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Consequences
02:23
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Wake up tired
Come home dead
I’m not wasted
At least not yet
A day to die for
A change in time
Plastic moments
Pass you by
Smile through the changes
And face a different day
The secrets you never hear about
Are trapped inside my head
I’m fucking done with it
A distinct trademark
A life of crime
The consequences
In due time
Straight back to the fucking curb,
It’s where it began
Smile through the changes
And live another day
With nothing left to worry about
With nothing left to say
I’m struggling to hold on to something positive
And what’s the point of giving up
Will you change your ways and pray
Do you challenge others’ morals?
Do you contemplate their pain?
Imagine facing all the fucking differences
And do you believe in hopes and dreams that pass you by?
Have you ever thought about all those who didn’t try?
Did you ever think you’d watch it all just fade away?
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Status Quo
02:25
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I’m stood here in a contradiction
As we push things out the door
Stumbling through with good intentions
While we show what we stand for
We were never really made for this
So fight on through
Join hands, stand together
Protect the people you know and love
Walk on and fight those demons
Because you’re not one to give up
We are all strong enough to spark a bit of change
A fuck you to the ignorant and those who are to blame
Alright! We’re taking back control
Of Life! Supporting friends we love
You can change the status quo
And write the fucking rest
How many nightmares will you face tonight?
How many days have you faced this fight
Down a darkened road you couldn’t miss
You’ll be a bright spot
A fucking gentleman
And when I’m dead I hope that people live in a society
Where things have changed and we’re all one
And I’ll spend my every breath to stand in solidarity
Against the racists, the rapists and those
Who should rot and waste away
So join me in sharing morals and aiming to be better men
So be an ally and show that you can
Before your dead please own up and take on responsibility
To listen, reason and grow up and show
Alright! We’re taking back control
Of Life!
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3. |
Open for Business
02:39
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Here’s an open invitation
A strong-armed welcome to his unprogressive world
Four more years of humiliation
Forgiven with a buck-a-beer and a place to grow
Who would give him the praise?
He’s open for business
A deep and dark faze
It’s where we’re headed
Whilst making cuts to education
Double the classroom size to save a bit of dough
With no platform or foundation
Yours to discover, well who would fucking know?
Who would give him the praise?
He’s open for business
A deep and dark faze
It’s where we’re headed
These companies are vicious
Strip you down for what you need
Knocking elbows in public with fascists
It’s not my province, it’s not for me
Doesn’t take much to be a good man
A bit of empathy good honest people know
While making damage to our progress
By defunding the police, let the teachers grow
Who would give him the praise?
He’s open for business
A deep and dark faze
It’s where we’re headed
Wake up, these times are vicious
Who would care, he’s open for business
Not for the people
And who would care about affordable housing
The rich get richer while we’re left here fucking wondering
Get back to the fucking basics
Get back to what we should know
Give back to working people
Give back to those without homes
And I’m not sacrilegious
And I’ll never follow
But I’ll stand with all my neighbours
And I’ll fight for my Ontario
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4. |
Cut Your Teeth
01:36
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STAND UP FOR TRUTH
Through all four seasons
PRIDE AND VIRTUE
and bad decisions
Checkmate, step back & regret everything
Step up, don’t wait, pay the price today
You wouldn’t be the man today
Without the consequences of it
Checkmate, step down & protect property
Step up, fight back, be proud of life this way
To those who wanna give
But never get back
To the brothers who risk it
Who start at the back
To the concrete stubborn floor
To the righteousness that’s knocking at your door
And when you walk on by, remember where you cut your teeth
It still keeps you terrified
Breath every breath as a tribute to own your family's plea
It still sets up the divide
You set yourself up to avoid the past that‘s killing you
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Ship of Fools Newmarket, Ontario
Gruff, melodic, beer-soaked punk rock from southern Ontario.
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