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It seems to me
That being civilized
Has always been defined by
Using other people
As stepping stones to
Hold yourself up
How can it be
That being civilized
Has always been defined by
Nations fighting to prove
Their superiority
Even when this calls for
Imperial conquest
Do we have to be
Trapped in this racist rhetoric
When we talk about
The past and where to go from here?
I don’t believe in
history books that preach
Of civilized and savages
I don’t believe that
Human progress always
Comes at a cost
I don’t believe that
Geographic coordinates decide
Who’s inferior
Guns, germs, and steel
Don’t dictate where and when to kill
Are we civilized?
Or are we still colonized?
How can we fix our minds?
We need to decolonize
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thank you antifa
02:24
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Thank you antifa
for all the hard work you do
one day I hope to join you
I need to get more black
learning your story
you've been around quite some time
fighting fascists around the world
face to face with nazis
you put your bodies on the line
your courage fuckin' kills me
thank you antifa
I don't care what the critics say
hiding your face don't mean that you ain't brave
the police state don't care
about white supremacists
you take matters into your own hands
don't mind the libs who say
you're far too violent
privilege blinds them to your purpose
thank you antifa
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I’m writing this song to help my liberal friends
realize that not all racists are dip shit rednecks.
So many of ‘em spend their time manipulating words
and history to back up their twisted arguments
Oh, yes, they sure are insidious mother fuckers,
crafting language to take the so-called “reasonable people” by surprise,
grab ‘em by the hand and feed them racist lies
If you ain’t careful, they’ll come for you next
They believe that there’s a plan to "steal" this land
from the whites who manifest destiny “gave” it to
They argue for free trade but say the people gotta stay behind
They believe that america is and always has been white
They want you to think that ethnic diversity leads to societal collapse
It may sound crazy to you and me but never doubt
The power of their propaganda
Don’t matter how untrue their stories are
They repeat ‘em so much that their fiction turns to fact.
There’s no such thing as “economic nationalism”
Don’t be fooled by assholes like Steve Bannon or Charles Murray
If you keep the people out but let the money in,
you’re both a racist and capitalist
You can’t keep the people out but still let the money in,
and claim you’re not a fucking racist
They believe that there’s a plan to "steal" this land
from the whites who manifest destiny “gave” it to
They argue for free trade but say the people gotta stay behind
They believe that america is and always has been white
They want you to think that ethnic diversity leads to societal collapse
because we can’t trust each other
no, we can't trust each other
If you ain’t careful you’ll catch yourself nodding along to the racist shit they say
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4. |
nowhere else to go
03:06
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This city's more concerned with
cleaning people than trash
cops post signs, then they go and confiscate tents
they enforce unconstitutional law
humming along to the mantra of
“move along”
There's nowhere else to go
have you ever spent a night in the freezing snow?
If you did, you'd know
most people don't choose this life on their own
there's nowhere else to go
where's your heart?!
Next time your boss tells you to tear an encampment down
tell your boss “go fuck yourself! Go fuck yourself!”
How does it feel to discard the belongings of those who have nothing?
You must feel like a monster – where is your humanity?
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symbiosis
04:15
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Why can’t we live in a world
Where we support one another?
Your gain is not my loss.
Are we so far gone that we’ve
forgotten how to live?
Our relationships are not transactions.
We categorize all forms of life
Into hierarchies to match our own
Fucked up state of mind
I’m tired of me and all the rest
Of the working poor
Letting the rich live like leeches
Off our blood, sweat, and tears.
I’m tired of pretending that
We can’t do better for ourselves.
Why can’t we live
In mutual symbiosis?
It’s time we buckled down and got to it
We can rise from the ashes
Finally use our collective power
Shut it down and stop living complicit
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I can't blame you
for doing what you did to raise our family how you wanted to
I don't wanna blame you, cuz you know I love you, Dad
I'm just so confused how you good be so good and love so much and still choose to do what you did
I guess there must not be a way to live and work ethically in this society
whatever values that you got, you're forced to give them up for a job
and if you can't do that, then in the ground your body will rot, far sooner than you thought
so keep your head down, keep your mouth shut
and we'll march along right to our graves, with our hands tied behind our backs and our eyes covered in blindfolds, sayin' "we didn't know"
we'll make the guns and drop the bombs, research the worst of poisons, whatever it takes to kill our enemies nice and slow
we'll bow to none, no gods or masters -- save for a dollar bill, just one! just one!
we'll carry on like we been taught, just go along with it. even if you know it's wrong
I can't blame you
but I gotta wonder what the hell you were thinking?
I don't wanna blame you, cuz you know I love you, Dad
what story did you tell yourself about the work that you were doing?
