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Yesterday, You Could Change the World

by Broadcast Zero

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1.
Sunday morning's coming down On a bar on the other side of town Blood-stained shirt from the fight last night I should know what's wrong I should know what's right But I don't because that's just who I am I try so hard but I just end up back here again It's a long long night, it always is The smoke hurts my throat And the beer tastes like piss Here I am, here I am Off the wagon again Here I am, here I am I just don’t understand I can't leave this fucking place Wednesday morning's gone and past Someone told me this life would never last Stuck in a ditch and you can't move Tattoo on your leg says, 'Born to lose' And you will because that's just who you are You've had a long life and you've got your battle scars You've had one too many too many times Told all your friends you could quit anytime
2.
Jimmy fought the world and you know he won He's got a pen and he's got a gun He wears his politics on his shirt He knows it'll be a lot of work He knows he'll show them all Jimmy fought the world and you know he won\ Jimmy's got a gun and he's got a pen The end is coming but he don't know when He's got a plan for this whole damn race He cares about how your freedom tastes He knows he'll show them all It's a one way ticket Success or hell You're all invited To show them all He's tired of playing this game Because all government's the same
3.
I Don't Care 01:11
This might be it we've got nothing to lose Don't tell me to care you're not in these shoes Yeah I bought in, Yeah I breathe But that's all you're fucking getting from me Because I don't care about anything They say that this is paradise But I don't see nothing when I roll that dice Two black eyes staring at me Saying, 'Pay up son this life ain't free'
4.
What they want is what you've got They want your body and your thoughts They've been after you for quite some time Little did you know, they've always been in your mind And you're running and you're running But you can't get away And it burns you to your core Day by fucking day You try to get away But you can't find the will So sit down, shut up and Stay fucking still Alternative agendas About where they're going to send you To the bank or to the battle They're raising you and herding you and Slaughter you like cattle On that Sunday afternoon When you're praying to the god That they told you to Your money's all gone and Your kids are at war Keep asking yourself What was it all for? What did they want? You're what they want
5.
Do you hear those voices? The ones inside your head They're not your imagination So pay attention to what they say Parents, teachers, politicians Religious figures with fucked up visions Telling you how to speak How to live and how to act Your freedom is defined by them Deconstruct their lies Reconstruct your lives Speak for your self Recognize their mechanisms of control Stand up for your rights Take your backs from off the wall Justice, morals, way of life Get a husband, get a wife Victorian morals Still rule over the West So put their process to the test Deconstruct their lies Reconstruct your lives
6.
She says that she needs poetry But she don't know where she's at She's proven she's too blind to see That this is as close as she’ll ever get She don't know what she wants She don't know what she's looking for All this abstraction is a distraction And it consumes her more and more She's living in an abstract world This ain't just music and she's not just a girl But you know that's not true She loves this distortion through and through This ain't no poetry This music is a reality
7.
You're 18 now and you've finally got a choice Whatcha' going to do now that you've got a voice Screaming socialism from your bedroom floor Screaming revolution but you don't know what for You didn't know what to do but it felt all right Socialism in your heart and a whole lot of fight Talk of better worlds over ryes and beers All it really did was lessen your fears It's the same old story Dreams stay dreams and life goes on It's the same old story Scratching your head because something ain't right It's the same old story Yesterday you could change the world You're 24 now, you've got a job and a suit Traded in your spikes, studs and boots Living like they told you when you were young Living like you hated when you were young Tattoos become memories and regrets Of a smoke-filled room that you'll never forget You couldn't change the world but at least you tried Now it seems like you're waiting every minute to die You're 48 years old and you're living on UI Computer screen played havoc with your eyes Sit in your room and listen to Social D Remember how ambitious you used to be
8.
Revolution 02:19
Someone start a revolution We've got four but we need more Join us on the streets together We won't take this anymore It's a revolution Think smart, we can win this battle New thoughts, new century Join us at the gates together Let them know we will be free
9.
My Body 02:25
My body's nobody's body but mine You run your own body and I'll run mine And if you touch this body of mine I'll hunt you down and rip out your spine Jenny's only eight years old And she knows what's right and wrong But that asshole uncle of hers He thinks he's just having fun She lies awake in bed And she dreams of distant lands No one needs to tell her What is justice and what's revenge She's only eight years old You know this ain’t right She can't hold a gun To protect her late at night But she can pour that bleach So she puts it in his drink And then began to sing Jenny's only twelve years old And she knows that she's been wronged That asshole teacher of hers Thinks he’s just having fun She stands so still in class ignores the hand on her ass No one needs to teach her What is fear and what is wrath She's only twelve years old You know this ain’t right But justice will be had With a shotgun tonight She creeps up to his bed and Shoots him in the head And then began to sing
10.
You seem so proud With your fist in the air You seem so proud But really you don't care You're screaming for change But for what you don't know You're screaming for change But how? You'll never show So fuck your unity Go fuck yourself Punk's in fashion You're wearing it out
11.
Velvet Doll 02:14
I met her at the punk show We were slamming in the pit It could be fate, could be chance I don't really give a shit She punched me in the face and Threw me on the floor Jumped on top of me and said, "Baby, let's go" We're fucking in the bathroom stall I'm your punk and you're my velvet doll I loved you since the moment we met Let's get back in that pit and fuck up some shit We'll be back by the end of the set Baby I don't care if I don't know your name Without this passion, love is all the same So I’ll fuck you as hard and as long as you want As long as you promise to love me at the end of this song They say love comes in fairy tales But I know that's not true That lonely romance has gone and failed The only true love comes when I'm cumming with you
12.
Just Like Me 01:43
Well I remember when I used to look up to you It was back in the summer of '92 I used to think you were the shit, man Where you stood, I wanted to stand But I held you too high, you couldn't breathe It was partly my fault, I couldn't see You were just another punk on this fucking scene You were just like me, just like me I held you too high -- too much respect You couldn't carry that load -- too much neglect So I turned your t-shirt inside out To remind you what you used to sing about Do you remember all of us on this fucking scene Do you remember how much it used to mean There ain't no marquee here But there's plenty of friends and plenty of beer When you’re in the lime light, remember us Because we couldn't afford no tour bus But there's still a hundred bodies in every room Each and every one of them knows the tunes
13.
Drinking all night long You fucked everything that moved Life was a party when you had Your drugs and booze But you're living in a world Where you've covered your eyes You're living in a world Where you think you can't die Living off of your parents cash Chasing all of that college ass Neverland forever Drink in your hand Neverland forever You're on the floor Neverland forever You waste away Neverland forever Drinking all night long You fucked everything that moved Life was a party when you had Your drugs and booze But you're living in a world Where you're running out of cash You're living in a world Better think of something fast What are you going to do when the money's spent And you've got to choose between booze and rent? Drinking all night long You fucked everything that moved Life was a party when you had Your drugs and booze But you're living in a world Where you're broke as fuck You're living in a world Never thought it'd suck this much
14.
I'm going to sell my soul to the devil Sell my soul for free Because I ain't getting anywhere With this thing in me I think I'd do much better With a race car and a gun I think I'd do much better If I was having lots of fun I think I want a girl or Two or three or four Better yet just line them Up outside my door I'm going to head down to the crossroads And sell the devil my soul Ain't no need for no guitar duel This soul's already sold

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released February 1, 2008

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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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