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Lifer
02:37
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Working 28 years for the company
But the gold toothed bosses don't recognise me
No appreciation for my loyalty
Well they don't even know my name
Working 28 years for the company
Will I ever be secure financially?
I don't know, gonna have to wait and see
But I don't wanna be here for life
Because good hard work won't get you anywhere these days
It's all who you know that will guarantee your bonus pay
Backstabbing bastards been doing it all their lives
They're gonna put profit people every time
Working 38 years for the company
But the greedy bean counters don't care about me
I'm just a number a commodity
And they'll run me into the ground
Working 38 years for the company
Wonder if I'll ever know what it means to be free
Life on autopilot is monotony
And I'm at the end of my rope
Cause it's a different story for us down here on the coal face
It don't matter to them, we can be replaced
Cause when it's all good the suits all get their kicks
But when it turns south the workers get the flick
Working 48 years for the company
But the sharks in suits don't give a shit about me
Dedicated to this place for half a century
And they'll kick me out when I'm done
Working 48 years for the company
I'm the bitter old man I said I'd never be
My back is crooked and I'm weak in the knees
I can't stand another day in this hell
Working too damn long for the company
Years that I've missed in this factory
No time for women or for family
And I don't wanna die alone
Working too damn long for the company
Please son don't let yourself turn out like me
I've wasted my life for someone else's money
And in the end it ain't worth shit.
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2. |
Something
02:42
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Images on the evening news
Of war famine heartache and abuse
Everybody's only out for themselves
And i just wanna see
Just a little bit of human kindness
To take away all the worry and the mess
Just give me something else
To put my mind at ease
This fighting and division
It's killing my optimism!
So give me something I can smile about
Give me something I can laugh about
Give me something I can feel good about
Cause right now! I don't see nothing
But a bleaker picture of tomorrow
Don't tell me it's alright
Cause the images still keep me up at night
And I'm trying hard to push them out
But they're stuck inside my mind
The things I hear them say
The action I see everyday
It's filling my head with doubt
And I can't seem to find
A reason to believe you when you say
That everythings gonna be ok
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3. |
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Take a look around
The world is crashing down
Self imploding in a sea of failure
Nightmare's coming true
Whatcha gonna do?
Scratching your head wondering who's gonna save ya
Market freefall
Gonna destroy us all
Don't tell me nobody saw it coming
Major CEOs
Claim they didn't know
Shit hit the fan and now they're running
But when I turn on my TV
Bright lights and pretty colours captivate me
The commercials say everything will be OK
If you just don't worry about it
Cover up the truth
It don't concern you
We'll fix the problem just go about your business
Those responsible
Need a hand so you'll
Bail them out with your tax dollars
Slash the prices
To make you buy this
Spoil yourself and put a smile on your face
Global credit crunch
It caught all of us
Spending what we didn't have in the first place
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4. |
(Living In The) 4215
03:12
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Not living in the big smoke
But I'd barely call it remote
There's enough things here to see to pass my time
Degenerates everywhere
Too many to even care
There's enough things here to see to pass my time
And i could leave here
And move to a better place
There's too much action
A different faction
I'm living in the 4215
I'm wondering if I'll make it out alive
Some live in fear, they'll stay inside
Cause I'm living in the 4215
Another night another homicide
Lets go outside and watch the neighbours fight
In the 215
Juveniles and high school delinquents
Assaulting another victim
They're far too young to be charged with a serious crime
Messages scrawled at night on the wall
In banners 10 feet tall
The spellings all wrong but it's pleasing to the eye
And all the homeless
Are looking for another place
There's too much action
A different faction
Some say that
They're gonna leave it
They'll go down with a town that's bleeding
I see it
As a show
That controls our ego
Street dealers
Push their drugs
Council members don't care they'll sit and shrug
Keep your head down and you just might survive
You might survive
In the 2 1 5
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5. |
Girl Next Door
04:21
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She's all dressed up
Like a Christmas tree with plastic tinsel
I can't tell where the girl begins and the make up ends
She's all messed up
Cause her sweet little heart has been broke like crystal
She might look fine but in her own mind she's going round the bends
She never used to look so sad
Sometimes I wonder
Whatever happened to the girl next door
She never used to wanna dress like a whore
But she's spent one too many lonely nights
Thinking she'll wake up next to Mr Right
But all the guys treat her like trash
They break her heart while they spend her cash
Now she's going nowhere and she's got no friends
And once that cycle starts well it never ends
She's had it rough
And it seems to be getting harder every day
Cause life's never easy on you, when you're on your own
She looks so tough
She thinks that this is the only way
The truth is she's just scared and she don't wanna be alone
Whatever happened to the girl next door
She had a future worth fighting for
But her spirit was crushed after countless lies
And most of the people never realise
That nobody ever said she was loved
She hit 20 and she'd had enough
The spark in her eyes it faded to a stare
She's been through so much now she just don't care
Whatever happened to the girl next door
She had enough can't take no more
Her eyes have cried so many tears
She's got so many scars from so few years
And everybody knows someone like her
Started out so well but took a turn for the worse
Just another kid that lost her way
It's a pattern that's repeating every day
Whatever happened to the girl next door?
