to succeed
they’ll train you to be on your knees
if not maybe join the marines
or the penitentiary
either way you’ll be just fine
supply the labor turn the gears
go home and drink 50 beers
don’t think about what life’s become
swallow the barrel of a gun
but if you freak then go all out don’t be afraid to let it out
CHORUS
every aspect of our lives
controlled and monitored by design
the powers withtheir eyes on us
they know exactly who to trust
and if you think of stepping out of line
better watch your back there’ll be a time
when you’re the one they want
but if you freak then go all out don’t be afraid to let it out
CHORUS
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3. |
Nostalgia
03:38
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NOSTALGIA
sometimes I get to thinking about the good ole days
with my life on the road and my head out in space
whether riding the rails or my thumb in the air
freedom without a care
it all started in boston where the best times were had
jamming with Riki makin money at the slab
pourin 40s in dixie cups and smoking at the Fens
squatting at D-4 or just crashing at a friends
punk rock shows in basements protesting the debates
between al gore and bush yeah we almost had that place
and I still go back there every now and again
talk about the good ole days getting drunk with old friends
stuck in a shit town and things are getting bad
then I’ll wish I was back in boston
with a 12 pack and a spacebag
hitchin down to long beach back up to the east bay
from eugene to arcata then back up again
seein old friends meeting new groups of kids
getting drunk at golden gate and then busted by pigs
we had a few spots yeah we had a few plans
we spent almost 2 months stayin at Raccoon Camp
trainhopping crusties revolutionary drunks
headed down to Tucson in a van full of punks
busted in el paso and things are getting bad
then I’ll wish I was back in san Francisco
with a 12 pack and a spacebag
from mardi gras headed north to Asheville
from rainbow gatherings to Carbondale
hot springs in Idaho jimsom weed in Cali
so much fuckin drama that we almost went crazy
a few kids I know ain’t around anymore
a few kids I knew should be kicked to the floor
but most of em were good and hell all of us were poor
and some of them are still out there searching for more
I’ve been workin ten hours and sometimes I get mad
and then I’ll wish I was back in new Orleans
with a 12 pack and a spacebag
sometimes I get to thinking about the good ole days
with my life on the road and my head out in space
whether riding the rails or my thumb in the air
freedom without a care
well I’ve settled down and sometimes life it’s a drag
and then I’ll wish I was anywhere but here
with a 12 pack and a spacebag
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4. |
American Scheme
03:05
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AMERICAN SCHEME
we got cellphones with customized ringtones
we got i-pods filled with 5000 songs
got an agenda for any lifestyle you choose
got a marketing plan and the product is you
cause for every kid that didn’t get caught up
there’s a million suckers waiting in our parking lot
and it’s record profits for the exxon scum
and we’re still paying 3 dollars a gallon
now don’t feel so bad it’s not your fault
it’s the american scheme that made you what you bought
and you’re already caught
there’s a politician shaking hands with all he meets
there’s a cop car waiting behind every street
there’s an uppercrust punk thinkin he’s got the life
yeah there’s sweatshop labor for all that he buys
there’s a homeless kid sitting outside the Gap
that used to have smashed windows before they fixed that
cause for every moment that someone breaks free
there’s a million suckers waiting to spend their money
now don’t feel so bad it’s not our fault
it’s the american scheme that makes us what we bought
now don’t you think twice bout what to do
just forget what you know and don’t break any rules
because you’re gonna lose
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5. |
Election Song
02:53
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ELECTION SONG
and you say that things need to change
and you say you know just who to blame
cause when apathy gets the best of me
sometimes I can’t see past my needs
but sometimes hey that’s okay
and I think this world has gone too far
when even the best of us can lose heart
and if we can’t beat the latest trends
then maybe it’s best that this world ends
and I’d like to think I do my part
and the soldiers of peace lobby congressmen
who spit lies to get elected
and every time you fall for it
but their policies never change too much
and the talk show hosts just don’t shut up
and I guess I’m just sick of it
so don’t tell me about fixing this place
or how to make this country great
cause this thing you call america
is a graveyard for free will and thought
and I just want outta this rat race
and it doesn’t matter if the president
is a democrat or a republican
cause I know they’re all full of shit
so you can lobby your congressman
cause I know they’ll say anything and
I bet you’re gonna fall for it
but I’ll never vote for the lesser evil
I’ll never vote for big business greed
I’ll never vote for your values or your war machine
and someday when we’ve had enough
someday when push comes to shove
our leaders will see just what that means
that we’re not just parts for their machines
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6. |
Sinking Ship
03:59
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SINKING SHIP
I was walking down the street one night
and i saw you all alone
and it brought me back so many years
to when we lived by our goals
yeah times have changed our lives have changed
i feel jaded and old
so what do you say we take one more chance
this whole world’s gonna blow
yeah you know it and I know it
this world is tired too
