Government Issue Lyrics
Legless Bull EP
Religious Ripoff
Telling me how to live my life
where's your bible? where's your money?
you can't sell religion though the tube
send you money we'd all get screwed
religious ripoff/gospel scam
ernest angeley/billy grahm
upside-down cross is what you should wear
religious ripoff is everywhere
TV evangelists put on a show
trying to tell me what they know
just send us money & you'll be saved
pretty soon you'll be our slave
(chorus)
You say this program may change my life
when all you give me is song & dance
I can get that slime if I watch prime-time
What you do is a gospel crime
Fashionite
Always wears her tight ass jeans
If I was you I wouldn't be seen
You say that my clothes are strange
But don't your jeans give your ass a pain?
You're all a bunch of fashionites
Tran and follow the next big trend
You're lower than a parasite
cos all you are is a fashionite
Shops in all the high class stores
all you are is high class whores
Georgetowns where you spend your time
think you're cool but you're just slime
Rock and Roll Bullshit
Now I've got it I'm insane
Van Halen gives me a pain
and Supertramp gives me a cramp
and I don't wanna go to camp
and I don't wanna listen to it
you don't wanna dance to it
we don't wanna hear it
rock and roll bullshit
I used to listen to the Clash
now they suck like all the trash
The Ramones used to be a hit
now they're just a pile of shit
Anarchy Is Dead
We all used to walk down the streets
yelling anarchy to everyone we'd see
it used to be the punks favorite plea
but it don't mean nothing to me
anarchy is dead
anarchy is dead
anarchy is dead
anarchy is dead
groups like Crass still believe in it
that's why their music's fulla shit
it's not music is just a sermon
groups like Crass are all just vermin
Sheer Terror
It irritates you, the way I dress
it bothers you, my hair so short
I don't it to annoy you, I confess
I hate you, and all your sort
Sheer Terror (x5)
Destroying things, are easy to do
but me, I just like scaring you
you wonder what goes on, in my head
don't try to find out, or you'll be dead
Asshole
Look at me, I'm in the front lines
I just came to have some fun
I've never seen this band before
I'm not like them, I'm hardcore
Asshole Asshole, look at me
I'm as drugged as I can be
asshole asshole can't you see
I'm so drugged that I can't see
I think it's cool to punch on them
wait someone knocked me in the head
now they're piling on top of me
I was an asshole, now I'm dead
Bored to Death
Ain't got a job
my life's a drag
I'm just a waste
put me in a bag
I went to school
to learn how to cheat
and all I got
were words on a sheet
Nothing to do
I'm bored to death
I'm so bored
I'm bored to death
When boredom sets in
I just wanna die
I just can't move
no matter how I try
I don't do drugs
and I won't start
I did 'em once
and got blown apart
No Rights
You say we're guilty of being white
you tell me we're gonna hafta fight
well I'll tell you once and for all
you ain't got no rights/you ain't got no laws
We ain't got no rights (x4)
Cops say shut up or you'll get hit
I'm sick and tired of taking their shit
somebody better kill 'em quick
somebody hit 'em with their own stick
I'm James Dean
I'm James Dean
I create the scene
know what I mean
I'm James Dean
I'm James Dean
I'm James Dean
I'm James Dean
I'm an American dream
Cowboy Fashion
You used to pay a lotta money for a funny suit
pay 25 grand for a pair of boots
disco dancing used to be the in thing
see a phony cowboy try to sing
Cowboy fashion, got my cowboy hat
Levis & vest, I know where it's at
seen Urban Cowboy again and again
ride a legless bull cos we thing we're men
You ain't no cowboy, you 're just a clown
if this were the old west, you'd get shot down
Make an Effort EP
Teenager in a Box
Doing drugs and booze everyday
driving your car in a psychotic rage
you don't hear what anyone says
I'll read about you in the obituary page
Teenager in a box
yeah, they'll put you underground and no one will care
cover you up with rocks
you were 18, now you're a statistic
Flex your head
in other words use it
you'll wind up dead
if you try to abuse it
No Way Out
I'm sitting here with a gun
trying to figure out what I've done
now I just wanted to rob this place
but they forced me to shoot them
No way out
police cards and swat teams are outside
no way out
they tell me to come out, but I'll stay inside
It started out a simple robbery
but someone ran so I had to shoot
everybody out there wants my blood
so I'll stay in here and take my chances
Twisted Views
Your eyes are seeing your way
