Against All Authority : Destroy What Destroys You

Ska-Punk / Etats-Unis
(1996 - No Idea Records)
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1. Lifestyle of Rebellion

I'm a rat in a maze
i'm headed in the wrong the direction
if societies the cure
well then i'm the infection
when i was younger i tried hard to a find a place within it`s structure
but the more that i tried
the more i fuckin suffered
its so hard, its so hard, so fucking hard to live this life
my gun is fuckin loaded and i'm begining to see the light
i knew all along that it was wrong, when you told me it was right
all these fuckin' rules and regulations hold me down
i open up my mouth to scream, but no one hears a sound
cause they're too busy buying up
everything thats been selling
that's why i chose to live
a fuckin' lifestyle of rebellion
its so hard, its so hard, so fucking hard to live this life
my gun is fuckin loaded and i'm begining to see the light
i knew all along that it was wrong, when you told me it was right

2. No Reason

It was never easy growing up with you
your words & actions left me confused
the way you think about things makes the mad
you tried to teach me your version of bad
i never saw the reasons for your hate
i don't think you had one any way
now i'm older, opinionated and i'm strong
so shut your mouth and listen to this song
your way of thinking is fucking wrong
and i know i can't change you with this song
but maybe i can make you stop to think
we're all connected, you're just the weakest link
conditioned to hate without a reason
i don't understand what you believe in
no color, no race, no religion, no creed
no reason to hate, why can't you see?

3. Conditioning

Every day the brainwash trend, repeating the words put into my head
never thinkin about what they mean monotone, like a damn machine
i stood in line, a single file a uniform to fit the style
but my individuality they could never take from me
shown a cross and made to pray do exactly what they say
they told me it was the only way chant the same thing every day
i put my hand upon my chest and say some words that were meaningless
but deep inside i always knew your system sucks and so do you
desensitized to almost everything conditioned to act without thinking [x2]
Every day the brainwash trend, repeating the words put into my head
never thinkin about what they mean monotone, like a damn machine
i stood in line, a single file a uniform to fit the style
but my individuality they could never take from me
shown a cross and made to pray do exactly what they say
they told me it was the only way chant the same thing every day
i put my hand upon my chest and say some words that were meaningless
but deep inside i always knew your system sucks and so do you
desensitized to almost everything conditioned to act without thinking [x2]
hey, hey...

4. Freedom

Everyday i listened to you and nothing's ever good enough
you're always complaining about something you act so goddamn tough

but all you ever do is let someone do your thinking for you
and you have no respect for my opinion
well at least i think for myself i`m not brainwashed
to think like people that rule
i'm not a pool and i'll rise i wont compromise
and i'll never give up, i won't walk walk walk away
there won't be another day when i can say hey hey hey... freedom

you talk to me i see your lips move
but the words that come out aren't yours they're someone elses

you dangle from their strings beneath the wings
of the eagle you push but i'll never fall
i'm not the only one whose willing to stand up..
we've had enough your laws just benifit you
we watch you get richer as we get sicker
and we'll rise with battle cries and we'll never give up

5. Destroy What Destroys You

Johnny's pissed of at the institute of social oppression
he's had enough & he can't take no more
johnny's so tired of being held down by the system
the rich get rich and the poor stay poor
johnny bought a cookbook
and he locked himself inside his bedroom
now he's got a back full of pipebombs
johnny took a gasp as he sliped on his ski-mask
now he's in the bank and he's singing this song
i won't be another content slave
that you opress because i crave
for the annihilation of your existance
feel my hate feel my resistance
and the system has brought to its knees
then i heard him scream...
destroy what destroys you

6. It Really Sucks When...

7. Bloodclot (Instru)

8. Another Fuck You Song

To them we're paper, numbers in a profit margin
we fill their pockets & keep their bank accounts enlargin'
no one controls them, they're on the inside
of a structure built on bribes
elitest inner-circle holding decisive power
over a nation more corrupt by the hour
money hungry business man, he's got a big plan
he's making party donations
because one hand washes the other
it's safer to be on the side of big brother
and we all know it's wrong
so here's another fuck you song
the wealthy ruling class, they keep us occupied
they fill our heads with promises, but we know they're lies
to them it's a game, and we will always lose
'cause they keep changing the rules.

9. 30 Sec. Song

Where the fuck's my freedom?
Uncle sam says not today.
Thats the price you pay
Living in the U.S.A.

