1. |
#bebest
01:59
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You’re an epic success or a fucking failure
and there’s no in between.
You can rise above or you can sink like a stone
and it’s nobody’s fault but your own.
Nevermind generational poverty,
nevermind the fucking patriarchy,
and forget about those deeply held racist beliefs
that’s a first amendment thing.
They focus on the individual
to obscure the systems that affect us all.
They focus on the individual
to obscure the systems that affect us all.
Did you ever notice how our Overton Window
Is well and truly broken?
There’s a sliver of daylight on the left
and on the right it’s wide fucking open.
They’ll have you committed if you say with a straight face
“you know, we don’t need capitalism”
but jail a couple thousand non-white kids for no reason.
And the world just keeps on turning,
and the geo group turns a profit,
and their Christian base fucking loves it.
They focus on the individual
to obscure the systems that affect us all.
They focus on the individual
to obscure the systems that affect us all.
Make no mistake, we’ve all been poisoned.
Whether it’s the lead in our pipes or the propaganda on our airwaves.
And a whole world of institutions
designed to fails us
while they function
dor somebody else.
They focus on the individual to obscure the fact that
this is hell.
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2. |
The Other White Meat
01:36
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It's not the deficit it’s the disparity
That’s gotten us where we are today
And a placebo they call democracy
That keeps us all in line
We’ve got a choice between the ineffectual
And the truly fucking evil
The system works...
Just not for us
The system works...
Just not for us
Turns out you can change reality if
People are dumb enough to believe it
Cut education funding across the board and watch your
Poll numbers soar
The only thing forbidden
Is telling the fucking truth
The system works...
Just not for us
The system works...
Just not for us
I always wanted to be part of something
A little bigger than myself
I just didn’t think it was gonna be
Betsy Devos’ tenth fucking yacht
The system works...
If you’re a hedge fund manager
The system works...
If you’re a safe-seat senator
The system works...
If you went to Georgetown Prep
But not for us
These aren’t bugs
These are fucking features
Eat the rich
Eat the rich
Eat the rich
Eat the rich:
The other white meat
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3. |
Shock Doctrine
02:00
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Flint won’t have clean water
‘til the day it’s gentrified
Puerto rico won’t have power
‘til the locals are all pushed stateside
And the Hiltons buy up every inch
And market paradise
Shock doctrine
It’s happened before
Shock doctrine
It’ll happen again
The disaster doesn’t have to be man-made
For these assholes to capitalize
Heads they win, tails we lose
It happens all the time
You’d better be born rich if you don’t want to
Live in a fucking strip mine
Shock doctrine
We don’t pollute white suburbs anyway
Shock doctrine
And we could all use a little more beachfront property
Shock doctrine
And really what’s the point of environmental collapse...
Shock doctrine
...if you can’t turn a tidy profit?
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4. |
PRESIDENTIAL HARRASMENT!
00:56
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The dipshit can’t read
Probably skis in jeans
And eats his steaks well done with ketchup
Fuck trump
He can’t hold a glass of water in his tiny fucking hands
He’s not fooling anybody with his fucked up spray tan
If he’s 238 they must be counting in tons
Fuck trump
There’s never been a limp-dicked imbecile more deserving of our scorn
There’s never been a petulant toddler more undeserving of power
He drinks twelve diet cokes a day
And somehow lived to be seventy
Some senile failsons have all the luck:
Fuck trump
The dipshit can’t read
Probably skis in jeans
And eats his steaks well done with ketchup
Fuck trump
There’s never been a limp-dicked imbecile more deserving of our scorn
There’s never been a petulant toddler more undeserving of power
Fuck Trump
Fuck Trump
Fuck Trump
Fuck Trump
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5. |
Your Rage is Fear
01:21
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It’s a fact that demographics
Don’t favor dinosaurs
So a fascist ethnostate is your only
Hope to even the score
Your rage is fear
As the end draws near
Your rage is fear
You don’t care about hypocrisy
Inconsistencies, or lies
You’ll change your story as many times
As you need to to sleep at night
Your rage is fear
As the end draws near
Your rage is fear
You’ve been gaslit since the day you were born but
That’s nothing new
There’s so many things you need to know
That they’re never gonna tell you
Your rage is fear
As the end draws near
Your rage is fear
Stigma!
