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lyrics

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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from The System Works​.​.​., released May 10, 2019

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“Total Massacre have a directness and simplicity that is kind of a lost art these days; it was a
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.”
– Chris Hannah, Propagandhi.
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