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Parasites / Scenester Kids

from Dying to Exonerate the World by Counterpunch

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Parasites
Digging deeper with every bite
To pick apart your soul
Hold on or you’re gunna lose control

Can’t you see
Everyone else is listening
But you’ve tuned them out
The drones chime in
Singing all along
As they scream

C’mon join the crowd
Forget about the proving ground
And fall into the easy way out
Stop making choices
Stop thinking for yourself
It’s time to just roll over and accept what’s been laid out for you

Why can’t you
Lead by example
Why can’t you
Be who you are
I’ve got one burning question
Can you picture someone else inside yourself?

Quit grazing in their pasture
Sipping from the same trough
They’ll make it smell so sweet
It’s cotton candy for the masses
So plain but it’s so hard to resist
Join in!
The water’s warm and everyone is waiting for you there

Stop wasting time
Just fall in line

Hey mom and dad
Are you thankful that they’ve listened thus far
To all your broken records
Blood stained red
Burn it all down
Call in the wrecking crew
The bandwagon’s way off course
The driver is dead at the wheel

Resist! It’s so hard to resist!

It’s time to make a scene
Cause this one’s been stripped clean of it’s life
Won’t redeem
So broken
No hearted queen of denial

Stop running from the past
Cause we all feel the same
So broken
No Hearted
Discarded we can deny ‘em

Quit grazing in their pasture
Temptation! Suffocation!
It’s cotton candy for the masses
They’ll make it smell so sweet


Scenester kids at the punk rock show
Staring at me now
Staying put but primed for reaction
Hey there kids
Where do you tuck your balls?
Are they back up in your pants
Tighter than my favorite spandex

What are you searching for?
Do you think that you’ll find it here?
Is it acceptance you want?
Smugly hidden in your stare

Hey there kids
At the punk rock show
Do think that you’ve seen it all?
Does something big lie on the horizon?
For you and all you friends
Headed for the door
Well I won’t say goodbye
Because you never said hello

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from Dying to Exonerate the World, released May 31, 2011

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Counterpunch Chicago, Illinois

Skate/90's melodic punk rock band from Chicago, IL. Half Blackhawks fans, half Red Wings fans. We like beer, kebabs & good tunes. Featuring ex-members of We Are the Union (Paper + Plastick Records), Voice of Addiction, & She Likes Todd. Check out our pages & follow us on twitter! Merch available online at BigCartel. Cheers! ... more

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