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Anti​-​Heroic Self​-​Destruction

by Done to Death

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Hazard Pay 04:03
We asked for hazard pay Set foot outside our homes at risk Exposed on every shift Death count rises every day We asked for hazard pay (chorus) What could have been adequate compensation Was paid to private armies, fuelling our frustration Murders in the streets to keep the crowds at bay The pot is boiling over we're finally enraged Upstairs they get to be safe They piss on those with lives at stake We only asked for hazard pay For once a living wage Death count's still risin' We asked for hazard pay We got our hazard pay For revolution in exchange Redistribution of the wage From resurrected guillotine Yeah we got hazard pay We got hazard pay
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The vast expanse of the new frontier Makes the next move plain as day An overfilling cup for you drinking types And the stock looks good at the IPO I think you've got some good ideas But I've got a bunch of stuff to do It's all the same, it's just a game So run it for a thing or two Well I thought we had a deal We're brothers in this world But I am hungrier now Than when we first shook hands I think I'm a little sick So why don't you give a brother a hand? You're looking great these days, but I should Get back to work One for me, two for you Plenty for all of us More for me? two for you Spending for all of us One for me, two for you Plenty for all of us More for me? two for you There's more where that came from This morning you woke to the sound Of sirens in the street A quick phone call and some riot troops Are all that's needed today One for me, two for you Plenty for all of us More for me? two for you Spending for all of us One for me? two for you Plenty for all of us More for me? two for you There's more where that came from As the sun sets on the horizon I'm glad at least one of us Will make it 'cross the finish line As the world starts to rust When we meet on the other side And it's time to put things right I'll tear off your fucking head and feed it To all of those who died One for me, two for you Plenty for all of us More for me? two for you Spending for all of us One for me, two for you Plenty for all of us More for me? two for you I finally understand
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Notified! There's a crisis halfway around the world motherfucker What're you gonna do, buy a latte? Quench your sociopathy and subscribe When your ancient church burns Their indulgence returns One billion donations Renovate your sins! Hypocrisy From the socially inept Influencer Are all that is left Sacrifice Like, subscribe, and follow Into the queue For all that is hollow Donating all, but what is effective Generation of envy, is the only objective Alerted! Here's a chance to demonstrate your superiority Publicly decry a livestreamed atrocity The whole world is watching your crocodile tears Silence the voiceless just to further your own cause Your content is a product, desperate to hide your flaws Ejaculate into the eye with all the progress of mankind Squandering the ability to inform and empathize Indigenous women and children Warlords rape, torture, and burn them Well isn't it so fucking nice? Viewing it from your device? Hypocrisy From the socially inept Influencer Are all that is left Sacrifice Like, subscribe, and follow Into the queue For all that is hollow Donating all, but what is effective Generation of envy, is the only objective When the planet dies Will you even realize? That this could have been prevented If the trends were more inventive Waste your help for the helpless, just to spread your influence You're a fake philanthropist, hoarding a giant trust Turn a blind eye while wage slaves are digging their own graves Squandering your ability to alleviate and save
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Seven basic plots! This story has been told many times before We're waiting to hear it all over again We fucking said it all First one's overcoming the monster It could be an addiction Could be gambling problem And sometimes it's a bear Rebirth into another time and space Forced to see our own face And maybe we'll even compromise Until we reach what we desire Are you writing all of this down? Good Let's hear your story right now Are you writing all of this down? Good I'll repeat that we have Fucking said it all Next there's rags to riches Or is it riches to rags? It's like The Prince and the Pauper Brewster's Millions The stakes aren't very high This is a quest I'm requesting some companions This is a quest Resisting temptation Rebirth to an unknown place Where there is no saving grace Protagonist will be forced to compromise For fear his story will die It's been revealed that a twist is now in play The plot is a red herring The studios don't care about the art When the bottom line is all about those Seven basic plots Next one's voyage and return It's like The Quest Except you go somewhere and come back You cannot change What's been hard fought and won Rebirth into another time and space Forced to see our own face And maybe we'll even compromise Until we reach what we desire Are you writing all of this down? Good Let me hear your story right now Are you writing all of this down? Good Why don't you tell me a story? This is a quest I'm requesting some independence This is a quest The point is completely absurd It's the comedy Is it a tragedy? Let's hear Dante Submitted For your approval It's the story of a man Or is it a woman? I guess the gender doesn't matter Fact is they're broken And they gotta repair themselves With some kind of substance But it turns out it's a poison! It's a comedy Or a tragedy Where's Dante? THE ABSURDITY Submitted For your approval It's the story of a man Who turned into a fish And then he fucked another fish And then saved America From the Japanese In World War Two He's a hero fish fucker! Back in the 90's it was all about Bodily function humor And then a mannequin kicks a guy in the balls Then everybody laughs It's a bunch of nonsense Oh it's a tragedy That it's a comedy With your money You voted with your wallet! This is a tragedy Not a comedy It killed Dante THE AUDACITY Rebirth to an unknown place Where there is no saving grace Protagonist will be forced to compromise For fear his story will die It's been revealed that a twist is now in play The plot is a red herring The studios don't care about the art As long as it's big in China
