A punk song that will still (sadly) make more than one punk wince:


Leftöver Crack - Gay Rude Boys Unite

Unity, ha, you're such a saint today
You may be antiracist, but then you're antigay
You may be ignorant from a lack of education
But if it's sympathy you seek, you better turn to another station

Intolerant society rears its ugly face
You're turning your native music into a homophobic disgrace
The gay ones, the straight ones, the white, tan, yellow, and black
The Gay rude boys and girls
We're gonna take that dance hall back, we'll take it back

Because without respect
There's gonna be nothing left

This double standard just won't sit that well with me
I come to say this and it's just the way it has to be
You know I'm not PC; I'll shoot your kid at school
Cause he's gonna grow up to be a fucking asshole just like you

You can celebrate your unity till every gay is dead
But why don't you stop your fronting with real unity instead
And in a better time on this shitty little globe
We'd crucify the racists and be bashing all the homophobes

Intolerant society rears its ugly face
You're turning hardcore music into a homophobic disgrace
The gay ones, the straight ones, the white, tan, yellow, and black
Gay rude boys and girls
We're gonna take that dance hall back, we'll take it back

One of my earliest favorite songs by the Fall. I always thought it had the best first lines of any song, cracked me up how weird a start to a song, but these days the strange lyrics are hitting awfully close to home...

Draygo's Guilt
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I am the one who gave you a chance in life
how could you try and end my life

Draygo's guilt
still apparent
Draygo's guilt
still

How long is long in a hellish place?
And dreams today are draining us dry
and I proclaim some loyalty frightened me
master bold morals get reptiles and ankles

Draygo's guilt
still apparent
Draygo's guilt
still

A spiritual king has to rise or perish
and throw away the charity handouts
blow his nose on last pound note
scan window menus and walk away but

Draygo's guilt
still apparent
Draygo's guilt
still

Sit still
hate from the hills

And all the bands still dream of photo Draygo
the county of Lancs dreams of photo Draygo
guitars in hands that turn and stab you
and sexy with bass dreams of photo Draygo
but

Draygo's guilt
still apparent
Draygo's guilt
still

Hate from the hills

How many times do I have to say this
I should not have to say this
but each time the blood was clear like liquid gold

Method Man's verse on Wu-Tang Clan's [b]Triumph[/b] because my favorite sentence right now is "Herb got my wig fried like a bad perm":

As the world turns, I spread like germ
Bless the globe with the pestilence, the hard-headed never learn
This my testament to those burned
Play my position in the game of life standing firm
On foreign land jump the gun out the frying pan
Into the fire, transform into the Ghost Rider
A six-pack and A Streetcar Named Desire
Who got my back
In the line of fire holding back?
What? My peoples if you with me, where the fuck you at?
Niggas is strapped and they're tryna twist my beer cap
It's court adjourned for the bad seed from bad sperm
Herb got my wig fried like a bad perm
What the blood clot? We smoke pot
And blow spots, you want to think twice? I think not
The Iron Lung ain't got to tell you where it's coming from
Guns of Navarone tearing up your battle zone
Rip through your slums

[quote="Fr. McGreer"][quote="leadshoes"][quote="Fr. McGreer"][quote="leadshoes"]This part of [b]Stairway to Heaven[/b]:

And it's whispered that soon, if we all call the tune,
Then the piper will lead us to reason.
And a new day will dawn for those who stand long,
And the forests will echo with laughter.[/quote]

Ah, good old Rolf Harris. Himself and his didgeridoo made this song their own. Indeed, the definitive version

[url]https://youtu.be/soJBGLP7Akk[/url][/quote]

You mean convicted pedophile Rolf Harris? I mentioned before that somehow it figures you'd pick the name of a Catholic priest as a screen name. Is this why?[/quote]

Wow, you're a nasty piece of work. End of this conversation.[/quote]

Good. The feeling is mutual. And you know you were just asking for it after the nasty piece of work you've shown yourself to be many a time.

[quote="leadshoes"][quote="Fr. McGreer"][quote="leadshoes"]This part of [b]Stairway to Heaven[/b]:

And it's whispered that soon, if we all call the tune,
Then the piper will lead us to reason.
And a new day will dawn for those who stand long,
And the forests will echo with laughter.[/quote]

Ah, good old Rolf Harris. Himself and his didgeridoo made this song their own. Indeed, the definitive version

[url]https://youtu.be/soJBGLP7Akk[/url][/quote]

You mean convicted pedophile Rolf Harris? I mentioned before that somehow it figures you'd pick the name of a Catholic priest as a screen name. Is this why?[/quote]

Wow, you're a nasty piece of work. End of this conversation.