I know you're trapped in the same labyrinth as me and all the rest of us
there's nothing we can do
we're born into this world, umbilical attached to the war machine
there's no escape, no matter how hard we try we can't wash it away
and we'll march along right to our graves, with our hands tied behind our backs and our eyes covered in blindfolds, sayin' "we didn't know"
we'll make the guns and drop the bombs, research the worst of poisons, whatever it takes to kill our enemies nice and slow
we'll bow to none, no gods or masters -- save for a dollar bill, just one! just one!
we'll carry on like we been taught, just go along with it. even if you know it's wrong
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7. |
death cult
04:44
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sometimes it feels like there's a fascist in my head
tellin' me that i'm the virus, that corona is the vaccine of the earth
and i don't mean to sound naive, i know that we ain't always lived in peace or harmony
i know that we've abused the land and i know that we've treated it like trash, time and time again
but i ain't gonna let this death cult of economy force me to believe that i or any other form of life don't deserve to live, that we'd be better off without us around
no, i don't buy into that bull shit, you know we've never even tried to organize society based on equity
what makes you so sure the only answer is mass genocide?
what makes you think we couldn't fix this if we tried?
sometimes i don't wanna look at or be seen by the world
because i'm horrified at what we done and what we still do to one another
so many people seem to think this virus is an excuse to close the border, to keep the other out
so many people eager to watch each other suffer without blinking an eye
but i ain't gonna let this death cult of economy force me to believe that i or any other form of life don't deserve to live, that we'd be better off without us around
no, i don't buy into that bull shit, you know we've never even tried to organize society based on equity
what makes you so sure the only answer is mass genocide?
what makes you think we couldn't fix this if we tried?
if we are the problem
then we are the solution
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8. |
ode to quarantine
05:10
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i feel i've lost my place in time
my pace in life has slowed and sped
incomprehensible blend of not giving a fuck and caring way too much
excitement of the mind, fires lit bright in our eyes
we're scared to death to step outside
wondering if the sky really has been more clear?
if fear itself is all we have to fear?
in our small apartments and old churches, we would scream our lungs out how
a small group of friends could change the world
now we're isolated, told to keep our social distance at all costs
and we can for now, but tell me what happens they pull the plug out? when the lights go dark?
thanks to this pandemic, now we got the proof
these problems are systemic
and they always have been
wall street economists predicted this would be worse than '08
republicans are backing plans to give a basic income
the president could cancel all debt, local governments could freeze rent, the fed could print more money if they say fit
i wonder how many deaths could have been prevented had we taken better steps?
well our government won't do shit because they say it would hurt business
forcing hospitals to choose who lives and who dies
this crisis is our big change
to burn these institutions down
that don't serve us
they were not made to serve us
we can't sit back and wait for our so-called leaders to fix this
it's gotta start with you and me
we don't need the government to do these things
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9. |
life in the 21st century
05:46
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do i feel numb?
what is this inside me?
images of people, places, memories?
inside me?
i used to get excited
i used to love life
now i'm only 25 but i can see that our future ain't so bright anymore
i've seen so much of this land i call home
as time has passed, a darkness in me has grown
i don't wanna feel hopeless
i don't wanna feel helpless
but as i look around, what's left to do?
so much hate
so much pain hiding in plain sight
as the world loses it's mind
i don't feel hopeless
i don't wanna feel helpless
sometimes i don't see a point to anything
if this is life in the 21st century, i'm done
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louder than words
03:25
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they say that actions speak louder than words
don't shake your head like it ain't true
i don't wanna hear no excuse
it's time to commit, so tell me what are you gonna do?
they're fracking next to our schools
the death penalty still exists
they're poisoning all our food
black and brown kids stopped and frisked
we could monkey wrench the fuck out of it all
we could set up camp, right there on the train tracks
force the economy to bow to our power
we've left this things in tact for far too long
look where that's got us, look where that's got us
waving goodbye to our future as it falls off a cliff
make no mistake, we're going with it
they say that actions speak louder than words
well if it's true, then tell me what are we gonna do about it?
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i'm gonna climb the highest mountain
and then jump off the top
because sometimes i just feel like flying
and sometimes i feel like giving up
i'm gonna become an archeologist
and find the biggest dinosaur bones
i'm gonna spend every second that i live with my friends
because i hate being alone
i'm gonna become the president
and show these bastards how their money's spent
and i will probably get shot in the face
just like JFK
and i would like to live in a world without greed or racism
cuz while we've been eating, there's been people starving
the complexion of my skin does not make me who i am
we live in a cruel, cruel world
what we need is empathy
we have many things that we don't need
we should throw away those things
we live in a sad, sad world
what we need is empathy
we have many things that we don't need
we should throw away those things
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comrade goose Denver, Colorado
folk punk / singer song writer based out of denver, co.
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