BAD RELIGION / HOW COULD HELL BE ANY WORSE?
1.We're Only Gonna Die
2.Latch Key Kids
3.Part III
4.Faith In God
5.Fuck Armageddon... This Is Hell
6.Pity
7.In The Night
8.Damned To Be Free
9.White Trash (2nd Generation)
10.American Dream
11.Eat Your Dog
12.Voice Of God Is Government
13.Oligarchy
14.Doing Time
WE'RE ONLY GONNA DIE
early man walked away as modern man took control. their minds weren't all the same, to
conquer was his big goal, so he built his great empire and slaughtered his own kind, then
he died a confused man, killed himself with his own mind. go! we're only gonna die from
our own arrogance.
LATCH KEY KIDS
in this world today there ain't nobody to thank, just blame it on the kids and toss 'em into
the tank. and if they yell for justice we'll hide them from the light so that when they learn
the truth they won't be scared of the night. (1, 2, 3, 4) put the key in the hole when you get
home from school. i'll be home by 8:30, your father will too. if you cause any trouble then i
don't want to see, 'cause you'll go straight to bed and you won't have no tv.
PART III
the final page is written in the books of history, as man unleashed his deadly bombs and
sent troops overseas to fight a war which can't be won and kills the human race, a show of
greed and ignorance, man's quest for dominance. they say when a mistake is made, a
lesson can be learned. but this time, there's no turning back, the hate engulfs the world. a
million lives are lost each day, a city slowly burns, a mother holds her dying child, but no
one is concerned!
FAITH IN GOD
it's all right to have faith in god but when you bend to their rules and their fucking lies
that's when i start to have pity on you. you're living on a mound of dirt, but you can't
explain your reason for existence so you blame it on god. so much hatred in this world and
you can't decide who's pulling the strings so you figure it's god. your whole life
foreshadows death and you finally realize you don't want to die alone so you'll always have
god. it's all right to have faith in god but when you bend to their rules and their fucking lies
that's when i start to have pity on you. it's all right to have faith in god but when you bend
to their rules and their fucking lies that's when i start to have pity on you. there's people in
the world today who say they're jewish, christian and such, they're all ignorant fools. they'll
tell you you can't have your own way unless you pay money and dedicate your life or you'll
be damned in hell. don't be feeble like all of them, you have your own brain full of thoughts
and choices, so use it don't let them use you. it's all right to have faith in god but when you
bend to their rules and their fucking lies that's when i start to have pity on you.
FUCK ARMAGEDDON... THIS IS HELL
there's people out there that say i'm no good, 'cause i don't believe the things that i
should, and when the final conflict comes, i'll be so sorry i did wrong, and hope and pray
that our lord god will think i'm good. countries manufacture bombs and guns to kill your
brother for something that he hasn't even done. smog is ruining my lungs, but they aren't
sorry they've done wrong, they hide behind their lies that they're helping everyone. in the
end the good will go to heaven up above, the bad will perish in the depths of hell. how can
hell be any worse when life alone is such a curse? fuck armageddon, this is hell we're
living in the denoument of the battle's gripping awe, so what's the use of being good to
satisfy them all? how could hell be any worse? life alone is such a curse! fuck armageddon,
this is hell
PITY
i show pity on the human race, on the ignorant plenty who devote their lives to an icon that
they've never known. i show pity on eons past, when early man started the first civilization
and human aggression was born. i show pity on the future to come, when the government
system will be omnipotent and we'll be worse off... than we are now! pity, pity, on the
billions of ignorant people. pity, pity, on the masses of aggression. pity, pity, on the future
centuries to come, on the billions of ignorant people, on the future centuries to come, on
the masses of aggression. it's all a matter of looking at the past. it's all a question, are we
gonna last? if we endure the aggression that's inside all of us we'll wipe out our own
species and thus... the world! pity! pity on... on the masses of aggression, on the billions of
ignorant people, on the future centuries to come, on the masses of ignorant people, on the
future centuries to come.
