1. |
P.I.S.T.
03:14
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PROTECT the Earth, its inhabitants and resources
INCLUDE yourself - because there is value to all our lives
SUPPORT those struggling against oppressive forces
TEACH ourselves the skills we need to survive
P.I.S.T. Protect Include Support and Teach
P.I.S.T. Punk Isn't Some Trend
P.I.S.T. People Instinctively Seek Truth
P.I.S.T. Powerful Ideas Should Transcend
PROTECT the vulnerable, by fighting on their behalf
INCLUDE people that are different than you and me
SUPPORT each other - there are times when everyone needs a hand
TEACH the youth how to navigate this society
P.I.S.T. Protect Include Support and Teach
P.I.S.T. Punk Isn't Some Trend
P.I.S.T. People Instinctively Seek Truth
P.I.S.T. Powerful Ideas Should Transcend
P.I.S.T. x 2
P.I.S.T. Protect Include Support and Teach
P.I.S.T. Punk Isn't Some Trend
P.I.S.T. People Instinctively Seek Truth
P.I.S.T. Powerful Ideas Should Transcend
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2. |
Cross The Line
01:37
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Cross The Line
They just want to see your I.D.
They just want to look in the trunk of your car
Daily they violate, lie and annihilate
Nightly negate Constitutional rights
So let's keep recording and let's keep reporting
and hold them accountable
They're protected by design, but when they cross the line
They've become the criminals
When a member of their gang breaks the law
And they look the other way, then they've betrayed us all
The system is propped up by for-profit prisoner
Complexes fed by the cop-sucking courts
So let's keep recording and let's keep reporting
and hold them accountable
They're protected by design, but when they cross the line
They've become the criminals
Am I, Am I, Am I being detained?
Am I, Am I, Am I being detained?
Am I (Just comply) Am I (Just comply) Am I (Just comply) being detained?
Am I (Just comply) Am I (Just comply) Am I (Just comply) being detained?
You don't have to answer their questions
And you're not compelled to consent to their searches
Black lives don't matter they just protect Blue
They're committed to rigging systems against you.
So let's keep recording and let's keep reporting
and hold them accountable
They're protected by design, but when they cross the line
They've become the criminals
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3. |
One Plus One
00:48
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ONE PLUS ONE
I know that one plus one is two
It's based in fact, I have the proof
But you say one plus one is three
'Cause one man said it on TV
I know that one plus one is two
Now you tell me that isn't true
You know it's wrong, but still repeat
That one plus one now equals three
Yeah, one plus one now equals three
Repeat repeat repeat repeat
Spread the word and print up signs
The agenda's getting pushed online
She soon will see and then repeat
That one plus one now equals three
So she tells them and they repeat
And on into infinity
They say one plus one is three
'Cause she said one plus one is three
Now he heard one plus one is three
This is the new reality
But some of us still know the truth
One plus one always equals two
I don't care how loud you scream
It still just don't add up to me
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4. |
Perfect
01:41
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Hey
Let's see those scars
Let's see those fucked up tattoos
Let's see all your flaws
Let's see the real you
Show me your dirty faces
Show me your cuts and scrapes
'Cause this is real life and everybody makes mistakes
Who wants to be perfect? An impossibility
Cause that is just another lie, to keep us reaching...desperately
Well
We bought into it
Clear, unblemished skin
We hide behind the masks
We can't let you come in
We cover up our flaws
And count our calories
There should be no shame in being seen as a human being
Who wants to be perfect? An impossibility
'Cause that is just another lie, to keep us reaching...desperately
Y'know
It's in our nature
To feel self-conscious
To feel not good enough
Life's not a competition
All these expectations
That we perpetuate
The key to sanity lies in refusal to participate
Who wants to be perfect? An impossibility
'Cause that is just another lie, to keep us reaching...desperately
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5. |
The Ladder
01:05
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The Ladder
Climb climb climb
the ladder
Climb climb climb
the ladder
Rise and grind
Just win win win
There is no top
No way to stop
The collective
hum like bees
Climb climb climb
the ladder
Climb climb climb
the ladder
You make two
We make two thousand
There is no I in team
And there is no room
to dream
The only thing that's real
Is closing the next deal
Or so it seems
Climb climb climb
the ladder
Climb climb climb
the ladder
Live and die
By the numbers
You're so close
You can smell it
The collective
is very pleased
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6. |
Let It All Go
02:08
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Let It All Go
Come through the door of the club on Friday night
Pay Joaquin your ten bucks, he stamps your hand,
but you're still uptight
All this pressure's building up like you're gonna blow your top
But all the bullshit and the stress vanish when the music drops
Because we're in it for life and these songs are all we got
When we're stuck between a hard place and fuckin' rock
We gotta navigate these road blocks, bad luck, tough spots
Cheap shots, time clocks, they're never ever gonna...stop
WORK is stressin' me out
MONEY is stressin' me out
LOVE is stressin' me out
LIFE is stressin' me out
Get to the show x 3
Gotta let it all go
WORK is stressin' me out
MONEY is stressin' me out
LOVE is stressin' me out
LIFE is stressin' me out
Get to the show x 3
Gotta let it all go
You walk outside the club and see the cops out on the street
They start to call you names they wanna throw you in the backseat
But they're gonna have to wait because you ain't gonna take their bait.
