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Bands That Saved My Life
05:27
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VERSE 1
When my parents fought I wanted to break free,
That's when I realised Queen were the band for me.
And Guns ‘N’ Roses showed me a darker life,
Welcome to the jungle kid I’m sure you’ll survive.
The Red Hot Chilli's helped me through my first break up,
Might have some scar tissue but at least my head’s not fucked.
The Levellers taught me what was wrong and what was right,
And spiritual ways and that there's only one way of life.
CHORUS
So I’ll sing my blues away,
Another song of comfort,
Comes to save my day
And I’ll sing my blues away,
Another musical genius
Comes to save my day, again
VERSE 2
Nirvana helped me through my teen spirit years,
And when I was bullied Kurt was there to dry my tears.
And through school also I had Rage Against The Machine,
Take the power back against this grammar school regime.
Jimi Hendrix told me when the wind cried Mary Jane,
Time spent stoned and in a purple haze.
Foo Fighters saved me then when my best friend passed away,
Times like these that I needed Grohl to play.
MIDDLE-8
So you know what to do,
Sing away your troubles with the blues,
And you've had a bad day,
Put on some merry folk to play,
And people’ve pissed you off,
Then let out some aggression with hard rock
If society's let you down,
Then put on some punk rock really loud
And you'll sing along,
And maybe one day you’ll sing the words to my songs
VERSE 3
When electronic music became my thing,
Dancing and sweating became the way for me to sing.
And Nick Drake gave me the pinkest of moons,
Whilst hanging from a star on magical mushrooms.
Frank Turner told me the substitute for love,
And what the real damage was if kept using drugs.
But it was my own friends songs that really made me sing
Forget my worries, stresses at work and everything…EVERYTHING! EVERYTHING!
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2. |
Overworked & Underpaid
08:06
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VERSE 1
Overworked and underpaid, the story of our working lives today
We’re going bald at age 16, it’s not a phase but it’s a scene
Get me out of this misery, into a world that’s much more happy and free
You don’t have a fucking clue, well boss, that’s the difference between me and you
CHORUS
So take the time to think about how the world should be
And you’ll find out sooner or later about our society
And you’ll be aware and you won’t be scared, and you’ll find it out, what it’s all about
And you won’t believe that we really live, in a freer world, on principle.
VERSE 2
They want us to feel weak in ourselves, condemn us to a life of stacking shelves
Is this what God had as his grand design, is this why Jesus was crucified?
Get me out of this blasphemy, into a world that’s much more happy and green
You don’t have a fucking clue, well boss, is this how I should be treating you.
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3. |
Judgement Day
04:46
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Verse 1
A feeling of disgust when I look at a fat man,
But do I forget what I looked like back then?
I used to get bullied for it when I was a kid,
But continue to think all this judgmental shit.
When I’m in my car always beeping at old dears,
Because they’re driving safe, driving in slow gears,
But they’re just old senile fools who shouldn’t drive,
Coz my driving fast is obviously saving lives?!
Chorus
And I look badly at all of you,
Hypocritical and judgmental views
Why should I look down on you,
When underneath, I’m just the same.
Verse 2
Students are another lot who piss me off,
Spoiled toffs and do-gooding swots,
Leave uni, get a job, lead a team
Just another graduate commuter, just like me
I’m not racist, “I’ve even got black mates”
But I still look at an Arab with fear or distaste
But they’re not the ones to blame for the terrorists raids,
Nor is the colour of their skin or their ethnic race.
Middle-8
So why do I still judge a book by it’s cover,
Even with a life of learning and advice from my mother
Why is to blame for this judgmental shame?
Is it the media or the genes in my dark brain?
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Corrupt & Bent
04:53
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Verse 1
Take another dive, make another lie,
Cause it’s hard to survive, this hard, hard life.
Cause we’re working nine to five, on the rate race side,
And the money train drives day and night, is that right?
Chorus
And they’ll take our money,
Deal sweet as honey,
And they’ll never tell us their names,
They’re in the political game.
Verse 2
Corrupt and bent, our pockets that they dent,
And we’re sitting on the fence, as we borrow and they lend, to keep us off the scent.
So take the time, to realise this lie,
And it will never be fine, as we bitch and we whine, but do we fight??
Middle-8
Don’t wish that sometimes, we didn’t let it go?
Don’t you wish that sometimes, we weren’t detracted from our souls?
And don’t you hope that one day,
We’ll have it our own say,
And don’t you hope that one day,
Democracy will have it’s say!
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Mischa & His Merry Men England, UK
Our motto is to spread the message of unity, giving and good ethics through our music, our crowds and our actions – we
present each audience member with gifts as a symbolic gesture of giving and it’s importance, asking each audience member in turn to repay the favour to someone else, with the goal of spreading love throughout the world as quickly as possible!
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