Rancid

[fox69]

"Antennas"

"Antennas"


Your selling sexism your selling racism
your selling anything you get your fucking hands on
An understanding, you got a plan in a
Presentation to advertisers who demand it
When you plan that
Your antennas are pointed in the right direction
You make a deal in any situation
So with no evacuation
Let California fall into the fucking ocean
Oh they talk to ya, Oh your the town man
High profile Hollywood scum-bag
It's a done deal, signed and sealed
Deal makers making it all happen
When you plan that
Your antennas are pointed in the right direction
You make a dead in any situation
So with no evacuation
Let California fall into the fucking ocean
Let California fall into the fucking ocean!
Let California fall into the fucking ocean!
Let California fall into the fucking ocean!!!

 

[fox69]

"Arrested In Shanghai"

"Arrested In Shanghai"


They assured me I was guilty but I commited no crime
They said confessions bring lenience so they put me on the line
So I protest the massacres at the Tiananmen Square
My friends said yo, stay away man, you better not go fucking back there

They wouldn't let me write about my opinions about the state
And freedom of expression they would never tolerate
And the military secrets that I never did steal
I didn't start no violence, and there was nobody that I killed

So I have a clear account of all the abuses of power
And the memories of my homeland have now gone sour
And I only got one weapon, its so plain for me to see
My only weapon I call.. poetry

And I don't even know why
The truth seems like a lie
In my cell there is no sky
When I was arrested in Shanghai

Into wealth and priveledge, huh, I was not born
But a devotion to freedom and liberty, I was sworn
So every emotion is studdied, watched and controlled
Who gets paid, who gets disciplined, who gets rolled

A transmitter beams my coordinates anywhere on earth
And radio waves, surveilance, satellite burst
Open up your skull and let some knowledge come in
Crack open the cranium and let awareness begin.......

 

[fox69]

"As One"

"As One"


War between races
War between lies
War between something that was deep inside
You was wrong all along
I was right you lied
U to the n to the ity
Straight down too late can it kick the feeling
Looking from the bottom i can't see the ceiling
Shots rang out in the oakland winter
Can't stand alone you can?t stand together

as one, as one, as one

No matter what they do they'll try to divide you
fear you up what's inside you way down down down
The scale hook the anchor to the gates of hell
Once you realize that it was so simple
What you given you can't take with you
I asked somebody if if they had the same vision
He said yeah i had the same vision

 

[fox69]

"As Wicked"

"As Wicked"


I saw an old man on the street
he was in a dumpster lookin' for somethin' to eat
he moved so slow like a dyin' dream
like a machinist who got caught in the machine

I saw this lady and she was cryin'
she said it's hard when someone you love is dyin'
I saw this kid who was about 5 years old
he was in the park all alone he was cold

there's something coming around
as wicked as it may seem
as wicked as anything could be

I know this girl she's barely alive
she's all haggard she's only twenty-five
she said she never had a friend before
I said "hey girl I'll be your friend but who's keepin' score"
I sawthis other little girl on the phone
her mother comforts her from far from home
the little girl was very hesitant
her best friend lie dead on the pavement

I always end up back on the hill
lookin' down at the landfill
I always go there when I can
my friend Marty said Tim you're a lucky man

 

[fox69]

"Avenues & Alleyways"

"Avenues & Alleyways"


I figured out the problem yea the problem is you
You didn't see us comin' now there's nothin' you can do
Times are gonna change, change or step aside
It's my point of view that took you by surprise

The sun's coming up yea the new dawn arrives
New generation standing stand with anger in their eyes
No love in the city 'cause there's no connection
Been stricken with disease a racial infection

I'm a battering ram comin' through to you
In every alleyway on every avenue

Actions could erase all the fear that we suffer
People segregated no one understands each other
He's a different color but we're the same kid
I will treat him like my brother he will treat me like his

Well an eye for an eye yea a tooth for a tooth
Brother against brother should be singin' with the group
The inner cities burnin' yea it's screamin' black and blue
The power and the passion of a million youth

I'm a battering ram comin' through to you
In every alleyway on every avenue

I figured out the problem yea the problem is you
You didn't see us comin' now there's nothin' you can do
He's a different color but we're the same kid
I will treat him like my brother he will treat me like his
All the blood that spills of all the guts that fly
The media paints a picture that that stings all our eyes
Pits dogs against cats now who is responsible
The power in the issue
The force is unstoppable

I'm a battering ram comin' through to you
In every alleyway on every avenue

I'm a battering ram comin' through to you
In every alleyway on every avenue

 

[fox69]

"Axiom"

"Axiom"


On the cusp of an explosion
I answer with evil that's the way that I play it
Street Turks multiple contusions
I gnash spit
I grind my teeth
Got a gun and a knife
Staring back at you
No security force or vigilante's
overweight ego can dethrone me
Ostracized if not otherwise
Left to my own device you'll surly see
Got a gun and a knife
Staring back at you
Got a gun and a knife
Staring back at you

 

[fox69]

"Back Up Against The Wall"

"Back Up Against The Wall"


Rock gets hot, now she can’t stop
She’s a lot, a lot like a robot
And she can’t be bought, and her nerves are shot
And she starts to rot, from the inside out
She said I don’t need you to save me, but there’s people here trying to blame me
And there’s no jobs that will pay me, enough to feed my family

And I got my back up against the wall
And I got my back up against the wall
And no one hears her call
Cause there’s no one there at all
And I got my back up against the wall