tired of all the bullshit that we have put it through
and I can see this sinking ship won’t stay afloat for long
so what do you say we take one more chance
and make this world our own
and let’s go down
i’m sick of my thoughts running wild
while i’m tired and alone
and I’m sick of all their programming
turning us all into clones
cause I remember way back when
I wasn’t just angry
yeah we had hope there was a chance
that someday we’d be free
so let’s go down
CHORUS
so let’s go down in this ship together
and we’ll hold hands one last time
and as our last days turn to night
we’re reminded of the time
we swore we’d make this last forever
always give it one more try
and now we’re here the end is near
let’s kiss this world goodbye
yeah everybody knows it’s true
we’re running out of time
and everybody knows
not everybody will survive
but give it time and just maybe
this world will be just fine
guess all it takes is for the human race
to leave this place behind
so let’s go down
and we might drown
but it’s just as well
and we might drown but what the hell
CHORUS
and we’ll go down in this ship together
share what little we got left
and we’ll laugh at this as we raise our fist
singin bring on the apocalypse
you can’t make this last forever
but there’s always one more try
so raise your glass we’re free at last
let’s kiss this world goodbye
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7. |
It's Not Enough
02:09
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IT’S NOT ENOUGH
well once in a while I’m drowning in sounds
of unending monotony
well I love the city but it’s not enough for me
and sometimes I dream of a quieter place
without that whole sense of defeat
well I love the city but it’s not enough for me
and it’s nice to find a place you can go
where the world’s not blocked out
by skyscrapers and noise
well I still love the city but it’s not enough for me
all those late nights out and those good time friends
all that cheap whiskey and those cigarettes
well I love the nightlife but it’s not enough for me
when the parties are over and there’s no one left
it all seems so pointless to me
well I love the nightlife but it’s not enough for me
cause it’s sleeping in late and passing out hard
and yeah it’s a wonder that I don’t fall apart
well I still love the nightlife but it’s not enough for me
when all’s said and done and I wake from the dream
and we’re still debating on what makes us free
well it might be enough for you
but it’s not enough for me
and I got my problems that I just can’t beat
and I do my best to find just what’s right for me
but sometimes this whole life
yeah it’s just too much for me
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8. |
Philly Song
06:41
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PHILLY SONG
yeah I’m back on the road just for a little bit
waiting to catch a ride smoking a cigarette
feels like I got no friends and it’s a lonely bed
under the Pennsylvania sky by the last exit
yeah I’m just passing through and thinking about you
and trying to stay focused on what I gotta do
and it’s another day watching the cars drive by
and another colod beer for another cold night
CHORUS
AND I HOPE I DON’T SNAP
I’LL FIND A BAR A PLACE TO RELAX
I’LL PLAY SOME SONGS OUT ON THE STREETS
AND THEN I’LL DRINK MYSELF TO SLEEP
AND HOPEFULLY TOMORROW I’LL BE GONE
I got enough to eat playin for money
and there’s a basement show happening next week
maybe I’ll meet some kids maybe we’ll fuck up shit
and maybe things won’t be as bad as they seem
but for now I’m here just wasting my time
a thumb in the air just trying to catch a ride
and it’s the same routine as it was yesterday
and I need someone to take me outta this place
CHORUS
and I keep tellin myself
that I’m not going out like that
and I keep pushing forward
cause I know I can’t go back
and if the weather warms up and I get picked upthen tonight won’t be so bad
and I know I’ll be alright
if I can make it through the night
yeah I found me a good spot
they got The Final Countdown on the jukebox
and when it’s all said and done
I’ll catch a ride when the sun comes up
and tomorrow’s gonna be a brand new day
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9. |
So Say So Long
06:02
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SO SAY SO LONG
sometimes I wonder how things can turn
from a night of good times to this I’ll never learn
cause I always seem to land back on my feet
and I’m still not sure it might be too late
and I’m finding out how much I can take
and I think this time I’ve gone over the brink
with my friends right here and my mind out there
and I wonder what will happen next
as I leave this place will I come back the same
and I don’t know if I can handle it
am I wasting away have I found a new place
where I can reconcile everything on my plate
and is this madness or is this clarity
sitting in the darkness but I can still see
the walls that I’ve built crumbling around me
and slowly but surely dissolving reality
restless and weary pretend to be strong
putting on a show just to help carry on
and nothing’s the same as it all used to be
but none of that matters as time ceases to be
for all of the raindrops on wet sleeping bags
and every night passed out alone in the back
and at the threshold it all seems so clear
saying goodbye with nothing to fear
and I don’t think I’m coming back anymore
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10. |
Work Free Play Zone
02:36
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WORK FREE PLAY ZONE
and all I need is 4 more dollars
for an 18 pack of miller high life
and my friends are coming through
with a box of cheap wine
and 3 bottles of rum gonna last us all night
whether on the curb outside the mall
or at the exit of Walmart
or on a median with a sign
making bank with our guitars
just killin time in the sun
a few hours before the show
