The Pist : Live in Chicago

Crust / Etats-Unis
(2002 - Auto-Production)
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1. ANTI-HUMAN

On Mother Earth we cleared our space
The most worthless species on the planet's face
Just stop and think about what good we've done
While looking out for number one
Born to consume, we live to waste
The cycle of destruction is easily traced
To the only creatures with the malicious intent
To create religion and government
Our intellect is completely misused
Our brains just function to abuse
We have the power, yet we refuse
To replenish all the resources that we use

Anti Anti Anti-Human
Human Race
Anti Anti Anti-Human
What a disgrace
Anti Anti Anti-Human
Human waste
I've learned to hate the human race…

On Mother Earth we've cleared our space
So we'll have enough room to fall from grace
Take a look around at all we've done
While looking out for number one
Anti Anti Anti-Human
Human Race
Anti Anti Anti-Human
What a disgrace
Anti Anti Anti-Human
Human waste
I've learned to hate the human race…
Anti-Human…


2. TRUE LOVE

You say you love her, you don't even know her
She just wants to escape your callous, groping eyes
Say you want to touch her, but you don't even know her
Hit and run ain't her idea of a good time
And you want to be with her, but you don't want to know her
What she has to say is the last thing on your mind
No you cannot own her, you'll never understand her
I'd love to see her spit right in your face…

It's all so clear to you, why she should be with you
You just want sensory stimulation
I can see right through you, and I don't believe that you'd
Consider her another trophy for your wall
Her opinions mean nothing, her mind is a distraction
An annoyance that you have to endure so you can score
I know she don't believe you, she's smart enough to see you
For the lying scumbag that you really are…

You make me sick
I hate you
I just want to scream
Your attempted domination just reflects the American dream
From which I've tried to wake you, but your eyes are sealed tight
Your attitude and thinking, just ain't fucking right…

You say you love her, you don't even know her
She just wants to escape your callous, groping eyes
Say you want to touch her, but you don't even know her
Hit and run ain't her idea of a good time
And you want to be with her, but you don't want to know her
What she has to say is the last thing on your mind
No you cannot own her, you'll never understand her
I'd love to see her spit right in your face.


3. IDEAS ARE BULLETPROOF

You might think that through violence we can be shut down
You might stop us physically, but our ideas will be around
Think our hopes will be forgotten when we're dead and gone
But just like Martin Luther King, the dream will still live on

Ideas are bulletproof: you might kill me
Ideas are bulletproof: but the dream will become reality

Eradicate the woman, and exterminate the man
We've watched you throughout history employ your master plan
We know how you operate, we've witnessed your attacks
But we're in it till the end, yeah no retreat, no turning back


Ideas are bulletproof: you might kill me
Ideas are bulletproof: but the dream will become reality

You can stab me in the back or put a bullet through my head
Slit my throat from ear to ear or beat me till I'm dead
But this won't erase my idea, no you'll still hear it
You can dump me in a shallow grave or torture me to death
Put your hands around my throat and take my last breath
But this won't accomplish anything no you can't kill the spirit
No!!

Ideas are intangible, they are beyond your grasp
They constantly resurface though their origins have passed
We have fought an uphill battle, yeah we fight to right your wrongs
You may have beaten us for now, but we will come back twice as strong

Ideas are bulletproof: you might kill me
Ideas are bulletproof: but the dream will become reality


4. TEXTBOOK SALVATION

I sat in your classroom and listened to you say
Resign your mind to what's assigned and learn to think our way
Consume this useless data and repeat it back to me
Incorporate; regurgitate: Straight A philosophy

You are the system the red, white and blue
The lies you are teaching now start to show through

Speak only when you're spoken to and never raise your voice
Implant submission in the youth while they still have no choice
Input equals output, bullshit in means bullshit out
A wealth of worthless facts won't help you find what life's about

You are the system we hold in contempt
And we close our minds to the lies you present

Textbook Salvation: calculated imagination
Textbook Salvation: we'll accept no deviation
Textbook Salvation: you call this an education?
Textbook Salvation: mandatory suffocation…

I defy your backwards system, and shout my heresies
Education through life's frustration exposed your inadequacies
Input equals output, nothing in means nothing out
If you can't teach about real life, then what are we learning about?

You are the system which we attack
While you stand behind us you stab us in the back.


5. UNSPOKEN

When convenience means more to you than the life of another
Accommodate your complacency and sacrifice your brother
Are you really that shallow, you can't take a minute to reflect
About the consequences of your actions, are you blind to the effect?

