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**CHAIN OF CHAINS

Why don't you stand up to their authority?
are you scared of what they'll do to you?
or is it because of your lack of integrity?
is their a problem with doing what you want to do?

Why cant you follow your heart and do whats right?
instead of being fed all their stupid rules
why cant you stand up right now and fight?
or do you just want another sheepish fool?
Why do you have to follow the status quo
wear what they wear, say what they say
and only know what they want you to know
we'll get our chance and have our day

YOUVE BEEN TOLD WHAT TO THINK
OUT OF LINE? AND YOU MUST SEE A SHRINK
YOU LISTEN TO YOUR MASTER'S LIES
WHY CANT YOU SEE THRU YOUR OWN EYES?

Times have changed, traditions have died
and still you're looking through their eyes
and then you realize youve been brainwashed
theyve been told how to live their lives

And so they passed their misery on to you
life has passed, now you're grey and old
that there's nothing you can say or do
except listen and do what you're told

You now realize you took shit all your life
and you can't relive what has already passed
you say your happy, but your full of strife
for a wasted life bound by rules, and never asked

what do you get?

The chain of chains,
passed for generations
do as they say,
or you'll be put away
work for what you need,
so the greedy can have more greed
listen to the proper authority,
or you're considered unorderly


**PUNK ROCK HANDBOOK

We're so punk cause we have mohawks and spiked hair
we drink every night, we spend all our money on beer
we have our leather jackets and spikes galore
cover our clothes in patches, studs, and plaid

We go to every show and we gotta look our punkest
we get in the pit, and show we're the drunkest
we change our hair color every other day
and we use tons of glue, so that our spikes will stay

The more of this we do the more punk points we earn
we've read the punk rock handbook and its our bible
one of these days, we'll get sick of it and leave it all behind
we come and go every single day, nobody seems to mind
CUZ WE LIKE TO SHOW UP ALL THE OTHER PUNKS
BY ACTING LIKE ASSHOLES AND BEING TOTAL DRUNKS
AND WHILE WE SAY "PUNK FOR LIFE" WE KNOW IT'S A LIE
CUZ ALL WE WANT, IS PUNK, PUNK, PUNK, PUNK, DIE!!

We're superior to everybody, cuz we have bigger spikes
we can talk shit and be such bigger and punker punks
Its all about a trend for us, cuz we like the look of this stlye
the second we hit the real world, there goes this lifestyle
We only pay attention to the ones who have the right clothes
cuz theyre the 'real punk' kids who know alot of bands
we hate the government, rascists, rednecks, and pigs
cuz thats what the punkest punk rock handbook tells us


**SHIT TALKER

You shit eating piece of scum
your obviously too god damn dumb
to realize what a coward you are
that you cant say it to my face

It seems all you ever want to do
is direct attention to a person's faults
why do you let it concern you
shit talking is all you have the balls to do

WHILE YOU'RE TELLING MY FRIENDS
BULLSHIT YOU HEAR!
IM PLANNING WAYS TO RIP OFF YOUR
FUCKING EARS!

Why can't you keep your mouth shut?
or the next thing out of your mouth is your nut
say what you feel, but keep in mind
you might be feeling what you say

I'm sick of all these stupid little cliques
telling these lies, what is with these pricks?
they should all be tied to a post and shot
or tied up and left to die and rot


**SHH...ANARCHIST BULLSHIT SELLS

You say you're an anarchist, you say you're an activist
you say you're full of rage, you say you hate the state
but i say, it's for the popularity, and i say you're
full of shit
you may think this way now, but have you lived the life?
If you really are an anarchist, make some noise
don't just wear the circle A's, get up and activate
and don't think anarchy is drinking with the boys
dont talk, unite, put up a fight, show 'em whose right

YOU CAN TALK, SHOUT, YELL, SCREAM
BUT NOTHING WILL COME FROM THAT DREAM
ACTIVATION IS THE WAY THINGS GET DONE
THATS THE ONLY WAY THIS WAR IS WON
REBELLION SHOULDN'T DIE AT NINETEEN

You should be prepared to fight for your beliefs
not just sit back and hope someone will do it for you
throw some bricks, start an uprise, not just and enterprise
of making propaghanda, of anti red, white and blue
I will fight for what i believe, i'll spread the word
but i wont advertise my latest patch and say im gold
spark a flame, then gas it up, let it burn
and never let it die or burn out, and don't let it get cold

The anarchist flame burns bright in the night
because the strong will stand up and fight


*WE WONT STAND

you biggot
you coward
you fascist
you whore
you trash
you scumbag
we won't stand, no more!!!!!

we won't stand for your hate
we won't tolerate your rape
we won't accept all your beatings
we won't favor organized meetings

we won't take all your shit
we won't stand while you sit
we won't allow any greed
we won't let you make us bleed

WE WON'T STAND, HAND IN HAND.
CHOOSE US, USE US, THEN ABUSE US
WE WON'T STAND, HAND IN HAND.
DO AS YOU PLEASE THEN
BURRY US IN THE SAND!
we won't obey
we won't convey
we won't conform
we won't adorn

we won't engage
we won't enrage
we won't fight
WE WILL UNITE!


