1. |
Black & Blue
03:12
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We been blinded
false information that's been recycled
on so-called news and social sites and
feeling mistreated
we're black and blue yea
we're bruised and beaten
but we the people
won't be defeated
still trying
(for the rights that they will not permit)
fighting
(for the truth that they will not admit)
we'll scream until our lungs are sore
We are enlightened there is something in the air
forgot our differences found common ground we share
we are enlightened eyes are wider we're aware
and now you can't ignore the many represented by the few
when they're standing right in front of you
you've got a lot to answer to!
So much for trying
the faults run deeper
cracks underlying
as walls go up the death tools rise and
hardly surprising
that fear has won out
the joke's turned sour
best friends turned around
right on each other
still trying
(for the rights that they will not permit)
fighting
(for the truth that they will not admit)
we'll scream until our lungs are sore
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2. |
Something's Out
02:48
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Well i've seen some things in my time
that'll have you close your eyes
and I heard these people talking
and I'm sick of all the lies
and I heard this great recession
how it hit us by surprise
and I know about depression
how it eats you up inside
Oh yes I know
that something's out to get me
I read it in the paper
I heard it on the news
there's people pointing fingers
where there isn't any proof
and now the burning in my stomach
and my throat is killing me
as this world gets more confusing
where can I find relief?
Oh yes I know
that something's out to get me
and I know
that no one can defend me
I've been around
I've scored a few
I've spent the rent
on drugs and booze
I climbed the walls
I jumped the stairs
I've grown it all
and shaved my head
and met so many people
that have come to bitter ends
too many of them touched my heart
but I'm proud to call them friend
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3. |
Protesin'
02:58
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This ain't a test
we're shouting for the best
to stand up in protest
consider it a roll call
we have to organise ourselves
before the system falls
You might think
you're just an innocent bystander
but that ain't the case
if they're feeding your face
with lies and propaganda
So do we all agree
Get up with me and
Jump up in protest
We shout revolution
but we don't know what that means
watered down solutions
make it harder to achieve
so we talk and talk and talk
and talk 'till we agree
confirm our terms then kick back
'till we are free
So do we all agree
rise up with me
There's got to be
a better way
there's got to be
If we don't have protest
what have we got?
a government regime
if we don't have protest
what are we?
we're part of the machine
So I'll meet you on the front line
at the designated time
in solidarity we'll stand
and we'll take back what's yours and mine
and when we do what we do
there will be no authority
to dictate how we choose to live
and that's when we will be free
So do we all agree
come on protest with me
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4. |
Frantic
03:47
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Angry men in angry times
mollycoddled boys in pressed
white shirts and ties
they are vocal they are loud
but they're not saying anything
worth writing about
Men's rights and pro-life vitriol
masculinity is so damn fragile
well, excuse me while I tune out
you status quo is under threat
there is no doubt
Ain't no revolution
ain't no change
you're an echo from a time
best left behind
ain't no answers
ain't no new point of view
if you think you're onto something
well, my friend, you're fucking high
Angry men and angry boys
picket signs and tiki torches
are their new toys
well, excuse me while I fight back
if we don't defend we are open to attack
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5. |
Won't Back Down
02:32
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Hey! who's in charge here?
let me be very clear
I have no sympathy for animosity
the depravity the news on my tv
causes national anxiety
the hateful words he speaks
have no levity
and what I see makes no sense to me
Hey! who throws the brick?
the one that really sticks
I have no empathy for hypocrisy
the careless moves he makes
trash democracy
and what I see makes no sense to me
Hey! we won't back down
we've gotta get up and stand our ground
right now
hey! we'll do what's right
even if it means fighting for our lives
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6. |
Times
03:20
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We are the product of
a total failure
to have any control
of our behaviour
come on
let's all
go out
we'll have a good time
swallow this
down that
rack up another line
oh, stuck in the simple life
locked in from the outside
well, we'll get by with our
self-indulgent sense
of self destruction
by following bad instructions
we'll lead our lives without
any fear of the repercussions
Try to remind you
look to me
look to you
Where do we stop?
where do we draw the line?