10. Kickin the Dog

Theres something deep inside you cant see
or touch and they can never take from me
no matter how hard they try
i'll never give it up till the day i die
& there's a fire fueled by hate
and it was burning deep down inside me
& i can't take it anymore...society

11. Sounds of the Underground

We're all here we're all the same
fighting each other nothing's to gain
open your eyes don't play their game
open your mouth but do not close your eyes
fight the system not each other they control your lives
why are we so busy fighting each other
when we should be fighting the system that fucks up
and holds us down with the shackles that bound
there's a new sound comin down from the underground
a sound called unity if we stand together
we'll never be torn apart by hatred
we've gotta stop the violence in our scene
and focus our hate on the state till they hear our screams

12. Osuchowski's on the Loose (Instru)

13. Walking Revolution

I never do what I'm told
I'm a fucking time bomb waiting to explode
I'm a walking revolution
I've git problems no solutions...damn
so you say I've got a problem with authority
well I just don't know what to do
cause all your rules & regulations
benefit no one but you
so I refuse to let you run my life
and be a rat in your race
so you'd better get outta my sight
before i fuckin smash your face
Pressures & I'm gonna explode
I'm gonna grab my glock & empty my load
I'm stuck in a dead end job burger flipin
everybody's movin forward but i'm slipin
further further down with no hope
everydays a struggle I just can't cope
my heads a mess, I can't think straight
look into my eyes & all you see is hate

14. Disobey

Hey...Disobey
I'm not gonna listen to what you say
I won't listen to you if you say I'm outta line
I won't listen to you fuckin rightwing slime
you try to hold me down
but I pick myself back up
lets all skank together &
pick it up

15. Chelsea Baby

Chelsea baby let's run away
to some third world country
exploit the workers, rape the land
get money for dope from your old man
Chelsea baby what's with your pops
each time I call, he sends the cops
meet me at the Crumbs' show tonight
pack your shit. We'll be alright!
auntie tipper raided your underwear drawer
& burned your riot grrl shirt & called
you "whore" & playing the fascist p.m.r.c role
she wiped her butt with m.r.r
Chelsea hates her mom & Chelsea hates her dad
Chelsea hates the state she finds it very sad
so grab your shit tonight & man
we'll flee & squat under a bridge in the florida keys

16. Corporate Takeover

Can't you see, you're not free
you ain't never gonna be
I'm not gonna bend to fit society
I'm not gonna remove what's deep inside of me
money's your god its got no hold on me
a puppet on a string is all you're ever gonna be

they're gonna destroy what we worked so hard to create
a subculture of consciousness against a bourgeois society state

a slave, I never want to be a part of your society

can't you see you're not free
you ain't never gonna be
punk's not dead, it never will be
if we keep the corporate shit out of the scenery
your money, your suit, your tie doesn't impress me
the media's corrupting the scene, but they can't touch me

keep punk pure, keep punk true, beat your ass in,
your black and blue take your money, shove it up your ass,
ain't selling punk for cash alternatives big,
corrupting the scene, major labels making green
i ain't gonna sell it, i ain't gonna buy it
as long as their in the scene, i'm gonna fight it
don't support the bands that sell it,
they think their shit don' stink, i smell it
bullet in their head is what they need
time to take back the scene that we made
rise up, wise up don't let the scene fade

17. Hard as Fuck

One day I decided to pray
I kneeled down & looked to the sky
I asked God why is life so hard
He turned his back & I started to cry
You turn your back on me
So I turn my back on you
Fuck your system and fuck you too
You tell me to follow your rules
Well how the fuck do you expect me to obey them
When you can't even follow them yourself
You're just trying to keep me down

18. Centerfold

Does she walk? does she talk? does she come complete?
My homeroom angel always pulled me from my seat
She was pure like snowflakes, no one could ever stain
The memory of my angel could never cause me pain
Years go by, I'm looking through a girlie magazine
And there's my homeroom angel on the pages in between
My blood runs cold, my memory has just been sold
My angel is a centerfold, Angel is a centerfold [x2]
Slipping notes under the desk
While I was think about her dress
I was shy, I turned away before she caught my eye
I was shaking in my shoes, whenever se flashed those baby blues
something had a hold on me when Angel passed close by
those soft fuzy sweaters, too magical to touch
I see her in that neglige is really just too much
My blood runs cold, my memory has just been sold
My angel is a centerfold, Angel is a centerfold [x2]
Now listen... its okay, I understand
this ain't no never-never land
I hope that when this fish is gone
I'll see you when your clothes on
take your car, yes we will, we'll take your car and drive it
Take it to a motel, and take'em off in private
a part of me has just been wrecked
the pages from my mind are stripped,
oh no! I can't deny it. oh yeah I got to buy it
Alright! alright! 1 2 3 4...
My blood runs cold, my memory has just been sold
My angel is a centerfold, Angel is a centerfold [x2]

