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Memento Mori

by Scary Uncle Steve

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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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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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Rats 03:12
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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P.S.A. 02:46
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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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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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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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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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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Hockey Pucks 04:26
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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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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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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Kiss of Fire 02:50
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released May 15, 2018

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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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