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All Out Of Perspective
02:49
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Quiet, the night is restless
I’ve got something to say
This moment has struck a nerve
I’ve got something to say
Quiet, the night is endless
I wonder if you’ll stay
Moments slip through my fingers
I knew that you won’t stay
Chorus 1:
I’ll speak nonsense to power and wisdom to fools
Tell jokes to the righteous and laugh at the truth
Chorus 2:
Sing at my TV and dance to the news
Gossip the houseplants and share a couple brews
I’ll speak nonsense to power and wisdom to fools
Tell jokes to the righteous and laugh at the truth
What do you want me to say?
What do you want me to do?
I said, what do you want me to do?
What the fuck should I say?
I'm sorry I was laughing, but I don't love you anymore,
You've become like a cancerous obsession I abhor
That crooked smile teases me and promises a life
Of pain and guilt and consequence that I think sounds just fine
Now I know I’ll be just fine
Brother can you spare a dime?
What if this line didn’t rhyme?
Now I know I’ll be just fine
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3. |
Let's Do Brunch
02:32
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You do me as much good as a bullet in the head
And that’s quite a compliment (and I mean it)
If it was up to me I’d always do just what I wanted
But I’ll do what you said (and you said to)
Eat the rich
Cook the poor
Bake the bastards
Baste them some more
Sometimes it takes a village just to raise one criminal
And one law to bring them down (going down now)
What’s all these rules and regulations do when
When the end comes to our town (at your door now)
First the righteous
Then the tools
That believe in justice
There’s no such rule
Looks like the end is coming down
It’s happening right now
Life’s just not fair
Sometimes the good ones drown (there’s no time for that now)
If we are the righteous
On the poor we’ll gorge
There’s yer twisted justice
Seems more like the norm
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4. |
Rats
03:12
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Don’t smile at me like that
You don’t know what I’m thinkin
You and me, we’re all just rats
Too stupid to flee and we’re sinkin
I don’t care what you say
I’m not listening to you
Spent my last regret
That’s the honest truth
It’s the truth
Chorus:
Tell me how to act
Tell me what to think
Turn me inside out
Tell me what you see
I don’t think so…
Tell me where to go
Tell me what to eat
Turn my world around
Tell me who to be
I don’t think so…
Don’t look at me like that
You don’t know where I’ve been
I’ve washed upon rotten shores
Nothin in my pocket but lint
Don’t care what you say
I wasn’t looking at you
Seen you a thousand times
That’s the honest truth
Don’t touch me like that
You don’t know who I am
I know we woke up wrapped up together
But I wasn’t here until 6AM
I don’t care what you say
I’m not leaving you
I left a long time ago
That’s the honest…
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6. |
P.S.A.
02:46
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Let’s have a chat, have a beer
Please don’t let this get weird
I’m fine with talking, sharing, drinking
Fine with trading tunes
Please don’t think too much of me
I won’t be on no MTV
Just wanna sit around with you
And take down a few brews
CHORUS:
Antisocial
Is not the word
Just a buncha average assholes
Punx and nerds
Let’s get something straight
So that I don’t aggravate you
This isn’t narcissistic
I’m not trying to be rude
We write these songs, we play these shows
For us that’s just how our lives go
We’ll all be back at work tomorrow hanging over with you fools
CHORUS
About last nite I wasn’t sober, I’m not so sure of all the things I said
So if yer feeling upset with me just think of this so yer not misled
CHORUS
Chords and words are what it’s all about
So if you like it then let’s all hang out
Chords and words, that’s why we’re here
So let’s sing some songs and drink some fucking beer
Chords and words and friends and beer!
CHORUS
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7. |
Making Friends
03:17
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I don’t want to see your face around here
Can I make myself more clear
I don’t want to lose my patience
Get caught up in social graces
I guess I’m losing control (I guess I’m better alone)
I’m in and out of my mind and there’s never the time
To complete all my thoughts that are driving me crazy
I guess you could say I’m losing my grasp on reality
But I say,
I don’t want to see your face around here
Can I make myself more clear
I don’t want to lose my patience
Get caught up in social graces
I guess I’m losing control (I guess I’m better alone)
I’m in and out of my mind and there’s never the time
To complete all my thoughts that are driving me crazy
I guess you could say I’m losing my grasp on reality
But I say,
CHORUS:
What have we got to lose?
Does it matter what is the truth?
We’ve given our lives and innocence
To the gods and masters, never asking
What have they got to gain
From our sacrifice and pain
Cycle of retribution, never ending
Always pays the same
Do you remember a time when it mattered?
When the whole world wasn’t ripped into tatters
Maybe these thoughts are nothing but shadows
Not based in reality,
But I say
CHORUS
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8. |
No Action = Reaction
02:37
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Hands up, DON’T SHOOT
What’s this screw gonna do
Arrest has too much paperwork, I guess that I’m screwed
The body cam is off, it’s my word against his
Police, militia, there are no differences
CHORUS:
When there’s no action
Here’s yer reaction
Retaliation
It’s our only option
Here’s the match, here’s the reaction
Here’s a brick right thru yer window for the checks that you’ve bin cashing
Money in yer pocket cuz it’s yer job to kill
You know the right thing to do, somehow I doubt you will
If they can't serve and protect us
Well call me crazy, but maybe they should fear us
Don't get me wrong, no, I don't wish the bodily harm
but every waking they should know that we are watching
Cause there are lots of and us not that many of them
We don't have to put up with abuse and corruption
Every cop you see, document their bullshit
Smile motherfucker in the morning you'll be famous
CHORUS
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9. |
Little Things
02:33
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You say we should be first
Clearly better than everybody
Put ourselves before the rest
You don’t want to think about anybody else
But who are you and who are they?
