LYRICS

  • An asterisk (*) denotes an unreleased song
  • All songs are in alphabetical order for your convenience. We aim to please
  • As you can see, even having played for several years in the band, I don't know all the lyrics.


    Angst in G (or Generation X Song of Angst in the Key of G)
    (Hasmuk)

    I feel so alone
      Even though you're here
    I never [something]
      [something]
    [something]
      [something]
    And I...
      Will feel alone

    I am alone, I am no one
      Drive it into my soul

    I try to be cool
      But sometimes I'm not
    I try to find my way
      But then I'm lost[?]
    I'm chokin', I'm drowning
      I'm begging for friends
    And I...
      Still feel alone

    [huh?]
      [double huh?]
    And I...
      Will feel alone



    * Bedroom
    (Hasmuk)

    Indecipherable. We only played it once live.
      


    Call to Arms
    (Hasmuk)

    The moral majority (is neither)
      Holier than thou (motherfuckers)
    On the wall is written (their hypocrisy)
      Your self-righteousness (forced upon me)
    Your lifestyle (has offended them)
      Your immoral choices (nothing but sin)
    You must concede (to their philosophies)
      Or be chastised (for what you believe)

    (Look) At the atrocities
      (Hear) Oppression in their words
    (Feel) The pain of mental slavery
      (Go) A call to arms


    * Changing Rules
    (Hasmuk)

    I don't even think I have a copy of this song anymore.
      


    * Cost
    (Hasmuk)

    I have no idea what he's saying
      


    Fear and Hate (In God's Name)
    (Hasmuk)
    You stand arm in arm with those that I abhor
      And claim you're saving souls, and saving lives, and more
    Accomplices of yours, the ones you stand beside
      Self-absorbed hate-mongers, one day you'll be tried

    Fear, Hate

    You preach fear and hate in God's name
      You fucking hypocrites, you're both the same

    You take my God and you distort his grace
      Bigots and homophobes are sinners you embrace
    To serve your needs, you would welcome Godless fools
      To help you spread your views like fucking mindless tools

    You use the holy Bible just to suit your needs
      And fabricate your lies to justify your greed
    Save yourselves before you go and cast your blame
      'Cause there's no fear, and there's no hate in my God's name


    * Fires No More
    (Hasmuk)

    Names and reasons never matter
      Neither mean a thing
    Couldn't even justify
      This is why I lay

    Fires no more, fires no more
      Flame has doused my brain
    [something] that burns, burns so bright
      [something else]

    Been up all night drinkin'
      Waiting patiently for dawn
    [something about depression]
      Torment lingers on

    All my life I gave away
      It all belonged to her
    Who'd have thought a memory burned
      [something about things that were]
    Flame that burns so brightly
      So quickly wears away
    Light so bright it blinded me
      [something about golden day? roll in the hay? E-bay!?]


    * Forcefeed
    (Hasmuk)

    Suffocate, eradicate, and desecrate my life
      [something]


    You see me
      You know
    Forcefeed me
      Then go


    * Game
    (Hasmuk)

    There was a time, times few and blue
      Portraits of aging, stories of truth
    Times when affection meant something to me
      Thoughts were discovered, turning a key
    Laughing and crying were part of the game
      Emotions weren't closed, life wasn't restrained

    And now things are different, yet somehow the same
      You'll find all the answers by playing the game

    The wolves are hungry, the winds will still blow
      Those devils are rising and you're still below
    We're creeping through stillness and none of us sleep
      Their bones are still cracking as we swim through the deep
    The aged are coming, how quickly you'll see
      The balance is leaving, so where will we be?