someone hooked it up with a 20 spot
and a kickdown of 5 soft tacos
and all I need is 11 dollars
for a half gallon of the cheapest whiskey
and you and me and everybody gonna
pass it around til we can’t even think
no matter where the party’s at
no matter where you meet your friends
whether hookin up at BrattFest
or on the beach on Latche Island
just remember this never forget the laughs
and smile at your friends and
raise up your fuckin glass
cause all I need is 15 more dollars
for another 30 rack of the pabst
and we’re gonna drink all night and give the high fives
and remember this for the rest of our lives
or maybe just for tonight
hey that is alright
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11. |
The Enemy's Inside
02:43
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THE ENEMY’S INSIDE
these days i don’t need much of anything
I’m not too concerned with the things I’ll never see
pastures of plenty or that lie of no regrets
what keeps me up are the goals I haven’t reached yet
like a time we won’t have to say goodbye
to all the things we believe in just to survive
but it’s never gonna be as easy
as just pointing fingers at the enemy
when the enemy’s inside
inside of all of us there’s a priest and a cop
telling us when to move telling us when to stop
condemning others for making the same mistakes
and then we give up when we realize we’re the same
cause when the world around us becomes black and white
we are left all alone there’s no reason to try
cause it’s never gonna be as easy
as just pointing fingers at the enemy
when the enemy’s inside
but inside all of us there is also the will
to motivate to inspire and fulfill
and as long as that fire we tend
we’ll never say goodbye again
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THEY STILL IGNORE PEACEFUL PROTEST
the businessman is making plans
the politician’s shaking hands
while friends and lovers march in the streets in the streets
but while we get our asses kicked
they’re foreclosing on our houses
laughing all the way to the banks and wall street
yeah they’re laughing all the way to wall street
and while we throw our little fits
they sit up in their high office
they know damn well that it won’t change a thing
change a thing
and the only chances that we get
are when they finally feel the threat
it’s like we always admit defeat when it seems
that the enemy finally feels the sting
and keith olberman and bill maher supported Occupy
they stood behind the 99% so they said
but after getting beat by cops
somebody out there threw a rock
now keith and bill fall in line with the rest
when to the test
turned their backs on the filthy anarchists
you say that you believe
in solidarity
it’s just about a question of tactics
but collective self defense is not the same as state violence
and it’s just like back when Aus-Rotten said when they said
yeah they still ignore peaceful protest
from seattle to nyc to dc and Oakland
we’re still debating all the same old shit on tactics
but I support what Berkman did
when he went after Henry Frick
or maybe do like Leon Czolgolz did like he did
to kill the beast you gotta cut off the head
OFF WITH THEIR HEADS
cause they still ignore peaceful protest
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13. |
Let it Go
03:10
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LET IT GO
you wake up and you hate your life
just going day to day
another night of petty fights
then you do it all again
and you keep on telling yourself it can’t go on no more
when every decision made is more controlling than equal
and there she goes
you wonder why you both go on
you treat each other like dirt
she always wants to be alone
and you drink more than ever
and you kept playing those same old games
that no one ever wins
where you argue over everything
though it changes nothing
and she’s been gone a whole week now
and won’t return your calls
and now you’re just drinking alone
and thinking bout it all
wondering if she’s coming back
when deep down inside you know she’s never coming back
CHORUS
BECAUSE IT’S TOO LATE GOTTA LET IT GO
NO GOING BACK SO LET IT GO
IT’S TOO LATE GOTTA LET IT GO
YOU’RE BETTER OFF SO LET IT GO
and you kept playing those same old games
that no one ever wins
where you argued over everything
though it changes nothing
and she’s been gone a whole month now
you stopped bothering to call
cause now you’re out with all your friends
not worried bout it all and who cares if she comes back
when deep down inside you know
you’d never take her back
CHORUS
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14. |
Cab Rides and Cocaine
03:02
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CAB RIDES AND COCAINE
shouldn’t be driving is what I said
I hate taxis but that’s what we did
and up past daylight to catch a fix
is wearing down on me
been a long time since the El N Gee
and it’s a tight squeeze in this back seat
but all’s I know is this moment
has got a hole on me
trying to reconcile this notion of fun
but it’s hard to drink this beer while my throat is so numb
enough with cab rides and cocaine
we had to get out of this place
made it to most of the dates
set a couple records straight
western union dollar menu
the pigs in gainseville made their move
we weren’t waiting to see what they would do
yeah we were on our way
sometimes I wonder if there was a plan
gotta figure it out the best that we can
was it for the music was it for the road
was it to escape the lives that we’ve known
and what’s different now that we’re back home
and I hope you know that you’ve made a dent
and I hope you know how you made them dance
cause I’d like to think it wasn’t for nothing
and I know that this sounds stuck up
and I know that I’m a fuck up
I ain’t trying to say I know what’s up
I’m just hoping the music don’t stop
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15. |
Alone
04:20
