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Wreck The Place

by Steve J. Allen

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1.
How many more are gonna fall before we realise? How many more arms will be made before they save a life? How many more innocent souls will be sent down to the grave? How many more towns will be torn down to pave their way? How many times does it need to be said? that they cant be trusted, they cant be trained. Have you ever seen them with their names etched into a plaque on the fallens grave? Behind closed doors it will never end if we continue to lend a hand in the secondary lies that we spread. Have they ever done what they promised the world, or did they just say it for fun? Do they negotiate with themselves, or are they just too afraid? Why do we ever listen to those? The record's still broken, same stories told. How many more are hired to kill? in the fight for freedom, to be king of the hill Seeing the death rise in their dreams. Sleeping like a baby while the whole world weeps. Tucked away from the sound of the screams. This feeling goes round in our heads. Repeating the mixed views that we're fed. Another contradiction that unless we keep the tapes will be never be seen. How many sick jokes before the nation is split? One's hating the other while the order is met. How many times does it need to be seen that they hate straight questions they dont answer them clean how many times do we need to be warned? how many more will die tonight? how many times do we need to be told? they're pulling out the troops, they're not coming back
2.
Mentally Ill 03:09
I seem to have a problem i can t speak the truth you glare at me intently to weasel out of your reality its appears that im the one who's read it wrong im' the one whos lost the plot you say im misinformed but i see something lurking in your eyes i must have misunderstood maybe i've become mentally ill give me your drug fix me if you can i need be what you think is right for my ( san... ity) compose my thoughts please cuz im a danger im out of control help me cuz i cant do it on my own one of us is going crazy, i know its you and you know its me Dont you like my words dont you like my empty promises you say now i think you have some issues come and have a chat well have you fixed with this program follow these instructions sit down for this interogation and you will see your malady i must be crazy i must be out of my mind to second guess your stories i swear, i ask myself how could i? then ask whats 2 and 2? if you're telling just the truth then why all the concern when all the rumours are a fallacy? if you have nothing to hide..
3.
Bang! Something's gone off in my head Now I’m sitting upright in my bed An Intense Pain, I never want to experience again It’s early but I've got to get up to work through the day The Boss has said he’s not accepting anymore Sickness!’ So I make my way = Big Mistake Not Sure how much more of this I can take. this was just the beginning and luckily I made it home Dad helps me in, then i Collapse he grabs the phone. the Doctor said to bring me In. Good, because its making me need help into the car! Oh my days This is where the rest becomes a bit of a haze This Isn’t Right! But I’ve got to Fight it The stabbing in my Head, where's the Hospital Bed On the Ward I Lay being pumped full of drugs This Isn’t just one of them Bugs and what happened next is mainly what I have been told Not In my wildest dreams, could I've known what was about to unfold. Scans revealed what could not be missed the news that would knock me off my feet That explains today At least. This Isn’t Right! But I’ve got to Fight it Gotta get on with the day no matter what, come what may Finally out of my Hospital Bed, Thankfully I’m not Dead! So, I’m Still here getting better and stronger all the time Still wondering what my future may be I have one though So, My Deepest Thanks to everyone who’s helped me out
4.
the colour of your skin never comes into it if you do Someone over you're just a dick Racking your brain for something thats acceptable to say I'm not a racist but.... you're jumped in the street and they take your wallet and your keys you're left with nothing and you puke obscenities your pissed off and thats fair enough but whats it got to do with where you originate from? I'm not a racist but.... you get that look in your eye before you realise you're caught off guard and now the secret's out you've got reassure yourself. I'm not a racist but.... political correctness does no favours it just censors all the hatred you hold in place cant stand to hear your bigot views but its best to know just how you feel your body language tells me what you really mean im dreading waiting for the moment when you let me down i can hear it in the tone of your voice i dont want to be right but i know its coming and here it comes... i'm not a racist but..... youve got your funny names for each different place for each different person, who cares for the details you coloured your book with just a few different shades and your dumb words just dont relate I'm not a racist but....
5.
Its gone and happened again as i'm travelling by i cant hear whats said but they're waving their fingers and shaking their heads eyes defined like a pendulum shifting from Left to right as they pocket their complacency and try to hide Seconds ticked past and they all stepped aside with every word 'simon says' just close your eyes while they try to pull the wool over your head to make you blind All confused and crazed like a fish out of the sea and they're up in arms SCREAMING OUT FRANTICALLY so lets all gather round and party like its 1984 for your entertainment put your faces to the wall while the new world order comes knocking at your door panic rushed by and they all clap their plight as the brass hats just sit back and watch our world divide waiting for us to dump our dreams and put our thoughts aside years went on by, there was no-one left in sight There's a mad crazed lie, there's a dead grey sky outside our big brother says i'll walk you home, you're safe with me tonight
6.
Rank, dark and damp and dragged by the chain around his neck hoping you'll appreciate this walk its the best you will get, from now walking down the hall, welcomes you to your new residence you're dead bored and wired, clamped in and locked away for the rest of your life. Cries are never heard through the thick thick walls Braining cats and dogs... is it really worth it? I want to believe in hell so they have a place to stay when they are dead I want to believe in karma so one day they'll wake up brained in a cage Pleas fall on deaf ears, there's a reeking stench of death here all to keep the selfish bastards health, clean and smelling good You've been stolen from your norm, blindfolded and worn. Scared awake afraid, he feels the loose nuts vibrate in the tiny claustrophobic cage. I think you would rather smell like shit for a day than have your own pet brained