words I say they get changed
every time that I say something
it comes out your own way
Joking Joking it's a funny game
tell me why no one laughing
laughing laughing I'm the only one
Twisted views twisted views
It doesn't have to be this way
it doesn't have to be so cruel
you can be happy for a change
it's up to you to make the rules
Boycott Stabb LP
Hall of Fame
It doesn't take that much
when it all goes to your head
Hall of Fame
Being on top of it all
thinking that you've made it now
GI
Going through a warzone every day
all these people getting in my way
gonna mow the whole human race down
run all these people into the ground
I'm a GI
World war 1 was just for fun
mom and dad sent all their sons
world war 2's for someone's cause
world war 3 will have no laws
Hour of 1
Forget what just happened today
time to shoot the world away
I just want to rest right now
can't talk to anyone anyhow
Hour of 1
I can't help staring into space
endless sleep is on my face
I work all day and night
I've got no energy to fight
Sheer Terror
It irritates you, the way I dress
it bothers you, my hair so short
I don't it to annoy you, I confess
I hate you, and all your sort
Sheer Terror
Destroying things, are easy to do
but me, I just like scaring you
you wonder what goes on, in my head
don't try to find out, or you'll be dead
Partyline
Have you heard the latest news
rumor has it he's screwed up
I just heard from you know who
she's going out with his best friend
Partyline ring ring
gotta tell me everything
partyline ring ring
juicy gossip tell me more
I'll tell you this but don't tell anyone
I'm trusting you so don't you blab
shit now it's all over town
I told you to shut up but you let me down
Puppet on a String
I never thought that I'd fall
I never thought I'd be so happy
I never thought we'd fall apart
I guess that it had to happen
I'm a puppet on a string
I can't help thinking about you
I'm a puppet on a string
I don't know how I'll live without you
Now I find myself so sad
Hard to deal with all the pain
I say I'll never do it again
but I keep on searching for my dream girl
Here's the Rope
Living in a cheap soap opera
questioning your dreary existence
life of problems
life of misery
high school horror
end it now
Here's the chair
here's the rope
Backstabbing people all the time
comfort me please I need a shoulder
what'll happen when no one's around
no need to worry you'll be gone
Lost in Limbo/Plain to See
Lost in limbo
ask my why
say how come?
Tell me so
just because
As I'm walking down the road
different people yell at me
punk rock is dead
new wave is in
senseless comments by useless people
your ignorance is plain to see
Being different bothers you
don't do this, don't do that
someone attacks you on the street
the in thing now is stupidity
Insomniac
I'm lying here in my bed
all lifes' problems on my head
I write about the things I see
I sing about you adn me
lyrics are rolling round and round
gotta get up and write 'em down
stupid assholes with big mouths
stupid screaming outside my house
open eyes in the night
what'll happen when I die
thinking about what's her name
sick of playing this stupid game
sex is wrong sex is barred
try to change my thoughts but it's getting hard
why even bother with this thing
when you're not even listening
I can't get to sleep
Happy People
Never mind staying in line
ask how they're doing they say fine
never bother to get mad
smile on their face they're never mad
Happy people
Joyride LP
Blending In
It's a constant struggle
emptyness rolls by
left up on the shelf
no one hears the cry
Just another decoration
Looking for the reason
trying to find the answer
searching for the reason
please don't shut that door
Understand
I'm only human
been put on a pedestal
I've made mistakes
have and I always will
Please understand
Realize this
my moods will change
without someone caring
a cross to bear
4-Wall Hermit
I don't wanna face the people
I don't wanna face the crowd
I don't wanna face the hatred
so I'll crawl into my shroud
That's why I've gotta hide
from all the agony and gloom
that' why I've gotta hide
gotta hide in my room
Here I stay all alone
locked up from the world
I can't face what's out there
it scared me to death
Familiar
You've seen it all
before
These surrounds seem familiar
you've seen it all before
You've seen it all
before
The act fits you oh so well
so that's what you do it for
Time to Escape
A violent situation
someone else's fight
outside someone's screaming
now this just isn't right
Time to escape
I walk into the room
a man he shouts alone
the leader on the kingdom?
