THE FIRST CURSE WE FACE FROM WHEN WE START THE PATH WE WALK
WE LEARN AS WE IMITATE
YOUNG ONES FORMING THE WORDS TO TALK
BUT THE MINDSET OF A CHILD SOME OF US WILL CARRY FOR LIFE
YOU CAN FIND YOURSELF EXILED
AND TO BE CUT OFF WITH A KNIFE
IT’S TRUE, HAVE YOU SEEN IT HAPPEN TO YOU?
SOME SAY, THEY SAY THERE’S NOTHING WE CAN DO
BUT I CAN MAKE UP MY ONE MIND
CAN YOU LET YOURS CARRY YOU THROUGH?
LEAVE THE FOLLOWERS BEHIND AND WE’LL LET TIME TELL IF THEY GET A CLUE
WE ALL PAY A PRICE WHEN WE FORGE OUR OWN PATH
INDOCTRINATED TREAT IT AS A VICE AND LOOK FOR WAYS TO WRITE OUR EPITAPH
SO KEEP THE DISTANCE LONG FROM THOSE BLADES AIMED AT YOUR NECK
BUT, KNOW THE BEST WAY TO BE STRONG IS TO LEARN TO PUSH AGAINST A STACKED DECK
BECAUSE WE’RE BRINING THEM DOWN
AND THEN WE’LL CRASH DOWN ON THEM
IT’LL BE WELL DESERVED
BECAUSE WE’RE NOT MADE TO LIVE AND DIE FOR THEIR APPROVAL
TELL THEM “I’LL BRING YOU DOWN”
“AND THEN I’LL CRASH DOWN ON YOU”
“AND YOU’LL BE MADE TO DESERVE”
“BECAUSE I’M NOT MADE TO LIVE AND DIE FOR YOUR APPROVAL”
MINDSET OF A CHILD
YOU WILL NEVER GET BY
IT’S DO OR DIE
LOST FOR WORDS AND TIME
THEY LOOK AT YOU WITH THAT FACE YOU DESPISE
TOO BLIND TO SEE ALL THE RAGE IN YOUR EYES
DEAD IN THE STREETS, A CASUALTY OF THEIR CRIMES
FOR ALL TO SEE, THE MEMORIES OF YOUR LIFE!
UK82-inspired hardcore punk from Christchurch, New Zealand, gruff and fast and economical and, of course, righteously pissed. Bandcamp New & Notable Jun 16, 2020