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Bring Me the Head Of...; Naked Aggression/All or Nothing H.C.

Take a Stand
Can’t take no more control! Corporations shape us commercials rape our minds The system profits off our backs makes money for the rich It’s time to liberate our selves from this rat race shit Can’t take no more control Stand against them Control, control, control Break their order Can’t take no more control Stand against them Control, control, control Tear their system down Corruption leads our nations nepotism tows the line Tyrannized by bosses fear controls our minds Busywork consumes us working all the time Screw the top down management Fuck the chain of command Wouldn’t you like to be treated fair just for a little while Scream and shout take a stand, organize and kill their lies Can’t take no more control Stand against them Control, control, control Break their order Can’t take no more control Stand against them Control, control, control We must tear their system down
Party Down
Corporate welfare, mass starvation, Destroy Revolt -Burn it down Rich man’s privilege, Rich man’s power, Destroy Revolt -Burn it down They steal our life -Burn it Down, We live in strife -Burn it Down Destroy their wealth, Destroy their wars, Destroy their world -Burn it down Assaults on freedom know no restraints In their power lust no holds are barred What a great lie this democracy Just another name for tyranny Rich man’s privilege, Rich man’s power, Destroy Revolt -Burn it down Destroy their wealth, Destroy their wars, Destroy their world -Burn it down
One day we’ll rise up we’ll change the world Destroy the masters take back the wealth No more oppression no poverty True liberation from tyranny The courts strip of us our rights and give them to corporations Don't let them…They take from the public and hand it over to the private sector don't let them…Destroy their sick, right-wing revolt Take them all down– their party down Take back what’s ours, Don’t let them win Take back what’s ours, Never give in Corporate welfare, mass starvation, Destroy Revolt –Burn it down Rich man’s privilege, Rich man’s power, Destroy Revolt –Burn it down They steal our life –Burn it down, We live in strife –Burn it down Destroy their wealth, Destroy their wars, Destroy their world –Burn it down
Fuck Shit Up
 Robbing the poor is your life defined No more fucking peace for you and your kind This is what it takes for the rich to learn Get down on your knees see you world burn Your days of thieving are at an end You’ll have no empire left to defend No more dollars, euro, or crown All the banks are burning to the ground We’re gonna take it to the street We’re gonna run you down We’re gonna make you taste defeat We’re gonna kick you down No more will we believe all your lies You’ve run out of solid alibis No more will we take your fucking shit And it’s you who’s gonna get the first hit We’re gonna take it to the street We’re gonna run you down We’re gonna make you taste defeat We’re gonna kick you down When life gives me shit I fuck shit up When life gives me shit I fuck shit up When life gives me shit I fuck shit up When life gives me shit I fuck shit up Now I’m comin’ for you to fuck you up When life gives me shit I fuck shit up I’ll nail your ass to the fucking cross I’ll show you who the fuck is fucking boss!  When life gives me shit I fuck shit up When life gives me shit I fuck shit up When life gives me shit I fuck shit up When life gives me shit I fuck shit up When life gives you shit then fuck shit up When life gives you shit then fuck shit up When life gives us shit we'll fuck shit up When life gives us shit we'll fuck shit up
Can’t Deny It
I am my things, I am my stuff I am not what I make, but I am, what am I buy Look at my shoes, Check out my ride If you like them then you’ll like me I’m what I watch, I’m my teevee I’m not happy unless I am shopping It’s who I am, I am what I buy I am my things, I am my stuff I am not what I make, but I am, what am I buy Look at my shoes, Check out my ride If you like them then you’ll like me I’m what I watch, I’m my teevee Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo Items of mass production line my walls and fill in my mind Items of mass production have buried the good we might find Myspace profile extends my style Find me online I won’t decline Download some tunes Along I croon What I’m into is who I am It creates my Re-al-i-ty You Cant Deny It
Neo-liberal (Shafted)
How can you live with your self With all this blood in your hands And look me in the eye and insist you're a man How long did you think you’d get away with this game Did you think you wouldn’t have to take the blame Shafted How can you be such a fool To think I wouldn’t notice a trend Of fucked over people who thought you were a friend Site of human wreckage you left behind Did you really think I wouldn’t smell the blood of my own kind Shafted How can you pretend to be A true friend like me When your true motive is so easy to see It’s our blood and sweat off of which you feed I ain’t gonna fuel your passionless greed I’d feel so sorry for you If I didn’t think you knew Exactly what you were doing How long did you think I’d let you stick it in mother fucker How can you give me the shaft
Never Too Late
As long as it’s not too late, there’s time for a miracle As long as it’s not too late, there’s time enough right now I had the gun, I had the bullets, I had my fucking head I had the gun, I had the bullets, out of my fucking head I had the bullets, I had the gun, up to my god damn head I had the bullets, I had the gun, I kept my god damn head Living in a world with war all the time, it’s easy not to care Living in a world with war all the time, it’s easy to despair Living in war with a world out of time, it’s easy not to care Living in war with a world out of time, it’s easy to despair As long as it’s not too late
Bankrupt
Freedom isn’t free they say Fuck them – tell us why Freedom isn’t free they say Bullshit – it’s a lie Tell us what it cost in soldiers blood Taken from the poorest of the poor Who fight for the richest of the rich Who condescend to tell us what freedom costs Freedom isn’t free they say Fuck them – tell us why Freedom isn’t free they say Bullshit – it’s a lie Take back your freedom from the ruling elite Burn down their homes and run them through the streets Show them the face of the wars they inspire Stock certificates, business suits, piled high on fire Working class, servant caste – Burn ‘em out of the hills If the price of freedom is so fucking high then It’s high fucking time the rich must die! Freedom isn’t free they say Fuck them – tell us why Freedom isn’t free they say Bullshit – it’s a lie Freedom isn’t free they
say And the highest bidder is the winner By the land of corporate fascism Holding power through manipulated classism In the land of the free where freedom isn’t free.
Mr. Businessman
Hate, Fight, Kill, Hate, Fight, Kill,Hate, Fight, Kill, Hate, Fight, Kill Die! They want us to hate, they want us to kill All the better to get their oil drilled They want us to fight, they want us to die All the better to sell us their big lie It’s business as usual for the businessman Well you better tend to your business while you can Making backroom deals at our expense You used to be one of us but now you’re one of them Hate, Fight, Kill, Hate, Fight, Kill, Hate, Fight, Kill They want us to hate they want us to kill All the better to get their oil drilled They want us to fight they want us to die All the better to sell us their big lie It’s business as usual for the businessman Well, you better tend to your business while you can Making Profit margins at our expense You used to be one of us but now you’re one of them You gut our world Turn art into dollar signs Honor the lowest common denominator You sell us out for your deal You sell us out for your wealth You want us to hate you want us to fight You want us to kill you want us to die I’ll die fighting you I’ll die fighting you I’ll die fighting you We won’t stop ‘til we win!