just sitting on his throne
Joyride
I can't move
I can't move
I can't think
I can't think
Here come those tears of joy
slowly running down my face
kept feelings bottled in too long
now they're out and that's a start
Talk to me
talk to me
don't run away
don't run away
Hall of Fame
It doesn't take that much
when it all goes to your head
Hall of fame
Being on top of it all
thinking that you made it now
Notch to My Crotch
Boy I feel so good
feel just like a man
I make love so often
as often as I can
Add another notch to my crotch
This is how I live
making people all the time
hey I got my rocks off
cut you up, no long goodbyes
Reflection
Too many things are happening
but none of them are happening to me
so angry i just wanna scream
my head is gonna blow
Reflection in the mirror
only I can see
reflection in the mirror
it's all to clear to me
At first I couldn't figure it out
it all seemed so crazy
the past comes back to haunt
in the back of my mind
The Fun Just Never Ends
Fun and Games
School added to the distress
things I wanted to express
somewhere there must be an outlet
is this as far as it'll get?
It used to be
yeah, it used to be
fun and games
but not for me
what happened to the fun?
Depression must be my theme
the time I'm most happy
I'm scared to call you friend
you say it draws me in
Written Word
The wheels keep on turning
a conversation in print
I thought it would be easy
but where do I begin?
Message to a friend
cause the fun just never ends
message to a friend
cause the fun, it never ends
Just to hear from you
puts my pain on hold
a lifetime of advice
decide if it is right
Mad at Myself
Just spent 10 hours
on the phone
cause I go crazy
when I'm alone
I'm just mad
mad at myself
Just like before
here we go again
I wanted romance
and found a friend
The Next Time
Situations and advice I'm hearing
was it just you or talk?
I painted a dreary picture
and built it around your face
Next time, you hear word of mouth
next time, come straight to me
next time, put away the hearsay
the next time
We're too good friends for this
I wouldn't hurt you no matter what
the scene is just and empty dream
and who wants to face reality?
Bored to Death
(1-2-3-4)
Ain't got a job
my life's a drag
I'm just a waste
put me in a bag
I went to school
to learn how to cheat
and all I got were words on a sheet
Nothing to do
bored to death
I'm so bored
I'm bored to death
When boredom sets in
I just wanna die
I just can't move
no matter how I try
I don't do drugs and I won't start
I did 'em once and got blown apart
Vanity Fare
It's so easy
don't even think twice
it'll always be there
reaching out for someone
Vanity Fare (pay the)
It's digging in
and you think you've won
but look again
your illusion's shattered
World Caved In
Said I'm sorry yet again
more apologies for what?
silence gets us nowhere
sarcasm gtes us there quicker
Every time I talk to you
world caves in
every time I talk to you
my world just caved in
Everything I do is past
just hung my self again
want to avoid reality
no argument just a smile
Massacre
It's late at night and my eyes are wide
flipping the channels trying to decide
I'm sick and tired of every bit
and just too wired to have a fit
Just saw a massacre on the news
I wasn't there, I got nothing to lose
my social life is getting me down
when I'm up here I play the clown
I just can't hide from the world
can talk to boys but better with girls
guess I'm just too emotional
what the hell, my life ain't dull
Give Us Stabb or Give Us Death EP
Plain to See
As I'm walking down the road
different people yell at me
punk rock is dead
new wave is in
senseless comments by useless people
your ignorance is plain to see
Being different bothers you
don't do this, don't do that
someone attacks you on the street
the in thing now is stupidity
Written Word
The wheels keep on turning
a conversation in print
I thought it would be easy
but where do I begin?
Message to a friend
cause the fun just never ends
message to a friend
cause the fun, it never ends
Just to hear from you
puts my pain on hold
a lifetime of advice
decide if it is right
The Next Time
Situations and advice I'm hearing
was it just you or talk?
I painted a dreary picture
and built it around your face
Next time, you hear word of mouth
next time, come straight to me
next time, put away the hearsay
the next time
We're too good friends for this
I wouldn't hurt you no matter what
the scene is just and empty dream
and who wants to face reality?