You’ll. Be. Replaced
You’ll. Be. Replaced
You’ll. Be. Replaced
You’ll. Be. Replaced
As the end draws near
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6. |
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If you were wondering
Why we can’t have nice things
It’s fucking oceanside edgelords
It’s dipshit, punk rock dude-bros
It’s every wannabe G.G. Allin
And it’s a real big fucking problem
And it’s a real big fucking problem
We got a real big fucking problem with you
If you can’t understand
If you can’t get with the program
If you offend just to offend
If you can’t watch which way your punching
If you’re not a part of the solution
Then you’re a real big fucking problem
And it’s a real big fucking problem
We’ve got a real big fucking problem with you
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7. |
American Carnage
01:43
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We’re very sorry, son
I know we’ve been a pretty selfish generation
And we didn’t leave you very much in the till
When we clocked out at the end of the day
But it gets worse I’m afraid
You’re gonna have to learn from our mistakes
Either that, or do just what we did
And learn to cover your ass a little better
Because the next generation
Is gonna want to take it all away
Even though those punk motherfuckers ain’t done nothing
To deserve it anyway
Now you’re a clever kid, but so are they
Don’t be afraid of losing face
And don’t ever let ‘em tell ya
It’s not the American way
It’s not the American way
It’s not the American way
It’s not the American way
It’s not the American way
It’s not the American way
It’s not the American way
It’s not the American way
It’s not the American way
It’s not the American way
It’s not the American way
It’s not the American way
It’s not the American way
It’s not the American way
It’s not the American way
It’s not the American way
It’s not the American way
It’s not the American way
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8. |
Please Clap
02:07
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Following my dreams
Got me a life I can’t afford
A wife I love but I can’t give her
The things that she deserves
And I guess I could give up everything I live for just to survive
But then I’d kinda have to wonder why
They’ll ask you condescendingly just
Why you are so mad
And if you find a reason to be happy
They’ll give you ten to feel bad
And when that gets you down
They’ll ask what the hell is wrong with you?
These assholes own the world
And they want to own us too
It’s no mistake there’s so many problems
We don’t know where to start to fix them
It’s no mistake there’s no good answers
Only different shades of depressing
It’s no mistake that we’ve been lied to
Our whole fucking lives
It’s no mistake and there’s no need to wonder why
They’ll ask you condescendingly just
Why you are so mad
And if you find a reason to be happy
They’ll give you ten to feel bad
They don't need to ask
What the hell is wrong with you?
They’re assholes but they’re smart enough to know...
There’s no winning hearts and minds
It’s easier to grind and grind and grind
You down ‘til you don’t know what’s wrong or right
And you’re too tired to stand up and fight
They’ll ask you condescendingly just
Why you are so mad
And if you find a reason to be happy
They’ll give you ten to feel bad
And it doesn’t matter what the hell is wrong with you
These assholes own the world
And you and me we know the truth:
Fuck ‘em
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9. |
P.S.A.