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ALONE
I think of all the times I’ve sat
and thought about the life I lacked
but it gets too much and no one wins
so I’m making plans as the walls close in
late nights out and good time friends
cheap whiskey and cigarettes
another night out to forget
the progress I haven’t made yet
am I waiting on an angel
or am I just making excuses
sometimes I just don’t know
and sometimes I just don’t care
I got this friend making his way
still dreaming on back in the day
and nothing makes me smile more
than banking on those days before
but it’s not like it used to be
our dreams the first casualty
when taking on responsibilities
the future’s not free
and we’ve both made out excuses
but my friend he could use that angel
and right now I just don’t know
and I wish I didn’t care
the people in their plastic condos
the people suffering in vain
the people living just to make it
through another wasted day
the people with no where to go
the people with their lives on hold
is this the way it always was
it’s no wonder that most lose hope
and we’re still making excuses
and we’re still waiting on that angel that won’t come
maybe instead of waiting maybe we should run
far away from our indifference
far from everything we’ve learned
far from all safety and comfort
toward every stone unturned
far from all the old traditions
that have left us in the cold
towards places only dreampt of
in those moments left alone
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16. |
Solutions
03:40
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SOLUTIONS
and some folks say it’s gonna be ok
and some folks say that nothing even matters anyway
and some just get down on their knees and pray
and most slave away their whole lives
just to play a losing game that doesn’t pay
and it’s like you’re in the sights of their guns
and the bullets are their marketing
and that receipt is your wound
and the hunting grounds are just your private cage
and just like they’re laying traps
they use the mortgage and the wage
there’s no escape
cause they got it down with mass precision
work school and television
the crisis grants the license for their wars
and we’re polarized at the gas station
with still no answers for our questions
like what the fuck do we pay taxes for
and scholars debate the constitution
and leaders pass their resolutions
and I don’t think that I care anymore
cause now we got our own solutions
like love play and revolution
and underground that’s still worth fighting for
yeah there’s some things that are still worth fighting for
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17. |
Police, Police
02:41
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Showcase Showdown cover so i don't have to. off their album "Appetite for Kings"
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18. |
Go Time
02:32
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GO TIME
well they say to ride this life till the wheels fall off
and I know just what that means
but I’ve already blown three fuckin tires
and the fourth one is lookin pretty lean
well I’ve loved in the streets and I’ve fought the police
there’ve been battles won and lost all around
but it ain’t no joke this machine runs on hope
that there’s still more truth to be found
and I’ve seen both the coasts
and I’ve done more than most
for it’s fun friends and freedom I seek
but yeah you can bet I ain’t seen it all yet
and it’s go time let’s have another drink
when I can’t take no more when there’s pigs at my door
when that travelin bug it gets to me
you can call it escape I won’t wait one more day
for those walls to close in around me
ain’t no reason or rhyme could be a waste of time
but I can’t help the way that I think
and when all’s said and done
there’s nothing wrong with fun
and it’s go time let’s have another drink
when they tell you to slow down
keep your feet on the ground
just don’t let your time here go to waste
cause if you’ve got a plan well then I’m listening
we can gas up this car and get away
cause the walls that we’ve made and the laws they create
can’t compare with this urgency
so fuck all their rules cut yourself from the noose
and remember it’s your life to lead
cause when all’s said and done
there’s nothing wrong with fun
and it’s go time let’s have another drink
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19. |
Sam Hall
02:32
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no lyrics for you sucka
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20. |
Red Dawn
03:04
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RED DAWN
another rash of violence
another carbomb kills a kid
another politician waves his flag and smiles
another tank rolls through a home
another dream stolen and gone
another dollar spent to make the whole machine run
and it looks like this is the end
our enemies are closing in
and is there anything left in this world
that’s worth fighting for
and I think I hear them coming
yeah they’re beating down the door
CHORUS
no don’t let em in let’s head for the basement
and we’ll grab just one last drink
before we grab the armaments
we’ll shoot our way into the night
won’t give up without a fight
and they’ll hear our dying call
as we cry out wolverines
standing on a jagged cliff
a Blackhawk flies around the bend
raise your mask and RPG
as you take your final stand
but no this won’t be our last night
this won’t be the last time we die
cause we’re just ghosts from ‘36
and we’ll be back again to fight
and I think I hear em coming
and I got one in my sites
CHORUS
and we’ll sing one final song
as we cry out wolverines
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mark leonard Norwich, Connecticut
guitar in Suiciety, bass in Fucked Off and sang for American't. beein playin solo acoustic since 2005ish
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