Day of Reckoning
Take a last look, the world's about to fall
Your efforts are useless, to move a brick wall
you didn't seem to listen to a thing I said
you think that today will become your day
Open your eyes, to which way to take
Reagan will laugh, as your resistance he breaks
butchers adn cowards, they're all running your life
this day is for reckoning if you wish to survive
Alright!
Open your eyes, to which way to take
Reagain will laughe, as your resistance he breaks
please be stgrong, stretch your arms out at length
he'll dance on your grave, deprive al your strength
Yeah!
Oh, Yeah!
Yeah!
Uugh!
Yeah!
GI5 (Self-titled) LP
They Know
What i see
and what i feel
what he sees
and what he feels
but they know the real deal
they like some of us
and hate the rest
all of them
know best
you don't have
the right stuff
Locked Inside
Mixed up head on a pair of shoulders
life for him was never fair
the joys of growing colder/vision through a blank stare
he keeps it all locked inside
it's right there in his diary
no one hears a thing
time to grow
to be free
memories and wedding rings
he keeps it all locked inside
Even When You're Here
Sometimes he craves for her touch
sometimes he uses it for a crutch
all his words just bring her down
maybe time he shouldn't be around?
i miss you even when you're here
her attentions been a thousand faces
he's just not one of those places
built this world up in his mind
instead of spending he's doing time
i miss you even when you're here
Everybody's Victim
No cool clothes or pretty face
he was an easy target
cos he didn't wanna fight
there he is
something snapped inside
one day they pushed too far
everybody's victim
temporary insanity
they all wondered why
Hear the Scream
Staring at the crowd
and they all stared back
no signs of fear
time to attack
a violent night
not a pretty scene
hear the scream
the battle soon began
he watched his friend's bleed
frozen in the fight
bloody memories
Say Something
Talking to a friend the other day
he said "why can't you say something happy?"
I said "it would be phony.
it wouldn't be me.
they say you're creative when you bleed
why can't you
say something
something happy?
On the Screen
Sex and violence was just a game
all those movies taught him well
childish imigination, he's okay
could they really tell?
with a big imagination
he was a victim of the screen
part of the movie generation
saw it on the screen
got a hold of dirty magazines
frustration at an early age
porno's normal so it seemed
and sex was just another page
It Begins Now
Lack of sleep from fatigue
Frustrated over what could've been
cards and letters are no better
time to be moody tonight
it begins now
inventing reasons to be sad
it's a way of killing time
wallowing away till the end of the day
practice makes perfect, sometimes
Last Forever
I betcha remember when I wouldn't let you lie
on the ground, could've let you die
digging on life for highs no better
just remember some trips last forever
some trips last forever
can't pull that on me again
twice you find another friend
when I called you up the other day
your mom answered in sad dismay
some trips last forever
I said hello is andy there?
andy's dead didn't ya hear
found out he drove on a one-way bridge
guess kids will be kids
some trips last forever
You LP
Jaded Eyes
I've judged you
wrong I thought
in your head
had no plot
Got the jaded eyes so naive
talk flies
hours roll
some folks have
no lip control
another bottle
touches lips
ankh tattoo
on her hip
Beyond
Beyond my grasp
we can't reach
methods of attack
it's so abstract
turning a new leaf
yet I am free
everything's devine
all my time
still never enough
love's highway's rough
Man In a Trap
In that comfortable rut again
goals for the talking man
outside lies a presence but
a lonely spirit's walking rut
and he can't get out
man in a trap
deeper things getting direct
empty social life's a wreck
weather and insects tonight
happiness in black and white
and he can't get out
Caring Line
Morbid feelings in an envelope
only kidding it's only a joke
don't let him get too close
don't let her get too close
don't let anyone get that close
there's a fine line
a caring line
between overbearing
a caring line
got my number and got the dime
an information depression hotline
I let him get too close
I let her get too close
don't let anyone get that close
Young Love
Of world violence
of media sex
patriotic puppets
bloodthirsty journalists
that's what young love's all about
of drug problems
of americana
storybook houses
gingerbread palaces
Where You Live
From far away
she comes to visit
and she has
that easygoing smile
It's where you live
a bowl of cliches
tears on paper
hope looks good
on your sleeve
where you live
sentimental city
Wishing
She said
everyone is dancing
and it's raining
