NOFX - Separation of Church and Skate
Lost in a sea of combat boots,
flush the bouncers with wasted youth
When did punk rock become so safe?
when did the scene become a joke?
The kids who used to live for beer and speed
now want their fries and coke
Cursing and flipping birds are not allowed,
in fact lets keep noise levels down
Cursing and flipping birds are not allowed,
in fact lets keep noise levels down
Must separate the church and skate
Why dont we put pads on the kids,
helmets,head gear and mouth pieces
Then we could pad the floor and walls,
put cameras inside bathroom stalls
We make sure only nice bands play,
and we could sing my country tis of thee
sweet land of liberty
When did punk rock become so safe?
I know it wasnt duane or fletcher,
who put up the barricades
Like a skate in the heart,
somehow we got driven apart
I want conflict I want dissent,
I want the scene to represent
Our hatred of authority,
our fight against complacency
Stop singing songs about girls and love,
you killed the owl you freed the dove
Confrontation and politics
replaced with harmonies and shticks
When did punk rock become so tame,
these fucking bands all sound the same
We want our fights we want our thugs,
we want our burns we want our drugs
Where is the violent apathy?
these fucking records are rated G.
(Incidentally Blogger won't upload my picture of Propagandhi but they don't look that exciting)
I fuckin’ love that one rock video where
that fucking jack-ass mohawked millionaire
prances around by far the worst sausage party on earth,
where by mere chance he’s caught on film shaking hands
with an incredibly diverse collection of patriotic skins.
I like the message it sends: With a Rebel™ yell,
Just Do Exactly What You’re Told.
One million douche bags can’t be wrong?
“When did punk rock become so safe?”
You’ll excuse me if I laugh in your face
as I itemize your receipts and
PowerPoint your balance sheets.
I hear this year’s Vans Warped Tour is “going green!”
I guess they heard that money grows on trees.
Hope they ship all those shitty bands overseas
like they did the factories.
Music’s power to describe, compel, renew …
It’s all a distant second to the offers you can’t refuse.
Anyone remember when we used to believe
that music was a sacred place and not some fucking bank machine?
Not something you just bought and sold?
How could we have been so naïve?
Well, I think when all is said and done,
just cuz we were young doesn’t mean we were wrong.
And I’ll rock back and forth on this two-bit hobbyhorse
‘til she splinters and gives way.
I’ll tend the flowers by her grave.
And whisper her name.
If anyone out there understands
can I please see a show of hands
just so I know I’m not insane?
Ever get the feeling you been played?
Well, that’s rock for sustainable capitalism
and you know, we may face a scorched and lifeless earth,
but they’re accountable to their shareholders first.
That’s how the world works.
NOFX - The Marxist Brothers
We meet in underground parking lots
And late night in coffee shops
With voices low unless we’re drunk
We've got hats and cupped sunglasses
We question all that is wrong
We discuss conspiracy
Are we enemies of the state?
Or idealist bourgeoisie?
I’ll get this one, put it on my card
I get frequent flyer mileage
And a booklet of upgrades
So next time I visit the third world
I won’t have to fly second class
The people's revolution is gonna be a podcast
We took the bus to the anarchist book fair
I left the hybrid at home
I scored an extremely rare signed copy of the communist manifesto
We protested the G8, got maced by female police
In hot black uniforms and boots
I got one’s e-mail address
Still I’m waiting to see if my bid on eBay was enough
To get "Today’s Empires Are Tomorrow’s Ashes"
on soviet red vinyl
It’s going on the wall next to
"Tubthumper" and "The Battle Of Los Angeles"
Of Los Angeles
Anyway, album reviews:
NOFX - Wolves in Wolves' Clothing
3/6
"Not as good as the new Propagandhi album"
highlight - 60 %
Propagandhi - Potemkin City Limits
5/6
"Better than the new NOFX album"
highlight - Rock for sustainable capitalism
And finally, here's a Propagandhi music video. Kind of.
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