Artificial lines, we’re almost mostly the same
If you break under the surface
I think you’ll find we’re not so deep
Mostly good, but also prone to greed
Can we change the conversation?
I want an intervention (I want a permanent vacation)
I hope it’s not too late
I can’t sleep, I just cannot shake
The way we’re floating on this rock together (you and me look at each other)
You and I, we’re all the same (Do you feel the same?)
We’re all to blame
Look down on those who have less
Pull themselves up by their bootstraps
Show me a man that’s self-made
I’ll show you one that’s full of crap
Who is rich and who is poor
Not how smart you are, but where you were born
If we can cut the bullshit,
Money doesn’t make you good
Have you even read that fucking book?
Why can’t we love each other?
Why can’t let it be?
(Live, try, we’re always running out of time)
(Live, die, we’re always running out of time)
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10. |
the Sandwich Song
02:19
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What if everyone’s been lying to me
Yer all secretly religious, homophobes, republicans, brainwashed zombies
What’s there to do
When those that you respect are getting news from fox and they’ll call the cops on you
What do you know
Just what they taught you, that’s what I though now I know
You can’t be trusted with a simple thing like
Common decency and treating other people like they’re human beings
Now I don’t know much, but I can tell you this
You shouldn’t be eating meals in the places that you shit
You can fool yerself, hide behind vinegar and piss
I know that you fooled me more than I care to admit
What seeds you sew
Yer minds like salted earth where nothing new can grow
You can’t be trusted with a simple thing like
Common decency and recognizing others views and histories
Let’s put all the lies in the past
How long did you think you could keep up the act
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11. |
Hockey Pucks
04:26
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We’ve got our walls and windows
Fences around our yards so we can feel
safe while we are sleeping
Telling children what we think is real
Don’t tell me what I know, I don’t know what I know
All I know is that you are wrong
Don’t tell me that fear is the answer, it’s the enemy
Fear is the enemy
We’ve got our flag and border
Walls we can build oh so goddamn high
Tell ourselves it will be okay
Because we’re always right
Don’t tell me that pride is the answer, it’s the enemy
Pride is the enemy
We are, we are, we are, we are just animals
Every hour, every minute there's a death threat
It's coming from up on the hill, why can't you see that
I'm afraid that facts don't have an alternate
We're not, you are, you are the fucking enemy
I know we’re going nowhere
Don’t tell me that you don’t care
I know we’re going nowhere
We have our guns and ammo
Bombs that could end the whole world tonight
Tell the people it will be okay
We must show them our might
Don’t tell me that war is the answer, it’s the enemy
War is the enemy
We are, we are, we are, we are just animals
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12. |
Field Of Dreams Approach
03:03
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These streets are painted with my memories
But everywhere I look, those memories start to change
Some still here and some are lost to history
They’ll always be a part of me, all the same
You may be gone, but you’re not forgotten
I hear you every single day
Where have you gone now?
What are the memories all that remain?
Some days lack meaning like a simile
Go through the motions, act like nothing’s strange
I still think back on the things you said to me
If I’d have been there, would anything have changed?
Where can I go?
There’s no way out
The air in here’s too much for me to breathe
These thoughts in here all to have been arranged
Do you mind if I step outside to clear my head?
I think I’ll stare up at the sky and pray for rain
What are the memories that remain?
Are memories all that remain?
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13. |
Yer Just Gutless
03:43
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Now I’ve come to a place
Where it’s probably time to face
This song will not change the world
I see cops shooting kids
Disease treated like a crime
And some of that blame’s yers boys and girls
But just sit tight
Cuz I don’t know what we can do
Relax, stand back
Enjoy the show cuz we’re all screwed
CHORUS
Yer the problem
I’m no solution
For 30 years I’ve made my peace but nothing seems to bleed
This constitution, that you pretend to
Serve, protect, then break some necks
All in the name of cashing checks
Whoah, yer just gutless and it shows
Police apologist that’s snorting god’s word up yer nose
You’ve become exactly what you hate
And that kind sould we used to know is starting to evaporate
It’s time we talked about yer choices
And all of those that you’ve let down (and those you couldn’t figure out)
I can’t say this will end well for you or me
But I can promise I’ll remind you every chance I get until we’re free
It's time we talked about our problems
When I say problems, I mean your problems too
But if we're talking about my problems,
When I say problems, one of them is you
CHORUS
We’ve got too many answers
Not enough questions
So answer this you hypocrite
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14. |
Kiss of Fire
02:50
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see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Choclo
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Scary Uncle Steve Salt Lake City, Utah
Scary Uncle Steve is punk w/ accordion from salt Lake City, UT and Victoria, BC. We are Nate Wilson (accordion/vox) Nick Skunk (guitar (vox) Jesse Struggle (bass/vox), and Dave Motiee (drums/vic).
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