you see a broken clock
all I see is passing time
feels like we're under attack
I swear we're taking one step forwards
and two steps back
these are the times
Won't be the product of
thoughtless behaviour
why should we take the fall
for someone's failure
cutting corners
won't get there any faster
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7. |
Got Your Back
03:15
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Locked away, behind it all
memories lurk in the walls
they feed the drive
that makes you feel alive
in an ever changing world it's true
where we stay blue, you've got all of us
and we've got
You've only got one life to lead
so go and chase anything that looks like a dream
we will never fall, yea we'll stand tall
chasing all obstruction
in the way of what we knew could be
It's hard to think, and to see
and to feel those memories
that take us back when we travelled the land
just get lost in the life you were born to survive
since you opened your eyes
We've got your back
we're on the same page
we'll write the stories
we've got your back
we're on the same page
we'll write the stories
you won't forget
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8. |
Not Gonna Settle
03:41
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You can tell me to get over it
that it's not your cross to bear
you can tell me not to give a shit
but you don't understand
you can ask me why I bother
you can tell me not to shout
have lower expectations
nothing to cry about
you can tell me that i'm too intense
it scares them all away
I know I won't
everything is going to be okay
If I make you so unhappy
why don't you pack your shit and leave?
if I make you so unhappy
why would you waste your time with me?
i'm not gonna settle
anymore
But this is who I am and I'm not afraid
to say "take it or leave it"wake up and get out
i'm not afraid to hide myself
that's not what we're all about
but what do you know
about standing up for something
or fighting for what's right
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9. |
Follow The Streetlights
03:44
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You can roll your eyes
you can act surprised
I'll take my time at the back of the line
you can buy me a drink
give me peace of mind
now the lights are low
she's still on my mind
I may not know how to survive
here we are getting out alive
forget all you may know
Now when the smoke clears
we're caught here like a tomb
try to keep it moving, it's not a moment too soon
& if you're scared and lonely babe take a piece of me
I hope we make it out this time
can't take it away
you'll see
Please don't waste my time
looking out for me
I've been thinking about where you've gone
I'm hoping that you're finally free
hey it makes me think
maybe drop me a line
I've seen it before about a hundred times
Now my head is racing
there's decades past of writing
no one is around
follow the streetlights
you can find your way home
if you chose to leave this
maybe I should leave this alone
In the night time
on this city street
no one's left to haunt me
no one left to meet
all the headlines are catching up to me
I don't know where we're going
I don't know we'll see
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10. |
No Righteous Cause
04:28
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Do you remember
when our days were simpler?
we'd play and fight
and then make up
now it just seems
obsessed with our screens
we're all just waiting
to draw first blood
It's so abrasive
and I can't take it anymore
Why can't we live
the way we did?
when we were kids
our different skin
it all bleeds red
no worthy fight
no righteous cause
if love is dead
What if we tried
to push hate aside
get back to the point
of where we're from?
innocent born
now we're war torn
what good is a life
if it's no fun?
This game
of humble brags and greed
a contest to prove who's happy
and I'm not playing
'cause you're all faking
so I'm just baking
at the thought of waking
up in a place
where we're all face to face
and the masks that we wore
were all tossed on the floor
so we can be honest
we're all just so scared
'cause this life can be tragic
we're taught not to care for anyone
but ourselves
but that's not me
that's no how it has to be
we can be better
I believe
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11. |
Advertise This
03:37
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I'm not one for betting
when the odds are stacked
so greatly against me
for all that I lack
could've been another foot taller
had some shoulders that were broader
better clothes
had some style
a different face
a perfect smile
so i'll, compile
a list of all the things that
are wrong with my profile
and I will try
to be a little less like myself
to be a completely different guy
All of this is vapid shit
your kids best stay away from it
broken teens
magazines
telling you what you should be
it's all a scheme
don't give them your money
they're selling you dreams
you people should be scrutinising
all this fucking advertising
and the way
they can say
that they're not promoting hate
you take what you can take
all that you can take
I'm not one for kicking
a man when he's down
too many a person
is trolling round town
saying shit that they don't
really fucking mean
hiding behind computer screens
get a life, it's passing by
and it's far too short to try
to crush another aching heart
one battle bruised and showing scars
they're alone
they're at home
and they've got nowhere to go
but through the screen
you keep on pushing
innocent souls to certain ruin
if they give in
you are winning
can you see
what you are doing?
