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Warrior Cop
04:36
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What did you imagine when you took your vows
Did you see yourself a hero, did you make your mother proud
And how would she feel if she saw you today
Putting another unarmed kid in the grave
Is there a war here that we didn't know about
Cops are driving tanks around and shooting unarmed crowds
Can you tell me who you're fighting for, can you tell me who you serve
Can you tell me where the justice is and will you get what you deserve
You took an oath to serve and protect
But all you wanted was to get some respect
When you get upset you need to take it out on others
But your victims are our sisters and brothers
We can’t breath with your foot on our chest
But when we cry out for help, you scream resisting arrest
I can’t believe it still in this day and age
But the more things change the more they stay the same
Who will protect us, from you
You took an oath to serve and protect
But all you wanted was to get some respect
When you get upset you need to take it out on others
But your victims are our sisters and brothers
You go to war
You go to war
You go to war and fight
You go to war
You go to war
I hear your battle cry
You hold a badge
You point a gun
You take a life and lie
But live by the sword and that's how you’re gonna die
You took an oath, so serve and protect
Cuz that badge alone can't help you buy respect
If you get upset you don't need to take it out on others
Cuz your victims are our sisters and our brothers
You go to war
You go to war
You go to war and fight
You go to war
You go to war
I hear your battle cry
You hold a badge
You point a gun
You take a life and lie
But live by the sword and that's how you’re gonna die
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2. |
Footnote
03:48
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Wash me away and forget all the past
I should have known that it would never last
The fire died out with the end of the day
And you’ve moved on to another page
I never wanted to be a footnote in your life
A lost chapter, a forgotten character
Now I’m gone I guess the story can go on
I hope you get your happy ending
I’m sorry if I left you in the lurch
Just trust me when tell you that this hurts
To see how easily I could be replaced
And our whole history could be erased
Now you’re, you’re moving back
And I’m, I’m moving on
I’ve got chapters of my own to write now
So long, I’m gone
I never wanted to be a footnote in your life
A lost chapter, a forgotten character
Now I’m gone I guess the story can go on
I hope you get your happy ending
We were so wrong
I should have know it all along
So I’ll leave you with a blessing and a curse
May you get everything you deserve
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3. |
Ghost Ship
04:27
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In this place we were a family
We found a place to call our home, place to call our home
No one cared what we were doing
Cuz we didn’t quite fit in, and in this world that seems the biggest sin
Stay true to yourself
We were told
Somehow that path
Was just a dead end road
But then the fire spread, the fire spread
Everybody get out
I love you Mom, I love you Dad
We’re burning down
If they really cared at all
It would never come to this
Without help everyone falls
You will be missed
No one chose this life for glamour
No one’s here for all the fame, but we’re here all the same
We came here for the communion
To make art out of our pain, a different life and you might do the same
But then the fire spread, the fire spread
Everybody get out
I love you Mom, I love you Dad
We’re burning down
If they really cared at all
It would never come to this
Without help everything falls
You will be missed
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4. |
Live Fast, Age Young
04:22
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She had a kid when she was just sixteen
Now she's barely even thirty three
She's about to be a grandmother
How many years does she have left
After all the smoking and the crystal meth
Live fast, age young
They say what doesn't kill you makes you stronger
But sometimes it only feels like it just
Wearing me down
Wearing me down
Wearing me down
The tattoo on his arm says no regrets
He never thought he’d live this long
Long enough to see
It all go wrong
He lost his home, his family and his friends
Now his life is pain and he’s praying for an end
It seems will never come
He’s still alive but he isn’t getting stronger
He’s reduced to begging and it’s
Breaking him down
Breaking him down
Breaking him down
I know I’m lucky and I won’t take my life for granted
Life is unpredictable, nothing turns out how we planned it
We’re all one mistake away from ruining our lives
But that doesn’t mean that we can just hide
Life’s not a game and there’s no auto-save
And we’re not invincible
we got just one life so make it full
What doesn’t kill you might not make you stronger
But hey my friend, don’t let it
Wear you down
Wear you down
It’s wearing me down
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5. |
War on Peace
04:24
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We seek to justify
The means by which we have contrived
To keep the world on its knees
This pie’s not big enough
We don’t wanna share
It’s all for us
It’s Manifest destiny
And so it goes
Nothing changes
That’s how it ends
In a world deranged
The history of man is a history of war
All of our technological innovations come from the military
And only later do we find civilian applications
As our population grows and our resources become more precious
We need to veer from this road and learn to work together
Failure to do so will bring us to extinction
We aim to purify
Sacrifice all those who still defy
Wipe clean the minds of discontent
In robes of righteousness
We hide our murderous intent
It’s too late to repent
Here it comes again
The war on peace
The war that never ends
It’s social entropy
Dividing us
The bonds of tyranny, come from within
We fight so hard to win, that we don’t see
It’s not a competition
Your god’s all wrong
You’ll never learn
So we’ll drop the bombs
Your land will burn
We’ve come so far
But nothing’s changed
Where can we place the blame
Now I can see the end
If you’re not with us then you’re with them
We won’t accept more complexity
God bless America
Land of the free
And without flaw
The victors write the history
Now it’s back again
The war on peace, it never really went
Manufactured enemies
We armed ourselves
It’s always been for wealth, can’t you see
They profit handsomely, while we all die
We’ll die for their beliefs
It’s all just a lie
It was all along
An eye for an eye
The weak serve the strong
We’ve come so far
But nothing’s changed
And we’ll never face the blame
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6. |
Franz
05:05
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I saw you giving up
What could I do
Who’s to say when their time has come
I thought you had so much life ahead
you were still so young
This will plague me
For the rest of my life
Will I ever know
If I did what was right
But when you can’t go on
When your strength was gone
I tried to be a shoulder to lean on
But all along, who was I to stop you
When did you let go
And when can I let go
When can I forgive myself
You were the best I knew and I was unprepared
Now you’re just a picture on my shelf
This will plague me
For the rest of my life
Will I ever know
If I did what was right
But when you can’t go on
When your strength was gone
I tried to be a shoulder to lean on
But all along, who was I to stop you
I saw your eyes go dark (The lights went out)
And when they lost that spark (The lights went out)
I felt it tear me apart (And something)
Felt the hole in my heart (Inside me died)
And I can’t fill it now (And something)
No I can’t fill it now (Inside me died)
And now a year’s gone past
The time it flew
But I’m still trying to move on
I think I’m getting there but it’s still crystal clear
My heart will carry a piece of you
But when you can’t go on
When your strength was gone
I tried to be a shoulder to lean on
But all along, who was I to stop you
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