Line in the Sand
They say they speak for the people, but they don’t speak for me Can’t let the truth stand in their way Manufacture consent, double speak today The line in the sand is drawn They’re out for blood They don’t want your tired, hungry, or poor…or immigrants…well not anymore They say they want their country back Heard those words: Germany 1934 They say they’ll do what the people want, but they wouldn’t say that if they knew what we want Can’t let their truth stand in our way, carnivalesque rebellion starts today The line in the sand is drawn We stand our ground, if the blood spills, it won’t be ours They say they speak for the people, but they don’t speak for me They say they’ll do what the people want but they wouldn’t say that if they knew what we want Can’t let their truth stand in our way carnivalesque rebellion starts today [The horrific “Tea Party” movement, their on-going rhetoric, and all the nonsense they spoke after the November 2010 Congressional elections inspired this song.  At the other spectrum of inspiration, I was hugely and positively influenced by Adbusters’ “Carnivalesque Rebellion” issue while working on this record (www.adbusters.org).]
Control the Inside Out
Search for control Can control the pain Cutting here, cutting there There is a better way Control the inside out Not the outside in Search for control Can control the food Flushing here, flushing there There is a better way Search for control Can control the rage Fight club here, fight club there There is a better way Control the inside out Not the outside in Search for, search for, Search for control, Can control, Can control, You can control your pain…Control the inside Not the outside [After teaching ten year olds for many years, last year was the first year that I had a student that was a “cutter.”  Same class, same year, I had boys who started their own little “Fight Club” in the boys’ bathroom during recess (they would film it and put it on You Tube…until caught).  Then there was the teacher that admitted that she would binge and purge before teaching each day, as it was the one thing she felt she had complete control over.  These behaviors are a result of not having the emotional and psychological tools to deal with problems in life.  Instead of people having the tools to work problems out, they are manifested physically, by acting out against one’s own body.  It’s important to seek and ask for help if you find yourself hurting yourself on purpose. Get in contact with your local Mental Health Association to see what resources are available in your community--http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/go/searchMHA.  If you are under eighteen talk to a parent, a teacher, a counselor, a nurse, or another adult that you trust.]
Bowling Alone
I hear lots of bitching and moaning about how things should really be But I don’t see enough action Against the state of misery Many want to engage in political debate But they are too busy to commit to action And apathy seals our fate Those who are right are the rebels Not those who bow down Speak up, Act out Be the change that you seek They make sure we are distracted With “National Past Times”
If we are “bowling alone”  We won’t be able to organize Keep us working poor Barely able to survive Working two jobs, hand to mouth Keeps you very paralyzed Those who are right are the rebels Not those who bow down Speak up, Act out Be the change that you seek BE THE CHANGE Those who are right are the rebels Not those who bow down Speak up, Act out Be the change that you seek [“Be the change that you seek.” –Mohandas K. Gandhi; “Those who are right are the rebels, not those who bow down.” –Greek Anarchist Slogan.  The U.S. society encourages people to stay distracted and not really participate in their “democracy.”  The book Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community, by Robert D. Putnam, describes how we have become “increasingly disconnected from family, friends, neighbors, and our democratic structures.” People need to speak up and act out….be the change that they seek. If you need some inspiration, just visit www.adbusters.org]
Death with Dignity
