backrefuse to be dead
...and beat yourself down
you know the words, they’re widely spread
now try to get them in your head
it’s good to know what’s wrong, what’s right
now use your knowledge, start to fight
against what you recognized as wrong
it’s not enough to sing along
the same old songs, the holy words
‘cause empty phrases do not hurt...
you sing of changes
well, go and change your fuckin’ self...
the party’s over
time to get angry
raise your fist!
are you honestly angry, do you mean what you say?
do you think you’re on the right side?
look into the mirror and start to hate
raise your fist
…and beat yourself down!
let’s go! let’s move! let’s live! let’s change!
why can’t we see
there’s nothing less important in this world
than the opinion
of a little hardcore kid that’s full of hate
that cannot follow his own rules, that can’t conduct her own laws
there’s already to many judges
set this world on fire!
married, cold, half-dead
people change and so did we
maybe you’re right, let us at least be honest
better a clean cut than a festering wound
better live all life alone than live this lie one more day
better end this lie right now than live my life just one more day
but why do i feel like having lost something precious
or haven’t i?
thank you for teaching me i am strong enough to live without you
love has to be intense and adventurous
it can’t be ordinary, routine is deadly
where is the magic sparkle that used to light our world
prince charming and sybil vane – married, cold, half-dead
(don’t care, can’t cry, it’s love, not life)
love is a field to grow inside
but it cannot grow in an artificial dessert
i wish it was different, i’d be ready to love you
but this world is hostile, it turned us into stones
maybe next life, maybe next week
but for this time thank you and good bye
keep rolling!
the harmless armless
endless pain – like sand paper on your tongue, wax dropping in your eye
dumb and blind – can’t face my enemy, can’t tell what’s left to scream
the clouds are gathering, the sun can’t break the mist
the dogs begin to howl, the birds have left for south
a lightning i can’t see and a thunder i can’t answer
now seven years of rain, like acid in the wounds
i cut – or scratched with my fingernails and bit with my own teeth
the mirror goddamn shows – a dreamer without dreams, a boxer without arms
endorphin, special k - i do not think this is the end, it’s just a break
get yourself a new beer - lean back and watch me fry
the big circular-saw we call god approaches unstoppable
here i stand before you – soaking wet, covered with stars
can’t tell what i feel for you – soaked with blood, covered with scars
my wrists call for a knife, i won’t help’em find one
one life, no sense – and the rain keeps falling down
(knock out in the first round
hail ex-girlfriend
all thumbs go down)
new sun rising
hey boys, hey girls, my friends
let’s go and change the world
tonight can be the night – we gotta start today
let’s set our hearts on fire – we gotta start today
the future isn’t written yet, we can change it, we can and we fucking will
this is still our world, you cannot steal it – try it and be killed
brothers, sisters, comrades
there’s so much left to burn
make room for a new world – we gotta start today
destroy and recreate – we gotta start today
no matter what we’re gonna built, it will be better than the world today
there’s nothing worse than armageddon, worse than this
we’re gonna fight and we’re gonna win
standing at the edge of the bridge looking at the ocean, seeing a new sun rise
the water turning red, distorted faces start to smile …again
no ethic norms, no moral laws, this is our chance to start again
to built a world based on equality not power
freedom, justice, solidarity
(it’s fate, we can’t fail)
we've marked these red lines...
borders are bullshit
no flag but the black flag
nation state is a racist concept
babylon burn!
you will know us by the x’s on our hands
you will know us by our raised fists
we’re the battle line facing you
we’re young, anger armed anarchists
mr. president can’t you see that all your pride means nothing to me?
wanna live my life self ruled world-wide, nation states mean nothing to me!
world bank and wto
seattle and genoa
g8, eu, nato
every summit, every mayday
you will know us by the brick in your window
you will know us by your burning car
you shoot protesters, we strike back
the world is ours, let’s take it back
…your goddamn world means nothing to me!
look at the maquiladora industries in latin america and eastern europe
look at your sneakers and t-shirts and the sweatshops they come from
they justify their deeds with profits and growth, tell us it is necessary
but there is no justice in capitalism
no nation! no border! no government! no state!
we have to burn down this capitalist world before it’s too late
if we stand together, we can do it! solidarity is a weapon!
rise up, everybody! join in the fight!
refuse to be a man
i refuse to be a man
i refuse to play a role
i refuse to be a man
i refuse playing by your rules
taught to be a boy, raised to be a man
reproducing a system i hate
(this is) no entertainment
what do i stand here for?
what do you expect?
you want a master plan?
a call to arms? a manifesto?