You turn and walk away because you won't make that...mistake
WORK is stressin' me out
MONEY is stressin' me out
LOVE is stressin' me out
LIFE is stressin' me out
Get to the show x 3
Gotta let it all go
You finally make it home, the night's still spinnin' through your brain
Your lip got hit out in the pit you spit some blood right down the drain
Thinkin' you might call in sick, but you can't live without the pay
Then you crawl into your bed and end another fuckin' painful day...
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7. |
Fight Fire
01:56
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Fight Fire
We always fought fire with fire
In third degree burns we're covered
We always fought fire with fire
But shouldn't we fight fire with water?
If we always do what we've always done
Then we'll always get what we've always got
If we know we're being dealt from the bottom of the deck
Should we ever expect to come out on top?
We always fought fire with fire
In third degree burns we're covered
We always fought fire with fire
But shouldn't we fight fire with water?
I guess incremental change is better than nothing
Is the mantra of the liberal elite
That's easy to say when your mortgage is paid
And you're not worried that you can't afford to eat
We can't afford to wait
Can't afford to let this fire burn
We always fought fire with fire
In third degree burns we're covered
We always fought fire with fire
But shouldn't we fight fire with water?
The powers that be won't accept it quietly
Take it to the streets and shove it down their throats
It's the common definition of insanity
To do the same thing expecting different results
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8. |
Cognitive Dissonance
01:39
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Cognitive Dissonance
If we've learned anything from the last few years
It's that people only hear what they want to hear
Selective perceptions and subconscious rejection
of actual factual information
Ignore and reject the opposing narrative
Cognitive Dissonance is your imperative
Falling right in line with no decisions to make
When everything that's said can just be labeled as fake
You're disregarding all the facts and evidence
While thinking that you're winning all the arguments
Ignore and reject the opposing narrative
Cognitive Dissonance is your imperative
Are you really a critical thinker
And a sceptic? O r do you conveniently
Disregard, discard, and deflect?
Confirmation bias in full effect
You claim you've done your research, but we know that isn't true
Repeating talking points dangled right in front of you
You're following the carrot - the irony runs deep
'Cause you are just a parrot calling everybody sheep
Ignore and reject the opposing narrative
Cognitive Dissonance is your imperative
Disregard Discard Deflect
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9. |
Pressure
00:36
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Pressure
Sometimes...I feel like I'm losing control
Pretty sure my head's gonna blow
But my life is still mine to live
This is what pressure is
I'm tryin' and I'm tryin' I'm tryin' I'm tryin'
To just get through the day and not be confined
To pick up the pieces that got left behind
The passing faces all laughing and smiling
Again...If I'm not alright I might pretend
I feel I'm gonna break 'cause I can't bend
But my life is still mine to live
And you don't know what pressure is...
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10. |
Jim Martin
02:33
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Jim Martin
Let me tell you 'bout a man from Connecticut's southern shore
Jim Martin!
He's been doing this shit since before most of you were born
Jim Martin!
You can find him at the gig with a microphone in his hand
Jim Martin!
And he'll fly around the world just to see some punk rock bands
Jim Martin!
EVERYWHERE YOU GO
YOU'LL ALWAYS FIND SOMEONE THAT KNOWS...
JIM MARTIN
JIM MARTIN
JIM MARTIN
When he's not at a show he's in the studio doing work
Jim Martin!
Making art for records, flyers, zines, and shirts
Jim Martin!
Chem-Trails, Footstompers, Malachi Krunch and Broken
Jim Martin!
He's screamin' onstage, then he's partyin', laughin' and jokin'
Jim Martin!
EVERYWHERE YOU GO
YOU'LL ALWAYS FIND SOMEONE THAT KNOWS...
JIM MARTIN
JIM MARTIN
JIM MARTIN
He's known worldwide but in New Haven, he's the boss
Jim Martin!
He's always got a kind word, but I wouldn't wanna piss him off
Jim Martin!