These are the words that are unspoken
This is the sound of silence broken
The voice of the voiceless shall be heard
And with our screams create new words…

How do you think it feels surviving only to be slaughtered?
A programmed existence, born and bred, then drawn and quartered
And you consume this death with a smile on your face
I bet if they could speak, they'd fucking put you in you place

These are the words that are unspoken
This is the sound of silence broken
The voice of the voiceless shall be heard
And with our screams create new words…

When convenience means more to you than the life of another
Accommodate your complacency and sacrifice your brother
You think you deserve a break today? Give them a break instead
Lives are wasted needlessly just to keep you overfed

These are the words that are unspoken
This is the sound of silence broken
The voice of the voiceless shall be heard
And with our screams create new words…



6. SONG FOR YOU

I always said that someday I'd write a song for you
You know I really meant it
So here it is, here's your fucking song…


7. WE'RE THE PIST

Our rights have been denied too long
Get off you ass and sing this song
Smash a bottle, hit the streets
Prepared for anything we meet…

Chorus:
We're the kids you can't put down
We're the kids who've been around
We're the ones who break the mold
We're the Pist, the young and old…
We're the ones society hates
We're the kids who'll smash the state
We're the one who don't fit in
We're the Pist, the punks and skins.

Fuck the nazis' white pride lies
We'll be dead before we sympathize
With racist hatred ignorance
And mindless blind obedience!

Chorus

P for Punk, the attitude not the music
I for Intelligence, we're not afraid to use it
S for Strength, to stand up and resist
T for thousands of people feeling PIST!

Have you heard enough of their lies?
It's time for us to organize
Do you fit in their society?
Or do you feel pist like me?

Chorus


8. THREAT

You know all the cool places where all the punks hang out
All those same old places that I don't give a shit about
There's so many people just following a trend
No honesty or sincerity, it's the same old shit again

This is a warning. No, this is a threat
As long as we're alive then punk's not dead yet
Consider this a challenge, there's problems unresolved
Forget about your fashion show and start to get involved

Yeah we can make this happen, we're fighting for a cause
Without your approval, so fuck your damned applause
Yeah, we can make this real. Engage a solemn vow
So let's get off our asses and start right fucking now…

So what about you are you gonna play the role?
Sit back and let someone else take control?
Can we burn our bridges? Can we start something new?
Exactly what is your independence worth to you?

“The price of freedom is eternal vigilance”
Complacency is cowardice, there's no room for obedience
Let anger be our fuel, our power from within
Our vehicle is action, and the will to not give in

This is a warning. No, this is a threat
As long as we're alive then punk's not dead yet
Consider this a challenge, there's problems unresolved
Forget about your fashion show and start to get involved


9. YOUR AMERICA

You stand for the pledge, I choose to sit
Salute the flag, I'll desecrate it
I am not a patriot, can't you fucking see
I believe in autonomy, I believe in me

Your America is not mine, don't waste your breath, don't waste my time
Your America is not free and that's not how it was meant to be

Jesus nailed on a hill, looming over me
All my life I've had to suffer for his humility
If he really paid for my sins, what was the amount?
Don't want to be in his debt, let's settle the account


Your religion is not mine, don't waste your breath, don't waste my time
Your savior can't save me, from a world of inhumanity

Your artificial fun, it suits you just fine
A beer, a joint, some ludes and coke, then wash it down with wine
Look at yourself, there's tombstones in your eyes
So when you're fucking dead and gone, don't act so surprised

Your idea of fun is not mine, don't waste your breath, don't waste my time
Your fucking drugs are not for me, I just want to live in reality

I don't want your American way of life
I don't need your American way of life
Fuck your American way of life
Fuck your American waste of life

Your America is not mine, don't waste your breath, don't waste my time
Your America is not free and that's not how it was meant to be


10. DESTROY SOCIETY

Ever since I was a child, you played me like a fool
You tried to engrave your hypocrisies through your oppressive rule
You taught me lust for money and you showed me lust for flesh
That's something I can't forgive, and I will never forget…

Chorus:
I will never forgive: Society!
And I will never forget: Society!
Just what it did to me: Society!
I want to tear it down: Society!

I will never be your servant, nor will I be your slave
I see the child that I was and lay flowers on his grave
I'm not that naïve anymore, my eyes can clearly see
I've been force fed lies and anesthetized so systematically

I will no longer be conditioned
And I will no longer submit
I can't play your games anymore
My freewill is worth fighting for…

I won't ever need it: Society!
I can't be part of your: Society!
And I won't follow the rules of: society!
I just want to destroy society…

I look at all the people, my contempt it turns to hate
They run like rats in an endless maze from which there's no escape
I see your twisted customs, you're afraid of something new
There's got to be a better way than what we've been told to do…
I want to destroy society


11. DEAL WITH IT

You blame all your problems on everyone else
Now what has the world done to you
Your complaints are not legitimate, you think I want to hear it?
I've got better things to do…

