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Desperately
02:28
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Can someone please tell me that you see
The daily deluge of irony
Friends & neighbors double down
On political views meant to confound
But you know….. Sometimes that’s just the fucking way it goes
How easily it seems we’ve come to expect
For other to improve our lives without our sweat
Lies are easily told, a product bought and sold
I don’t think they like us anymore
Can someone else tell me that you see
That every single freedom that we pry free
Is another control they don’t have
Is it any wonder why their mad? You know…
Maybe we should take time to reflect
On just what it is that makes others so upset
And learn from the weight of our history
Could it really be such a mystery?
But you know, this bed was made so fucking long ago
How easily it seems we come to believe
The information meant only to deceive
For the benefit of some to the detriment of all
My how the mighty would love to see us fall
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2. |
Seminole Ghosts
03:43
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This country - was built on immigration
Taking on a foreign land – was our designation
Seminole Ghosts – weep in resignation
But we take what we want and we give what we please
Concentration camps – the new norm
Anti-immigration – taking us by storm
We advertise “The Land of the Free!”
But it’s only for citizens like you, and me
We taunt the world
We try to instill our western philosophy
WE RUN THE WORLD
We seek to employ all your darling boys and girls
And we wonder why they hate us!?!?!?
And it’s not because they ain’t us
We beat our chest on our wealth
But there’s strings attached if you want our help
We fly a flag of decency
But it comes at a cost
Your culture!, Your heritage!, Your language!, Beliefs!
Aren’t leaves on our liberty tree
You can’t vote, citizen of no land
But your labor is what we exploited
Doing jobs that no one wants to do
Why can’t your work expiate you?
It’s one part Racism, one part greed,
One part manipulation – to feed the wealthy’s need
If I had my way, CITIZENSHIP TODAY! Expand the Dream (Act)
Help us pave the way!
We taunt the world
We try to instill our western philosophy
WE RUN THE WORLD
We seek to employ all your darling boys and girls
And we wonder why they hate us!?!?!?
And it’s not because they ain’t us
We beat our chest on our wealth
But there’s strings attached if you want our help
We fly a flag of decency
But it comes at a cost
Your culture!, Your heritage!, Your language!, Beliefs!
Aren’t leaves on our liberty tree
We taunt the world
We try to instill our western philosophy
WE RUN THE WORLD
We seek to employ all your darling boys and girls
Hey Marco fucking Rubio
How can you sit there in your million dollar house?
When there are kids sleeping in cages
Their family is just trying to get a better life
They are doing what your family did
YOU FUCKING HYPOCRITE!
Ghost of the Seminole…
Ghost of the Seminole……
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Cause we don’t know, where this is going
The anxiety is showing among those of us who are afraid to be ourselves
First one down, here comes another!
It’s one thing to be a hypocrite
But another to be a fucking piece of shit!
But here we go, out on our own again
Just your humble citizens, and those of us cause we are all brave souls
Who just want to live our lives without having to sacrifice
What others have just to be ourselves
First one down, here comes another!
It’s one thing to be a hypocrite
But another to be a fucking piece of shit!
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4. |
Tragedy on Repeat
02:20
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Chaos on the streets for a Tragedy on Repeat
A familiar scene, one I’d like to delete
Another Black Man, killed in cold blood
By someone who took an oath to serve and protect
You have to GO! GO! GO! And get in their face
Make them understand we won’t tolerate hate
Never give up, never surrender
Treat every conversation as a life changer
Change hearts & minds, do whatever it takes
There’s a war going on, and the citizens are the pawns
Power players are foreign countries on the playing field of social media
What type of person thinks Black Lives Don’t Matter?
Think of all the lives racism has shattered
You have to GO! GO! GO! And get in their face
Make them understand we won’t tolerate hate
Never give up, never surrender
Treat every conversation as a life changer
Change hearts & minds, do whatever it takes
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5. |
Monopoly
02:33
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Monopoly! It’s not a game but your life
So you play anyway…
Oligarchy! It’s where we live
Where we eat sleep and fucking breathe
Whoah-oh - We can’t escape the despair
Whoah-oh - So why would you fucking care?
You’ve got what you need
Yet I bleed
I can’t keep up with your insatiable needs
You put me down
Face in the ground
Still waiting on the wealth to trickle down
Why is your time worth more than mine?
Monopoly! It’s not a game but your life
So you play anyway…
Oligarchy! It’s where we live
Where we eat sleep and fucking breathe
Whoah-oh - We can’t escape the despair
Whoah-oh - So why would you fucking care?
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6. |
Iconoclast
02:16
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Your ideologies are just a form a dogma
We stand against your hypocritical, fictitious religion
You create your systemic plutocracy
We fight for table scraps, in a falsified democracy
Fuck That! I wanna tear it down
Erase the symbols of a forgotten time
You think it’s set in stone
We exist just to dethrone!
I wanna tear it up, can you feel the rage?