19. We Won't Submit

You can close you eyes and pretend that everything's fine
but sooner or later you'll open your eyes
and reality will strike you blind
They're stealing all our money
and desroying all our scene
We're working hard to make them rich
with their get rich corporate schemes
We won't submit
They're full of shit
I'd rather die
Then live a lie
You bust your ass every week
you think that you are free
I want to take a fuckin' gun
and shoot them in the head
cause I won't rest until the day
that I look out and see
the lawyers and the politicians
all lying around dead
Punks unite, show some might
don't go down without a fight
don't backdown, stand your ground
Let's go out and burn this town
we'll skank all night at the sight
of the city burning bright
All around you'll hear the sound
of the town burning down
Open your eyes, you work for the system
You're a tool, I can't take the lies
And if you believe them you're a fool
Can't you hear the cries
from the working class
the ones you rule
and you cannot hide
because we'll find you
It's time for us to fight
against everything that you stand for
Time to feel our might
gonna kick your ass and even the score
Burn everything in sight
break all of your windows
loot your stores
Gonna start tonight
We're hard to the core
It's time for you to pay
for the rotten shit that you have done
We won't fade away
our hate will burn you like the sun
We will seize the day
it's time for us to have some fun
We are here to stay
until we've fuckin won
We're running out into the streets
to pick up sticks and stones
We'll wait outside your fuckin' house
and break your fuckin' bones
We won't listen to reason
cause it makes no sense at all
We will bring you fuckin' down
and make you fuckin' fall

20. Above the Law

Couldn't get in the show
Hangin' out in the street
We had nowhere to go
In the Miami heat
We were just kickin' the shit
We were just out havin' fun
We didn't bother no one
Four punks in a park
A big stick in your hand
It was late it was dark
You had to prove your a man
You wear your badge with pride
A gun close by your side
You're just a pig motherfucker
Just a pig
Above the law
You motherfucker
You think you're big
You're fuckin' nothing but a pig
You like to push us around
That's how you have your fun
You're the law in this town
You answer to no one
You swore to serve and protect
But who protects us from you
From me you'll get no respect
It's time to pay your dues
I think back to that night
Out in the cold dark street
I should have put up a fight
But my revenge will be sweet
You pushed too far this time
And I've committed no crime
You're gonna die pig
You're gonna die
In the shadows I hide
A blade close by my side
Under a blanket of night
I keep myself out of sight
Feel my blade at your throat
Now on your own blood you'll choke
Your wound pours out in a flood
I slip and slide on your blood
Your body drops with a thud
I push your face in the mud

21. Under Your Authority

Hate is what I feel for you
You're always telling me what to do
I punch the clock wish it was you
You've got me under your authority
You motherfucker
Don't you talk down to me
Against the grain I stand
Against authority
Paybacks a bitch
Just you fuckin' wait and see
You've got me under your authority
I'm on the clock your on my ass
I see through you like broken glass
I'd rather be home smoking grass
I'm sick of workin' and sick of you
I hate this job I hate you too
So full of shit you know its true
I nod and smile you talk your shit
In your face
I'm gonna spit
I wanna fuckin' bust your lip
We're not gonna obey
Your stupid fuckin' rules
Workin' everyday
Another one of society's tools
It's time for me to stand and fight
Feel my hate and feel my knife
A smile on my face as I take your life

22. Court 22

I was raised in a trailer
Always told that I was a failure
Never thought that I would get outta there
My father kicked me out when I shaved my hair
Never fit in with the other kids
Singled out because of where I lived
I learned to fight at an early age
Court 22 my aluminum cage
I got the music the music's got me
The underground sound
Always sets me free
I got beat I got punched and kicked
Cause I didn't fit in their social clique
I never ever felt like I belonged
I thought that everything I did was
Fuckin' wrong
Punk rock was my only escape
A new found spirit no one could break
I turn up the music and feel the beat
It's the only thing I ever want to keep

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