These people make my stomach twist
they'll surely get away with it
'cause they lurk
in the dark
taking pride in stealing hearts
you've lost your spark
don't give them a chance
they'll lower your guard
if as a people we were righteous
we wouldn't allow this virus
to spread
to the heads
of a youth we should protect
now their paths are set
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12. |
Change The World
04:03
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Well I'm just one man
that's my excuse
for floating through life
being no fucking use
to anyone
I'm no use to anyone
I've been a tool
I've never been the sharpest one
I had some fight
but now it seems like it's all gone
the man looks down on me
'cause he's already won
I've nothing left to lose
so I'll just march alone
On the capital I'm marching
will I be marching on my own
I got no backup
I'll have to tap up
all of the people
I've ever known
the ones who share the same opinions
the ones who share the same beliefs
a marching party
I need an army
we're walking calmly
we come in peace
could we change the world?
But putting in effort is so over-rated
can't overcome the evil we created
we suckle at their teet now we're sedated
we think we're free
but we're manipulated
by the ones above
for the ones we love
we will overcome
we're sick of playing dumb
we're breaking out these slums
we got them on the run
here we come
bodies numb
marching on to the sounds of the drums but
is it gonna make a difference?
will we ever make a difference?
I guess at best we'll be a hindrance
if we can ever go the distance
'Cause on the capital we're marching
we won't be marching on our own
we grow in numbers
we become stronger
we are the people
this is our home
and it's not gonna be sucked dry
by these parasites in power
we make our point here
we make a stand here
it all could change in just an hour
We could change the world
if we just hold our ground
if we just stand here now
if we don't back down
we could
change the world
here comes another row
over the people's shouts
I hear the sirens ringing out
The crash into us
with shields of plastic
and batons raised
and they'll get praised
for all their violence here today
they'll keep on pushing
but we're not moving
no, not an inch
a wall of people
dug in heels
our arms and hearts
are tightly linked
We gotta hold our ground
we gotta make this stand
there ain't no backing down, no
we've had it up to here
can't take another year
not gonna live in fear, no
change the world
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13. |
Things Change
02:12
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There was a time
when all you'd have to do
to cross the line
was talk about your skin
or the neighbourhood you're in
now you don't need a reason
grab your guns it's open season
they put a madman on the throne
there's nothing left he won't condone
and when we're all said and done
can you justify
if you just comply
Things change
never thought I'd see this day
deep down we're all the same
no matter what we say
things change
this doesn't have to be the way
yea, I'm not giving up
no matter what they say
Divided we fall
push out our friends
let's build a wall
between our sense of wrong and right
just to stop the fight
so we can sleep at night
while our cities burn around us
they put foreigners in a camp
it reads like pages of mein kampf
and when we're all said and done
can you justify
if you just comply
Things change
never thought I'd see this day
deep down we're all the same
no matter what we say
things change
this doesn't have to be the way
yea, I'm not giving up
no matter what they say
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14. |
Eleventh Hour
04:58
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We're living inside of a culture
where we're taught to keep our heads down
you've got a job to do
so go and do it or you're left out
you can't grasp another chance nah
that one is all you get now
the mirror ain't for second glances
but I can't forget how
it feels to lock that piece away
to be myself another day
push it down inside of me
and let it out some other way
I've gotta figure it out
I need to get rid of the doubt
no more of the ignorant bickering
all of the differences I won't allow
myself to wear there chains no more
I'll pick myself up off the floor
and rise again, rise against
I know what I'll be fighting for
I'm adding this onto the
ever-growing list of reasons why
the seconds into seasons got me
piecing back my fucking mind
yea piecing back my fucking mind
A twisted misfit only lifted when I spit this
drifting with this gift addicted
I won't leave my ink constricted
I could not have predicted that
my words would have permitted
me to take this path and know
that in a moment, we existed
and we ain't here for long
so the hell am I going along
with a predetermined book of lies
that ain't where I belong
fuck no
I gotta go make my own way
got me a vision I'm following closely
solely on our own we pick our path
but they ain't set in stone
these pedestals we're putting people on
are made of paper
wait and see a gentle breeze
push it away without a paperweight
Flesh and bone and cartilage
are part of this here habitat
as far as I can tell this is the only time
they're valid at
I'm looking round
now all I can see through these blinded eyes
I was always buried underneath
the pressure of those lies
I'm gonna take this pen and push it deep into my veins
and when it burrows through the skin
I know I'll never be the same
It's calling out my name
the muse is drawing nearer
inch out of this bubble
'til the songs becoming clearer
yeah, I hear her
and I ain't giving up not on that light
laying down my arms just ain't
an option in this fight
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