7.
Dead Man 03:08
I have my very own stone in my patch all on my own the neighbours man they're are easy they leave me in peace yeah I have my very own stone its quite unique, its a home just for me and they just leave me be I've done my time, I've done my bidding I've one last thing to say QUESTION EVERYTHING but dont question me I'm here when you need me just call by sometime. When it all seems too samey just brush it off and ask why I've no plans of leaving. If you want some real healing, come by and read this line QUESTION EVERYTHING but dont question me try not to forget I may be dead but I have no regrets these few words I have left are written on my grave thanks for the flowers take this in exchange bring your friends back and have a dance on me I'm a dead man I'm a dead man but ive still got things to say I'm a dead man have you read man? I've still got things to say
8.
The days have past when Every colour was new each day brought new light from the green up to the blue look up from the ground and the paths lead to a place now im dressed up in black attending my wake now i just sit staring into the dark gathering dust like an old toy does the days look different now things just aren't the same memories fade into stagnant daze when we were young we thought that nothing would change now im just holed up drinking for the sake im thinking that its hopeless biding my time it should be now that i grew up and change my life all that you have taught me it was being one step behind that kept me racing for the win now im strolling around with my head dragging on the ground How can i complain about my night when you've got it worse but say it'll be alright i went blind but you made me open my mind now i try to look at things through your eyes now i no longer sit staring into the dark gathering dust like an old toy does.... but it seems life goes on, so I've gone back to where i began
9.
Dont you dare fucking ride in the town cuz the police are around and they're going to crack down be careful what you ask for be careful what you hear be careful what you read in the news and see on the tv screen. There's an underlying sneak in the surveys for your needs health and safety madness, getting weak at the knees blood's running thin, germs are gonna win everything that we buy is false advertising Dont you dare fucking ride in the town cuz the police are around and they're going to crack down who put the jester in charge? dodgy news stories its a one sided card massive fines for stupid laws did you fill in your tax when you flicked your change at that man? sorry pal, i cant help you out ive been told your money must go to a faceless account to the leech's grabbing at your sleeve when you mind your own business in the street Chorus Public bubble wrapped, safe at last from the dangers that lurk in the streets, the hoodies haning out out in alleys everyone is going to run you down, no one can be trusted. You're against/opposed what they do, but you cloak yourself and do it too reach you arm around your back, with a knife in hand. The devil on your shoulder mentions that we should call for their help then the angel on your right demands you ask what if but the damage has been done and you cause yourself a mischief
10.
lonely guy in ragged clothes holding his stick in the midst of the crowds the sign says aloud 'jesus died for your sins' nobody seems to care, they walk past ... a ghost in the crowd weird man with the rugged face keeping his wits close to his heart the sign says aloud he died for your sins but they steer far clear, he's just a figment lonely guy in his dog eared shoes no-one pays the blind man for his dues never opens his mouth his soul has done its last round the road to heaven is a long way down where is his god? day in day out spreading the good word he's not been blessed with much of a life did he ever think, no one sees my cries? the big man had just forgot he's a ghost in the crowd where is his god now?
11.
What happened in your early life, to make you want to make other lives a misery? What happened? did you bang your head? to make you want to lie to your friends all the time ask yourself where's it going to get you When did it happen when your fists got tight and you lost it all over your pride DID YOU WIN? DID YOU WIN? DID YOU WIN? When did it happen when you'd make up your life and fictional stories make up your mind Ask your self when did it get you? DID IT GET YOU? When there's always someone else to cheat you've loneliness at your disposal you know they'll leave when they find out So you make up new lines to cover the glitch's in the last instalment of your awesome tales When did it happen when your head got scarred, you lost it all and you'd gone too far ITS TOO LATE. ITS TOO LATE. ITS NEVER TO LATE when did your hobby turn to kicking in heads? have you nothing left, no skin to shred? You're headed down the same road, I'll bid you all farewell When there's always someone else to beat loneliness at your disposal you know they'll leave when they find out. So you pick a new fight to confirm that you're a man but there's no one around to see your victory Can you ever repeat the story the same twice? Will you change your friends each time they suspect your lies? You get so bored you need to prove your might, so you knock out your friends over trivial competitive ties
12.
They come and go never knowing when they might return the wicked witch of the west has set the world to burn Its not a natural turn is this the consequence of consciesness? just a perpetual feeling pessimistic pissing optimist locked up or sectioned for seeing the cracks where they're decieving us its getting harder to speak when our speech is far from free as we're nearing orwells dream of a nightmare and they say... 'they wouldn't do that to me' well you better behave and do as they say make the news speak gospel and play the game for another day It appears for a while that its justified while laws and time pass us by they pickpocket the poor, fill the mansions of the suits but its all for you!! and it all comes flooding back its all around on the air and im not the only one thinking the truth is their conspiracy its not unseen, we're not just paranoid Our foundations just crumble away from our feet its in plain view for us all to misread We all take the liberty to edit the news when's it gonna benefit you?

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All songs played, Recorded and produced by Steve Allen in a flat in Sheffield during some of 2012 and 2013. Mastering by Thomas Lebioda

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released December 6, 2013

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