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occupy
02:01
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sitting on the streets and screaming at the sun
fishing for words to form protest songs
songs that should spread around the world
to unite the miserable 99 percent
now reclaim the alleys, occupy the streets
and point at the mighty, mighty one percent
occupy occupy, the streets are yours
what will you do, now that the streets are yours
liberty parks with hundreds of tents
where anarchy is brewed with sleeping bags
and those witty posters and smiling placards
they are still blowing in the wind
a Utopian nation built on plebiscites
but where can I see your first signs
well, good boy, please let me know
are your ideals still running around
well, good girl, please let me know
are these grounds still called liberty parks
and these nights spent outside will they ever leave a mark
and this cold winter wind will he ever sing
a protest song, the protest songs, these protest songs
somewhere, these thinkings, these actions, these principles, these utopias...they will succeed
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come on
02:25
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we are born in this rich country
in the middle of the world in prosperity
our lives are good, our future is secured
and mum and dad are happy to see us grow
we creep together in the filthy mud
just beside the minefield, behind our shack
hunger feelings numbed with glue
to survive our lives in the streets
a primary school being out of reach
no teacher to learn important stuff
hands or legs lost in wars
we are longing for better lives
come on, come one, together we are strong
come on, come on, one for all and all for one
some years later in the filthy mud
you kiss the girl that I've kissed before
as you've pledged to do on my deathbed
when I lost my fight and met mum and dad
so enjoy the time with this girl
but this virus won't leave you anymore
no money for a proper treatment
are mum and dad glad to see you soon?
in this country where we are born
no such problems ever confront us
as mum and dad, to tell you the truth,
are this great to ignore them all
fuck off, fuck off, together we'd be strong
fuck off, fuck off, it's a matter of fact that we don't care
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the king
03:33
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an elitist guild reaches for everything
nothing is enough not even you and me
it seems to be an outrageous rush
of a small minority climbing high trees
I would grab at your greediness
if I could, to feel
you would abandon your abundance
if you could, to see
all this gleaming prosperity will fade away
all the efforts to support the king
are not enough to maintain our pretence
we tear apart all the scars
we open all our old wounds
how long will it take until we see
that what we do is wrong
that nothing is free, not even the king is for free
we're just here to reap what we've sown
we're just here to see the king's not free
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everything
02:55
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stuck in my life
I listen to this song
just this little band
with these old tunes
yet another melody
never to forget
my heart is bouncing
and I feel alright
everything, this means everything!
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Laerm Baden, Switzerland
Established back in 2001, it was (and still is) a classic do-it-yourself project. We released our first full-length album RESTLESS in August 2017.
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