No Rules
Anthem of Defiance: Embrace Individuality in the Face of Conformity
Lyrics
the fucking system tells you how you should really be
The system imposes its idea of how one should truly be.
the fucking system tells you how you should really act
The system dictates the appropriate behavior one should exhibit.
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[Chorus]
stay punk stay free
Encourages maintaining a punk attitude and remaining free.
and this is our only scene
Expresses a commitment to the punk scene as the only one they belong to.
they won't change me
Declares resistance to being changed by external forces.
making rules in anarchy
Rejecting the imposition of rules within an anarchist framework.
[chorus 2 (x2)]
[Chorus 2 (x2)]
can't you understand we have different causes and beliefs
Stresses the existence of different causes and beliefs within the community.
can't you understand we are here for the same thing
Emphasizes unity despite diverse motivations.
now the scene will tell you how you fucking really should be
The punk scene dictates how individuals should truly be.
now the scene will tell you how you really should act
The punk scene prescribes the appropriate behavior for individuals.
spreading gossip creating conflict
Criticizes the scene for spreading gossip and creating conflicts.
a bunch of nuisance isn't for me
Rejects being part of a scene that is a nuisance.
making rules making laws
Opposes the establishment of rules and laws, indicating a decline in fun within the scene.
no more fun in the scene
[chorus]
Reiterates the call to stay punk and free.
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[Chorus 2]
we don't want to fucking tell you
Rejects the intention to dictate what others should do.
what you fucking really should do
Rejects the attempt to prescribe how others should act.
we don't want to fucking tell you
Reiterates the refusal to dictate what others should do.
how you fucking really should act
Reiterates the refusal to prescribe how others should act.
punk is think for yourself
Defines punk as thinking for oneself, not adhering to labels.
not who is who or what is what
Rejects the destruction of the punk movement and scene by external forces.
they destroy our movement
Points out the negative impact of external influences on the punk movement.
they destroy our scene
Highlights the destruction of the punk scene by external forces.
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[Chorus]
[chorus 2]
[Chorus 2]
[repeat verse 1]
[Repeat verse 1]
they destroy our movement
Reiterates the destructive impact on the punk movement.
they destroy our scene
Reiterates the destructive impact on the punk scene.
they destroy all we have
Describes the comprehensive destruction of everything they have.
they destroy all of it
Emphasizes the complete destruction of all aspects of their existence.
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[Chorus]
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[Chorus 2]
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