Whatever happened?
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6. |
Gridlock
02:35
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You can see it, feel it, story of our lives
It's all living proof, punctuation's not on time
Trying to move forward but we're only moving back
Arriving at work constantly under attack
There's no right, no left, only detours over there
The workman on the stand looking like he just don't care
Never a surprise that it moves so slow
How many times can they dig up a road?
Welcome to gridlock
You can't get out there's roadworks in the way
This is how we spend our days
Welcome to gridlock
There's only "A" and "B" you'll hardly see
A traffic system on its knees,
It'll never run free.
Well it's morning and night and all throughout the day
Arriving at work constantly under delay
Tempers on the edge, our minds are on the fray
See it in the news even more road rage
Councilors smile when they turn the first soil
Then it's four more years of a 20k crawl
Never a surprise why it moves so slow
How many times can they dig up a road?
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7. |
Heroes and Villans
03:27
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When our children's children talk of us, many years from now
Will they honour us with words, will our legacy stand proud?
Will we be the generation who chose to rise above the rest
Or are we the ones who fucked it all and left them with this mess?!
Deniers and skeptics will spit their rhetoric
And die before they ever feel the shame
Of watching their grandchildren playing in radiation suits in the sunshine
While their children got to sleep at night cursing their names
Will we be the heroes or will we be the villans?
We've got a chance to get it right this time
Will we be the ones who start a revolution?
Or will we be forgotten for an unforgivable crime?
We have the technology to make a difference
But our leaders take lectures from corporate whores
We're choking on oil and blood in the desert
4000 troops are dead and they still want more
Kyoto, Copenhagen well you bring forth great ideals
And talking it over is all very well
But unless we see some action on these
Then I'm sorry my friend but we're headed straight to hell!
But we'd better start now because we're running out of time
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8. |
Are You Ready?
03:12
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I hear leaders all around
Making every kind of sound
Locking horns in their debates
But it all just sounds the same
And I don't partake in their games
It's time to step up to the plate
Are you ready?
Will you stand up for what you know is right
Are you ready?
To tell everyone what you feel inside
Men in suits are taking sides
Barking at each other's lies
Without listening to what they say
Too many speakers take the floor
Seems like it's all been said before
There's got to be a better way
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9. |
United Minority
02:57
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Well it's not global warming
Or over fishing of the sea
It's not private ownership
Or free economy
It's not the threat of terror
Or migrants from overseas
What people fear the most
Is a united minority
Well the people in control well
they don't want us to be free
The don't want us to disturb them
They're living comfortably
Their propaganda blinds us
and they numb us with TV
Cause they don't want to deal with
a united minority
So grab your placards
Raise your hands
It's time to make our voices heard
We'll turn their black hearts
Make a stand
They will hear our every word
Shut em up, shut em down
Don't let em speak
They'll try anything to
convince us that we're weak
We've been the victim of
constant attacks
But if you try to push us 'round
Well then we're gonna push back!
So here's something to think bout
While you try to run us down
The world it keeps on turning
and opinions turn around
And when that day it does arrive
A joyous day it'll be
Cause that's the day when you will find
that you're now the minority
We'll drop our placards
Raise our fists
But we will not repeat your shame
We won't let our hearts
forget this
The world will never be the same
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10. |
What Are The Chances?
03:21
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I know the statistics, I've studied the facts
We're painted into a corner and there's no turning back
But what if for one moment, with our hands on our hearts
We decided that we'd begin again and maybe get it right from the start
But is it too late, for all of us
We've got one last try, it's glory or bust
Forget all that they told you
We've got the strength we can hold through
What are the chances?
What are the chances?
No way, can't let you give in
It might be one in a million
But that's still a chance yes,
And that's enough for us
We can bear the burden, we can take the heat
We'll never shout surrender or concede defeat
The path of no return, we cannot let them cross
But if you're not gonna try, then we've already lost
But is it too late? To turn around
Seems like forever we've been losing ground
Making a stand, is not enough
Cause your apathy won't help us any more than giving up
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11. |
Scares The Hell Outta Me
02:01
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Politicians send us off to war
Throw us in the mix with no just cause
Send us off to die in foreign lands
And when it's over they can wash the blood from their hands
Money and fame are powerful tools
But so much power is wielded by fools
The law protects the rich and elite
There's no justice for the people on the street
I'm not paranoid I'm just well aware
That there's a lot of shit to be concerned about out there
Maybe you don't mind
Maybe you don't care
And that scares the me the most
There are people out there who don't give a damn
They don't give a fuck about their fellow man
They'll take what they want and they think it's ok
And they seem to be getting more numerous every day
And it scares the hell, yeah it scares the hell
And it scares the hell outta me
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One 80 Down Gold Coast, Australia
2007-2011
Social conscious based fast paced rock.
Mike Harris - Drums and Vocals
Paul Major - Bass and Vocals
Simon Wilson - Guitars and Lead Vocals
Sing alongs and worker's songs!
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