You know the truth is there’s always been a better way
I want to disassemble, and fight for respect, HOLD ACCOUNTABLE YOUR GOVERNMENT
Can someone please show me where on the status of liberty
It says anything about standing on your own two feet?
Fuck That! I wanna tear it down
Erase the symbols of a forgotten time
You think it’s set in stone
We exist just to dethrone!
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7. |
Make America Hate Again
01:21
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You speak in code words of racial slurs
You disseminate messages of hate
Is the greatness? Have we achieved it?
Torch carrying white supremacists in the streets of Charlottesville
You blew a whistle for racial Hate
They heard the call, they showed up in force
Separate water fountains, back of the bus
Is that the “greatness” that we lost (is that what you want)
But at what cost?
Is that what you want?
You want a new life but you can’t come in
Your creds are alright, it’s the color of your skin
It’s not your fault there are those who pretend
They want to Make America Great Again
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8. |
Money Isn't Real
03:04
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So you know, it’s all a lie
We’re in a system that works you until you die
You grind and grind , there’s no escape
Every day you put extravagant food on some Rich guys’ plate
We must break these… We must break these… We must break these…
WE MUST BREAK THESE CHAINS!
So tear it up, Don’t give a fuck
If we stick together, we can bust this up.
Money isn’t real
Money isn’t real
Money isn’t real
MONEY ISN’T FUCKING REAL!
They just use and use. They just dish abuse.
Well I’ve got some news…
MONEY ISN’T FUCKING REAL!
MONEY! ISN’T! REAL!
WAKE UP! GET UP! STAND UP!
You know you don’t even see your check
It’s already gone before it hits your bank
Drive back and forth, jump up and down
You’re job will tell you when you can make a sound!
We must break these… We must break these… We must break these…
WE MUST BREAK THESE CHAINS!
So tear it up, Don’t give a fuck
If we stick together, we can bust this up.
Money isn’t real
Money isn’t real
Money isn’t real
MONEY ISN’T FUCKING REAL!
They just use and use. They just dish abuse.
Well I’ve got some news…
MONEY ISN’T FUCKING REAL!
MONEY! ISN’T! REAL!
WAKE UP! GET UP! STAND UP!
MONEY ISN’T REAL
MONEY ISN’T REAL
The world is made of needles and it’s starting to fall….
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9. |
i WaNt NoThInG
02:51
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I want nothing, I want nothing
I want no quid pro quo
Tell Zelensky to do the right thing
That’s the final word from the president of the United States
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10. |
Lies I Tell Myself
03:48
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Never did I worry, never did I doubt
Without even thinking I had it all figured out
Lies that I fucking tell myself
It always seems to happen to somebody else
At the expense of society I didn’t see just how they felt
Behind the disguise, I still see through my eyes
Ignore the obvious and embrace all the highs
Moving forward, but counter-clockwise
No wonder reality is such a surprise
I think I have the answer swimming in my head
Will I put them together before I’m fucking dead?
I got a reason for everything just lying on a shelf
But upon a closer look their just lies that I fucking tell myself
Thinking only of me I thought that it’s alright
Funny how I didn’t think it strange I never had a fight
Spend all day smiling, but lying awake in bed
It could be easier to swallow if we just spoke what went unsaid
Behind the disguise, I still see through my eyes
Ignore the obvious and embrace all the highs
Moving forward, but counter-clockwise
No wonder reality is such a surprise
I think I have the answer swimming in my head
Will I put them together before I’m fucking dead?
I got a reason for everything just lying on a shelf
But upon a closer look they’re just lies that I fucking tell myself
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You think it’s tough and you don’t know another way
But to fix the pain your don’t have to throw your life away
All the drugs All the highs
Are NOT the way
But you got it tough and you don’t know another way
There are choices and there are things
There is ALWAYS another way
You don’t have to go it alone
You don’t have to face this on your own
How can I get in? How can I help?
What can I do to let you know
There are people here for you
Here to help you see this, see this through!
Who the hell am I to tell you what to do?
I didn’t get this far without a mistake or two
All the drugs All the booze
Have got me too
But when it got real tough, I found myself another way
There are choices and there are things
There is ALWAYS another way
You don’t have to go it alone
You don’t have to face this on your own
How can I get in? How can I help?
What can I do to let you know
There are people here for you
Here to help you see this, see this through!
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12. |
Rich People
01:46
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The world corporation
Turns a blind eye to starvation
With your gourmet food
I bet you think my Chef Boyardee is lewd
Lewd? Fuck you, you’re rude
Some starving child needs your food
You’re already worth billions of dollars
Bu you know you must have more
You say you give
But no one cares
What is a charity of a million
To a bank account with over 100 billion?
A friend in need is a friend indeed
Well you’ve got some friend in need but you watch them bleed
What? Are they too poor?
I guess they’re not your friends anymore
An ex-friend indeed.
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13. |
Wish You Were Here
04:20
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