1. |
Hazard Pay
04:03
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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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2. |
Tragedy of the Commons
03:54
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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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3. |
Hollow Influence
04:44
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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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4. |
Seven Basic Plots
06:02
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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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5. |
Planned Obsolescence
03:12
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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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6. |
Autoerotic Asphyxiation
04:08
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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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7. |
The Liar is You
05:20
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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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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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