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Feel The Pressure
02:54
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Suicide in the richest countries
Homicide in the darkest slums
Body image in the Western nations
Those with everything feel so glum
It’s a decision
Depression in the higher incomes
More sex in the underclass
Drug use due to the boredom
Burnout and panic attacks
It’s a decision
More smiles in developing nations
All frowns in the gated homes
The more zeroes in the bank account
The more I feel alone
The more I feel alone
The more I feel alone
The more I feel alone
It’s a decision
There is no fixed definition
Happiness is a choice my friend
You can choose a new beginning
Or you can choose the end
It’s a decision
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There's Room For Us All
04:08
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No weapons, no hate, just respect and debate
No war, no revenge, the means will justify the ends
Three hundred years of exploitation, gonna end with
a brand-new nation. If you used violence we’d
understand, but you always remained a great man
What unites us is greater
What divides us is small
In this world where we’re living
There is room for us all
Resistance passively. then the world is bound to see
Courage, your heart, the revolution’s about to start
They can’t keep you locked away, the whole world
admires your way. The junta can’t stop democracy,
personified by Aung San Suu Kyi
What unites us is greater
What divides us is small
In this world where we’re living
There is room for us all
Different hairstyles, different lifestyles
Different colours, creeds and levels
Different values, different politics
Different things we love and things that make us sick
Things that make us sick
Refuse (to) acquiesce, risk all for truth and justice
Munich, White Rose, integrity is in repose
Hand out pamphlets, risk your life, expose yourself
to Hitler’s knife Sacrifice self for principles,
a martyr for future disciples
What unites us is greater
What divides us is small
In this world where we’re living
There is room for us all
There is room for us all…
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You Are Sleeping
04:28
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Can’t believe it, what I’m seeing
Engaged in Western cultural breeding
Slightly detached, it’s overwhelming
But dinner’s ready so I’m forgetting
I tried to warn you but you were sleeping
So it’s back to bourgeoisie leanings
Can’t comprehend it, what I’m seeing
Universal ethnic pleading
Motivated to do something
Yet I’m distracted by all these fun things
I tried to tell you but you were sleeping
So let’s get back to our S.E.S. leanings
My motivation is good
My heart is pure
My soul not corrupted
My intentions interrupted
By the sounds of these places
And the looks on these faces
The distractions around me
The pace of it drowns me
You tried to tell me but I was sleeping
It’s easier to forget than to be defeated
By realizing that there’s not much we can do
We drown our guilt in playlists and half-truths
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4. |
Culture Of Idiocy
04:24
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We’re only on this planet for a short time
I’m the creator of my own reality
The inarticulate take over - it’s the first sign
That I’m a victim of my own morality
I see you, looking
Why don’t you put your arms around me ?
I feel you, why don’t you
Reach out and just touch me already ?
Culture of idiocy
I don’t care about celebrity hair
Who they sleep with or what they wear
I can’t escape the constant trash barrage
Integrity - a distant mirage
I see you, looking
Why don’t you put your arms around me ?
I need you, why can’t you
Just reach out and save me from this culture of idiocy ?
I see you, looking
Why don’t you put your arms around me ?
I want you, why won’t you
Help me escape from this overwhelming culture of idiocy ?
Why don’t you put your arms around me ?
Why won’t you put your arms around me ?
Why don’t you put your arms around me ?
Why won’t you put your arms around me ?
