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As Far As I Can Remember
02:59
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As Far As I Can Remember
As far as I can remember, I’ve always been a Punk-rocker
As long as it keeps me alive, I know things gonna be alright
We’ve come a long way, that’s for sure
From teenage dramas, acting immature
Bullied everyday at school
But look who’s laughing now and who’s the fool
As far as I can remember, I’ve always been a Punk-rocker
As long as it keeps me alive, I know things gonna be alright
There’s always a song in my head, as soon as I get out of bed
It stays with me through good and bad it’s not a phase, it’s just my life
I think too much about the past
I know it’s not gonna bring it back anyway
Growing up to the sound of Suffer
Made me who I am now, couldn’t have been any better
Now that we’re older and our hairlines start receding
I’m still grateful for this music that gave my life a true meaning
All the choices that I made, they’re now tattooed on my skin
For the future that is bright, with punk in the background playing
As far as I can remember, I’ve always been a Punk-rocker
As long as it keeps me alive, I know things gonna be alright
I always have a place to go, looking forward for the next show
I’ll always dye my hair in blue, enjoy the things I wanna do
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Monuments to Mediocrity
02:35
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Monuments to Mediocrity
We carry burdens on our backs
We try our best to stay on track
We smile and try to laugh but it barely covers pain
Pretend you're everything you want
With no real challenge to confront
Shallow ambition and superfluous needs
Our monuments to mediocrity
They’re just not good enough for me!
Aim for Mediocrity
That’s not good enough for me
Bathe in your own misery
Or refuse Mediocrity
Chances of survival are thin
The system's rotten from within
Pretend to get along, acting like it's fine
There is another world out there
And we can reach it if we care
Although the path is paved with jinx and misery
Something else than depravity
Cheap television stars and delusional avatars
Enjoy your mediocrity
Actual standards are so low
And our awakening oh so slow
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9pm (at the gaz station)
03:00
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9pm at the gas station
I’ve got no choice anymore than to settle down and stay at home
All of my friends, well they have already chosen that path anyway
No more late night parties, no more going crazy
None of my boys seem to wanna lose some sleep and go to work tired
A bunch of years ago, it was all about having fun
From bars to bars, to random shows, to party crashing
But it's clearly over now, everybody prefer restaurants
Career plans and families have gotten the best of us
Stop working on that urgent file
We'll have some fun for a while
Call the nanny for the kids
Tonight we're taking on the streets
Come out and play for the night
This time we’re gonna make it right
It cannot be the last ride
We are forever young and wild
C’mon let’s go out for a drink, let this not be our bitter end
I don’t want to have to hang around my niece and nephew’s friends
I know we can’t live in the past
I just want the good times to last
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4. |
Dorian Gray Syndrome
02:41
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Dorian Gray Syndrome
Looking through some photographs I found inside a drawer
Well I found this old class picture from 1986
I had never realized how far the old times really were
Back then I was just a kid, oblivious and bliss
But times they are a changin’, though you never really notice it
And then a simple pic submerges you with memories
And all of a sudden you realize you’re not that kid on the picture anymore
And you haven’t been for 30 years or more
Everyone feels like the same person that they’ve always been
Anybody’s so persuaded they never change a bit
But the truth hits and it hurts and your youth is obsolete
Better live the present moment than admit defeat
Days and weeks and years go by
The time, it never stops and it takes you by surprise
And you never live the moment, unless you care to try
And so you look the present time right in the eyes
But times they are a changin’, though you’re not allowed to admit it
And then a simple pic submerges you with memories
And all of a sudden you realize you’re not a kid and the truth you can’t ignore
Is you never gonna be one anymore
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Stateless Society
02:07
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Stateless Society
I dream of a world where we set the rules
A place where we ain't no government's tools
No countries, no presidents, no political fools
I wonder when we’re gonna be free for good
I just wanna live in a stateless society!
I dream of worldwide democracy
Not just another half disguised hegemony
Modern freedom? Fuck it, more like modern hypocrisy
Are we ever gonna feel free?
It’s time for a stateless society
Make room for a stateless society
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Not Forgotten
01:51
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Not Forgotten
You spent a lifetime going through another day
You tried your best at being alive in the most righteous way
You tried to leave a footprint, a legacy, a trace, for us to hold onto when the world was turning gray
How did they dare bury you, in such a hasty way
Done in a flash, and gone forever yet somehow you remain
But no one deserves oblivion, it happens anyway
We never pay respects enough to those who go away
I’m sorry that it is too late now
You’re gone, but you’ll never be forgotten
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I.N.I.T.I.A.L.S
GBH JFA RKL DOA
DRI DYS AFI MN8
All the best bands have only initials for names, except of course for us and Bad Religion
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Heart & Pen
03:44
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Heart & Pen
I can’t help but think of the bitter sweet irony
For a timid, neurotic, introverted guy like me
Who’s laid his heart open in songs like this one for years
Yet no close friends or relatives ever gave me an ear
I could never express my emotions very well
The torments in my head that made my life a living hell
I’m glad I’ve had the chance to be able to write it down
It helped me stay alive, I’m proud I did it on my own
Sing your heart out
Even if no one is listening
Sing your heart out
Do it before your soul starts bleeding
I know sometimes you’re gonna think your world is gonna end
There’s nothing worth it around you and nobody understands
I hope you find someone to talk about your deepest fears
Or try to write a song and sing it loud and proud and clear
This music may only reach out to a bunch of people
We’ll never be the Rolling Stones, we’re never turning gold
But we play with sincerity and sing about our lives
Heart and pen and paper, my broken guitar, voice and eyes
Sing your heart out
And realize that life’s worth living
Sing your heart out
Write it all and let out your feelings
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9. |
Life Events
03:26
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Life Events
Spent my whole life running after ghosts
I don’t even remember the last time I saw one
I’m so lost in my insanity
I spent too much time wasting seconds one by one
But now
I’m way too old, I don’t give a crap anymore
I’m much too weak to pick myself up from the floor
Give me a purpose or a break from misery
Just try to set me free
Waking up, but I don’t know what for
My body is moving forward but my mind is reeling
Depression is a never-ending curse
Enjoy the substance cuz the form is getting worse
Oh well,
I played my cards, did it all wrong and lost it all
I’m just a puppet, just a shadow on the wall
Give me a purpose or just take my sanity
Just try to set me free
Lock me in; Make me disappear
It’s never going to get better
Not going to pull for another year
I’m tired and I’m not clever
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Nuclear Optimism is so 50’s
The burden of our mistakes is floating in the air
Soon we will run for cover, for the moment we don't care
The unconsciousness began some hundreds years ago
The consequences turn into a fact for us to know
Retaliation is a modern catastrophe
Nature will have its revenge and we are the enemy
A chaotic system that we managed to control
With ignorance and recklessness with struck it like a storm
Get ready for the breakdown
It's time for a well earned misfortune
Get ready for the breakdown
Make room for a new form of life
The haze of our arrogance is spreading everywhere
Between lies and story tales, quite hard to know who's on the square
A fundamental process that we managed to destroy
We gotta trade the power plants for greener uniforms
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11. |
La Purge
02:33
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