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RAID!

by RAID!

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1.
Congress 01:03
Cult semantics and a fistful of hate More treason in his reason than you could appreciate All in all, another citizen Dressed up, Sunday's best, constant Halloween politician Masked by the air of aristocracy Pleasant smiles, shark eyes, Razors shaped like teeth Look for the cord behind his ear, can't be found No removing this guise while the camera's around Now pan across the great divide More separation than the Canyon in which they've so much pride Scream, shout, attempt to break this wall Prisons less secure, China more likely to fall Representatives of the state Polluted by the fuel that keeps this nation "great" Combustible abhorrence, our oldest tradition Loathing our brothers, nothing's more American Self appreciation over communication Announcement by ticker whose policy's bigger Moderation better in extinction This is how liberty dies With thunderous applause
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Underneath the crops, the soil, the roots There lies a disturbing, awful truth Water runs stagnant, blood runs cold Nothing really matters if it isn't of old What's in the water? What's in the Kool-Aid? Children grow into their mothers and fathers Tradition molds their sons and daughters Nothing gets questioned, everything's safe Terrorism in the form of political debate What's in the water? What's in the Kool-Aid? Education from the 70's, perspective never changes New priest, new president, perspective never changes All we are, all we've been, perspective never changes What's in the water? What's in the Kool-Aid?
3.
Opinion 02:05
Society searches for a scapegoat Attempts for reason of the chaos born of their throats Ethics forced to breed with nutrition No consent for beasts, artificial insemination This is the sound of the inanimate The opinion of the lifeless The agenda of a fast food nation needs no reservation It just stands and speaks its mind Opinions served in the drive-thru lane Place an order, take a stand, just sign your name Receipt punched, a ballot on the front lines more value than the troops giving their time This is the sound of the inanimate The opinion of the lifeless The agenda of a fast food nation needs no reservation It just stands and speaks its mind "We're defined by what we buy, that's how corporations see it. But sensitive, polarized issues like that shouldn't be reduced to just demographics." "Why does a chicken sandwich have to stand for anything? Can't I eat a chicken sandwich without being concerned that Democrats are going to boycott fast food and the Republicans are going to shove religion and french fries down my throat?" "They give voice to a voiceless Poultry producing political debate. Silenced in thousands Why must equality be measured in taste?" "Sour tendencies consumed at the root Taste so potent poison serves to dilute Verbal crosshairs, focused on the family 'Comfort' food laced with imbecility"
4.
Revolution 00:57
ONE if by land TWO if by sea It's just a fading memory Prepare yourselves for an aerial attack When the drone strikes, you can't strike back I know, I know I've seen it before I know, I know who started this war It's just a 'Merican Revolution American Revolution Foreign policy, we've only one solution Americans instigating revolution Like a colonist when the British came Don't you think they all feel the same Foreign men fighting for a foreign cause Foreign men fighting for a foreign God It's just a 'Merican Revolution American Revolution Foreign policy, we've only one solution Americans instigating revolution When we gonna wipe our noses clean Of the foreign oil streams When we gonna bring the boys back home A life of peace is a life alone
5.
Narcissa 01:22
Mirror mirror, what's on the wall Am I not the greatest of all Casualty lives behind corporate eyes They shine bright with American pride Burn burn let the fire reside Capital burns, no innocents die The higher up, the harder the fall Am I not the greatest of all I need something to believe Narcissa won't you comfort me I need something to believe Narcissa won't you comfort me Narcissa won't you come to bed I need another shot to the head Narcissa don't you ever leave What's wrong with my society Mirror mirror I need a release Escape rope from the thought police Society crumbles, rots and decays The more they push the louder we play Jump jump just do what they say Capitalist pigs invade and obey She's all I've got to believe Narcissa won't you comfort me I need something to believe Narcissa won't you comfort me I need something to believe Narcissa won't you comfort me Narcissa won't you come to bed I need another shot to the head Narcissa don't you ever leave What's wrong with my society
6.
Equality 02:57
"To them this government has no just powers derived from the consent of the governed. To them this government is not a democracy. It is not a republic. It is an odious aristocracy; a hateful oligarchy of sex; the most hateful aristocracy ever established on the face of the globe; an oligarchy of wealth, where the rich govern the poor." - Susan B. Anthony, 1873 The truths our fathers held dear are no longer self-evident Clouded by the haze of a thousand false prophets Citing songs of apocalypse and traditions forgotten The people rise with the clamor, ignorant of the mouths so close to the prophets' ear Whispering, teasing, tempting, trying these "holy" men Subverting their understanding of the words THEY hold dear Definition rendered connotation The oil dripping from the teeth of the judges Their robes soiled by the stains of two thousand years, made invisible behind the dais on which they sit The innocent stand unmasked Their irreproachability a valiant effort diminished by the power wielded by the state Denied equality by a conflict of the meaning of a single word… MARRIAGE. Exegetics be damned Lives are not meant to be at the mercy of academics Cutting throats with every stroke of the quill These quarrels of meaning end now No longer will we stand in silence No longer will we hold our tongues This insurrection is decades past due It ends tomorrow with OUR verdict chiseled in stone.

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This album is the result of something I've wanted to do for a long time: contribute one of my greatest loves that has shaped who I am... Music. It is the result of some of the most physically spending, emotionally rewarding, just plain fun days that I've had in the last few years. This will forever be a reminder of the incredible people and friends that I left behind when I moved out of Indiana. The album's content speaks for itself. I just wanted you to know that the guys that helped me put this together are my brothers, and the best friends anybody could ask for.

Long live The Benefit.
Long live democracy.

Thanks for listening.
-Jack

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released June 19, 2013

All music and lyrics written and performed by RAID!

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Midwest punk. Influenced by hardcore, reggae, and pizza. Fueled by hardcore, reggae, and pizza. Thoughts from minds to pens to pages to instruments to laptops to laptops to ears. We are RAID.

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