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Some Concerns Regarding This Revolt

by Broadcast Zero

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1.
Wake Me Up 02:26
I remember when you told me You were here to fucking stay When you walked through that door I thought I knew for sure With that look in your eyes That could start an uprise I believed in you You came to all the shows And you knew all the names You called them your friends And they called you the same When someone called you a fake You punched them in the face Shouting, "fuck you, man. I'm here to stay" Wake me up when it's over Wake me up when you're gone Wake me up in four years And if you're still here I'll sing you a song Remember when everything We did was from the heart A community together To the finish from the start But when no one's here to stay ts just for fashion or a phase What can we do? "It wasn't that long ago That you were so passionate I look at you man and now I see That it's all turned to shit" But you hung up your studs And forgot about these days Well, fuck you, man This is more than a phase There's no longevity here It'll be the death of all of us I fear If there's nothing to build upon It's just empty rooms and empty songs
2.
Demons 02:19
It's a beautiful day outside And I can't escape the demons that I hide They claw and they kick at the walls Try as I might, I enjoy their calls They destroy me I know, tell them to go away But I enjoy their sound so I ask them to stay And this bitter grin that stretches 'cross my face It's a symbol of the home that I've made of this place And I yell and I scream And I hate what I've become No passion, no motives, no fight And I want to go outside But there's something in my mind Telling me I'm going to be alright I may ask you for help but I don't know what that means 'Cause the chaos of this whirlwind is comforting to me And the walls are crumbling down Try as I might, I enjoy the sound
3.
We raised our fists nearly four years ago When the Days of Rage were ready to explode Revolution felt so real for the very first time Not a weekend protest or a slogan on a sign But I fear for the worst because I've seen too much shit Empty voices, weakened fists, and a whole lot of hypocrites But even when you're maxed and you're yelling in their face I can't help but think that it's all been a waste So, shout it out loud, "I want to believe" The people will hear what you want them to see That you're not just jesters entertaining for free You're music is the medium and you're forum is this scene Because yours is a message, more than a song And it just so happens we can all sing along But do they even listen to a fucking word you say Or is it just a stupid dream that we all should throw away It's 4:30 a.m. and I want to believe The people will hear what you want them to see That we're not just jesters entertaining for free You're music is the medium and you're forum is this scene So, shout it again, "I want to believe" The people will hear what you want them to see That we're not just jesters entertaining for free You're music is the medium and you're forum is this scene These songs of freedom might not set me free But they'll open up my mind and my capacity To see through the lies, extinguish the hate And help bring these chains that we all helped to create
4.
Fear Culture 01:56
No, you don't want it It could happen to you Walking down the street You'll never have a clue So, watch your backs boys, watch your backs girls Any minute now could be the end of the world I don't want to die today But the papers tell me I just may I don't want to die today I keep telling myself I just may I don't want to live in this fear culture There's danger coming Don't you know? From the sky, from the air, In your homes So don't close your eyes without a prayer Big brother's watching but you still should be scared
5.
Righteousness never got us anywhere But you still wish to insist that we know best At least better than them is what you say And you justify your actions anyway Another baseless killing spree Conducted by constructed ideologies Just because you believe you're right Doesn't make them wrong You're subjective views, well, they're not objective truths But you place them in the sky and hope they float Somehow outside of your own mind But this weapon you create you did not find I don't care what banner you're waving over your head Peoples' lives aren't a means to your ends
6.
Battle On 03:19
Hey Johnny, I see you running To exactly where I don't know Whatcha going to do when you get there If it's just as fucking cold And the freedom that you sought was just a dream Concocted like all the gods you tried to defeat What then Johnny, will you turn around And make your way back home Or will you stay and battle on? It's not easy staying upright When you believe in what you do Your ideals become opinions And they're calling you a fool And the crowds that used to join you Have all moved along But you're not going anywhere You're sticking to your guns Battle on won't you Johnny Battle on won't you boy Battle on won't you Johnny Battle on for us Battle on for me and you Those cracks throughout your armour Aren't looking all that good But you know that there's a difference What you could and what you should For freedom and for justice Whatever those words mean You're not going anywhere No matter how bleak it seem Hey Johnny, keep on running To exactly where I don't care Let us know when you find it And we'll surely join you there
7.
When they were young they never had a choice Lacking in cash, good luck and voice When they asked them what they wanted to do There was only one choice, that they knew They had nowhere to go This was the only road And when they met that day Bleeding out on the field They stared across the lines And knew they'd never heal They were alone When you can't eat, being fodder pays Road side bomb might end your days Give them a cheque and an education And try to stay alive if you can
8.
On Freedom 02:36
