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( R. Carlisle, A. LeBonte, F. Cambell )
See them running for cover
Hear their screams and their cries
The next person they see
May be the next one to die
But why?
It’s a Massacre in the First World
To go down in infamy?
Spread dismay disarray?
We’ll all remember their name
After they blow you away. Away!
It’s a Massacre in the First World
So keep your children near
Live your lives in fear
Will the system keep you safe
When they take all guns away?
No.
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( A. LeBonte, R. Carlisle, F. Cambell )
RIDING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND YOU KNOW I’M FUCKIN HIGH
WATCH ME PASS THE COPS AND THE TAXMAN BY
V-TWINS, BICYCLES, SWITCHBLADES
KEEP THE ANARCHY BETWEEN YOUR LEGS
BUILD THAT FUCKIN TALLBIKE, BUILD IT FUCKIN HIGH
BUILD THAT FUCKIN TALLBIKE, BUILD IT TO THE SKY
V-TWINS, BICYCLES, SWITCHBLADES
KEEP THE ANARCHY BETWEEN YOUR LEGS
TOGETHER WE RIDE INTO THE SUNSET
TOGETHER ALL OBJECTIVES WILL BE… MET
( WITH OUR ) V-TWINS, BICYCLES, SWITCHBLADES
KEEP THE ANARCHY BETWEEN YOUR LEGS
IN THIS WORLD OF CORRUPTION, WE RIDE FOR THE SYSTEM’S DESTRUCTION
IN THIS WORLD OF CORRUPTON, WE RIDE FOR THE SYSTEM’S DESTRUCTION
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3. |
Liberal Bastard
01:46
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( R. Carlisle, A. LeBonte, F. Cambell )
You said the only way to beat the system was by working from within
Now you’ve climbed the ladder but decided to join in
A casualty? A traitor? Just a system fucking pig
Think you set out to save the world but just let the bastards win
You think they’ll always win
Time and again
Apathetic
You’re just another Liberal Bastard
Your dreams became lies as their lies became your truth
What happened to the “radical”, outspoken in your youth?
You’ve fetishized the poverty from which you’ve never know
Ashamed of the privilege from which your seed was sown
You’re just another Liberal Bastard
Just another fucking one of them.
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4. |
WasteLand
02:31
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( A. LeBonte, R. Carlisle, F. Cambell )
IT’S A DESOLATE PLACE, AND IT LEAVES A ROTTEN TASTE
CORPORATIONS LED THE PACE, WITH A NAIVE HUMAN RACE
CHEMICALS YOU SHOULDN’T BREATHE, ARE PUT INTO YOUR FOOD
IT’S PRODUCING CANCER, MONSANTO AIN’T THE ANSWER
WASTELAND
AS AMERICA ACCEPTS IT, EUROPE BURNS THE FIELDS
MONSANTO DENIES IT, AS THE HUNGRY NEED A MEAL
THE PEOPLE ARE POISONED, BY THEIR OWN FOOD
THE FARMERS ARE BOUGHT, AND SO ARE YOU
WASTELAND
NOW THERE’S NOTHING LEFT, THE SOIL IS A JUNKIE
NOW NOTHING WILL GROW, WITHOUT A CHEMICAL
LET THIS BE A LESSON, FOR OUR FUTURE IS PLANNED
LET’S BURN THEM TO THE GROUND AND LEAVE THEM IN A
WASTELAND
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5. |
Fuck the NSA
02:07
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( R. Carlisle, A. LeBonte, F. Cambell )
An eye in the sky, watching us all
An ear to the phone, listens in on our calls
Fuck the N.S.A.
They’re watching the web, to see what they find
An arm of the law, keeps our backs to the wall
While behind the scenes, dictate what you see
Fuck the N.S.A.
One nation under surveillance
You may be under investigation
Fear, Deceit, Intimidation
Say goodbye to private life
Fuck the N.S.A.
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6. |
(Pocket) Full of Shit
02:16
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( A. LeBonte, R. Carlisle, F. Cambell )
I’VE GOT A POCKET FULL OF SHIT
AND I DON’T KNOW WHEN TO QUIT
POCKET FULL OF SHIT
DON’T KNOW WHEN TO QUIT
LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO LIVE BY THE HORSE
WHAT GOES UP
MUST COME DOWN
WATCH MY SMILE
TURN TO FROWN
POCKET FULL OF SHIT
DON’T KNOW WHEN TO QUIT
LIFE IT TOO SHORT TO BE FILLED WITH REMORSE
POCKET FULL OF SHIT
DON’T KNOW WHEN TO QUIT
LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO LIVE BY THE HORSE
I WENT TO THE ORACLE, SHE SAID HISTORICAL, HISTORICAL INFORMATION
SHE SAID I’D BETTER CHANGE MY WAYS, OF LIVING DAY TO DAY OR FACE A DEADLY CULMINATION
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7. |
Ulterior Deception
02:10
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( A. LeBonte, R. Carlisle, F. Cambell )
LEADERS ARE RISING AS HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF
BUT CAN WE EVER LEARN FROM THE PAST?