[quote="Fr. McGreer"][quote="leadshoes"]This part of [b]Stairway to Heaven[/b]:

And it's whispered that soon, if we all call the tune,
Then the piper will lead us to reason.
And a new day will dawn for those who stand long,
And the forests will echo with laughter.[/quote]

Ah, good old Rolf Harris. Himself and his didgeridoo made this song their own. Indeed, the definitive version

[url]https://youtu.be/soJBGLP7Akk[/url][/quote]

You mean convicted pedophile Rolf Harris? I mentioned before that somehow it figures you'd pick the name of a Catholic priest as a screen name. Is this why?

[quote="leadshoes"]This part of [b]Stairway to Heaven[/b]:

And it's whispered that soon, if we all call the tune,
Then the piper will lead us to reason.
And a new day will dawn for those who stand long,
And the forests will echo with laughter.[/quote]

Ah, good old Rolf Harris. Himself and his didgeridoo made this song their own. Indeed, the definitive version

[url]https://youtu.be/soJBGLP7Akk[/url]

This part of [b]Stairway to Heaven[/b]:

And it's whispered that soon, if we all call the tune,
Then the piper will lead us to reason.
And a new day will dawn for those who stand long,
And the forests will echo with laughter.

And another by Daniel Johnston with his knack for being disarmingly honest and funny at the same time.

[b]Devil Town[/b]
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I was livin' in a devil town
Didn't know it was a devil town
Oh lord it really brings me down
About the devil town

And all my friends were vampires
Didn't know they were vampires
Turns out I was a vampire myself
In the devil town

I was livin' in a devil town
Didn't know it was a devil town
Oh lord it really brings me down
About the devil town

Two songs about a future that doesn't suck.

[b]Young Manhood[/b] by the Wild Swans
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I don't believe in an act of war
I don't believe in empires anymore
I can't forgive and I won't forget
Oh Lord I'm on my knees but I'm not down yet
Here it comes, the young manhood
One day all this will be yours

I don't believe in the cold hard drug
I don't believe in hurting the things I love
I'm not ashamed of the nights I strayed
Oh Lord I'm in your hands on the judgment day
Here it comes, the young manhood
One day all this will be yours

[b]World Falls into Place[/b] by Motorycle Boy
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Drifting down the road with the world upon my shoulders
The city is a screen inside my head
Everyone is pushing me, the rain gets in my eyes
And my reflection says I might as well be dead.

Put your arms around me and the world falls into place
Everything is perfectly in time
Strangers smile at me, I feel the sun upon my face
Everyone I see is a friend of mine

I climb up a flight of broken stairs into a tiny room
Someone will be waiting for me there
In the city is the sound of someone singing far away
When I am with you home is anywhere

Put your arms around me and the world falls into place
Everything is perfectly in time
Strangers smile at me, I feel the sun upon my face
Everyone I see is a friend of mine

And then another Joy Division song about the evil they were battling while traveling time, which sounds like many different versions of the Crusades.

[b]Wilderness[/b]
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I traveled far and wide through many different times,
What did you see there?
I saw the saints with their toys,
What did you see there?
I saw all knowledge destroyed.
I traveled far and wide through many different times.

I traveled far and wide through prisons of the cross,
What did you see there?
The power and glory of sin,
What did you see there?
The blood of Christ on their skins,
I traveled far and wide through many different times.

I traveled far and wide and unknown martyrs died,
What did you see there?
I saw the one-sided trials,
What did you see there?
I saw the tears as they cried,
They had tears in their eyes,

Tears in their eyes,
Tears in their eyes,
Tears in their eyes.

Two by Joy Division about comrades in the epic battle against evil, starkly told as only Ian Curtis can.

