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03:19
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Fuck the CIA here underground what I say is what I say,
Fuck the FBI they only strive because we die,
Kill the KKK they're proud of something that they cannot control,
Stop loving someone else's hate!
Fuck the NRA the only thing they guard is their right to prey,
Fuck the I-C-E it's just a code-name for Nazi,
Fuck MSNBC they don't care about your story,
Stop falling for it.
Abbreviations!
Fuck the I-C-E they separate kids from their families,
Dying in their cages but it's legal so it's fine
Fuck the fascists basing morality off legaity,
And fuck their genocide.
Abbreviations!
Here you are playing the same game again,
Walking around like you don't see the innocent,
One hand on the Bible, the other in your pocket;
They suffer, you gain.
How much longer will I act like I'm an exception?
My consciousness means nothing without succeeding action.
We watch genocide unfold on TV, we frown, and then we change the channel,
Sitting around, waiting for answers to come...
I am done.
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Good Cops
02:55
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A young boy from Cleveland playin' with a fake gun,
Everyone knew Tamir was just having some fun,
A cop yelled "hands up!" but he didn't understand
So he got one in the torso then he got one again.
There he goes, crashing on the driveway,
Everybody sees it thinking that there's no way
The cop would get away claiming he didn't know
The gun was fake, but he did, because that's how it goes.
We are good cops,
Until we see a poor, Hispanic, Afro, Asian or Jew
We are freedom fighters, you cannot fight us,
The system works for us and it'll work for you too!
A young man at 18 named Michael Brown,
Livin' his life down in Ferguson town,
Stole some cigarillos, got caught on tape,
And an officer pulls up to practice his hate,
Upset teenager got a little cocky,
Advanced toward officer Wilson's SUV;
But unarmed and harmless the boy was shot down,
And the man got away with murdering Michael Brown...
We are good cops,
Until we see a gay, Hispanic, Afro, Asian or Jew
We are freedom fighters, you cannot fight us,
The system works for us and it'll work for you too!
A boy walking home with some Skittles and an iced tea,
Purchased with his very own money,
A neighborhood watch man sees a black kid walking at night,
And decided it was time to go pick a fight,
So he picks up the phone, rings the phone,
But because of Florida's stand-your-ground law,
George stuck a bullet right in Treyvon's chest,
Acquitted for his crimes while the boy was laid to rest!
We are good cops,
Until we see a poor, Hispanic, Afro, Asian or Jew
We are freedom fighters, you cannot fight us,
The system works for us and it'll work for you too!
They say it's only a few rotten apples in the group,
But when they touch the others the rest become rotten too.
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Idols
03:31
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You idolize the people on the screen,
Thinking you know everything they stand for,
Like 'how can anyone like that be mean?"
When all they ask for is more, more,
More of the endorsements to fund their empty lives,
More of the divorcements from fake husbands and wifes,
More empty words about their money and sex lives,
Not that it's a crime, but I think you need new idols
I think you need new Idols
Ariana Grande doesn't give a shit about your ass,
As long as she is still flying first class,
They don't care about you, they don't want to give back,
They can't afford their cover to be...
Cracked by the kids who want to live their own lives,
Cracked by the angry Proletariat's disguise,
Cracked like the ice when it can't support the weight,
You talk about the truth while they make you regurgitate
I think you need new Idols
It's the largest stars that always seem the brightest,
Just because they have the privilege to be the closest,
We might be small and minuscule,
But our voices will carry on forever!
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MettaGov Akron, Ohio
Fast-paced SKAte punk with a teeny weeny bit of melodic hardcore peppered in
MettaGov began in
2017 as people who wanted 2 things: 1) more fast punk music in Akron, and 2) more people speaking out about sociopolitical and socioeconomic issues relevant to the poor and working class, especially those belonging to marginalized groups.
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