all the while
wishing too many regrets
it's all so lonely
it's all just a dream
Public Stage
waiting waiting slowly creating
waking up to your name
respect and age are in the mind
nothing matters except today
time to play a public stage
more meetings the chances are everything
a happening when privacy sinks through
World, You and I
Something between you has died
and that's all I ask is the world you and I
confusion romance let's call it a day
I'd hate to think the words people play
I hope we can mke it let's just not forsake it
Hole in the Scene
Loneliness in their nails
bottled veils dark circles
under eyes empty lives
there's a hole in the scene, where the brain used to be
A new state of mind man unkind
images get swallowed up
Melancholy Miss
I know a girl
who lies on candy street
hey melancholy miss
you need another kiss
the worlds' a happy face
my melancholy miss
stars burst taste not sweet
Crash LP
Another Day
I've taken this joy ride too long today
those feelings are old songs always
disneyland of death play
businessmen sing in hallways
It's just another day here in this free love house I live
the loneliness time I fear nothing but a love to give
why must this life be so cruel? the landlord made a pass at me
scrub scrub with steel wool I'm never clean
Sometimes she wishes it wasn't so strong hearst break like dishes so easily so long
Strange Wine
Stranger said "I'll buy that hat"
I told him "it's not for sale"
you can't price the sentiment
why do dogs chase their tails?
drunk on strange wine
street people are savage down on the scene
peaches and cream and everything obscene
I wander around I'm reeling
siren's noise in my ears my face up to the rain kisses away my tears
Better Than TV
Sound of tires against a rainy road
empty warehouse we all know
plastere posteres wee need some more
protest signs pillars outside the door
Looking on the street - better than TV
This is the land of money
no sex, no guilt read on the wall
the hurt, the why remember it all
bus conversation all I hear
a couple's frustration getting near
Time Will Rearrange
She was close to me for years
she never knew me when
Said "I'll kiss away your tears"
Reads me to the end
Time will rearrange and will rearrange
I will rearrange in a world of change
She can't understand why someone could hurt me
SHe's lost behind the name, instrument of change
my world caves in no more
living in pain was the score
Not in here, not with her
Connecticut
Finding it difficult to refer to that name
tore up that photo in front of her face
That's another time I'm finding harder to place
I rarely sit and cry anymore. The ankh I gave her broke
"it's just a cheap thing" inside her heart she choked
can't put a price on the way she's real, you can't put a prie on her.
She sees the colors in your words and dreams
she's the eye in the crowd that knows what I see
In her face is not what it seems
I rarely watch television anymore. Colors, words and dreams.
She's the one who sees her colors words and dreams
that she can only see colors, words and dreams
Crash
I think I know you now
but who will you become when the time comes to move on?
The Price
They said she's nothing but bad, never amount to much.
That is what they said. More box-office bread. Who will pay the price when the movie lies?
She's just an everyday girl, just like anyone else. Had a small-town past, went out with a blast.
Who will pay the price when the beauty dies?
The Fear
Insecurity shows the fear. Words of anger bring a tear.
A big misunderstanding, a drastic call on the phone. This heart
can be demanding. The discontent is swewn...too dependent upon.
Insecurity, shows the fear, words of anger bring a tear. Working on
the weakness, just give me some crime. Oh to be obsessed, such a
terrible lie. Too dependent upon. It's all a misunderstanding. He's
too dependent upon. This can be demanding, she's too dependent upon, too
dependent upon. We're both too dependent.
Summer of Blood
Groovy kids in their body paint, dropping acid.
Love was all the rage. The worst race riots couldn't be stopped in Washington.
Only bodies dropped. This is what they called hte summer of love - it was the year
when peace and love gave way to anger. So much pain, and spilling blood. So much for the
summer of love. Everything around you is in despair. Sounds of protest in the
air. In these times of censorship, freedom is the ultimate trip.
For Ever
Greeted with a smile, like the killer on trial. In a pool of sweat, place the losing bet.
From misery she misses me, forever chasing signs. Security pulls a gun, egos to be won.
For the glittering prize, I can see her eyes; I see her lies. Love and success like a lover's
caress. And it's a metal box in here. From misery she misses me. Forever wasting time.