Sick Of It All - Based On A True Story lyrics
Tracks 01. Death Or Jail
02. The Divide 03. Dominated 04. A Month Of Sundays 06. Bent Outta Shape 07. Lowest Common Denominator 08. Good Cop 09. Lifeline 10. Watch It Burn 11. Waiting For The Day 12. Long As She's Standing 13. Nobody Rules 14. Dirty Money 01. Death Or Jail
It was the usual crowd growing up
All good, all bad, ALL UGLY They were like brothers 'cause we all felt the same The future tore them away Born with our senses keen - HOPE AND FEAR With a sense of danger and demise The world will numb everything - HOPE AND FEAR A negative discipline, a vacuum What evil force dragged them down? What demon singled them out? What evil took them away? Allowing only two choices So tell me Was there a secret never shared with others? Was there a hidden trauma? What made the bonds break? What caused the mistakes? Why was the criminal life so desired? Born with our senses keen - HOPE AND FEAR With a sense of danger and demise The world will numb everything - HOPE AND FEAR A negative discipline, a vacuum From afar bleak reports trickle in, but The world has spread apart, the world has spread apart All the promise that was held now is wasted The soul is delicate, the walls have crippled it From afar troubled lives lose their purpose The world has given up, the world has given up The world has finally forsaken its sons What evil force dragged them down? What demon singled them out? What evil took them away? Allowing only the choice between DEATH OR JAIL 02. The Divide
Since the beginning there's been a division not at all desired
Always standing in the way, so hard to push to the side Hidden from the world of others, dwelling in the heart Sad emotions that pervaded both the good and the bad times DON'T LET IT WIN Don't let it break the love of kin DON'T LET IT WIN The dark division, the darkest sin Making the best of it is such a challenge being ill at ease Always learning how to act to preserve the honesty True regret will earn respect and unite both sides But division keeps resentment growing slowly over time DON'T LET IT WIN Don't let it break the love of kin DON'T LET IT WIN The dark division, it's time to break through the divide Time to think, right the wrong, time to BREAK THROUGH THE DIVIDE Time to think, right the wrong, time to BREAK THROUGH THE DIVIDE Time to feel regret, forgive and forget, time to BREAK THROUGH THE DIVIDE Time to neutralize, time to smooth it out, time to BREAK THROUGH THE DIVIDE 03. Dominated
Out of touch with autonomy
Guided from the outside DOMINATED Free with trust Passive to a fault Sniffed out and suckered in DOMINATED So much strength Necessary to deal With the everlasting shit storm LOSE YOURSELF - take a blind position LOSE YOURSELF - powerless condition LOSE YOURSELF - in this oppression LOSE YOURSELF - just accept DOMINATION Turned around on autonomy Guided from the outside DOMINATED Character in question Confidence destroyed Resignation handed in DOMINATED Wake up stressed Far more often than not To the realization that life's fucking shot SHOT, SHOT, SHOT Life's fucking shot, SHOT, SHOT, SHOT And now the poison is spreading outwards 'cause it can't strike in much more And the innocents forced to share it must accept they also lose the same control So lost Stripped bare So DOMINATED 04. A Month Of Sundays
Two o'clock on a Sunday afternoon
Hop on the 7 train, we know just what to do Switch at Jackson Heights for the F downtown When we hit the Bowery, we're ready to explode Time - never seemed to cross our minds Never thought that this would end Change - after all was said and done We would never be the same Rain or shine, didn't mean a thing Came for the friendly faces and to blow off steam Big Charlie, Tommy Rat, Brendan's on the door Hanging with Johnny Stiff, watching Murphy's Law Time - like a thief in the night Blink your eyes and it's gone Change - after all was said and done We would never change a thing When life got rough We couldn't get enough It's where we grew up Down at the matinee We made friends for life Yeah, there were fights But we turned out alright Down at the matinee Now CB's is closed, the building has been sold They took away the heart but couldn't kill the soul NEW YORK HARDCORE - lives inside of me NEW YORK HARDCORE - the flag so proudly raised WORLDWIDE HARDCORE - that's our family I'M SO THANKFUL - for those times at the matinee 06. Bent Outta Shape
The pressure's building from deep inside
