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Zero Tolerance
02:22
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No time to spare so I'll say it straight:
America's still rotting with hate,
due to systemic racist laws
and thoughts that still remain.
Exclusion of people based on wealth and race
to satisfy a minority base
who're too afraid to accept the fact
that everyone gets replaced.
But they're not done and with one last gasp
they'll make points with violent acts,
destroy everything within their grasp,
living for the "win".
Attacking the poor, the worker, and migrant
separating children from their families,
using the same gestapo tactics
like the Nazi's did last century.
It's more than what you see,
or what you choose to believe.
It's real life and lead full force
by enemies of democracy.
Immigration now and forever!
The only thing that makes our country stronger,
both spiritually and economically
for all people and their progeny.
Zero tolerance toward the right wing elite,
we stand at this defining moment,
through voting progressive and peaceful protest,
and self-defense per the second amendment.
It's more than what you see,
or what you choose to believe.
But last I checked, I'm still free
and so are you if you choose to be.
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Common Courtesy
02:41
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Step into the ring of town rule
where everyone wants a piece of you,
even if you weren't elected
or just trying to vote for truth.
Now armed with cynical intent
pitting neighbor against neighbor,
you can't plea for democracy
while embracing corporate commodity.
And boom, here it goes! How quick we forget our manners,
the right swings back, riles up the crowd
and no one thinks for themselves!
And boom, here it goes! The sneers and jeers of the mob
who just want to be catered to without
having to work that hard.
The people vote and they head home, but did anything get done?
Surrounded by well-off townies who bow to Amazon.
Crawl through an unknown jungle to profit off property,
but only for those who live past the common and their skewed
views of courtesy.
And boom, here it goes! Left alone with my thoughts.
Realizing I never belonged and deluding myself of such.
And boom, dissolved! Nostalgia has its cost,
but inhospitable courtesy ain't enough to change my thoughts.
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3. |
God's Image
02:54
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Got no time to feel,
got no time to heal,
distracted by reality
and overarching fear.
Consumed by madness and glory,
solace a diminishing return,
believing we're made in god's image
yet acting like the devils we spurn.
Got no time to think (or reflect),
everyone suspect (or enemy),
regurgitate what's been taught (or forced upon)
without a second thought.
Got no time to feel,
got no time to heal,
distracted by reality
and overarching fear.
The faith of others is grimly measured
by what is believed and agreed,
without considering another's thoughts
or giving to those in need.
The coming waves of humanity
pound on the kingdom's door,
but the call is left unanswered
and quietly ignored.
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4. |
One Worker's Opinion
03:05
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I spend my time working for someone
who never knows my name.
Yes it’s for pay, but there’s something more
that gets me out of bed every day.
Pay my taxes to support my country
and others who need a helping hand,
exchange money for food
and a place to lay my head.
No shame in supporting family,
No shame in supporting yourself,
no shame in supporting someone else
who needs a leg up when they’re down.
But fuck those who exploit workers
and those who try to trounce our rights.
Blue and white collar, no matter the color
we gotta continue the fight.
Don’t be fooled by alt-white speeches
saying how they’re here for us,
they’ll keep stripping our rights away
until we’re serving them as slaves.
We make product for the people
who rely on our labor more
than another entitled racist sexist
who preys on the working class.
Now’s the time to go get organized,
if it comes to boycott then that’s fine.
Stand with workers who continue the fight
against those who destroy our lives.
A fair day’s pay for a fair day’s work,
fair treatment, and a maximum wage,
Medicare for all right now
and make the wealthy pay!
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5. |
The Great Surrender
02:35
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You're proud to be American because you like to think you're free,
wrapping yourself in Gadsden flags and Nazi sympathies.
Tweeting whitewashed history and memes that make no sense,
as you relinquish privacy and further devolve into madness.
Fascists talk so big,
but are scared of change.
Conning people to spend paychecks
to constantly rot their brains.
Coddled by internet assholes
financed by dictators,
with the only shots fired is at ourselves
during America's great surrender.
There's no safety in police states nor an abundance of guns,
or parroting the lazy wealthy while they profit off of us.
Purchase blue line branding that you proudly wear on your chest,
like some psychotic Superman who feels above the rest.
Right wingers think they're right,
but they're still afraid
and resort to emotional horseshit
without thinking reasonably.
Surrender to entertainers
who act like authorities,
declaring war on reason
and revel in victimology.
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6. |
Empty Rooms
03:35
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Fortified inside
appearing safe and sound,
isolating the mind
letting stress compound.
Alienated -
unable to let go,
restraining release
while bitterness seethes through.
Surrounded by others
who feel the same,
haunted by feelings
and yearning for escape.
Waiting
in an empty room,
alone with thoughts of faith and love.
Sensing the end,
unable to move,
unsure of what else I can do.
After all this time,
in some small way,
I thought we were the same.
Unchanged.
Walking separate paths,
we're still lost -
but resolute to see it through,
no matter the cost.
What a price to pay
to throw feelings away,
buying into the lie
of comfy apathy.
Waiting
in an empty room,
alone with thoughts of faith and love.
Sensing the end,
unable to move,
unsure of what else I can do.
There's no safe space
in isolation,
to keep the fear contained.
No reason to stay unchanged,
something's got to give,
so why can't it be us?
Walls block the path,
but they can be torn down
and used for something else.
Like a home
instead
of a cage.
