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Pretty Much Perfect

by Rudest Priest

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1.
We ain’t got no money Everybody’s broke It’s only getting worse Equality’s a joke You’re worried about race You’re worried about gender The upper-class elite Are the only true offenders There’s a war against the working class Hard-working people getting kicked in the ass The rich can do anything they want They lie, cheat, and steal, for everything they got If hard work brings you wealth Then explain to me Why the hardest working people Live in poverty You’re working three jobs You’re barely getting paid What you make in a year Your boss makes in a day The middle class is gone, you’re either rich or you’re poor No matter what they take from us, they always want more We’re living off table scraps, barely getting by While salaries of CEOs are at an all time high Just ’cause it could get worse That don’t mean that it’s great It could also be better It’s never too late We’re too busy getting fucked To notice that we’re fucked It’s tough to free yourself When you don’t even know that you’re stuck
2.
We’re afraid of them And they’re afraid of us You can’t build community You can’t even build trust In every single city It’s always just the same The hunter and the hunted A never-ending game To serve and protect, protect, protect the wealth Protection for themselves, for themselves, for no one else Maintain the status quo, the status quo, the fuckin’ status quo Part of the system, of the system, that’s the way it goes Some cops are good Most of them are not The ones who thought they’d change things It’s tougher than they thought They start to fit in They go with the flow They’re working for a paycheck And that’s the way it goes
3.
Humanicide 01:28
I can’t recall a time When I thought it was okay For humans to do the things They do every single day Wrecking the planet And acting like dumb fucks Fuck every human Every human sucks Scumdogs of the Universe It’s time to exterminate Life has gone from bad to worse Nothing left to do but hate The only thing I can think of To save the earth Is killing all humans At the moment of birth The trees will grow back And the air will smell clean Life will be perfect If you know what I mean
4.
I’m not asking for chaos, I don’t mind a few rules But you can’t lock up everyone for everything they do When prisons equal profit, it only makes sense People get locked up for any small offense Gotta shut it down, shut it down Gotta make sure everybody knows Maybe crime is up, maybe crime is down, but The prison population just grows We have more prisons than schools So guess which is easier to get into? Locking up the poor, and people of color Sure seems like the easy thing to do
5.
Just because you got a nice car That don’t mean I wanna go for a ride And just because you got a nice watch That don’t mean you’re gonna have a good time And just because you got a busy schedule That don’t mean you got somethin’ to do And just because you got a nice phone That don’t mean I wanna talk to you All you fancy shmancy mother fuckers Think you got it goin’ on But all us working class punk rockers Just keep writing more songs Sometimes it’s tough, sometimes it’s hard Trying to get by But it’s better than being a total douche bag And not even knowing why
6.
Long, long ago Back in 1983 The worst game ever Was put out by Atari They rushed it out for x-mas It just wouldn’t sell Four million copies Buried in a landfill Searching for ET Carload of people Four adults and a child Walk into a landfill Stand around for awhile Decades old diaper grit Pulverized filth A legend less legendary Covered in filth A ripple of news The games have been found Excited, but not that excited You can’t take them with you What did you expect? Was it worth it? Sure why not, but never again
7.
Dong 8 01:16
It starts off so gradual You don’t even notice Pretty soon all the wrong things Start to come into focus A comfortable life and Entertainment of all sorts Music and movies Television and sports Now don’t get me wrong, we deserve to have fun But let’s not forget, there are battles to be won Although it seems so easy, to simply turn away How we live tomorrow is determined by today From the first day of school You’re taught to love your oppressors When the grown-ups bark an order It’s always yes ma’ams and yes’sirs We accept the disease Of normality Imagination disappears And we accept reality
8.
Jitters 00:31
You start with just one cup Then you finish off the rest Then before you know it You know you’re at your best You got the fuckin’ jitters You’ve had too much caffeine You got the fuckin’ jitters You’re a caffeine fiend Jitters, mother fucker, jitters!
9.
Overwhelmed 02:02