A REPUBLICAN OR A DEMOCRAT …
… IS PURELY TWO DIFFERENT SHITS FROM THE SAME ASS
ULTERIOR
DECEPTION
IS INFERIOR
PERCEPTION
THEY’VE GOT A HIP POPE, AND HE’S OH SO TREASURED
THEY’VE GOT A COOL PRESIDENT, YOU KNOW THE FUCKING SKIT
I GUESS POPULARITY IS MEASURED …
… BY HOW MANY FLYS SWARM A PILE OF SHIT
ULTERIOR
DECEPTION
IS INFERIOR
PERCEPTION
POPULAR ASSHOLES OF THE SYSTEM
NO THEY DON’T LOVE YOU
DO YOU HAVE THE SYPTOMS?
… OF THE CHARMING ASSHOLE FLU?
PULLING FAUX VOTES OUT THEIR ASSES
INDOCTRINATING THE MASSES
RAPING CHILDREN WITH A SMILE
AND BOMBING COUNTRIES WITH STYLE
SO DON’T YOU FORGET WHEN A PUPPET IS MISSING IT’S STRINGS
THE PUPPET-MASTER WILL QUICKLY REPLACE THE KINGS
WHETHER IT’S THE CHURCH, THE BUREAU, OR THE FUCKING STATE
REMEMBER THE NAME OF THE GAME IS CONTROL AND HATE
ULTERIOR
DECEPTION
IS INFERIOR
PERCEPTION
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8. |
Cage to the Plate
01:07
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( R. Carlisle, A. LeBonte, F. Cambell )
How can we feel entitled over another creatures life?
Hang it upside down! Bleed it with a knife!
Raised in a cage, They know only pain
Led to a slaughter that’s fucking inhumane.
But do as you please, they’re plump for your feast
Is the animal in man the real fucking beast?
Would you feel different if you heard their cries?
With this blood on our hands can you call us civilized?
From the cage to your plate
Cage to the Plate
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9. |
Winter
02:46
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( A. LeBonte, R. Carlisle, F. Cambell )
DECAY
WHITE NOISE RINGING IN MY HEAD
CAN’T GET THE FUCK OUT OF BED
I WANT TO BLAST OUT MY BRAINS
‘COZ WINTER HAS GOT ME INSANE
WINTER
THE TREES ARE FUCKING DEAD
TO THE SOUTH, THE BIRDS HAVE FLED
THE COLD CHILLS TO THE BONE
LET ME DECAY IN THE SNOW
WINTER
THE LAKE HAS BEGUN TO FREEZE
THE PEOPLE ARE ALL ON THEIR KNEES
FOR WINTER HAS COME AND SHE’S PISSED
FOREVER CLAIMING MY HAPPINESS
FOREVER, FOREVER, FOREVER, FOREVER, FOREVER, FOREVER
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10. |
Gone with the World
02:07
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( R. Carlisle, A. LeBonte, F. Cambell )
OCEANS SO POLLUTED, HUMAN MINDS DELUDED
SEALIFE CHOKES ON PLASTIC, DIES AND DECOMPOSES AT THE BAY
RADIOACTIVE WATER, HUMAN ERROR LEADS THE SLAUGHTER
THESE NEGLECTED WATERS, SOON THEY’RE GONNA WASH US AWAY!
POWER LINES TOOK THE TREES, DRONES THE BIRDS AND BEES
CONCRETE SWEPT THE FOREST, A RIVER OF WASTE UNDER THE STREET
GARBAGE PILED HIGH, MOUNTAINS IN DISGUISE
SMOG FILLS THE SKY, CHOKE ON EVERY FUCKING BREATH
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS WORLD
IT’S DYING WITH EACH PASSING DAY
WE’VE ALL LOST TOUCH
SOON IT’LL BE OUR TURN TO PAY
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11. |
White Lies
02:41
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( R. Carlisle, A. LeBonte, F. Cambell )
This may come as quite a shock to you
Contradict and question your indoctrinated views
So you think you’re the new minority? You wanna play victim
Though you’ve been dealt the upper hand in a racist fucking system
White Guilt
White Lies
Perpetuate Hate
So you feel you’ve fallen victim for the color of your skin?
Never felt like this before and you may never again
Imagine facing that struggle every fucking day
Acknowledge the struggle, It’s time for change
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12. |
Change the Tide
02:27
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( A. LeBonte, R. Carlisle, F. Cambell )
APATHY
LOW SELF ESTEEM
SELF PITY
SHATTERED DREAMS
CHANGE THE TIDE OF THE STORM
AND WATCH THE WORLD AROUND YOU TAKE FORM
DEPRESSION
SLOW PROGRESSION
DAMAGED EGO
SYSTEM PLACEBO
CHANGE THE TIDE OF THIS STORM
AND WATCH THE WORLD AROUND YOU TAKE FORM
YOU MUST DUST YOURSELF OFF AND TAKE CONTROL
DESTROY THE DISTRACTIONS, CHANGE LIFE BY THE WHOLE
YOU’D BETTER CHANGE THIS CURSE
BEFORE YOU GET IN THAT HEARSE
DEATH IS THE EASY WAY OUT
A PERMANENT ROUTE
SOMETIMES LIFE WILL TAUNT
BUT REMEMBER YOU'RE SPECIAL AND YOU CAN DO ANYTHING YOU WANT
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Decay After Death Chicago, Illinois
DECAY AFTER DEATH
"CHICAGO'S MOST HATED".
Circa 2009 - 2014
3 piece assault
A. LeBonte |
bass & vocals
R. Carlisle | guitar & vocals
F.Cambell | drums (2012, 13, & 14)
B. Ames | drums (2009, 10, 11)
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