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State-sanctioned assassination
'courtesy' of the head of your nation
140 characters at a time
coating enemies with slime
it's a new democracy
radical equality (for some)
devalued expertise
privileged celebrity
dumbing down...
dumbing down...
dumbing down...
dumbing down...
in this digital democracy
equality on your twitter* feed
every voice carries the same weight
whether spreading knowledge or spouting hate
look around who do you trust?
Zuckerberg? Elon Musk?
marketing manipulation
in the guise of emancipation
*yeah we know. we don't care.
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Suffer the Children
02:44
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Quiet Part Out Loud
02:16
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It used to be harder...
you had to read between the lines
to discern their hidden intentions
but now they say the quiet part out loud
(Family values...)
(protect the unborn...)
(faith-based tradition...)
(choose life...)
Don't say gay
overturn Roe vs Wade
force abortion back into the alleyways
drive kids into the closet with shame
They'd say you were crazy...
to suspect that they'd act on their beliefs
to warn of consequences
but now they say the quiet part out loud
(pocketbook issues...)
(freedom to move around...)
(protect the economy...)
(a place that we can all call home...)
pave the greenbelt
build highways everywhere
axe the carbon tax and
sprawl on without a care
They're not even pretending
that it's a bug not a feature
policymaking out of spite
now that they say the quiet part out loud
(free and fair...)
(electoral integrity...)
(voter id because we just can't have fraud you see...)
partisan districting
prevent the poor from even voting
if you can't cheat enough to win
whip up a mob to overturn the result
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Falling Short
03:26
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I'm falling short again, failure becomes a friend
my dreams like ashes in my mouth
defeat becomes a trend a parade of failure without end
a tangled maze with no way out
The pain, the shock, the sting of loss
knowing that there's noone else to blame
frustration and shame as I count the cost of
falling short again... and again...
I'm falling short again and I can't remember when
I didn't feel this everpresent sting
facing the consequence and the cup of bitterness
and the fear of ever falling short at everything and...
I'm falling short again and there's no way to make it end
without giving up the hope of any hope
facing the mirror and the disappointment that I see
reflected in the face that's reflecting back at me...
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What a drag..
Such a drag...
What a fucking drag...
What a drag playing punk rock when you're old...
Death Is Certain but so is hearing loss
Marshall stacks strain your back you're not Above The Law
It's No Fun hauling gear up narrow flights of stairs
To have a Real Cool Time playing in venues that don't have any chairs
Iggy pop will bury us all
He is Undefeated but We Will Fall
Ambition's Dead You Won’t Go Far
Dead Rock Star...
Search And Destroy touring's become another Death Trip
It's All Shit! I Gotta Right! to get myself booked on one of those cruise ships
I'm Bored of playing nice with other local bands
Neighbourhood Threats promoters with their insane blackout demands
My Lust For Life earned me a nasty little infection
so Gimme Some Skin! or Some Weird Sin but next time baby maybe let's use some protection
Your Pretty Face Is Going To Hell because deep down you know what you are
The Passenger riding alone in your own private Death Car
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New Normal
02:31
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normalizing…
normalizing…
normalizing…
normalizing…
new normal
there’s too much to process
we can’t be blamed for
sleepwalking into this
we didn’t realize this could happen
we thought that other people
had to live through history
but this is the new normal
and we don’t have a choice
we didn't see it coming but
this is the new normal
this is the new normal
no we don’t have a choice
it’s too late to stop it
this is the new normal
this is unmapped territory
the certainties of our past
now just seem so unreal
nothing’s shocking anymore
resignation’s taking over
outrage seems so passe
how we understood the world
all of our assumptions
houses resting on sand
illusions of solidity
illusions of permanence
washed away in the flood
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Disappear
03:22
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There’s a rap at your door
at a quarter past four
then to your surprise
it bursts right open wide
they storm in out of the night
hats down over their eyes
drag you out of your bed
and don’t you wish that you’d fled
Lights shone into your eyes
now you’ve nowhere to hide
and you’ve nowhere to run
at the point of a gun
forced into the backseat
like a piece of meat
you’ll become a man without a trace
when you disappear without a trace
if people hear your name they tremble in fear…
when you disappear
dragged down into the cells
like a should into hell
you will get no respite
you’ve got no way to fight
wrung out like a wet sponge
all your records expunged
you’ll become a man without a trace
when you disappear without a trace
if people say your name they whisper in fear…
when you disappear
you’ll become an unperson erased from history
stripped of your name your face and your identity
you’ll become an unperson erased from history
stripped of your name your face and your identity
you’ll become a man without a trace
when you disappear without a trace
if people hear your name they tremble in fear…
when you disappear
you’ll be forgotten by your family and your friends
because they know that they’re never gonna see you again
if they say your name they whisper in fear…
when you disappear
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Don't Wanna Know
02:00
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Lying To Yourself Again
02:37
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lying is easy when you remember what is true
it’s a little harder when the person you wanna deceive is you
i guess im lying to myself again
making believe that this is something i can mend
distract and deny
feeding the growing lie
so that over time
I can forget what I know
lying is easy if you can first convince yourself
it’s a little bit easier if you’re the person you wanna sell
sounds like you’re lying to yourself again…
making believe that things are all going to plan
deny and distract
distorting every fact,
go through this tired little act
just to evade the truth
the more you lie to a person the easier it becomes
that makes it easier to lie to yourself than to anyone
so yeah im lying to myself again
i’ve had a lot pf practice i know how this will end
distort and deny,
nurturing the lie
so that over time
i can pretend i don’t know
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I don't want to be safe
I don't want to be bored
I don't want to embrace a basement
All alone
Think I'd rather regale
Think I'd rather retort
Think about something other than
Metaphors of American sport
Now I'm sure you'll figure things out
...unless there's something else?
Right this way, to my windowless car
...unless there's something else?
I tend to stare at the frame
And wonder where is the hook
Worry that the walls are closing in
Can't bear to look
See yourself in the game
A Q*bert-like pyramid
This maze has a thousand exits
Only one where you can fit
Now I'm sure you'll figure things out
...unless there's something else?
Right this way, to my windowless car
...unless there's something else?
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Cúlturåł Treåsøn Ottawa, Ontario
Cúlturåł Treåsøn is a four-piece punk band from Ottawa, featuring members of four-stroke, Raw Raw Riot, International Maniacs Institute, 86it, Wet for Days, FInderskeepers, and many many more. Voted 'Most likely to claim to have won a made up award that nobody's heard of', their songs induce despair and loathing of humankind. ... more
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