You gotta learn to deal with it
Shut your mouth and deal with it
It was your choice so deal with it
You made up your mind now live with it…

I'm getting so sick and tired of your whining
You're acting like you never get break
If you're not fucking happy with the way you're living
Why don't you change it and learn from your mistakes

You gotta learn to deal with it
Shut your mouth and deal with it
It was your choice so deal with it
You made your bed now lie in it…

Remember, it's your choice, it's your life, not anyone else's
You have the right and the ability to live how you want
Your problems come from decisions that you make
So shut up and deal with it…

Oh please, oh please, oh please just you shut your mouth
We've all got our crosses to bear
What makes you think I wanna listen to your petty problems
Go tell it to someone who cares…

You gotta learn to deal with it
Shut your mouth and deal with it
It was your choice so deal with it
You dug your own grave, now fucking die in it…


12. MUTUAL

I hate you and you hate me
We both hate the world
We can't see eye to eye on anything

Nothing at all…

Brian: Alright, here's the deal…we have an underground scene where we are all misfits and rejects from society…
Rick: As long as we keep letting our personal politics divide us, they will always have the upper hand…
Bill: We congregate in cliques based on our music, fashion, race and politics, we divide and they conquer…
Al: So let's forget about the barriers we create for ourselves. We gotta get our shit together and turn out animosity towards each other into a force that can bring down the system that we both hate!



13. STREET PUNK

You see all the kids, going out tonight
Just to have some fun and no one's looking for a fight
We're greeted by hostility by everyone we meet
We just pass ‘em on by, we're the kids on the street
You think that you may know us, or maybe know our type
Cause you can't see beyond the media, yeah don't believe the hype
We get hassled by the cops, you know it's not our fault
But when the law caters to the rich, it's time for an assault

Street punks in the city, and street punks at the show
The kids are here, and the kids are pist
Yeah the kids are ready to go…

There are some of us who care, and some don't give a shit
We've all got our problems but we'll make the best of it
We gotta work together towards a common goal
Cause if we fight amongst ourselves we'll soon be under their control
We really don't care about the color of your skin
Or if you're gay or straight, or boy or girl, we'd rather look within
If you don't like our lifestyle, we'll tell you to Go Screw
We'll get by with what we got we don't need anything from you

Street punks in the city, and street punks at the show
The kids are here, and the kids are pist
Yeah the kids are ready to go…

You see all the kids, going out tonight
Just to have some fun and no one's looking for a fight
We're greeted by hostility by everyone we meet
We just pass ‘em on by, we're the kids on the street

Street punks in the city, and street punks at the show
The kids are here, and the kids are pist
Yeah the kids are ready to go…


14. ENERGY

You're living, existing, that's about all
All you do is lots of nothing, sit around and wait for something
Just looking at you makes me bored, your feet are nailed to the floor
Existing merely to exist, never happy, never pist
Too mature to take a chance, too grown up to get out and dance…

You're living, existing, and all you can do is
Look right back into my face, I bet that I won't see a trace
Of any life behind those eyes, your apathy's what I despise
I guess you've seen it all before, you're boring, boring, boring, bored
Exciting as the Grateful Dead, just go home and go to bed

A body that's in motion will remain that way
A body at rest will surely decay
A body that's in motion will remain that way
You're completely immobile, that's how you're going to stay
I look at you and all I see is total lack of energy
I look at you and all I see is an overabundance of apathy

You're living, existing, are you breathing?
You've been drained of…
Energy! Destroy stagnation, power comes from motivation
Energy! Is our existence, participation and persistence
Energy! Keeps us alive, so hit the stage and take a dive
Energy! The power to act, and energy is what you lack.



15. I HATE MUSIC

I hate music, I hate what it's become
The money making scams of greedy corporations
Devoid of emotion, sterile and corrupt
Marketing over integrity, you fill me with disgust

I Hate Music I Hate Music I Hate Music
Those greedy motherfuckers
I Hate Music I Hate Music I Hate Music
Go…

Corporate wheels turn and the executives scheme
You supply the energy to power their machine
While ego-massaging magazines make them think they're god
But I'm a fucking atheist, and you're just a sellout snob

I Hate Music I Hate Music I Hate Music
Don't believe the corporate lies
I Hate Music I Hate Music I Hate Music
D.I.Y. or Die!!!

All the major labels don't want to see truly independent bands around
Bands who don't want their money, their fame, their slick promotions
Or their corporate games…
We never needed them, we never will
We can do it ourselves

I hate music, I hate what it's become
The money making scams of greedy corporations
Take your business elsewhere or we'll throw you out the door
We're just a band doing it ourselves, not corporate rock star whores.

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