Judged in a way so unfair and blind Done nothing wrong, done the right thing all along Been written off as if guilty of a crime Subject of hate BENT OUTTA SHAPE And reeling from that fucked up exchange Subject of hate BENT OUTTA SHAPE Worked up, no longer down to work it out Get it out Get it out Take that pressure off Calling for exoneration Out of nowhere quick knee-jerk reaction And so it goes - The insults start to fly Respect is pushed aside and no one does the right thing anymore Subject of hate BENT OUTTA SHAPE And reeling from that fucked up exchange Subject of hate BENT OUTTA SHAPE Worked up, no longer down to work it out Get it out Get it out Take that pressure off, take it off It's but a name It's such a strain It's all too much to take Now it's time to break Break oneself away Time to just abandon Let go of the burden Allow no rules or self-induced confusion Allow no fucking quarter 07. Lowest Common Denominator
My principles, good sense
Got shut down by ignorance Thought I made myself really clear But couldn't overcome the L.C.D. That's what I said, GET IT THROUGH YOUR HEAD The plain truth speaks for itself It's common sense, GET IT THROUGH YOUR HEAD Nothing else speaks for me, I won't bend Not gonna join in, I won't partake The party's over in many ways I feel despondent, I feel confused Saw nonsense win and logic lose That's what I said, GET IT THROUGH YOUR HEAD The plain truth speaks for itself It's common sense, GET IT THROUGH YOUR HEAD Nothing else speaks for me, I won't bend Repetition's useless The concept never grasped We keep going on, over and over again The same argument What's so hard to figure out? What's so hard to accept? We're on a tightrope, shake and lose your step If we fall, it's the end It's common sense C'mon and get it through that thick head It's the means to an end Nothing else speaks for me Nothing else, I won't bend My principles, good sense Got shut down by ignorance Thought I made myself really clear But couldn't overcome the L.C.D. L? C? D. - L.C.D. 08. Good Cop
There it is
The smiling face, the kind expression Bringing hope to the demoralized GOOD COP Could there be a useful change A better future Is it just a clever power game GOOD COP CHANGE ISN'T IN THE AIR JUST IN WHAT WE HEAR Still held down, but never fear Least the bad one's history The good cop is here Working for the same old man Doing his bidding in his interests For his heartless plans GOOD COP If you're tempted to believe Caught up in it, drink the kool-aid You'll also be deceived GOOD COP CHANGE ISN'T IN THE AIR JUST IN WHAT WE HEAR Still held down, but never fear Least the bad one's history The good cop is here A ruse, a hoax, a trojan horse It's the old guard with a new look They've made good cop man of the hour They won't ever let go of power Out of the fire that came before We're back in the frying pan once more [x4] 09. Lifeline
No fear or concern
Ready to take on the world Not playing it safe Gonna change everything So blind in youth To all the hidden truths Reality hits And puts out the fire within You've got to fight the rising tide Don't let it win, don't let it win - HOLD ON Snuffs out the spark of life you have inside Don't let it die, don't let it die? No fear or concern Ready to take on the world Not playing it safe Gonna change everything You've got to fight the rising tide Don't let it win, don't let it win - HOLD ON Snuffs out the spark of life you have inside Don't let it die, don't let it die - STAY GOLD No way, no how, no compromise You choose the path you walk in life No way, no how, no compromise Don't let the fire inside die out Hold on to your anger Keep it inside It's your lifeline Never let it go, never let it go - NEVER Hold on to your passion Keep it alive It's your lifeline Never let it go, never let it go? No fear or concern Ready to take on the world Not playing it safe Gonna change everything So blind in youth To all the hidden truths Reality hits And puts out the fire within No way, no how, no compromise You choose the path you walk in life No way, no how, no compromise Don't let the fire inside die out 10. Watch It Burn
Head straight for the edge
Same mistakes again Lessons never learned Strike the match and watch it burn Burn myself once again I ride it out to the bitter end It's easy to ignore writing on the wall Block out all concerned Head for the crash and burn Burn myself once again I ride it out to the bitter end When will I ever learn? I strike the match and watch it burn Good intentions pave the road A one way street and we all know where it goes I see the warnings and how this ends I block it out and fail myself once again Burn, burn myself once again I ride it out to the bitter end When will I ever learn? I strike the match and watch it burn I'll watch it burn I'LL WATCH IT BURN A constant battle that never ends Against the prison walls I put myself in I'LL WATCH IT BURN Under the pressure, I start to fold As this demon tears away at my soul I'LL WATCH IT BURN I won't go out, no not that way I steel myself and live to fight another day I'LL WATCH IT BURN Burn, burn, I'll strike the match and watch it burn 11. Waiting For The Day
Every dog has his day they say, well, I'm still waiting for mine