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Wake up Get dressed Show up Get stressed Shut up Clock in Shut your mouth Again They reap I sow They reap I sow Every day just feels the same It's ok 'cause I'm to blame Over here, breaking my neck Feeding myself for another check Wheels keep Turning Fuse keeps Burning Hiding Despair Gets us Nowhere What's it all for? Can't take much more They reap I sow They reap I sow In every essence Planned obsolescence Trudging through This wicked way I am a worm In this decay Breathing through My fading lungs Just keep toiling And pinch my tongue Shut up Clock in Suck it up Again They reap I sow They reap I sow They reap I sow Hammer sickle not to blame Monopoly's been my game Throw the pieces on the floor The next day I'm back for more In every essence Planned obsolescence Body is broken, soul is crushed Ashes to ashes, dust to dust Final option I can see Run to where the wind is feee Wheels keep Turning Fuse keeps Burning Hiding Despair Gets us Nowhere What's it all for? Can't take much more They reap I sow They reap I sow
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Economist on the TV station Doesn't talk about the role of inflation Just compares us to the world stage To other lives below the poverty wage This is not "just a poem" These are not just "lyrics" This is reality Not the kind they show on your TV This is not a "poem" These are not "lyrics" This is reality Not the shit they sell to you and me Two thousand people in Sierra Leone Drowned in a storm that came and flooded their homes The US doesn't care about Freetown News ain't reporting it because they're brown This is not "just a poem" These are not just "lyrics" This is reality Not the kind they show on your TV This is not a "poem" These are not "lyrics" This ain't a song about some pretty flowers A metaphor for human vaginas Every day another child is born Just to fill another uniform Broken home in the ghetto, what's next? Prison industrial complex! This is not "just a poem" These are not just "lyrics" This is a message to the legislators The autocratic fake-media makers This is not "just a poem" These are not just "lyrics" This is reality Not the facade they built with wealth and greed Cars for the people who were founded by Nazis Re-enact the past by gassing monkeys They say it's for testing their diesel emissions Failing to see the irony in their actions Famous people are committing crimes Getting their publicists to drop the dime What's up today on the news station? Autoerotic asphyxiation!
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Just what they say One night they stepped up to the town microphone One night they stepped inside your dull-witted home We've seen losers like 'em all of our lives Stealing our lunch money and telling us lies You only see what's right in front of your face Circle jerk-like firing squad that's just what they say They only say that what they tell you is true The liar is you, you know the liar is you Walks like a duck Quacks like a duck Goering and Goebbels they knew just what to say You're too forgetful now to turn back the page The curtain falls, but then it rises again Learned lethargy dials the clock back again Liar is you Liar is you, that's what they say Liar is you, that's what they say Liar is you Liar is... Liar is you, that's what they say Liar is you, that's what they say Liar is... Liar is... Liar is you, that's what they say Liar is you, that's what they say Liar is... Goering and Goebbels knew just what you'd fall for Walnut-sized brain can't determine the outcome Goering and Goebbels found a way to your heart Walmart and Breitbart will assign your part Better than whiskey, vodka, sake, and rum You locked the truth inside a fortress of dumb Can't smell the truth, that's right it's under your nose The liar is you, you know the liar is you Why is the liar missing part of his soul? Subhuman freak with a need to control Open the door and now it's inside And that was the day that humanity died Lie to yourself more than you're lying to me Lie to yourself more than you lie to the world Lie to yourself more than you lie to your god The liar is you, you know the liar is you

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released April 15, 2022

Chris Hahn - Guitar, vocals, saxophone
Bryan Hughes - Bass, vocals
Derek Miller - Drums, vocals

Bill Simpkins - Recording and mix engineer (Alpenglow Sound Studios, Bellingham, WA)

Greg Reierson - Mastering engineer (In Rare Form Mastering, Minneapolis, MN)

Derek Miller - Cover art

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Done to Death Bellingham, Washington

A hard helping of crunchy, punk-inspired Alt Metal, seasoned with social-political ranting, and washed down with top-shelf gin. A made-to-mosh meal, sure to tickle the earbuds and aggravate the corporate palette.

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