From the old school but he's not livin' in the past
Jim Martin!
Dedicated to the scene so to him we'll raise a glass
Jim Martin!
EVERYWHERE YOU GO
YOU'LL ALWAYS FIND SOMEONE THAT KNOWS...
JIM MARTIN
JIM MARTIN
JIM MARTIN
JIM MARTIN
JIM MARTIN
JIM MARTIN
One More Time!
JIM MARTIN
JIM MARTIN
JIM MARTIN
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11. |
Authoritarian
01:56
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Authoritarian
Your way of life is fading fast
In the face of progress you panic
Ideas and thoughts stuck in the past
If you can't beat it, you ban it
You claim to be a patriotic free-speech loving American
But your words and policies are just authoritarian
You think you can alter history
By blocking access to the facts
But it's very easy for us to see
The culture war is all you have
You claim to be a patriotic free-speech loving American
But your words and policies are just authoritarian
You know good ideas can stand up to opposing views
and that truth can hold up in the face of scrutiny
But when you have neither, your only option is to remove
the opposition's information with impunity.
When you try to shut down any type of debate
You are showing the gaps in your defense
Because dictators - they only want to dictate
and indoctrinate without resistance
You claim to be a patriotic free-speech loving American
But your words and policies are just authoritarian
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12. |
Narcissist
01:57
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Narcissist
You only talk about you
Only care about you
Only think about you
We're done with you
You dominate every conversation
With tales of your latest commendations
And endless complex explanations
About shit we already know
You only talk about you
Only care about you
Only think about you
We're done with you
You instigate verbal altercations
and cite anecdotes and assertations
Fabricated in your imagination
We all know that you're full of shit
When someone else is talking, their words don't resonate
Cause you can only focus on the next thing you wanna say
To find your one true love you don't have to look too far
And it's very clear to everyone exactly what you are
You're a narcissist - with no empathy
You're a narcissist - It's always me me me
You're a narcissist - In everything you say and do
You're a narcissist - and we're done with you!
You only talk about you
Only care about you
Only think about you
We're done with you
You're bathing in your own glorification
Performing oral self-inflation
It's egotistic masturbation
And nobody wants to watch...you.
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13. |
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No Fuckin' Way (For Every Transaction)
They think that we'll buy whatever shit they market to us- NO FUCKING WAY
Trample workers' rights while they virtue signal causes - NO FUCKING WAY
These giant corporations seem to think we have no say - NO FUCKING WAY
And their purchased politicians really think that it's OK - NO FUCKING WAY
If we all just acted on our values
It's a small sacrifice to make
Everyone plays along just to get along
It's the convenient path we always take
Should we consume the brutal end results of factory farming? NO FUCKING WAY
that destroy the environment and so many lives - NO FUCKING WAY
Should we buy anything from these billion dollar companies - NO FUCKING WAY
That use slavery and child labor in other countries? NO FUCKING WAY
Do whatever you want but be aware
Our daily choices are worthy of reflection
Our financial support can be more important
Than voting in the next election
Our economic choices
Equal our collective voices
Do you think we have no say?
NO FUCKING WAY
Will we forget the businesses that wouldn't unionize? NO FUCKING WAY
Or the news media that willfully told lies? NO FUCKING WAY
Will we turn our back on independent artists? - NO FUCKING WAY
Will we turn our back on independent business? - NO FUCKING WAY
For those of us that are lucky enough
To have so many options to choose from
We have an obligation to at least consider
There's a consequence for every action...
Will you turn your back and pretend it's all OK? - NO FUCKING WAY
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14. |
Risen
02:22
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Risen
They're coming to feast on your brains
So you'd better watch out for yourselves
They're coming to feast on your brains
'Cause they never had any themselves
Ronald Reagan has risen from the grave
His corpse's return confirms his policies remain
He says the nine most terrifying words in a ghoulish refrain
"We're Republicans and we're here to eat your brains."
They're coming to feast on your brains
Spreading income inequality through Reaganomics
Is this from a toxic spill caused by deregulation?
Or was it the result of voodoo economics?
The infection's spread through the working class
Still trying to pull themselves up by their own bootstraps
Ideas that should be dead are now reborn as hollow truths
These lies are spread by the people selling them the boots
The sickness is beginning to creep across the aisle
Voting down the minimum wage with a sadistic smile
The undead representatives become mindless corporate tools
Infected Democrats now owned by coal and fossil fuels
They're coming to feast on your brains
So you'll vote against your own best interests
This Party only parties if you've got no brains
You're living day to day to support all their investments
We've developed a cure for this zombie plague
But they'll claim it doesn't work and continue to invade
Campaigning to see how much flesh they can devour
They'll cannibalize you to keep their wealthy friends in power
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15. |
Corporate Takeover
02:01
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Corporate Takeover
Money, it spreads like a plague
Through the halls of Congress, courts and the White House
The corporations invade
The will of the people erased. We've been sold out
It's a Corporate Takeover
Keeping the wages lower and lower
They maintain economic control
over all of us...