So many problems, so where do we start? These superficial differences are keeping us apart We fight amongst each other, like dogs over a bone Each of us determined to make it on our own Turn on the fuckin’ news, I’ll tell you what you see The fucking one percent, controlling your tv They fan the flames of fear, the masses start to panic We turn on each other and we do it out of habit It can’t go on forever, one day we’ll realize The people have the power and every president lies Of course I’m fucking angry, of course I’m fucking pissed Politicians shaking hands, we should shake fists I envision a future With lots of bike lanes And people of all genders Are treated just the same Money is irrelevant Skateboarding’s not a crime We make sure revolution Is happening all the time I don’t know about you But I hate the upper class And every politician From the first to the last Why are we overwhelmed? Let’s turn this thing around Overwhelm them And tear the system down
10.
No where he could go Nothing he could do Born into a prison It was all he ever knew Fighting for survival Trying to get by Doing what he had to do Trying not to die Three generations of labor camp conditions Modern day slavery upholding the tradition The only true priority is maintaining authority Absolute power, absolute corruption When he learned about Life outside the wall Then he realized He had nothing at all Made the decision No room for doubt Broke out of the prison He got the fuck out Everything he went through Everything he’s seen Still going on Life at Camp Fourteen
11.
There have always been wars Between various nations For religious beliefs Or other aspirations There has always been conflict And opinions run wide But when we supply the weapons We’re supporting genocide After years of persecution, I can understand All they ever wanted was to have their own land So they take what they want, and do as they please And now Palestine is nothing more than refugees I have known people On both sides of the fight And everyone’s convinced That of course they are right But it’s rarely the people Who start all the wars It’s actually the governments Who always want more What should we do? What do we expect? What can be said that we haven’t said yet? I do not condone, I cannot endorse One country taking another by force Millions of dollars every single day While our own country crumbles away Millions of dollars every single day While our own country crumbles away
12.
Like a moth drawn in, attracted to the lights Tilting to the left, and nudging to the right I may not get the high score, but then again I might I just wanna play a little pinball tonight Targets dropped and spinners spun Shooting ramps until the mode is won Multi-ball, now get it goin’ on We be poppin’ bumpers until the break of dawn Now loop it back around, and shoot that orbit shot It only takes one ball, so give it all you got Drop catch and post pass, cradle when you can Light the extra ball, just the way you planned
13.
What’s the government ever done To earn the public’s trust? Can you name a single time They’ve done what’s best for us? The political system we have in place Only has one thing in mind To be self-contained and self-sustained And stand the test of time Projecting the position Of drastic opposition Demanding we decide Forcing us to pick a side Republican or Democrat It’s really all the same Two sides of the same coin No matter what they may claim They protect our freedom By taking away our privacy Ensuring that we’re safe Eliminating liberty The government is not your friend Only one thing that they need For us to blindly follow Anywhere they lead
14.
It’s been way, way too long Since you’ve done what the fuck you want Runnin’ around, causing trouble Never getting caught But every now and then You gotta have a little fun This is your fucking life You ain’t gonna get another one A night on the town Run around And Party down Party as a verb Yeah, that’s what you fuckin’ heard Keeping it real Keep it real fucking absurd A night on the town Time to fuckin’ party down I work way too fuckin’ hard Every single day Standing around, patiently Watching every word I say Well, tonight’s my night to say FUCK IT Tonight I’m gonna destroy some shit Life is fucking stupid Here’s how I deal with it

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released April 30, 2015

Recorded, Mixed and Printed March-April 2015 by the members of Rudest Priest.

Guitar - Matt, Vocals - Billy, Bass- Liza, Drums - Eric
Backing vocals on More Prisons More Profits by Jett
Saxaphone on Overwhelmed by Jessica Mills
Thanks to Lee, Jett and Alex for tracking help.

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Billy the Bunny on Vocals, Big Liza in My Back Yard on Bass, Matt Handplant on Guitar and Eric Crap Shoulder on Drums. 3 Generations of HARDCORE!

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