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Not Alone

by Raw Nerves

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1.
Empty Fist 02:56
Don’t need the politics Violence and getting fucked up For you this isn’t community In the pit you are king You do it for the aggression Don’t need the politics Message reduced to an empty fist Violence and fucking shit up For you it’s just a social scene And the pit is your ring You do it for… The spectacle of chaos and blood Nihilism and drugs Running wild in the streets Meaning diminished to hyperbole With that “x” on your hand You think you’re part of a clan “Unity” as you break bones Never killed that jock in your head Hardcore ain’t a fight club And straight edge ain’t a call to arms Don’t need the politics Message reduced to an empty fist Violence and getting fucked up For you this isn’t community It’s just another social scene And in the pit you are king You do it for the aggression
2.
Common Cause 01:55
This is the world In which we were born We must build Our own future Taught we can only live one way But we imagined more Society gave us broken homes And stacked the odds against us They never did anything for us So we do it all ourselves Working towards a common cause We rejected their culture Built safer spaces where we can exist Free from discrimination To the abandoned buildings Reclaimed and transformed You can’t always pick yourself up That’s what community’s for Without approval Against their will And we’ve built a lasting network Of friends in every city Across the whole planet Working towards a common cause We rejected their culture Built our own communities Outside of their conventions Creating spaces where we can thrive And determine our own lives This is the world In which we were born We must build Our own future
3.
Conspiracy of surveillance state Next to reality seems so tame The intimate moments that we share Are filed and stored away Discussion and opinion Tagged and classified The liberties that they take Leave only what’s inside They say it’s for protection It’s there to keep us safe But there is no security When our lives are held in their bloody hands Cynical system of control As if it’s in our best interest A sacrifice at the altar Of global hegemony Inalienable rights are platitudes Where nation is concerned And justice is an afterthought When capital’s in play They say it’s for protection It’s there to keep us safe But there is no security When our lives are held in their bloody hands The expression of our freedom Is passed between our eyes
4.
Ad Nauseum 02:34
I wake up with a splitting headache As they announce another war Is this a nightmare or reality? I can’t tell anymore Between the lies and misrepresentations Is this a new threat or is it their creation The pundits tell me that it’s my way of life They hate our freedom And so we have to fight They exhort morality Lauded by society This paranoia’s killing me What if it’s all true? I can’t believe this shit It’s starting again The leaders pass the judgement Media makes the case Context is a hindrance to the official line And the rockets’ red glare light up another sky They distort reality Laudanum for society This media blitz is killing me It’s killing you it’s killing me The warhawks dictate Ad nauseam The talking heads regurgitate Ad nauseam The jingoes pontificate Ad nauseam We sit and stare sedate Ad nauseam

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released March 23, 2017

vocals: Mike Dubose
guitar: Matt Noble
guitar: Matt Burks
bass: Jonathan Hughes
drums: Erik Trexel

recorded by Maus at Red Lantern and mastered by Brad Boatright

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Portland Hardcore Punk

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