no, you’ll get nothing like this
it’s just my trying to act my anger
my anger – not the revolution
my inner struggle – not yours
(laughing, crying, screaming)
my anger – not the revolution
my war – not the world’s
(smiling, dancing, fighting)
i just try to express my feelings
i don’t care what you say, i just try to express my feelings
our hearts don’t beat 1, 2, 3, 4
hardcore ? honesty ? expression of feelings
sometimes all this feels so senseless
like standing on stage, entertaining a crowd
that has come to dance and doesn’t give a fuck
about what we really feel about our songs
this is no entertainment!
this means so damn much to us
emotion is life
we need more love songs in hardcore
radically change myself
institutionalised opposition, defining myself through antis not pros
how can one boy be so full of hate when he was never beaten in his fucking face
why can’t i accept – my opinion is no law – there are others worth as much as mine
so alone, so alone, caught alone by walls i built myself
a mirror – a smiling face – but even this – smile is a lie
no one here – to drag down – just a fake smile – and a fake boy
and in the end it’s all about being a good friend and not alone
i know i cheated you more than once, treated you like shit, forgive me, forgive me
relief!
i realized i chained myself
in a net of self righteous morality, the judge and the jury in one damn hand
political correctness can be a drug if you don’t take care, look at my fucking veins
if revolution means – aiming with guns at friends – then go ahead but i drop out right here
hearts broken, blood went black, stolen eyes and i’m unable to move
let me take back all the shit i’ve done to you to drag you down
let me take back all the lies i told to make me look so cool and
please give me another chance, i know i don’t deserve it but help me please
radical change – radically change myself
under white death
(out in the blistering cold i’m screaming
hold me, protect me
won’t you ever let me down)
dying down here in the hole
unsatisfied with the world outside
there must be something more
a place where hearts don’t freeze
the rainbow isn’t dyed so white
a place that’s full of life
what do you search for, little rabbit?
i search for the spring, is it you?
no i’m not the spring, i’m just a mole
thank you dear mole, cross your fingers i will find it
maybe one day soon!
i’ll have to find it!
(searching for an end of this winter to come
she knows every road has to start with a first step)
heartless winter
buried alive under white death
kill all the white men (those with carrot noses and those without)
i have to find a bear to carry me home
what i need is a friend to show me where home is
what i need is you
help me, embrace me
what i need is truth
let this winter end
new age pestilence
yeah, this is real!
yeah, this is right now!
no, i can’t heal you!
you are already dead!
human scum – killed by virus god!
i’m the last of the sane!
inhale the sound of silence
new age pestilence
wake up!
virus god
hey, look at me!
hey, see my eyes glow!
yeah, i’m already dead!
smile, soon you’ll join us!
seraphim of a virus god
just one word: evolution
inhale the sound of silence
new age pestilence
your future is not bright
your future means darkness
two generations, not more
your days are numbered
this system will collapse
new world out of order
poor people gonna rise up and get what’s theirs
poor people gonna rise up, get their share
their vengeance will be righteous
still time to change sides
still time for changes…
(white silence!)
priority #1
it hasn’t always been easy
there were damn hard times in fact
that particular day, you know which one i mean -these tears were real
it was no trick to win you back
i really don’t know what i would do without you
don’t let the ordinary every day life destroy
the wonderland that we built here in our tiny cave
i goddamn hate fighting with you
screaming about shit none of us cares about
emergency room versus some new seven inch
is that really so important?
important is that my heart beats faster when you enter the room
your smile is worth much more - then all my pride
live without you?
tell me a single reason why and then pass me the dagger/give me the gun
please let this feeling last forever
i don’t want to live without your love
i don’t want to and i think i can’t
last song
for you it’s just a bunch of songs but
for us they’re far more, some kind of diary
of our emotions, our broken hearts
our raised fists, our scars, our lives and our loves
my love, my friendship and honesty
not one second wasted, no expenses in vain
our lives so far were a dream, if we remember
all the stages drenched in sweat, all the pits we set on fire
all the blood that has been shed
the new friends we met and all the inspiration
the energy we felt and the love received
it’s not about being cool
but death and resurrection
if this was the last song that we would ever write
it would be alright, because we reached far more
than we dreamt of when we started
five teenage kids grew a family
from this point of view we could lay down and die
(now that the sun is setting, into the light we’re headin)
now wall of death the world – together
still armed and angry
and as long as we are breathing we will try to change the world
to stay true to ourselves
life is art
and we refuse to be dead
mutter erde (vinyl bonus track)
lyrics by loxiran