Jack Kevorkian, You’re a fucking hero to me You gave people, who were suffering, Death with dignity Eight years in prison, For no compromise Won’t be a part of Their Hippocratic lie Murderer to some Hero to me He lives without Fear of society Jack Kevorkian, You’re a fucking hero to me You gave people who were dying Death with dignity For eight months I watched my dad suffer I watched him slowly die In his last three days Whether they admit it or not I saw Kevorkian in their eyes Death, with Dignity Free from jail With failing health He’s not allowed To speak on the topic We need to be the messengers For Jack Kevorkian Death, Death, Death, with dignity [I am a huge fan of Dr. Jack Kevorkian.  He is a national hero and treasure.  If you do not know anything about Dr. Kevorkian, please watch the documentary, “Kevorkian.”  He is also a published author and amazing artist.  You can view his art at: www.arianagallery.com/kevorkian.php.  After watching a loved one suffer and die, you think differently about
death with dignity.]
Living a Nightmare
Wake up You’re not asleep You’re living a nightmare Eyes open Take a jump It’s not as far as it seems Return Let’s start again Pause Think of a new end Skip Become what you should have been, could have been…Wake up You’re not asleep Wake up You’re living a nightmare NIGHTMARE!!! [I love horror movies.  I have since I was five years old and watched Karen Black in “The Trilogy of Terror.”  Having lived many years and seen many horror movies…I can truly say that nothing is more horrific than real life. George Romero’s zombies have been an analogy to people living their days sleep walking through their lives. It’s never too late to start again.  “Each day is a fresh start, each moment is a new beginning”] 
Racist, Classist, Anti-Gay Bullshit
With your racist, classist, anti-gay rhetoric Your racist, classist, anti-gay bullshit You say, “Those kids…” Do you mean the kids in my neighborhood? They don’t look like you, talk like you You better believe they have less than you You say, “Those people…” Do you mean the people on my street? They don’t look like you, talk like you, You better believe they have less than you With your racist, classist, anti-gay rhetoric Your racist, classist, anti-gay bullshit Then you say, “Those fags…” Do you mean my best friends? They look like you, talk like you You better believe they have more than you “So stop using Jesus as an excuse to be an narrow minded, bigoted asshole” With your racist, classist, anti-gay rhetoric Your racist, classist, anti-gay bullshit [If I sound angry, it’s because I am.  I am sick to death of all the immigrant and gay bashing done by people who claim to be Christians.  Enough already bigots…]
Exist
When you are born you're given a gift, a gift of life And you should live it, live it right And don't let others bring you down Eyes open, feet on the ground Don't just sit back and watch your life pass you by Go live the dream you've always wanted That thing that's burning deep inside Nothing's so hard that you can't try Just go tell your boss that you don't feel alright And then leave town And begin the new life you've found Whatever happens from the time that you're born until you die Is all up to you Live life the way you want it Just because you're down, doesn't mean that you're out, you're still here And just because it's hard doesn't mean that you shouldn't try Throw all your fears away and begin your new life today Do whatever it takes to get out of the mess you're in [Lyrics by Ryan Doria]
Wretched Refuse
You just repeat what they say Don’t let logic stand in your way We are a nation of immigrants Crossed on this bridge called their backs All of this was their land Soaked in blood from dishonest hands Lecture me while illegal immigrants Take care of your children, yard and house We are a nation of immigrants There is no “them” There is only “us” “Give me your tired, [your poor,] your huddled masses
yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore, send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me.” [-Emma Lazarus poem inscribed at the food of the Statue of Liberty] There is no “them” There is only “us” [I have taught English Learners and worked with their families for thirteen years.  I am so tired of people lecturing me about how immigrants need to come over here legally, blah fucking blah.  The same people who tell me this have illegal immigrants clean their houses and take care of their children and yards.  Some people who say these things work in education and make their money teaching the children of immigrants.  Unless you are Native American or your ancestors were forced here through slavery, you and your family are the offspring of immigrants.  The violence and crime in Mexico is at a level where we
should consider an immigrant a refugee or seeking asylum.  Illegal immigrants are not to blame for our poor economy, greedy corporations and Wall Street are to blame, as well as everyone who kept their heads buried in the sand.]