01:23
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Fuck this
I’m tired of feeling so inadequate
Just ‘cause I couldn’t pull six figures if my life depended on it
I’m a humble public servant
And this is my announcement:
For too long we’ve shouldered all the costs while
They benefit
This is a public service announcement:
We’re all fucked
So get out on the street
And do something about it
We’ve got nothing to lose but our chains and a days wage
That wouldn’t pay
For nothin’ anyway
Fuck this
Fuck this whole rotten system
Every single goddamn fucking piece just works for them
This is your captain speaking
If you didn’t notice, we’re sinking
And a third of the crew doesn’t care how deep
As long as somebody’s beneath them
This is a public service announcement:
We’re all fucked
So get out on the street
And do something about it
We’ve got nothing to lose but our chains and a days wage
That wouldn’t pay
For nothin’ anyway
We’re gonna make ‘em pay
We’re gonna make ‘em pay
We’re gonna make ‘em pay
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10. |
Blood On Your Hands
00:31
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This ones for the NRA:
You’ve got blood on your hands
Blood on your hands
Blood on your hands
Blood on your hands
This ones for ICE:
You’ve got blood on your hands
Blood on your hands
Blood on your hands
Blood on your hands
This ones for the American people:
You’ve got blood on your hands
Blood on your hands
Blood on your hands
Blood on your hands
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11. |
Border Wall
02:40
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The legacy of slavery:
The dumbest assholes in the
Whole fucking country get
Representative democracy, while
The rest of us get stuck paying
For a border wall
A total waste of cash
What's it good for? Votes in Texas
Fuck their border wall
Fuck their border wall
Fuck their border wall
Fuck their border wall
What's it good for?
Midwest votes
Sausage-eating assholes
What a brain-dead shitshow
But they love their
Border wall
Fuck their border wall
Fuck their border wall
Fuck their border wall
Grandma and grandpa
Retire down south
Sure, they're afraid of their brown-skinned neighbors, but
Their vote counts
More than yours
More than mine
Turns out it's worth more than
All of ours combined
We couldn't possibly have designed
A dumber system if we fucking tried
There's a lot of things
You gotta remember in 2019
They mean voter suppression
When they say "voter ID."
When they say
"border security,"
Those motherfuckers mean white supremacy
Oh yeah, and uhhhh
Fuck their border wall
Fuck their border wall
Fuck their border wall
Fuck their border wall
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12. |
Antifascist
02:05
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It’s not complicated
I think it’s pretty obvious
If you see a fucking nazi
You’re gonna knock his fucking block off
I refuse to believe we don’t all believe
In the same things and
Equality and justice outta be the rule
Not the exception
I’m an antifascist and
You’re an antifascist too
If you’re not you’d better watch out
We’re coming for you
Every person you meet, at the bar, on the street
Is just as sick as you are of all this shit
Every person you know has a heart and a soul
And a voice and it’s time we use it
But if you can stand up and put your hand out
And help somebody else off the mat
Then you’ve just done more than any fence-walking asshole ever has
I’m an antifascist and
You’re an antifascist too
If you’re not you’d better watch out
We’re coming for you
I’m an antifascist and
You’re an antifascist too
If you’re not you’d better watch out
For the 1917 crew
I’m an antifascist (oi oi)
I’m an antifascist (oi oi)
I’m an antifascist (oi oi)
I’m an antifascist (oi oi)
I’m an antifascist (oi oi)
I’m an antifascist (oi oi)
I’m an antifascist (oi oi)
We're all antifascists
I’m an antifascist and
You’re an antifascist too
If you’re not you’d better watch out
We’re coming for you
I’m an antifascist and
We're all antifascists too
If you’re not you’d better watch out
We’re coming for you
If you’re not you’d better watch out
We’re coming for you
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13. |
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I’m gonna make damn sure my liver fails
Before our institutions do
I know I’ve got my work cut out for me
We can change our mind, and change our world
But I’ll be damned if we can find
A way to change the rules of entropy
We’re only as strong as our weakest link
And it turns out, they make up half the chain
We’re only as strong as our weakest link
So break it and start again. Start again
Goddamn it man I just can’t wait
‘til we finally win this next election
Then everything can go back to being
Just as fucked as it’s always been
We’re only as strong as our weakest link
And it turns out, they make up half the chain
We’re only as strong as our weakest link
So break it and start again
I said fuck it. Said break it and start again
They need you to believe
You can fight hatred with kindness
They need you to believe you can fight nihilism
With passion and with hope
And the reason for that is:
That’s how they rob you of both
That’s how they rob you of both
That’s how they rob you of both
That’s how they rob you of both
Don’t fucking let ‘em
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hallmark of the
punk scene back in the 1980’s and is what gave the music of that era the
immediacy that inspired young people to engage in acts of resistance to fascism. We need more
of that.”
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