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Postmodern War Culture

by Umlaut

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Foundation 04:31
Your eyes have finally opened You’re seeing the world for the first time It’s a new beginning it’s time to lay down the foundation For your mind, body and soul It’s time to grow There’s so much to know This is our world You now exist here This is our life Now you’re part of it The universe is constantly growing And so is your mind There’s so much out there to discover There’s so much out to find So many countries And cultures And creatures There’s no limit to where your mind reaches This is our world You now exist here This is our life Now you’re part of it You’re older now And you’re teaching The next generation what you learned From the last generation that messed up It’s time for the next one to clean up This is our world You now exist here This is our life Now you’re part of it
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Denialism 04:37
Yanukovych - that son of a bitch Fled the country splitting it in two Mr. Putin - sticks his boot in the door Annexing land and provoking war Desperately longing for the past And there he goes now Sending his tanks to the border Denying his intent he calls it an exercise Viktor says he’ll return back to Kiev Only when it’s safe and sound East versus West Oh, isn’t it best It’s just like the old days Could this be another Cold War Isn’t that what Vlad is good for anymore
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Step Away 06:31
Just one more touch Before I go Just one more clutch Before I step away We built this world together And now it’s falling apart We’re alway building up Only to fall back down It’s time to step away And pick up the pieces Some say it’s in our nature That we destroy Everything in the world And our universe Power, corruption and lies It’s all right before our eyes We’re alway building up Only to fall back down It’s time to step away And pick up the pieces
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Take Me Out 03:34
I wanna go out tonight But I’ve got no one to go out with I wanna drink and dance And meet new people And feel born again Will you take me out tonight Will you kiss me under the moonlight At least pretend to love me Don’t let me be alone tonight I’ve been staying home all alone For far too long I need a little change in my night I want music I want life And feel like I’ll live forever Will you take me out tonight Will you kiss me under the moonlight At least pretend to love me Don’t let me be alone tonight
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You’re a slave to the machine The great machine that provides You give everything that you’ve got You shed your sweat For that’s what you’re taught The status quo is all you’ve ever be At least that’s what the machine wants you to think They will vex - they’ll perplex you They’ll suppress - they’ll depress you They’ll provoke you - they’ll control you They will buy - they will sell you Please the machine Don’t ask any questions Only speak when you’re spoken to Resistance is rebellion That’s frowned upon and punished Please the machine Big corporations possess your soul Before any demon can gain control Once you speak and walk It’s work you shall start Outsourcing jobs elsewhere is state-of-the-art You make the clothes You make the computers They’re not for you But foreign consumers Please the machine Don’t ask any questions Only speak when you’re spoken to Resistance is rebellion That’s frowned upon and punished Please the machine
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Floating 04:51
Staring at the sky Time’s slowly passing me by I’m frozen in place Floating out in space I’m free at last Forgetting about the past What happens tomorrow Will happen tomorrow I just don’t need to worry I just don’t need the stress I don’t need to be like this I don’t need to be a mess I just don’t care anymore I’ve wasted too much time on things I should just let go I just don’t care anymore Staring at the sky Time’s slowly passing me by I’m frozen in place Floating out in space I’ve woken up on the right side of bed For once without lingering thoughts in my head I’ve washed my hands clean of it all It’s time for me to let myself stand tall It’s time to let it go Just go with the flow Sometimes it’s much more fun When you don’t even know (what’s gonna happen) I just don’t care anymore I’ve wasted too much time on things I should just let go I just don’t care anymore
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Problems 06:05
You think you’re a saint So much holier-than-thou So self-righteous You don’t know what’s going on Outside of your little world You preach your word But your word doesn’t reach Or even touch on the problem itself Everyone’s wrong but you There’s so much going on And so little’s been done Your thought of these world affairs Are petty at best So please step aside You’re not better than anyone else I hate to break it to you - I really do But what you think’s a solution Is just part of the problem Nice try, I say, nice try But you won’t go far You either be on the right side of history Or be forgotten in the dark and lonely past There’s so much going on And so little’s been done Your thought of these world affairs Are petty at best So please step aside
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I always feel like a stranger Looking at everyone Deep inside I don’t feel Familiar to anyone Some people look and stare While stop and look away I’m so withdrawn from it all I feel detached and separated Like the West Bank Wall Has deprived those in Palestine Things seem so different anymore I’m just some stranger standing on the curb And nobody here knows me by my name This place has changed It’s doesn’t feel the same
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It’s another airstrike - an airstrike It’s another drone strike - a drone strike They’re coming after you because your skin is dark You practice a different faith They’re bulldozing over your family’s home To make room for illegal settlements They taunt and tease and they harass you You resist and they club and they beat you You live in Gaza Strip In West Bank they’ll find any excuse to confiscate your land You throw rocks to keep them away They shoot with guns They don’t care if you die It’s another airstrike - an airstrike It’s another drone strike - a drone strike IDF labels you a terrorist But you’re not You’re just like me, you’re just like me You rise above and you defend yourselves Then Netanyahu escalates the attacks By bombing homes killing innocent children There’s no escape from this open air prison Egypt and Israel’s got you all blocked in Hamas strikes - Israel strikes It’s another airstrike - an airstrike It’s another drone strike - a drone strike
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Night Heat 02:54
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It’s a typical Tuesday Nothing’s in your way You’re freshly shaved And well behaved You’re sitting at work Everything is so awful And stupid and boring And so fucking lame But it’s alright Yeah, it’s okay Because you’re better than your boss Who’s a lowlife shit With a lack of brains And a lack of wit He’s such a lousy little piece of shit It’s a hard day’s fight To the top of it all So many prospects falling short Yet standing tall They think they’ll get it Only in for the money They think they’re sharp They think it’s all funny But you don’t let this place drag you down No you don’t You’ve got the charm That will play to your advantage someday You’re smart and you’re wise So much so people despise you I know this may not make any sense But there’s a certain je ne sais quoi It’s so bourgeois For someone like you Who lives way out there in Utah It’s a hard day’s fight To the top of it all So many prospects falling short Yet standing tall They think they’ll get it Only in for the money They think they’re sharp They think it’s all funny
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Over 06:49
Why do you keep coming here We’ve parted ways quite some time ago You’re not helping me by strolling ‘round here Only to bring back all the things I fear We were supposed to never leave each other We were supposed to share all our hopes and fears But something happened along the way And you decided to push me away You’re not welcome in my heart anymore You should me I can’t trust you I showed you the door So let me move on in peace I’m over you Don’t hold my hand and look at me that way I know you’ve said your sorry a million times But you’ve hurt me ten million times more So I ask again - why are you here We were supposed to never leave each other We were supposed to share all our hopes and fears But something happened along the way And you decided to push me away You’re not welcome in my heart anymore You should me I can’t trust you I showed you the door So let me move on in peace I’m over you I did you no wrong But you didn’t do me right It’s best you go Get out of my sight

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released August 5, 2016

All music, lyrics and artwork by Matthew Verkamp.

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