California Bleeding

Countdown to Extinction

Ignore the problems
Deny they exist
Don’t be proactive
Try to dismiss
Pretend you control
When it’s completely spun out
Keep on smiling
Spin is what it’s about
Countdown to Extinction
There’s no evolving for you
Countdown to Extinction
To your own apathy you were true
Rape the land
Overpopulate it too
Scarcity of water
Scarcity of food
Ruin the soil
Cut down the forest
Start some wars
Pretend not to own it
Countdown to Extinction
There’s no evolving for you
Countdown to Extinction
To your own apathy you were true
Countdown to Extinction

A lot of Work to Do

He said that I’m hostile
and he doesn’t know why
you point out my splinter
there’s a huge beam in your eye
He said that I have
a lot of work to do
you threw a lot of stones
but live in a glass house too
He said that human rights
are guaranteed by God
but God didn’t
stop the Holocaust

He said that God has
a plan for me
but it doesn’t have to do
with Christianity
you’re not God
so, don’t you fucking judge me
you’re not God

California Bleeding

Too much botox
Too many steroids
Too much coke up her nose
Homophobic
Born again
Judging like she’s God
Celebrity obsessed
Surgery possessed
Whored out success
Slit her wrists…
California is Bleeding

So much for her lover
Too many addictions
So much for her ability to breathe
Forgot her education
Abandoned her children
Whored out her body
Celebrity obsessed
Surgery possessed
Whored out success
Slit her writes…
California is Bleeding

You Say Tomato...

