Fresh Fruit for Rotting Punk Rock Stars
Punk Rebellion Unmasked: The Real Swindle Exposed
Lyrics
I was happy getting high in the basement
I found joy in getting high in the basement.
Of an old brick house in burns park
Located in the Burns Park area, I enjoyed this in an old brick house.
Pissed off and isolated
Feeling angry and alienated.
We turned the lights off and played along in the dark
We turned off the lights and played music in the dark.
So you cashed in on the character
Someone exploited their persona for personal gain.
Safety pins and sabotage
Using punk symbols like safety pins for destructive actions.
And we all bought your counterfeit anger
People accepted and embraced fake anger.
While you were driving sports cars
The person profiting drove sports cars, indifferent to the cause.
Doing nothing for the cause
Failing to contribute to the social or political cause.
So spike your hair and roll your jean cuffs
Encouraging a rebellious punk appearance with spiked hair and rolled jean cuffs.
Put on your docs and black leather jacket
Promoting a punk aesthetic with Doc Martens and a black leather jacket.
Shout and sing that you're an anarchist
Expressing anarchy through shouting and singing.
But you're full of shit, and you know it
Accusing the person of hypocrisy and insincerity.
Does your past catch up and make you choke
Questioning if their past actions haunt them.
When you get a good look at yourself?
Reflecting on self-awareness when facing one's true self.
Cause you were telling racist jokes
Revealing the person's past engagement in racist behavior.
We kept the lights off and sang along in the dark
Continuing to sing in the dark despite the revelations.
So dye your hair and put your plaid pants on
Encouraging a punk look with dyed hair and plaid pants.
Shout "fuck the man" but you are the man
Ironically shouting against authority while embodying it.
Sing your 72 hookers song
Performing a song with controversial content about hookers.
But you're fucking wrong
Asserting that the person is fundamentally mistaken.
The real great rock 'n roll swindle
Describing a genuine swindle in the world of rock 'n roll.
The real great rock 'n roll swindle
Reiterating the idea of a true swindle in rock 'n roll.
Our heroes laughing all the way to their million dollar homes
Critiquing successful musicians who profit without integrity.
Fall back down with no control
Falling back into conformity without control.
We're gonna ride the wave of the status quo
Planning to conform to the established order.
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