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7. |
Consequence
03:09
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Slavery is easy to dictate
and a gross misuse of power.
A country built on force,
overshadows ideals.
A prison pipeline is cheaper
than to educate the youth,
profit becomes the power
over reason and proof.
We forgot what it means
to care and engage
with our humanity
and live responsibly.
It's time to redirect,
and deal with consequence.
Every action has it
and we can do better than this.
A gas pipeline is built
to accommodate our lives,
but when it explodes
we’re left wondering why?
Corporations apologize,
but still do nothing.
As we pay for their contracts
to get government subsidized.
We forgot what it means
to care and engage
with our humanity
and live responsibly.
True conservatism is going without
for the benefit of those who have less.
If we can't meet that base requirement,
maybe we don't deserve to exist.
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8. |
Inquisition
03:03
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There's a freeze on progress
and I can't wait for the thaw.
So it's time to retaliate
within applicable law.
In an age of slogans
the division is strong,
even though we're outsiders
who really do belong.
What does it take
to confess our mistakes?
To do what is right
when we can't relate?
When everything falls
everybody suffers.
The lies we believe
don't make us great.
Perpetuate
the tired old tropes,
that we reframe
to retain control.
Back to what's safe,
that causes pain?
Or get back to the struggle
so we can live again?
When everything's gone
every body suffers.
Perpetuate
the tired old tropes,
that we reframe
to retain control.
The feeling will change
when the truth is exposed.
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9. |
American Revelation
02:59
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Barraged by views
which are heavily skewed
to the right which have always been wrong,
trading rights for the corporate comforts
of ease without much thought.
Social media rage is the perfect way
to get your mind off what really at stake,
a look into your soul that's bitter and cold
consuming your lonely mind.
There's no place to run or hide,
the light will shine and purify
this land built on slavery
and God's anger will rain down
upon the unrighteous wealthy who prop up inequality,
and the racist sexist coward who fears diversity.
"America is the only place
where you can aspire to be a bum".
Conservatives prove that time and time again,
with the scams they peddle to gullible types
who live in fear of the future,
identifying with fascist elites who cater to their egos.
There's no place to run or hide,
the light will shine and purify
this land built on slavery
and God's anger will rain down
upon the unrighteous wealthy who prop up inequality,
and the racist sexist coward who fears diversity.
You're so fooled by language
of the con-artist's message,
you've forgotten the historical facts
that made US a great nation...
The great migrations
that preserve our union,
fighting for a progressive future
with evangelical furor.
There's no place to run or hide,
the light will shine and purify
this land built on slavery
and God's anger will rain down
upon the unrighteous wealthy who prop up inequality,
and the racist sexist coward who fears diversity.
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10. |
Disregarded
05:03
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Feeding off this wretched culture
nourished by its lazy nature,
it must be so easy to critique
without knowing the truth.
Yet being blunt sure has its perks...
the illusion of wisdom and the terse
spouting of insane horseshit
masquerading as wit.
But now it's time to call you on your shit
and tell you simply
why it's right to express ourselves
without wasting too much breath.
To remind the world we still exist
under the rotting monolith
erected as a warning
against those who just want peace.
It's too easy to go along
in the hopes you'll get along,
but even if you get to that
there's still personal faults.
Let's disregard each other's thoughts
because we don't care for each other much,
yet let's look forward in understanding
that EVERYONE gets their say.
But now it's time to call you on your shit
and tell you simply
why it's right to express ourselves
without wasting too much breath.
To remind the world we still exist
under the rotting monolith
erected as a warning
against those who just want peace.
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11. |
Raging Venomous Hatred
02:56
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Tired of internalizing your external attacks,
I'd rather throw 'em back on you.
Every bullying tactic you ever dealt
that I absorbed just to get through.
It's time for payback. I want revenge.
Oh yes, the threat is very real.
Even better if politicized,
then all my rage is justified.
In silence and in shadows
we find out what we'll do
to escape unequal treatment
in our lives.
Affected by uncertainty
which clearly takes its toll
and fuels the raging venomous hatred
in my soul.
Sickened by your perceptions
of someone's perceived strengths,
keeping you afraid and right in line.
But what good is truth when
you always feel repressed?
Close off the heart and just hide.
Improvise for impact
against fear of losing trust,
affecting quality of life.
I wish I could change the way
I feel about these things
and toss the bitterness aside.
In silence and in shadows
we find out what we'll do
to escape unequal treatment
in our lives.
Affected by uncertainty
which clearly takes its toll
and fuels the raging venomous hatred
in my soul.
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12. |
Indemnity
06:16
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Look in the mirror and guess your worth.
Defined by paycheck and your work.
But there's always someone to blame
and someone else to profit from the pain.
Why not stare and blame yourself?
Entrenched in pride that never helps.
Scream and yell to prove the point
you only care about being right.
Paranoid of "enemies".
The ones you fear will take away
all your hopes and simple dreams,
the goals you never tried to achieve.
What do you fear most: Death or violence?
Neither. It's irrelevance.
Too concerned with identity,
not concerned with indemnity,
as long as you get your meager cut
and the wealthy get what they want -
keeping you consuming shit
while paying for their privilege.
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Methadone Kitty Massachusetts
Methadone Kitty formed in 2001. Since then they've been making noise, experimenting with sound, and releasing albums independently on their own label, Neat/Beat Records.
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