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No one thought the end would ever come
Everybody's stalling while America is falling
Punk is dead and nothing's fun
Everybody's saying that they're gonna take a life today
Dismissed, ain't nobody tryna kill the bliss
You're gonna do your best to fake it, you're gonna drink until it's painless
You're gonna drink until you don't exist
And if you're bored enough to hate it, you know they're gonna take your life today
We got the cults and the paranoia
We got the holes and we'll dig em for ya
We got the guns when they're out to get you
Although everyone knows that they won't defend you
When they decide they're through waiting and they're gonna take your life today
Stay seen in the eyes of the secret police
Nobody wants to meet them where they hide
Cause freedom ain't free but it sure is cheap
Life is complicated, don't you wanna take a life today?
Talking's overrated, yeah I'm gonna take a life today
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Budget Cuts
03:07
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I got roses in my hair
I got crosses on my lips
But don't complain to me
If there's nothing you can give
Tell it on the hill
We're gonna have a feast
You know, Jesus ate with shills
Packing heat around their feet
It's the holocaust of saints
This is armageddon's dream
Say a name and wait
Buying, selling in our sleep
They'll cut you up for keeps
But don't bleed upon the floor
Cause when they see your name
They'll come knocking on your door
It's high time I let you down
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Middle Man
03:46
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I am the middle man
I take from greedy hands
But I take your blues away
The law is here to stay
And if I kill a man
You can look away
I am the helping hand
I keep your children safe
I only know what I know
Thank you for your service
I am the middle man
I take from needy hands
I take your food away
The law is here to stay
And when I kill a man
You best look away
Come out with empty hands
To keep your children safe
I only know what I know
Nobody's safe from your service
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Jump Street
02:04
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I am America, who are you?
I'm unaware of a better view
I start taking up space when I run out of hate
And I don't hesitate cause I can't relate
To the destitute and their views
I live for Obamagate, I'm depraved
But if I gotta hate, I'm behaved
Footstuck in rabbit holes,
We push luck with ten foot poles
We hate because we're told
We're great because we fold
Don't eat with homophobes
They'll just enjoy the drone,
Absorb your burning coals
To hoard in their churning souls
I am America, can you tell?
I'm more unfair than a concrete cell
Forget what I know, can't admit what I don't
My death is so slow that I'm snoring but no,
I got nothing to say for myself
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Don't Call Me Buddy
02:06
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I need permission to behave like the charade you feed
If there's dignity in repression, is there obsession in need?
Oh stop it you're too cool, you're a cesspool for shade
Wear smiles like jackets and I'll hack it away
Don't call me buddy, my name's not buddy
Don't call me buddy
I don't live in my own skin, I live in a dream
And I don't wanna get better, I'd rather be seen
Oh stop it you're too cool, you're a cesspool for shame
Wear smiles like blankets and I'll hate it the same
Don't call me buddy, my name's not buddy
Don't call me buddy
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Samaritan
02:40
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Everybody else knows themselves
And I swear on my life that I'll never be seen
Until this no trick pony finally learns to sing
Or at least has the guts to leave
Just let me corrode in peace and repose
I don't know what else to say
Everybody else knows themselves
That's when I swore on my life that I wasn't afraid
But I know these houses weren't built for me
They just stare from miles away
Did I have my chances or did they have me?
I don't know what else to say
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Purple Pill
03:57
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If only a man could bleed for free
But a razor blade costs $2.83
With any luck, you might fall through the floor
But would the ground below cost two dollars more?
I'll take you underneath
I'll tell you what it's like
You can talk about God 'til your face turns white
Teach me how to swim
Teach me how to read
If only a man could bleed
But goddammit, don't preach
If only a man could get high for free
But a holy water bath costs $2.83
If someone gave a fuck, they might kick in the door
Would the room inside cost two dollars more?
I'll take you underneath
I'll tell you what it's like
You can talk about God 'til your face turns white
Teach me how to swim
Teach me how to read
If only a man could bleed
But goddammit, don't preach
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Safe Word
04:47
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When I grow up, I wanna be a good kid
I'm gonna suck it up and take what I can get
I'm gonna live in my own skin
I'm gonna let nobody in
When I grow up, I wanna be a good kid
And the safe word is...
When I grow up, I wanna be a disgrace
I'm gonna fuck up before it is too late
I'm gonna put them in their place
I'm gonna spit right in their face
When I grow up, I wanna be a disgrace
And the safe word is...
I just wanna get old
I want the ice capes to stay cold
I wanna climb atop the world and fold
And then retire like a Rolling Stone
These people aren't your friends
They're just power tripping, fucked up kids
They're politicians swinging punch drunk fists
While nazis salivate for one more inch
The safe word is good vibes
Say it and you'll never die
Stay inside your whitewashed lies
If nothing else is gonna save your life
I, I don't know
Who I am
And I don't care
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You're gonna die pissed and you're gonna die slowly
You're gonna die remissed, chasing bliss in a lonely life
There's not a brother keeper here
Tell me what I need so I can stare blankly
A thousand yards later I'm a fiend but lately I've been wondering why I care
Fake it 'til you're fed, yeah, fake it 'til it's honest
Everybody's dead, now we can be apologists too
And we don't have to tell
It's only fucked up if and when it gets noticed
I'm a fake, I'm a fraud, I'm a poser and I know it too
And I'll see your ass in hell
If you're jaded, walk the line
Don't worry, you'll be fine
If you hate it, stay inside
No one's hurting you this time
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Purgatory
04:00
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I wanna tell the truth and nothing but the truth
That when I run from you, there's nothing to pursue
Are you scared for my soul? Cause I'm scared for my soul
I'm scared for myself
Some people burn in hell while others cry for help
Are you having fun?
Are you anyone?
Are you having fun?
I want something great, something to piss away
And if it's not too late, I want the gift of shame
I'll bribe the Holy Ghost, wear white from head to toe
Cause I'm so scared for me
I'll make Them feel so needed that They would die for me
Are we having fun?
Are we ever done?
Are we having fun?
I don't ever pray for anyone but me
It's just another day in purgatory
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