Bad Religion

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It's Only Over When...

It's Only Over When...

You never know that feeling till you try,
That healing feeling can turn you all about.
And you can see the second wave of life,
That loser's triangle sets you down and out.

Don't misread,
Don't mislead,
You could be your only friend.

But when the hammer comes down
And you don't hear a sound,
You can look all around and see...
That it's only over when you give up!

 

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Chasing The Wild Goose

Chasing The Wild Goose

There was a man who banged his head against a wall,
He banged for 20 years, the damn thing wouldn't fall.
He left an honest life, he left a broken wife,
He left it all behind, just to see what he could find.

Millions and millions chase the wild goose tonight.
To conquer loneliness they'll chase it all their lives,
And when they find it they can just lay down and die.
It seems the game is mostly pointless in the presence of the prize.

There was a woman who had a man as cold as ice,
He built four walls so strong and he kept her locked inside.
She harbored loneliness, her husband couldn't guess,
That she'd take off her dress and kill herself without a mess.

 

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Billy Gnosis

Billy Gnosis

A crack developed and a name blew in,
Billy Gnosis, weak and thin.
He moved to California to start a new life,
Because back in his hometown he just killed his wife.

Oh, Billy cant' remember his name,
Billy Gnosis was going insane.
And soaked in blue light he played and played,
I can still hear the sound he made...

Billy burned his phone and blew up his car,
He sat and watched TV and played the guitar
And read a book that made his head dim;
How could he have known that there were worms within?

And the worms ate into his brain,
Through his eyes and through his ears they came.
They made a home so they could multiply
And feed on Billy's chemicals in paradise.

 

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Time And Disregard

Time And Disregard

Part One
From the bird and the deer who live on the same
To the condominiums that litter the plain,
It took time... time and disregard.
From the green and the trees that shot high in the air
To the high-business market-men who take all that's there,
It took time... time and disregard.

Part Two
One more acre, another tree,
"It's all untamed, of course it's free."
One more acre, it seems no one cares,
"Another great chance to put a building there."

Part Three
I used to roam, wherever I would,
I'd see my friends and I'd eat what I could.
We did live together in our borderless state,
Survival our instinct, nature our fate .
Today I see borders and my friends disappear,
Man chooses my fate thus I live in fear,
Tomorrow the trucks come, I've nowhere to run,
My home is destroyed so they can have fun.

Part Four
From the wild natural wonderland from which we all came
To the cement and metal that lost all the game
It took time... time and disregard...

 

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The Dichotomy

The Dichotomy

Hey, did you find the pieces your mentor left behind?
And did you care, did you trade his genius for your despair?

Did you walk the line? Did you see the mongrels on either side?
Did greasy fingers grasp for pieces of your mind?

 

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Million Days

Million Days

When you're sitting alone, frown and groan
Over your bad day,
When you're laughing with peers
Forget your years, then be on your way.

But don't forget, all the while
That you've crossed the social mile,
And a million days is worth one good laugh.

But don't forget, all the while
That you've crossed the social mile,
And a million days is worth one good laugh.

 

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Losing Generation

Losing Generation

The systems of life hum accordingly
Every day, every year, every century.
But everywhere humans go things get worse;
Can't you tell through the smoke in the dirty city?

The jungle was once a tranquil hideaway
For the kind of the trees and the mountains themselves.
But man those things sell a million dollars a pound,
Cut them up, dry them out, good display for the shelves.
Why can't we just leave them alone?

Who is the animal?
Who is that dangerous beast?
Why were the other ones made?
I know it wasn't just for our feast.

And now they're down to 250 lone souls,
They're a breed of a losing generation, it seems.
The killers are ourselves so you know who to blame,
It was man with his plan and his frightening greed.
I don't think we'll ever leave them alone.

 

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...You Give Up

...You Give Up

You've given it all you can,
And your life is in the garbage can,
And you say you're tired and dry,
Cuz your mind won't let you cry,
So you hang up what is left inside
And you want to kiss it all goodbye.

You're lost in space, you're swirling ever higher,
You're lost on your own, you're too far from home.
You're no one's friend, you gave it your best try yeah!
You're stuck in the drone, of being alone.
You turn to light, but all you get is darkness,
Your head turns to stone, your numbness has grown.
You're stuck inside your little world of rejects,
The good world unknown, you're stuck in the drone

 

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You Are (The Government)

You Are (The Government)

Hey Sit down and listen and they'll tell you when you're wrong
Eradicate but vindicate as "progress" creeps along
Puritan work ethic maintains its subconscious edge
As old glory maintains your consciousness
There's a loser in the house and a puppet on a stool
And a crowded way of life and a black reflecting pool
And as the people bend the moral fabric dies
Then country can't pretend to ignore it's people's cries
You are the government
You are the volition
You are jurisdiction
And I make a difference too

 

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1000 More Fools

1000 More Fools

I heard them say that the meek shall reign on earth
Phantasmal myriads of sane bucolic birth
I've seen the rapture in a starving baby's eyes,
Inchoate beatitude, the lord of the flies.
So what does it mean when your mind starts to stray
Kaleidoscope images of love on the way,
Brother you'd better get down on your knees and pay.
1000 more fools are being born every fucking day.
They try to tell me that the lamb is on the way,
With microwave transmissions they bombard us every day,
The masses are obsequious, contented in their sleep,
The vortex of their minds ensconced within the murky deep