You think that no one hears you
As you talk your shit about me
You started out attractive
But the ugliness came pouring out
You think that no one will repeat
All the shit you talk about me
Never say it to my face
Just drew your knife and stabbed my back
Metiche, chismoso
Metiche, chismoso
You really shouldn’t
Run your mouth
You think no one hears you
As you talk your shit about me
You’re always so fucking sweet
When you want something from me
You think no one will repeat
All the shit you talk about me
Very careless with your words
But ugly is as ugly does
Metiche, chismoso
Metiche, chismoso
You really shouldn’t
Run your mouth

Hunger for Justice

Food for the hungry
And a hunger for justice
For those that have food
Reality…so many have lost touch with
For the price of your Louis Vuitton
You could have fed a village in Sudan
For what you paid for that Dior
You could have financed Doctors
without Borders
Singing about Gucci
While there are people
In your town homeless and hungry
Wearing your money
Won’t cure your insecurities
Food for the hungry

And a hunger for justice
Reality…so many have lost touch with
For the price of those Jimmy Choos
You have bought all the LA
homeless new shoes
For what you paid for that Prada
You could have fed the children in Haiti
Preaching materialism
While 97% of the world can’t relate
The richest 3% need to step up
And re-evaluate
Food for the hungry
And a hunger for justice
(for those that have food)
Reality…so many have lost touch with
…reality

Number 12

You say you want a famous face
‘cause you think you’re just not good enough
you say you want some famous tits
‘cause you think they’re just not big enough
You want to be a playboy bunny
and you think they need to cut you up
you think…just a few more pounds to lose
you promise that you’ll stop throwing up
surprising, so shocking, appalling, eyes glued
#12 looks just like you
You say you want some great big muscles
‘cause you think you’re just not big enough
you say you want to Barry Bonds
‘cause you think you’re just not good enough
You want to be a winning athlete
And you think that you should shoot it up
You think just a few more inches to gain
You promise that you’ll stop ‘roiding up
Surprising, so shocking, appalling, eyes glued
#12 looks just like you

You Lied

You lied…
We said you lied
It’s not enough that you said it was true
It’s not enough, because it came from you
It’s not enough that there is blood on our hands
It’s not enough…you named the son of man
It’s not enough, because I know my rights
It’s not enough, and I won’t throw the fight
It’s not enough, and I won’t settle for less
It’s not enough, that’s why I’m a
feminist/humanist
You lied, and you know you always do
You lied, and they died
And it’s all because of you
You lied, and now there’s blood on our hands
You lied in a way that no one else can
1,000, 2,000, 3,000, 4,000, and counting

Solidarity

Solidarity, Solidarity Now!
Solidarity, Solidarity Now!
Solidarity with
Nuestras Hijas de Regreso (a Casa)
Because we believe that
No one should have to live in fear
Solidarity with Patricia Orozco
Because we believe
In reproductive rights for all
Solidarity, Solidarity Now!
Solidarity, Solidarity Now!
Solidarity with the women of Thailand
Because no one should
be sold into sexual slavery
Solidarity with the women of Darfur
No one should be raped,
or have to live in fear
Solidarity, Solidarity Now!
Solidarity, Solidarity Now!

The F Word

According to Webster,
“feminism is the theory of the
political, economic and
social equality of the sexes
organized activity on behalf
of women’s rights and interests”
Stand together in sisterhood
This is for the daughters, mothers,
grandmothers, sisters, wives and girlfriends
Since in the U.S.  a woman is raped
every six minutes
And 1 in 3 women have been raped;
Since 1 in 4 women
experience domestic abuse
in their lifetime
Stand together in sisterhood
If you believe in human rights then you
believe in women’s rights
Stand together in sisterhood
Male, female doesn’t matter
Stand together in sisterhood
This is for the daughters, mothers,
grandmothers, sisters, wives and girlfriends
Since 2 million girls and women
are subjected to genial mutilation each year
Since some 120,000
women and girls
are trafficked into
W. Europe every year
Stand together in sisterhood
If you believe in human rights then you
believe in women’s rights
Stand together in sisterhood
Male, female doesn’t matter
Stand together in sisterhood
This is for the daughters, mothers,
grandmothers, sisters, wives and
girlfriends