Law crack re-run, fools are chippin
Promises are broken, yeh, jobs are leavin
And the sky is darkening in the land of stepping
But the bus is staying and I won’t be regretting
And there’s no more jobs here, no more love here
No more room here for me, and there’s no more jobs here
Only misery here, for me and my family

And I got my back up against the wall
And I got my back up against the wall
And no one hears her call
Cause there’s no one there at all
And I got my back up against the wall

Now where have all the good times gone
(ALRIGHT! ALRIGHT! ALRIGHT! ALRIGHT!)
But something here is going wrong
(ALRIGHT! ALRIGHT! ALRIGHT! ALRIGHT)

Why even bother, when you getting clobbered
Nowhere is safe and sound, off the sweat they will profit
Your getting robbed and their gunning you down to the ground
Oh we all got big dreams now, the new factory just shut down
And there’s not enough to go around, cause their gunning you down to the ground

And I got my back up against the wall
And I got my back up against the wall
And no one hears her call
Cause there’s no one there at all
And I got my back up against the wall

 

[fox69]

"Back Where I Belong"

"Back Where I Belong"


I'm back, I'm back, I'm back, I'm back, I'm back where I belong
I've been gone way too long and I'm back where I belong
I'm back, I'm back, I'm back, I'm back, I'm back where I belong
I've been gone way too long and I'm back where I belong

Well I'm standing in the rain and I kind of want the blame
And it's all the fucking same and I do it all again
And I woke it all in pain and I'll be catching that next train
And this hell is turning late, let's get that corn again

And you won't see us coming til we're already gone

I'm back, I'm back, I'm back, I'm back, I'm back where I belong
I've been gone way too long and I'm back where I belong
I'm back, I'm back, I'm back, I'm back, I'm back where I belong
I've been gone way too long and I'm back where I belong

Well I'm sticking to the plan, [?] of the band
And I'm [?] set and I know who I am
Well I lay it on the line, well I'd say hell yeah
And it's always just the same, have you coming back again

And you won't see us coming til we're already gone

I'm back, I'm back, I'm back, I'm back, I'm back where I belong
I've been gone way too long and I'm back where I belong
I'm back, I'm back, I'm back, I'm back, I'm back where I belong
I've been gone way too long and I'm back where I belong

It's a long, it's a long, long way home
I'm back

Man, I've been gone way too long and I'm back where I belong

I'm back, I'm back, I'm back, I'm back, I'm back where I belong
I've been gone way too long and I'm back where I belong
I'm back, I'm back, I'm back, I'm back, I'm back where I belong
I've been gone way too long and I'm back where I belong
I've been gone way too long and I'm back where I belong
I've been gone way too long and I'm back where I belong

 

[fox69]

"Backslide"

"Backslide"


Los Angeles take your dreams away
Burnin' on the ground
At the end of the day it's your life, your loss
And you can't turn the clock around

I said: Oh my god, you can have her for that,
but you better not miss a shot
You're letting yourself get into all kinds of danger
Soon enough you're gonna get caught

They had a feeling.
It was like you had to prove you're one in a million
And on top of that junk he's been dealing
This time the drugs are you
And they'll come through
It ain't gonna stop 'til they get what they want

And I say
Nobody knows me, I'm all alone
Ah yayayayay I gotta go
It's a Hollywood bus stop and the party's over
Ah yayayayay I gotta go

John couldn't flag his homeboy down so he waited for a ride
Then waited to confide in Hollywood's concert backslide
With affordable lives and a sunroof, nestled among the filth
Infrequencies and bad intentions, gotta take it for what it's worth

They had a feeling.
It was like you had to prove you're one in a million
And on top of that junk he's been dealing
This time the drugs are you
And they'll come through
It ain't gonna stop 'til they get what they want

And I say
Nobody knows me, I'm all alone
Ah yayayayay I gotta go
It's a Hollywood bus stop and the party's over
Ah yayayayay I gotta go

Have you ever been haunted by your past
And it will never let you go
Well never never let you go
No! I said
Well never never let you go

And I say
Nobody knows me, I'm all alone
Ah yayayayay I gotta go
It's a Hollywood bus stop and the party's over
Ah yayayayay I gotta go

 

[fox69]

"Battering Ram"

"Battering Ram"


Some people are rotten deep down to the core
Some people got the kick of a bull
and the lies of a chronic thief in store
Some people try to take you out if they can
But I'll go right through them I'm a battering ram
Been running my whole life and I'm still running
Integrity is something you never had
Reverence to your lies as a person you're bad
Falsified living on the truth you're gonna choke
I'll just sit back and watch you cut your own troat
Back biting hypocrite you're a liar
Telling lies is what fuels your fire
Once you get discovered the bullshit ends
I ain't stopping
BATTERING RAM
RIGHT ON RIGHT ON
RIGHT ON RIGHT ON
THRU TO YOU
Some people got no reliance some people are shit
Some people got no validity not a bit
Some people want to break down what's inside if they can
But I go right thru them I'm a Battering Ram
Been running my whole life and I'm still running
The man who talked shit I shut him down he's through
Beat down the lies till they're black and blue
He talked so much shit but not today
I'm a siege engine get outta my way
I disregard the attempt to take me out
I curse the thought of another bout
but it's my method I ain't stopping
BATTERING RAM
RIGHT ON RIGHT ON
RIGHT ON RIGHT ON
THRU TO YOU
To fucking you
Some people are rotten deep down to the core
Some people got the kick of a bull
and the lies of a chronic thief in store
Some people try to take you out if they can
But I go right thru them I'm a Battering Ram
BATTERING RAM
RIGHT ON RIGHT ON
RIGHT ON RIGHT ON
THRU TO YOU