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Illuminate

by Ripoff

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1.
1st Things 1st 02:19
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something going on today in this fine country free speech is on the ropes and getting beat to shit what you say is not ok if you hurt feelings society needs to get a fucking thicker skin i have the right to speak my mind even if its something that you dont like and im not gonna apologize for this phony outrage from narrow minds then there comes the day when free speech is taken away well know we did this to ourselves sticks and stones may break my bones but words cant hurt me kids know this but lobbyists are fucking wimps theyll take your job and smear your name but for what reason soon prying eyes will realize they act the same i have the right to speak my mind even if its something that you dont like and im not gonna apologize for this phony outrage from narrow minds then there comes the day when free speech is taken away well know we did this to ourselves politicians live a life thats best kept secret racist homophobic creeps can blend in fine dont want a speech in which you preach moral character when your private life is more fucked than mine i have the right to speak my mind even if its something that you dont like and im not gonna apologize for something in the motherfucking bill of rights
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Slactivist 03:46
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its a growing trend people slack and then pretend theyre not, but i know all this work is just for show it makes me sick social media slactivists that think outreach happens electronically hooray! hooray! sent my hundredth tweet today status! update! i want to act but its too late my thoughts, en masse while sitting on my ass! slacking is it easier in the digital age? public service reflected on your profile page it makes me sick social media slactivists its all so fake fabricated charity hooray! hooray! sent my hundredth tweet today hashtag! who cares?! apathy we all can share my thoughts, en masse while sitting on my ass! youre virtually enslaved appearance becomes an endless charade youre living a lie keep telling yourself a difference was made fall! fall! hypocrisy is coming to take us all down fall! fall! get off of your high horse and take off your crown fall! fall! get off of your high horse and take off your crown fall! fall! hypocrisy is coming to take us all down act right now start right now get off your ass now
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Illuminate 04:08
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look to the sky theyre watching every day in on your phone on every communique you were blind to this tyranny trade free life for a false sense of security dont speak your mind unless you want to be another name bled into obscurity all we want from you is a little transparency if we dont get it well gladly take it forcefully pull the pin and count to ten, its going down again illuminate what they try to hide a tangled web of twisted lies you know detonate whats dead inside with the head cut off would the body die? hell no you cant deny the worlds a scary place but are we safe? just because we turned our heads away you were blind to hypocrisy open your eyes to see a different side of things all we know now is theres no privacy raped in the name of national security just put your head in the sand, its going down again illuminate what they try to hide a tangled web of twisted lies you know detonate whats dead inside with the head cut off would the body die? hell no
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Detonate (instrumental) 01:12
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its an instrumental dummy
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Pilgrims 04:47
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back in 1620 we sailed across the sea foreign lands in high demand with nice white folks like you and me the natives showed us kindness and generosity in return they got casinos and European STDs pilgrims by proxy cant be undone dark past red blood we got the land but have we won? next we turned our focus to imagined heresy it wasnt easy being weird in salem 1693 even though they left us with thanksgiving turkey they also wore those buckle hats, kinda ruined their legacy pilgrims by proxy cant be undone dark past red blood we got the land but have we won? but have we won? cant be undooooonnnnneeeeee
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Hipster Youth 04:11
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irony is back but now 10x more lame at least grunge kids they had real angst and pain light a match just to watch it burn the kind of cool that you cant learn every day every day hipster kids come out to play blame their parents for this mess shame! every day every day hipster kids come out to play they all think theyre so unique lame! in your face fucking rad in your face you take your pride and you set it aside in your face fucking rad in your face the hipster youth must be denied participation the highest goal in life fear of missing out cuts through you like a knife grab some vinyl just to watch it turn in a sweet fedora with sideburns every day every day hipster kids come out to play blame their parents for this mess shame! every day every day hipster kids wont go away you think youre unique snowflake? lame! in your face fucking rad in your face you take your pride and you set it aside in your face fucking rad in your face the hipster youth must be denied lots of problems in the world today but none bigger in the USA throw these douchebags in a slayer pit or nothing will change nothing will change!
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Lead Parachute 04:25
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corporate greed and malfeasance happening all the time ceos get parting gifts they shouldnt get a dime its called a golden parachute a nice graceful fall down i say we fill their sacks with lead and watch them hit the ground impoverish the one percent youre out of gas, you have to walk now you cant pay the rent sleeping outside on the sidewalk nothing golden, no severance package no special goodbye lead parachutes dont fly nothing to spend on special treatment just a regular guy had the dream now watch it die the rich get rich the poor get poor a wider gap each day lets even that shit right up make those fat cats pay maybe then know what they did was so fucking wrong when the cops are poking them saying move along impoverish the one percent youre out of gas, you have to walk now you cant pay the rent sleeping outside on the sidewalk nothing golden, no severance package no special goodbye lead parachutes dont fly nothing to spend on special treatment just a regular guy had the dream now watch it die good luck you old fuck the old boy network is crushed thats right youre fired out on your ass in the cold
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Damage Done 03:47
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an old father tells his son youll grow up strong one day hate the western world and martyr your life away lets go for a ride straight down to suicide holy wars and faith based zealotry damage done each day theres no way this can end peacefully damage done each day an old father tells his son youll grow up wise one day be the fucking president and put terrorists away lets vote for drone strikes straight up stealth homicide holy wars and faith based zealotry damage done each day theres no way this can end peacefully damage done each day justice with unjust ends at least the means were pure death for the greater good better damn well be sure holy wars and faith based zealotry damage done each day theres no way this can end peacefully damage done each day
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Motivation Zero '17 (top secret hidden b-side) 02:30
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ill do that tomorrow thats what we all say but only if tomorrow goes perfectly every time i look inside i see an ambitious soul but it takes more than blind ambition to climb out of this hole you know that every day i wake to find ive lost my way again it gets harder to find a way back ill do that tomorrow at least ill try then one day the world ends and we all die every day i wake to find ive lost my way again it gets harder to find a way back
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Night Hunter (japanese import track) 04:40
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here i am hiding in the trees i got lurking endurance im watchin you every night and day just waitin for my chance better start runnin you know that im comin keep huntin back for you better start runnin you know that im comin we fuckin know where you live im runnin, huntin, huntin every night im huntin evil, huntin every night im runnin huntin, huntin every single fuckin night im huntin evil, huntin every night CU-CU-CU-CU-CU-CUMAHHHNNN!! look at you, all scared and shit about to piss your pants im watchin you every night and day just waitin for my chance better start runnin you know that im comin keep huntin back for you better start runnin you know that im comin we fuckin know where you live im runnin, huntin, huntin every night im huntin evil, huntin every night im runnin huntin, huntin every single fuckin night im huntin evil, huntin every night SOLO! im runnin, huntin, huntin every night im huntin evil, huntin every night were comin back for you nothing you can do cuz we fuckin know where you live!

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released February 2, 2017

Engineered/Mixed/Mastered by Chris Palfrey

All music written by Ripoff
All lyrics written by Chris Palfrey

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