[b]Heart and Soul[/b]
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Instincts that can still betray us,
A journey that leads to the sun,
Soulless and bent on destruction,
A struggle between right and wrong

You take my place in the showdown,
I'll observe with a pitiful eye,
I'll humbly ask for forgiveness,
A request well beyond you and I

Heart and soul, one will burn
Heart and soul, one will burn

An abyss that laughs at creation,
A circus complete with all fools,
Foundations that lasted the ages,
Then ripped apart at their roots

Beyond all this good is the terror,
The grip of a mercenary hand,
When savagery turns all good reason,
There's no turning back, no last stand

Heart and soul, one will burn
Heart and soul, one will burn

Existence, well what does it matter?
I exist on the best terms I can
The past is now part of my future,
The present is well out of hand
The present is well out of hand

Heart and soul, one will burn
Heart and soul, one will burn
One will burn, one will burn
Heart and soul, one will burn

[b]A Means to an End[/b]
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A legacy so far removed,
One day will be improved.
Eternal rights we left behind,
We were the better kind.
Two the same, set free too,

I always looked to you,
I always looked to you,
I always looked to you.

We fought for good, stood side by side,
Our friendship never died.
On stranger waves, the lows and highs,
Our vision touched the sky,
Immortalists with points to prove,

I put my trust in you.
I put my trust in you.
I put my trust in you.

A house somewhere on foreign soil,
Where ageless lovers call,
Is this your goal, your final needs,
Where dogs and vultures eat,
Committed still I turn to go.

I put my trust in you.
I put my trust in you.
I put my trust in you.
I put my trust in you.
In you. In you. In you.
Put my trust in you, in you.

Two by Blue Orchids about something inevitable about to happen. [b]The Flood[/b] and [b]Agents of Change[/b].

[b]The Flood[/b]
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Roller coaster mind arrives right on time – hold on 
Roll across the clouds, laugh out loud – you’re the one 
Symbols crash, atoms smash – and it’s gone 
Feel no emotion, one foot in the ocean – here it comes 
Here comes the flood 

Nail biting time for the mind on the line – hold on 
Part of the game is remember your name – you’re the one 
True soul, drum roll - and it’s gone 
Man of steel, sex appeal – here it comes 
Here comes the flood 

Gentle sleep washes away tension 
The fist looses its grip 
And you awake with new life 
Refreshed and oppressed 

Clouds roll, lightning crash – hold on 
Waves rise, chains snap – you’re the one 
Symbols crash, atoms smash – and it’s gone 
Feel no emotion, one foot in the ocean – here it comes 
Here comes the flood

[b]Agents of Change[/b]
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I’ve seen it written on a wall 
I’ve seen it on film 
I’ve seen it walking down the street 
In the flesh 
A vibration 
I don’t hear it where I should hear it 
But I hear it 
The naked truth 
A beautiful thing 
Moving in 
Agents of change 

Some people say nothing ever changes 
I say everything always changes 
I say look out keep on your toes 
It’s ever-present it knows you well 
All I’ve got to do 
Is open my arms 
And the agents of change 
Smile on me 
A frightening thing 
Wild and pure 
Agents of change 

Walking down the street 
In the flesh 
A vibration 
I don’t hear it where I should hear it 
Oh, but I hear it 
The naked truth 
Oh wow 
Yea yea 
Agents of change 

All I’ve got to do 
Is open my arms 
And the agents of change 
Smile

And was always amazed by this one.

[b]Free Press and Curl[/b] by Shabazz Palaces
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Dance machine
In the brown
Juicy lips
Watchin' glow
In the sauce
Ah

I cried with Mooch at Papi's wake
Snuck an extra slice of cake
When the pigs came round to make they case
I looked 'em dead up in they face
I never heard of none of that
Soon's I win, let's run it back
I run on feelings, fuck your facts
Deception is the truest act
With poise I twirl the bluest lack
Dougie hold the ooh-est sacks
I danced a move to play the back
I dipped she asked him "Who was that?"
(I ain't showed off, I just showed up
Greet my peoples, fill they cup
Transmit heat on pillows plush)
I mean it though, I lean and flow
I gleam and glow, I'm clean
And oh you bet ya that I get it bro
Inside the glow just not for show
Three beans, purples, indigo
Catchy yes but trendy no
Never fiend or scheming though
That's beneath Barbara Jean's offspring
With po, I never seem to know

(Gunbeats comprise arsenal)
Up or don't toss it all (Up or don't toss it all)
Up or don't toss it all (Up or don't toss it all)