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I Am A Proxy
03:32
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For all the people who can’t speak for themselves
For the ones with nothing at home on the shelves
For the ones who don’t have the capacity
To complete the tasks – I am your proxy
I’m for the underdog
I will speak the truth
I’m with the underdogs
I pledge myself to you
For everyone who wasn’t supposed to succeed
For all the ones with different needs
For the poor, the indigent, the sick and the hurt
Underestimated by all of the world
I’m for the underdog
I will speak the truth
I’m with the underdogs
I pledge myself to you
I pledge myself to you
I pledge myself to you
I pledge myself to you
I pledge myself to you
I’m for the underdog
I will speak the truth
I’m with the underdogs
I pledge myself to you
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6. |
Anything Not To Feel
03:40
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It hurts too much to leave it alone
My arm yearns for cold steel
My life’s a revolving door of pain
I’ll do anything not to feel
I’ll do anything not to feel
I’ll do anything not to feel
It feels too good to do it again
The sharp blade has appeal
My brain’s an organic mass of shame
I’ll do anything to not feel
I’ll do anything not to feel
I’ll do anything not to feel
Cuts on my skin will always heal
And if they don’t that’s even better
It hurts too much to leave it alone
My arm yearns for the steel
This world’s a revolving door of pain
I’ll do anything not to feel
I’ll do anything not to feel
I’ll do anything not to feel
I’ll do anything not to feel
I’ll do anything not to feel
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Detached – feels like my normal state
Heavily invested in routine and fate
You made my forget about everything
Made me optimistic of what life could bring
There’s nothing but love, nothing but love
Nothing but love, nothing but love to live for
Alienated from frivolity
Completely resolved to normality
You found me disillusioned and cynical
Connected both the mental and physical
There’s nothing but love, nothing but love
Nothing but love to live for
Girl in the silver dress
You make me forget what I don’t like
Girl, I had made a mess
Of everything until you came in my life
Reattached to the soul inside
Extremely at one with what I used to hide
You made me feel indivisible
My problems became invisible
There’s nothing but love, nothing but love
Nothing but love : I need you
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8. |
Far From Perfect
03:49
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I try I try I try
To be a decent guy
But this world can be so cruel
The exception to the rule
Far from perfect
Far from perfect
Far from perfect
I never said I was
Far from perfect
Far from perfect
Far from perfect
I never said I was
I mean to always be
A good example but you see
This place can be so hard
Events can tear you apart
I promise you right now
I take a solemn vow
To always do what’s right
To never give up the fight
Far from perfect
Far from perfect
Far from perfect
I never said I was
Far from perfect
Far from perfect
Far from perfect
I never said I was
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9. |
Learn / Forget / Repeat
03:20
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In eastern Poland the wind blows
Across Field 3 as time goes
On and on, but do you know ?
What went on in Blocks 2 and 4 ?
6 million, think of it
6 million, think of it
6 million, think of it
Time to cry or time to hit ?
6 million, think of it
6 million, think of it
6 million, think of it
Time for us to get with it
In southern Poland the birds soar
The sun shines but you can’t ignore
The human hair behind the window
The innocent souls in limbo
6 million, think of it
6 million, think of it
6 million, think of it
Time to cry or time to hit ?
6 million, think of it
6 million, think of it
6 million, think of it
Time for us to get with it
In your town the bully hits
The misogynist hates, the racist sits
and dreams of the next Tykocin
What will you do to get rid of him ?
6 million, think of it
6 million, think of it
6 million, think of it
We’re not so different
6 billion remember it
6 billion remember it
6 billion remember it
Cause we’re not so different
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10. |
Tantrum
04:32
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Spent a lot of time saying “why me”?
I’ve been to places that kill
Resentment for then ones closest to me
Jealousy’s a bitter pill
Oh shaking-head man what’s your game ?
We don’t even know your name
Think you know everything after twenty seconds
Get your head out of your ass cause reality beckons
This is not the person I am
Wish I was as strong as I feel
Situations get the best of us
This is all so unreal
Oh shaking-head man what’s your game ?
You don’t even know our names
Think you’ve seen everything after fifteen seconds
You are so arrogant, my fist beckons
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Chip On My Shoulder
03:42
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Every time I hear it said
I wanna punch somebody in the head
Easy for you to criticize
You don’t see things with my eyes
It’s all a social construction I told ya
That gave me this chip on my shoulder
We’re the product of what we’ve been through
I didn’t think I’d have to explain this to you
Every time I overhear
Ignorance, indifference or fear
It makes me want to scream and shout
“These people don’t know what life’s about!”
It’s all a historical context I told ya
That made for me this chip on my shoulder
You’re the sum of what you’ve been through
Why do I have to explain this to you ?
Skin colour, ability level
Neighbourhood – I can think of several
It’s capitalism status quo
This chip on my shoulder’s got to go
I’m the result of what I’ve seen
A summary of where I’ve been
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Profile, newsfeed, next update
Text your feelings, text your face
Check up on your barely friends
The means justifies the ends
Somebody tell me what to believe
I got images selling me what I don’t need
I got people telling me I’m not good enough
Unless I look a certain way or use certain stuff
It’s life in the tell-all age
Stuck inside the narcissistic cage
Video feed, post-it race
Sext your feelings, sext your face
Twitter up your deepest thoughts
Leave out no forget-me-nots
Somebody show me how to perceive
I got machines telling me all that I need
I got affirmation from a tiny face
On a screen with a scene from all over the place
Sign-up, wall, join a group
Invite your acquaintances to the roof
See who David’s been talking to
Read Jen’s private notes to Sue
It’s life in the tell-all age
From the centre of the virtual stage
Somebody show me what to believe
I got images telling me how to perceive
You got people implying you’re not good enough
Unless you act a certain way or buy certain stuff
I’ve had enough
I’ve had enough
I’ve had enough
I’ve had enough of that stuff
It’s life in the tell-all age
Our neuroses all over the page
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