You work and slave, you break your back and you're still at the end of the line You give and you give till there's nothing left, but that's just what it takes So you pick yourself up, push on ahead and hope you catch a break WAITING FOR THE DAY WAITING, WAITING FOR THE DAY TO COME Waiting for the day Waiting for the day Waiting for the day, our day to come Waiting for our time Waiting for our time Waiting for our time, our time in the sun A dollar and a dream, seems more like a scheme! Won't put food on the table It's another device to keep their grip tight and keep you in their sights You scrape and scrounge what you can and still they bleed you dry When you feel like giving in, you've hit the end of the line You got to shut your eyes and dig in deep, it's the only way to survive WAITING FOR THE DAY WAITING, WAITING FOR THE DAY TO COME Waiting for the day Waiting for the day Waiting for the day, our day to come Waiting for our time Waiting for our time Waiting for our time, our time in the sun And when the well runs dry You gotta reach down and dig a little deeper Waiting for the day Waiting for the day Waiting for the day, our day to come Waiting for our time Waiting for our time Waiting for our time, our time in the ? Waiting for the day Waiting for the day Waiting for the day, our day to come Waiting for our time Waiting for our time Waiting for our time, our time in the sun 12. Long As She's Standing
We won't let our spirit break
LONG AS SHE'S STANDING Even though our nerves are frayed WE WON'T GIVE UP THE GHOST Keep on through thick and thin LONG AS SHE'S STANDING We have something on which to cling WE WON'T GIVE UP THE GHOST We were born to suffer for posterity Not for god or country - FOR FAMILY We did what we had to, so remember We went down a path that no one chose We'll keep trying to believe LONG AS SHE'S STANDING That there's good in humanity WE WON'T GIVE UP THE GHOST We'll continue to look for strength LONG AS SHE'S STANDING Even if we have none left WE WON'T GIVE UP THE GHOST Digging out, not knowing what's next Digging in, put to the test Standing strong, our beacon prevails In the face of all this iron rain Born into this chaos, NO REASON OR RHYME Born into this downward spiral, WRONG PLACE, WRONG TIME Born into this hellhole, NO REASON OR RHYME Irreplaceable lives cut short, WRONG PLACE, WRONG TIME 13. Nobody Rules
Whose voice is loudest? What do they say?
What earns them positions of authority? No one's got the answers - NOBODY RULES No one's more than human - NOBODY RULES These ancient words echo so much Why has the modern world not had enough? No one's got the answers - NOBODY RULES No one's more than human - NOBODY RULES Don't pay filthy people to give praise No one's filthy hands wash clean Don't pay to be a slave Don't give these mortal words eternal life Question every angle and possible side No one's got the answers - NOBODY RULES No one's more than human and NOBODY RULES The killing fields speak for us We value words before we value life And we're so willing and eager The killing fields show what we're made of Where our conceit and cruelty converge And we'll stop at nothing Pity, such a pity, how deadly simple words can be People misguided, nearsighted, can be molded like clay Pity, we can't break free, this prison of the mind It's the fucking blind leading the blind Bullshit righteous - NOBODY RULES How dare they act so pious? - NOBODY RULES No one's got the answers - NOBODY RULES No one's more than human and NOBODY RULES 14. Dirty Money
There's only dirty money in this system we extol
Can we live with it? How long 'till it implodes? And our selfish wicked ways lavishly provide For ourselves A shameless love of wealth On our bed of roses we wear a crown of thorns We toss and turn and still want more NICE AND STUFFED BUT STILL CAN'T GET ENOUGH Living in the rat race, desperate for the cheese NICE AND STUFFED BUT STILL CAN'T GET ENOUGH Pushing through the rat race, rewarded for our greed NICE AND STUFFED BUT STILL CAN'T GET ENOUGH Urged to keep morality from getting in the way of the dream We snatch at dirty money Just as soon as it appears Can we live with it? We know that it's unclean And our selfish wicked way places all the blame on ourselves Cause we all play the game They say "more money, more problems" Even though we see it's a pretty good fix Tortured by human aspirations What we want What we need What's beyond And in-between NICE AND STUFFED BUT STILL CAN'T GET ENOUGH Living in the rat race, desperate for the cheese NICE AND STUFFED BUT STILL CAN'T GET ENOUGH Pushing through the rat race, rewarded for our greed WOAH-OH, WE'RE UNDER ITS CONTROL The dirty money system rules the world WOAH-OH, WE'RE UNDER ITS CONTROL The dirty money system rules the world WOAH-OH, WE'RE UNDER ITS CONTROL The dirty money system rules the world [x2] |