Yeah up or don't toss it at all
Philosophy is cruelty
Both musically and bitch-wise too
I lost the best beat that I had
Now my heart just smash and dash
War inside I catch a cab
It's boring out I'm to the lab
These robots grant us internets
Program racist sequences
Don't compare my beat with his
He ain't up off these streets, he's slid

Hook]
I'm free, shit you know I'm free, nigga, I'm free
Yeah, you know I'm free, shit, I'm free
To be a slave to all these things I can't escape
Trapped inside imagination tickling at my face
You know I'm free, bitch you know I'm free
Baby girl, I'm free, yeah, you know I'm free
Free to chain my will onto the wings of my instinct
And wander round this box I'm inextricably linked
You know I'm.. free, I'm free, I'm free
Shit you know I'm free, that's right I'm free
To make pursuit to catch the stuff that holds me down
To capture my desires fashion out of this a crown
You know I'm free, shit you know I'm free
Pig, you know I'm free, mind telling these niggas I’m free
I never leave I’m super free
Free to fill my smiles up with these tears that I forgot
And haunt myself besides these pretty ghosts that float my heart
You know I'm free

Thou Shalt...
Bask in the light of my phone screen glow
Thumbs realize everyone I know
Freedom's cold newest episode
Yeah one more smile and we're undertow
Let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go

Gospels...
Put minds in for a fresher world
Old school hood nigga, press and curl
Eyes like moons when I kiss my girl
Get lucked out, wish I was in Africa
Konjo, Konjo, Konjo, Konjo, Konjo

Finally paid attention to the words of MF Doom and RZA's [b]Books of War[/b]...

[MF Doom:]
It ain't nuttin like a fistfull a cash or a bliss fulla the hash
That twist like a mustache, from end to end, spread it like a rash
From talking through your walkman or at your disco bash
Gimme the timbs rumplestiltskin brown
A metal face mask with a built in frown
A mic to tilt down, a hundred thousand pounds
And see how kilt sound like spilt milk clown

Cocoa butter on very ashy day fam
With Ray-Bans out on the islands of Cayman
Or I'll break it down for the layman
Ban de Soleil for that Saint Tropez.. tannnn
A can a ole gold too cold to hold, slow ya roll
Keep on moving like Soul II Soul, hold the dough
Like a fool who stole pity y'all
From tryna go up against city hall titty bar

The black mic is like a red violin
Ok, everybody back to the lab, try again
Bloody rap game like leviathan
Leave a bad taste, killin' my high like niacin
Stop kiddin' middlemen need Ritalin
Hit me with the full tin of gin and i'm a kid again

Keep the bong lightin' straight through the song writin'
The Supervillain AKA the thong bitin, that's inviting all
To the recitin' thats dope and raw
Hoping all yall come in peace and its open bar
Tear the roof off this bumba rasclaat
By the end of the night spazz like shazbot
Spilt a shot made the pen lines runny
A ill plot that's ten times Ben Stien money... funny

How he rips the scripts with a straight face
With more rhymes than is lines in ya database
Placing rappers in endangerment, who's reckless
With this food for thought sorta like breakfast
You could mark it off as wreck on the checklist
Wear gold fronts, can't afford no necklace
Shit, that there, could go to help them daycares
Somebody say yeahh.. (yeahhh!)
Pay ya fares,... give the Herbalizers his shares
And y'all could pay DOOM in beers.. Cheers!..

[RZA:]
I came to the shores of America disguised as a pillar
The alpha and omega and the home of the beggars, the black sellers
Who been beaten, raped, lynched, robbed and stoned
And caused to roam the earth in service cause they couldn't maintain at
Home
This dates back to 1555
When they captured the first tribe of men
And piled them in a pen
Fifty feet high
They took em all on a 9000 mile ride
And landed on the shore of a place they never seen before
But read about this inside the ancient books of war
Bonded in stainless steel, stripped of their language
Still survived the anguish of slavery but still remained nameless
Separated to portions and tricked by John Haughty Hawkins
And sold on the auction, taught birth control and abortion
Rulers of the first part became slaves of the worst part
The devils cursed God and reversed God
And turned God into dog and made people search hard
No relief came to the prophet of W.D. Feraud
To a trauma, dropped our mommas off in Bahamas and Barbados
Tobagos, separated us from slave boats
Made our own brothers hate us
From Virgin Isle to Jamaica
Trinidad, Honduras, Haiti, Grenada
Bermuda to Cayman, mental enslavement
You black gods become awaken