    The world it keeps turning
      She's spinning in time
    If I knew the source
      Then you would all be mine


    Inferior
    (Hasmuk)

    Storms of the mind, outside and in
      Living in truth, living in sin
    Daybreak brings light, signs of control
      Gaining new knowledge fills in the hole
    Culture is God, some would have you think
      Charge undefined drives you to the brink
    Ignorance bliss? The fact still remains
      It all but consumes that which is sane

    Come down from your horse, Come off of your throne
      I've seen your glass panes, Stop casting your stones
    If you live your life, In your own style
      We might get through it for a while

    Abstention from feelings weighs heavy on souls
      Leaving dreams to become unattainable goals
    Opinions of many, the refuge of few
      Escape from society is what we do
    The void simply grows, the bridges burn fast
      Until no ties remain, relations swept past
    The choices we've made will always exist
      Decisions you'd have will never subsist

    (Too much time) is wasted on foolish debate
      (Too many times) love falls to meaningless hate
    (Too few are) the times we hold true to our creed
      (Too often) we quit before we should even concede

    Inferior


    Ladder
    (Hasmuk)

    Please, mister, don't forget the way you came
      One, two, or three, they won't be around to help you
    Your problems, they're your own now
      Riding in on pumpkin carriages

    I'll help you, yes, I will
      Help you find your way home
    Walk with me, just a bit
      Talk to me, if you dare
    Lines are drawn, hands are dealt
      Listen to my story, and we'll climb
    Help you, yes, I will
      Help you find your way

    Come if you like, down to the shore
      Look for the truth, remember the past
    Others have been here, as well
      Were we not brothers? I just don't know

    It does get mystified, or so it would seem
      Simplicity will take us
    From seeds to stems, don't quite remember
      We shall climb, we shall climb
    Climb with me


    October
    (Hasmuk)

    A night that I'll always remember
      A journey I'm thankful that I made
    Experience that only made me better
      When I came upon the hunter and the jade



    One of the Rest
    (Hasmuk)

    Oh, what have they done to you, where have you gone?
      Misplaced your identity you held for so long
    So what has become of the person of the past?
      Been rested some time now, replaced by a mask

    You follow like sheep, being herded along
      Afraid to resist, cause they might say it's wrong
    You used to be yourself, and that's when you're best
      Now you're just one of the rest

    You do what they do, and you go where they go
      Lost all your direction, you drift with the flow
    No feelings or thoughts of your own do you keep
      You've thrown them away to be one in the heap

    But one day, and real soon, it won't be too long
      You'll look for your shepherds, and they'll all be gone
    And what will you do when those that you've mined
      Leave you and your flock in the cold, and behind


    * Opposition
    (Hasmuk)

    A torch is lit, too huge to fit
      Buckets of frustation poured onto it
    Dime bag of shame, anger's to blame
      Sprouts from the depths to complex to explain

    This we know, on we go
      Opposition will be pushed below

    Enter violence and such, a parade towards the touch
      And the urge to draw red has become too much
    In this shed of our time, cleansed from the grime
      Stands a forest of honesty sharp and sublime


    * Outraged
    (Hasmuk)

    I am tired and all alone now, looking out my fuckin' door
      No mercy has my soul tonight, like all the times before
    Stinging of my blurried eyes, straining of my tongue
      Outlet soothes my senses, our fellowship is done

    Outraged...my thoughts are carried away
      Outraged...my mind forgets today

    Not so trivial, a simple spin of fate's wheel
      What we can't beg or borrow, we're goin' to fuckin' steal
    Another disappointment again has come my way
      [something something] quench my thirst, heard most every day

    If you're not outraged, you're not paying attention
      If you're not outraged, you need a new direction


    Role Model
    (Standridge)

    Nigga this. Gansta that.
      Who gives a fuck about a punk with a gat?
    Fancy that. You took a life.
      Who gives a fuck about the bitch he called a wife?
    Bust a cap in your brother, just another motherfucker down
      Paint yourself hard, homicidal circus clown
    Why you gotta be like that? Pull a gun to stop a glance
      You gotta realize that you ain't got a second chance
    Paralyzed, hospitalized, more than likely dead
      What the fuck did you expect? You got a bullet in the head!
    What about the younger generation come to join the crew?
      How do you spell unity, when it's down to him or you?