*QUESTIONS OF SOCIETY

what ever happened to 3rd wave punk?
it's all about girls and love, and all that other junk

what ever happened to 3rd wave ska?
there's no skankin, it's just hitting in the jaw

what ever happened to the radio station?
what happened to love and respect?
what happened to our nation?
why is Y2K the end of civilization?
why dont we all unite
and put an end to the hateful generation?

-=Chorus=-
Questions of society
bottled up inside of me

Questions of the absent minded
Reveal the truth, dont try to hide it

Quesions of the corporations
the world could benifit from your donations

Questions of hate and greed
what do u want, but what do u need?

-=Verse=-
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i couldn't say i told you so
cuz i didn't call it, and i didn't know

but the people who didn't miss
is the poor, angry, sick, and the pist

funny how the masses can't reach the realization
we need to form our own type of organization

reach out and stop all the passed mistakes
the odds are low but i think we'll raise the stakes

-=Chorus repeat=-


*WHEN IS IT MY TURN?

-=Verse=-
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i dont understand it
is it really me?
what am i doing
what dont u see?

they always say that
nice guys finish last
i didn't believe it
but it hits me in the ass

whatever happened to simple respect?
but it seems that is what the ladies reject

-=Chorus=-
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When is it my turn?
When is it my chance?
opportunity just passes me by

When is it my turn?
Why's it such a crime?
Will i see it, in this lifetime?

-=Verse2=-
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why the hell is it always me?
just becuz im not the ass you want me to be
i wont ever take advantage if u get drunk
but who cares if it's comin from some stupid punk?

every guy you see, you give him sex
there one day and gone the next
shouldn't it be the other way around?
but no one should be left on the ground

Im so sick of all the desolation
maybe i should go back to masturbation
all these stupid tricks have got me so low
but i still have dignity, so get lost ho

-=chorus repeat=-


*SUNDAY

you based my whole life around your religion
and never once was it my own decision
you run your life from this stupid book
and never ever once did i take a look
to read all the shit on the first page
now im trapped inside a fuckin' cage
im not free expand or explore my life
but i can have a million wives
every sunday more is all a joke
all this non-sense makes me wanna choke
they take you in at the age of eight
and its the same people you grow up to hate

-*Chorus*- :
every sunday morning, i put up a fight
i shouldnt hafta go , its my fuckin' right
every sunday morning, against my own will
every sunday morning, and im doing it still*

you think by now it should be my choice
but i had no say and i had no voice
they send you away for over a year
and it's then you take a good look in the mirror
and realize that you are on your mission
never getting involved is what your wishin'
after life is what's on your mind
but dont be afraid of the truth you'll find
that there's nothing else after you die
you just stare into a deep black sky
*chorus*

*MEDICATE AND SUFFOCATE

first it was your stomach
now it is your head
keep medicating yourself
and soon you will be dead

you think you have problems
but it's all in your head
but you are not the only one
the ignorance is wide spread

the doctor says take 2 of these
but he doesn't know what's right
so take 2 of this and 2 of that
and asleep you go for the night

-=CHORUS=-
MEDICATION IS THE CAUSE OF TEMPORARY RELIEF
BUT SOMETHING CONTRADICTING IS IT REALLY A THIEF
IT STEALS YOUR HEALTH, IT STEALS YOUR LIFE, RIGHT FROM UNDER YOUR FEET
SO DONT BE FOOLED BY THE MEDICAL DOCTORS OR THE CORPORATE CHIEFS
-=END CHORUS=-

got a headache? you can make it go away! these ones are better,
the more you have to pay
proof of relief is all you need
to become of a victim of the corporate greed

these pills are fast,
they work like a stealth
they'll degrade your body
and they'll degrade your health
that is something we fret to mention
but it's not our full life suspension

why are people so damn blind?
it's their corpse that's left behind
self abuse is what it is
but the rich enjoy the biz.


-=Chorus Repeat=-
**written by Dax
*written by Jordan
All music written by Dax/Jordan/Lynn
copyright by The Harsh Realities
Don't go steal our shit, or we'll hunt you down and throw you off a bridge!