Nobody should have to work
2 or 3 jobs just to have an apartment
Health care should be a right
Not a privilege tied to your employment
It's a Corporate Takeover
Keeping the wages lower and lower
They maintain economic control
over all of us...
When does the minimum wage become a living wage?
There's no such thing as a free market when their thumb's on the scale
And who do our representatives represent? Not us!
The donor class reaps the rewards
'Cause stock buybacks don't trickle down to the workers
And the gun lobby's calling the shots
Instead of being charged - accessory to murder
It's a Corporate Takeover
Keeping the wages lower and lower
They maintain economic control
over all of us...
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16. |
Stop Today
00:44
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Stop Today
You've been told all your life
It's quite alright to eat the skin
and muscles of dead animals
and drink their secretions
But I think you'll be OK
'Cause you can just decide to stop today
And I'm gonna take a guess
That you don't love that bacon
More than you hate getting cancer
It's a Class 1 carcinogen
But I think you'll be OK
'Cause you can just decide to stop today
Can I assume you've never heard
About the animals' suffering,
their mistreatment and abuse?
And our taxes subsidize it
But we can make this go away
If we all just decide to stop today
Stop today
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17. |
Scapegoats
01:56
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Scapegoats
Can you claim to love this land?
Dismissing those that used their hands
Built this nation brick by brick
Now paved in racist rhetoric
SCAPEGOATS - Because you need an enemy
They take the blame for your failed policies
SCAPEGOATS - For the problems that you create
Convenient victims of your racist hate
Your only reactions regarding immigration
are incarceration and deportation
The fallacy is that they're a burden on the state
But the fact is they contribute much more than they take
SCAPEGOATS - Because you need an enemy
They take the blame for your failed policies
SCAPEGOATS - For the problems that you create
Convenient victims of your racist hate
When we back oligarchs or when we support a coup
That place becomes unsafe, and that triggers migration
And they only seek asylum from the hell they've been through
And the problems that we caused by meddling in their nation
They've become the scapegoats
That you're looking for
You need to point a finger
To escalate the drug war
They've become the scapegoats with your hands around their throats
Our foreign policy playing a role
Supporting corruption, exerting control
Interference is our intention
Instability through intervention
SCAPEGOATS - Because you need an enemy
They take the blame for your failed policies
SCAPEGOATS - For the problems that you create
Convenient victims of your racist hate
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18. |
None Of Your Business
02:11
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None of your Business
How they're dressed- Is None of Your Business
Who's in her bed - Is None of Your Business
We don't need your permission
And we don't need your approval
Consenting adults don't need you
Looking in their bedroom windows
Who he loves - Is None of Your Business
What's in their pants - Is None of Your Business
We don't need your permission
And we don't need your approval
Consenting adults don't need you
Looking in their bedroom windows
You're fucking obsessed with who everyone's fucking
You're fucking obsessed, you're obsessed
But you can't legislate people's orientation
And it's none of your fucking business (Fuck You)
Who they wanna marry - Is None of Your Business
How she identifies - Is None of Your Business
The makeup he wears - Is None of Your Business
You seem to care a lot about what's None of Your Business
We don't need your permission
And we don't need your approval
Consenting adults don't need you
Looking in their bedroom windows
You can't legislate people's orientation
And it's none of your fucking business
Fuck You!
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19. |
Best Friends
02:03
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Best Friends
When you were lost and all alone, we welcomed you into our home
Shelter from the snow and rain, food and safety's what we gave
But you provided more to us, companionship, love and trust
Right by our sides when we felt down, you'd lie so close without a sound
We were lost and then you found us, our lives enhanced with you around us
We gave all that we could give, for the life that you deserved to live
I can't believe that some don't understand, the bonds we make with our new friends
Because love doesn't stop at human beings, our animals are family
The hole that you left will get smaller with time
But it will never go away
We've got memories, some scars, and photographs
But nothing can ever replace...
All the fun we had, and the quiet times
Hoping it never would end
But part of the process is knowing that we're cursed
To outlive our best friends
When things got bad there's no regret, for your comfort's sake we accepted the debt
But there came a point we could see in your eyes, you let us know that it was time
Years of friendship, years of affection, those last days deepened our connection
Tears of sadness, tears of relief, no more pain, now you know only peace
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