    You ain't a role model...You got that right
      But why should I give a fuck when you refuse to see the light?
    It's hard to give a fuck about a punk bitch or a sucker
      When you hide behind a nine to be a tough motherfucker
    Punk motherfucker
      Punk motherfucker

    You down with OPP? Who gives a fuck?
      If you're down with some at all, then she's stupid or it's luck
    Why you disrespectin' girls that you don't even know?
      How can you blame her for her anger when you call the girl a ho?
    Maybe if you'd open your eyes, use your fuckin' head
      Then you wouldn't end up layin' face down in the gutter dead
    If you gave a fuck it'd be like the blind leadin' the blind
      But you'd rather pull your gat than try to use your fuckin' mind

    Go on and tell me it's a black thing, I wouldn't understand
      Rollin' down Compton with a 40 in my hand
    Ready for the static with a Glock automatic
      Or a shotgun; and it's not fun
    When you're caught up in the sights
      Of the fuckin' black and whites and you can't run

    Thought you were hard, cause you were packin heat
      Now you're packin shit with a chain around your feet
    Now you're fucked, cause it just ain't cool
      Doin' 99 to life before you finish high school
    Think you're so bad, you fuckin' wanna-be bitch
      That the sight of yourself'd make your trigger finger itch
    You better check yourself; get this straight
      It's up to you to stop the hate

    Livin' in fear by your own accord
      But if you live by the sword, you die by the sword


    Simple Walk
    (Hasmuk)

    And now he tries to get up from his seat for a walk
      Among his friends he'd rather be so they can talk
    But the strain of frustration's spinning round in his head
      And the time he lost, he found in here instead

    And a walk of jealousy is still a simple walk
      Better take some time to reflect, time to talk
    So what if others stare, so what if they gawk
      Cause a walk of jealousy is still a simple walk

    And now the tension that he feels inside won't go
      He hides his face so that others just won't know
    And while the temperature rises high inside his veins
      So does the envy as his rival only gains

    Like a fruit from the vine he took his pick
      But sour grapes have a way of making you sick
    Spilt milk now, water under the bridge
      And the anger that he feels won't change the things he did


    Soapbox
    (Hasmuk)

    I've got no time for narrow minds
      Earn respect by being color blind
    Not blind to the colors in which we dress
      Blind to the colors of a man's flesh
    Yeah, it's easy to see that we're not the same
      But skin color's no reason to point fingers of blame
    Too many people use race to judge equality
      But no race is inferior to me

    If you're black you're a nigger
      If you're Asian, a chink
    If you're a Jew, you're a kike
      That's what some punks think
    Hispanics are spics, Italians are wops
      How long will it be till all this bullshit stops?

    I can live my life the way I am
      And still respect my brothers and sisters from foreign lands
    Our language is different, and we do not look alike
      Who the hell says that's a cause for a fight?
    But some dumb motherfuckers refuse to see
      We all should just live in racial harmony
    Their minds always draggin' three steps behind
      Refusin' to see that their lives are led blind

    Let me tell you what I'd like to do
      Just calmly sit down and talk a minute or two
    If that doesn't work, then instead
      I'll throw 'em down on the ground and start kickin' 'em in their racist (fuckin') heads


    * WAS I?
    (Hasmuk, Standridge)

    Why are you such a fucking stick?
      A player being played?
    With horseshoes, hands, and clover wreaths
      Are belly of a maid
    When guns are badly heated
      Do states heed silly yearning
    Thus stretch the pie of eaten grief
      The grief of snakes now burning

    Was I? Am I? Are we not the same?
      Only twice can you curse me, and then escape the blame

    Then comfort from your chair you seek
      Ten tunes will make you dance
    Soon knights of night will call to you
      Far from your eager trance
    How soft your statue bleeds for me
      This cycle plans your trip
    Coat and coat again your eyes
      And skin its crimson lip

    I know the candle melts away
      And rays will quickly shine
    The fortress you have built inside
      Makes drier for our wine
    If tiles fall together
      Then wars will shock and rake
    For shoes of gods will crush our heads
      Like glass we all shall ache


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