Inherit the Earth

What you do to me
You do to your daughters
You do to your sons
You do to their heirs
You poison me everyday
Tearing my limbs and breaking
my bones
Homage to the almighty
While you brutalize the mother
Homage to the almighty
While you brutalize the mother
How will you explain to your children,
that you chose to stand by and do
nothing?
How will you explain to them,
that you were too busy with things
and money?
Where will they play?
What will they breath?
What will they drink?
What will they eat?
What you do the mother, you do to
yourselves
Kill her slowly kill yourselves slowly too
Homage to the almighty
While you brutalize the mother
Homage to the almighty
While you brutalize the mother
Inherit our blithe, inherit our toxins
Inherit our death, inherit our hate
That’s what we’ll leave them
If we don’t place people over profits
Can you place people over profits?
PEOPLE OVER PROFITS!!!

No Need for Fear

You don’t know the difference
Between a family and a terrorist
You don’t know the difference
Between a student and a terrorist
Anyone who doesn’t agree
Try to feed us more fear
There is no need for fear
When fear is a wasted energy
You don’t know the difference
Between a family and a terrorist
You don’t know the difference
Between a student and a terrorist
You don’t know the difference
Between an intellectual and a terrorist
You don’t know the difference
Between an activist and a terrorist
Anyone who doesn’t agree
Try to feed us more fear
There is no need for fear
When fear is a wasted energy
Just like worry and hate
When the Iraqis call us the terrorist
I read the definition 
I can’t help but agree
Inflict the terror, inflict the terror
Inflict the terror, inflict the terror
You don’t know the difference
Between a family and a terrorist
You don’t know the difference
Between a student and a terrorist
Anyone who doesn’t agree
Try to feed us more fear
There is no need for fear
There is no need for fear

All or Nothing

Talk about human rights
It’s all or nothing for me
Talk about peace
It’s all or nothing for me
Talk about women’s rights
It’s all or nothing for me
Talk about animal rights
It’s all or nothing for me
There are many times
You’ll be called to stand up
 For what you really believe
You’ll need some backbone to
go against the grain
Being different isn’t always
easy
Talk about human rights
It’s all or nothing for me
Talk about peace
It’s all or nothing for me
What have we done today,
to match our walk
to our talk?
Will we practice what we preach?
Will we live on our feet or die
on our knees?
Talk about human rights
It’s all or nothing for me
Talk about peace
It’s all or nothing for me
Talk about women’s rights
It’s all or nothing for me
Talk about animal rights
It’s all or nothing for me
If every enlightened person
Does one thing each day
to stand up for injustice…
We can change the earth
We can change lives
We can change the future!!!

They Are We

Can’t look away from the pain that’s in front of me
Can’t look away form the pain in their eyes
I sit and I stare mesmerized by the t.v.
So much suffering compounded by lies
In Africa we ask, “Who are their people?”
In Brazil we ask, “Who are their people?”
In Haiti we ask, “Who are their people?”
In India we ask, “Who are their people?”
I am you
You are me
He is she
…and they are we
Don’t try to escape the burden of your privilege
Don’t try to escape your responsibility
It’s not enough to send money
Fight to be sure that all are fed and free
In Iraq we ask, “Who are their people?”
In Russia we ask, “Who are their people?”
In Taiwan we ask, “Who are their people?”
In the U.S. we ask, “Who are their people?”
I am you
You are me
He is she
…and they are we
We are all humans so we are their people
It’s time to take positive action
We are all humans so we are their people
It’s time to take positive action
Who are their people? We are their people!
Who are their people? We are their people!
Who are their people?  We are their people….
I am you
You are me
He is she
…and they are we

What Doesn't Kill You...