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La Jenelle
01:21
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2. |
Cages
02:18
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ripped from her mothers arms she lies down on the ground
caged with others like her - they'’re calling out
there she cries til there is no water left in her eyes
betrayed by the world - and no one cares
hungry and alone in a place unknown
where the fuck is our humanity?
You should have never left the womb
cuz if you aren’t white that’s the last time they'’ll care about you
can you hear the cries?
i can feel their cries
they're calling out
why isn't god listening?
The foreigners residing among you must be treated as native born
Love them as yourself, for once it was you who was foreign
The scripture is only a righteous tool
When it aligns with your life and is convenient for you
Look a child in the eye and say this cage is your home
Cuz they were born on the WRONG side
Human spirit is not confined or divided by lines
You charlatan fuck
Can you hear the cries?
I can feel their cries
They're calling out
Why Won’'t god listen?
Can you feel their cries?
I can hear their cries
They’re calling out
Why isn’t God there?
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Infidel
02:02
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Born of thin air to help you cope with life’s pain
Transformed to a beast for power, financial gain
A life of your knees, taught to question nothing
Bred with hate for your fellow man
From the highlands of Afghanistan to the ignorant white
Get your life right, you don’t have a dog in this fight
Living life with a boot on your neck
Heaven and hell were created to keep the masses in check
You sow the seeds into humanity
Now reap the crops of ignorance
Mutually assured self destruction
This chapter is over – this book is done
Tread lightly on your way to Babylon
You babble on, but your head is already gone
Beyond the beyond no one gives a fuck what side you’re on
Hope you’re heading towards truth
You’re holy when you got the heat up to your chest
I believe in myself, nothing more nothing less
You’re holy when you got the heat up to your chest
I believe in myself, motherfucker
I am an infidel – I wear the name with pride
We are the infidels
Walk with me down the unholy path
Straight to hell, no looking back
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4. |
Note To Self
01:56
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Take notice to the patterns
We face everyday
Our actions always return
In dangerous games we play
Let us not ignore
Our own oppressive nature
Regain control
Live on, forevermore
Those who refuse to change
End up all the same
Life’s hard – so you've got to be harder
Can't let your amygdala overpower your medulla oblongata
Fear can break you – cut you down and fillet you, betray you
And make a bitch out of you
And time keeps moving on
And the world keeps spinning whether you're dead or you’'re gone
Stay strong – lean on your friends
And if you don't got none
You got me and this fucking song
Those who refuse to change
End up all the same
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Disgrace
00:42
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Disgrace
You ignorant fucker
Manipulated sucker
They'’re fucking with your brain
Cuz they know that you’re a tool
Disgrace
Read a fucking book
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6. |
Your Pride
00:17
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So proud of the color of your skin but
You had nothing to do with it
Fuck your pride
All you have to cling to is things you didn’'t do
You lose
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7. |
To My Friends
01:29
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I keep having visions of some times in my past
It's faded memories of people who will never be back
It hurts so bad but you can’'t change a thing
And there’'s lessons to learn but I learn nothing
I keep trying and trying to not end up like my friends who keep on dying
But I keep losing the race - I can't stop
I can't look my self in the face
Can I lean on you and you can do the same
And together we can make a change?
Cuz im there for you – unconditional love
I’ll be there for you
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8. |
Before We Lost
01:11
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In a dying world
Where just final days remain
Down to one in the chamber
I remember the last orange I ate
Citrus and pith in my mouth
It feels like the memory of someone else
A distant place where birds still sang
Before the lights went out
Before we lost the future to power
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9. |
Bite It
01:13
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I can feel it burning up my head
Like i'm more than halfway to the end
No expression, eyes blood red
No confession, but it has to be said
Pontoon on a river to ruin
It's your last day u got people you’re foolin
You hypocrite, you piece of shit
You fucking scum, go bite it
Mealy mouthed sow fuckin mum is the word now
As beads of anxiety sweat from your brow
You hypocrite, you piece of shit
You fucking scum, go bite it
Take a look in the mirror
Are you happy with the man you see?
You can lie to yourself, but you can'’t lie to me
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10. |
Shut Your Face
00:12
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Shut your face
Shut your face
Shut your face
Shut your face
Shut your face
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11. |
Earth
01:25
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The food we eat
The air we breathe
The water we drink
The planet we leave
Brain bolted half stunned
Bled out and then you’re hung
Hide ripped for vanity
Head severed completely
Burn the trees so they can graze
We're staring toward the end of days
60% gone in 50 years
The roaches wont cry any tears for us
We're serving up our own demise
Why eat your soul to make your belly full?
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Skipped groove, tried and true with nothing to prove
Built with loyalty and nothing to lose
Living our lives by the words from Book and Its Cover
Our diversity taught us to love one another
And when I'’’m down & out feeling black and gray
It's hard to not think about back in the day
But the kids of today and the youth of tomorrow
They're grabbing the torch and they're taking it further
I will never let it slip away
Nardcore – Forever bonded together
Nardcore – Oxnard hardcore forever
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13. |
Lifer
01:59
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Your heroes lied to you
Charlatans with outstretched palms
Separate you from your money
Trade integrity for past tense glory
Your heroes lied to you
What is it that sets this thing apart?
Are we just a soundtrack to chaos?
The minor leagues to the big show?
In the best there’'’s something more
If this is all for fun and games
Then we’re all suckers and fucking lames
Every word I ever wrote - I fucking meant it
And all the words you ever heard me yell - I still believe them
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Retaliate Oxnard, California
Not caught up in any one scene, RETALIATE, offer a glimpse into what could truly be considered some of the last real punk rock out there. No fashion statements, no allegiances, and no regard for anyone. White trash hardcore that has “Born to Lose” written all over it. Former member of In Control. ... more
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