Well, Tommy Bones, he's twenty-nine He spent most of his life on the factory line He loves the world, yes he loves it a lot He knows what he wanted and he wanted what he got Chorus 1: But Tommy, you're deaf you see Because this revolution will set you free He thought for a moment then he spit in their eye Saying, Freedom for you ain't freedom for I Because when you fight for me You take away my autonomy Recognize diversity If everyone's to be free Well, Dani Hayes, she's twenty-three She's got a mortgage and a family She loves the world, yes she loves it a lot She knows what she wanted and she wanted what she got But Dani, you're deaf you see Because this revolution will set you free She thought for a moment and she said you're right I've got an idea so let's start this fight Everybody's here to lead So speak with me, don't speak for me Recognize diversity If everyone's to be free Well Tommy and Dani might not agree On what exactly freedom means But when freedom for one is oppression for two Throw out the one and let's start anew Chorus 3: Because everyone is deaf you see Because this revolution will set them free Think for a minute and make our choice Make sure its your own and not another's voice Because when you fight for me You take away my autonomy Everybody's here to lead So speak with me, don't speak for me No one is free Until everyone is free
9.
Save your speeches 'Cause he's heard them all before He's watched you drop your rally cries On the barroom floor He's joined you on the streets far too many times He's sick and tired of all the same old fucking rhymes He's not a hero, he's not a friend He's not a leader, he's not a legend 'Cause he hates you all, one and all 'Cause he knows that you're just here for your fucking self He'd stand and speak if he thought You cared about anybody else You've got the numbers but you're lacking what you need Strength, will, compassion, and a little determinacy He's got all the right answers He knows what we've got to do The blueprints have all been drawn up But he's got no fucking faith in you
10.
Alien 01:45
They call me cold Say I lack sympathy But how people work Is a mystery to me Emotionally devoid Without compassion or tact I stare at the world And it stares right back Sometimes I feel I don't belong here Sometimes I want to disappear I disappear And why can't they realize It's so obvious to me All across the spectrum is Too fascist for me This implicit oppression Really makes me sick The world stares at me And I spit back at it
11.
It's 24 hours until your rent cheque's due One more week until your pay comes through Keep complaining that you've got no food But the past few weeks you've had plenty of booze Repo man's got all your stuff Seems like he can't ever get enough Creditors used to be on hold Now they're knocking at your door And now you're screaming now You remember when you were just a boy Sitting in your room playing with your toys Five o' clock and dad would be home A bottle of booze and neck deep in loans His tattered clothes and tired eyes His messed up hair and loosened tie All those years you watched dad explode Now you're having your very own overload
12.
Relics 01:55
Are our ideologies based in our realities Or have they been lost to the centuries We've seen how they fail, they've grown more frail Yet somehow they still prevail Can someone tell me, has nothing changed? Or must we rethink all these plans that we've made? Because these ideas are far too old Their relevance was lost many years ago So throw these relics from your minds and from your hands We must start from now and not from then The tools that we seek are not buried in the deep They exist within your mind while you seethe and sleep If we think for ourselves, it might do us well We might just escape what we perceive as hell Can someone tell me, has nothing changed? Or must we restart with an empty page
13.
Please come back Up here So I can see your eyes Just want to let you you I can't wait to see you die Your xenophobic, Racist, homophobic beliefs They seemed so normal to you But they plague our crowded streets And you taught your children Now we have to deal with them Those thoughts within your mind Have killed and will kill again I hope the hate dies with you Enough is enough This has persisted far too long It's time that right was right And wrong was fucking wrong Enough is enough I hate your fucking hate But I know that you'll never learn The errors in your ways I hope the hate dies with you But I know that it won't But it's a world for which I wish Where difference is embraced And intolerance is a myth It dies with you I know its not yours alone The hate that you have bred But it was you who did nothing When they placed it in your head It dies with you Your legacy continues Though your wrong through and through I hope your hate dies with you
14.
I've seen men killed before my eyes For the simplest of reasons why Forced into drugs and into booze Assaulted, raped and abused And that was all while I was young I've grown up and I'm still strong But if you see me smile, don't judge me This world will never set me I'm not fucked up is what she said I've been beaten to a bloody pulp And left for fucking dead But I'm alive That's what she implied When there's no chance of escape You take it one step at a time She's not looking for perfection She's not looking for the best She just wants something better Something better than this mess Did she ever really have a chance? Or was it circumstance? I'm being naive, she doesn't need These questions or explanations Or a privileged fuck's salvation She knows exactly what she needs It might not be ideal or set her free Well, I remember when I was young And didn't understand When normal isn't right You do what you can And I know this place is fucked But you're given what you get I'll keep wading through this filth Step by fucking step
15.
Band du Jour 02:02
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The Enemy 02:31
thought we figured it all out So we burned it to the ground But when the smoke cleared We were so surprised at what we found Does someone want to tell me what the fuck is going on Did we do something wrong? This place was consumed in flames But it all looks the same, it's all the same And i think I figured it out This place, it's just you and me And the problems still proceed We are the system We are the machine We are the enemy I'm beginning to show some concerns over this revolt Was it all a hoax? Did we really free them? Or did we conquer them? We conquered them We can't excavate our escape With the tools we create Because they create Deconstruct your own lies and recognize Our role in this demise

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released September 14, 2010

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Broadcast Zero Kitchener, Ontario

All proceeds from music sales will go to Angi Orchard, our dear friend and the drummer of Kitchener’s longest running punk band, The Rotten. Some of you who know us probably know her, too. Ang has been battling breast cancer for the past few years and is now raising money for supplemental treatment.

If you’d like to donate straight to Angi’s cause, please visit: www.gofundme.com/Aorchard
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