This is a gathering of people
Nothing more and nothing less
Just a messy microcosm
Of a much more massive mess
I need to take the time to remind myself
To not expect so much
From these edgy angry independent
Idiotic drunks
Lower your standards
We all pretend like we are better
Than society at large
While we embody all the ills
Found in the men who are in charge
We can rail against intolerance
And homophobe attacks
Say we idolize Fugazi
When we’d rather Be Like Max
I’m disappointed
A ska-punk song won’t ever change the world
But I could tell you about a couple that made me
Believe that we could play songs beautifully
And stomp out hatred dutifully
We used to talk about unity
We used to talk about unity
But it seems that that was nothing but a slogan
Believe me, I’m all for forgiveness
But you can’t make me forget this homophobin’
What a damn solid record! It's the perfect example of why I'm certain that Ska Punk is going to play on the highlight reel when I hit up the afterlife. Scott