IN THE NIGHT
in the city, the day is too hot and you're hoping for relief, 'cuz your head is filled with pain,
but you get no relief, 'cuz the night is the same... in the night, in the night you see through
jaded eyes. in the night, in the night you feel barely alive. you live your life in darkness,
you've got pennies on your eyes. but you say that it's all right, 'cuz you've never lived a lie,
as you crawl back to your womblike existence in the night. in the night, in the night you
see through jaded eyes. in the night, in the night you feel barely alive. you can't see no
light, but you hear those heavy footsteps, and the little man inside twists your tormented
mind. your mind is filled with shadows, your palms are wet with sweat. limbs are bound and
tangled in a fatal net. there are two things you can do. one is turn and fight. the other's run
headlong into the night. in the night, in the night you see through jaded eyes. in the night,
in the night you feel barely alive. you can't see no light, but you hear those heavy
footsteps, and the breathing at your side, is it yours, or is it good bye!
DAMNED TO BE FREE
death and the shadow that it casts on life scares me little or none. people tell me of a
divine right and the happy chosen one. i'm a freak 'cause my morals clash with others in
the world. i go home while they work hard, then they same i'm wrong. there's only one
place to be, while living with tragedy. if their sins affected me, i gotta be damned to be free.
freedom is responsibility, pay more than it's worth. instincts tells us not to die, hazy myth
since birth. learn their rules, play their game, deceive yourself in haste. turn your own
brain into dust; it's not theirs to waste. there's only one place to be, while living with
tragedy. extract the nectar, burn the tree, i gotta be damned to be free thinking... this
world it ain't so bad. dying... it's just another fad. working... 8 hours, that's not for me.
dying... it's just your destiny.
WHITE TRASH (2ND GENERATION)
wasted children, fixed blank eyes, blood and sweat, we socialize broken homes from which
they come, beer-stained dad, compliant mom. fear and love, much despised, replaced by
comfortable lies. teenage classic, more cliche, one step further on the edge of decay. white
trash, 2nd generation, white trash, 2nd generation, white trash, 2nd generation, don your
crown and cleanse the nation. are you ready to fight for your morality? right wing allies,
white supremacy. pretty fascist on the tube draped in red and white and blue white trash,
2nd generation, stupid foibles, indignation offspring of suburban fright, pearl-white
creatures of the night white trash, 2nd generation, white trash, 2nd generation, white trash,
2nd generation, don your crown and cleanse the nation. stiff blue collar, coat and tie, brand
new breeds side by side. christian ethic, right extremes, shoved down our throat as the
american dream. white trash, 2nd generation, stupid foibles, indignation offspring of
suburban fright, pearl-white creatures of the night white trash, 2nd generation, white trash,
2nd generation, white trash, 2nd generation, don your crown and cleanse the nation. white
trash, 2nd generation, white trash, 2nd generation, white trash, 2nd generation, don your
crown and cleanse the nation.
AMERICAN DREAM
i hate my family, hate my school, speed limits and the golden rule. hate people who aren't
what they seem, more than anything else, american dream. american dream's gonna
swallow you whole, it's bursting at the seam, it'll sweep you away, so enjoy it today,
tomorrow you'll be old thus useless. american dream... american dream.... american dream,
that's ok, 'cause no one dare give you away. i hate my job, i hate your god, i hate
hypocrites and common slobs. hate people who aren't what they seem, more than anything
else, american dream. promise me today i'll have a chevrolet, with whitewalls on the side,
one boy, one girl, comfortable lies the american dream... american dream... american
dream, that's ok, 'cause no one dare give you away. american dream! (bleah!)
EAT YOUR DOG
weak and sick, dying in the sand, no such thing as a promised land. don't lose faith in a
better life--reincarnation, poor excuse. you're dying you assholes, your religion can't help
you now. dying and starving in the fields you used to plow. rotting bones in your barren
fields. worshipped creature's supposed to heal. he won't save you and he won't save me.
see what you want to see. hindu religion in the mind of a working joe, starving and dying in
the fields you used to know. you're tied and bound to a god's useless advice. bloated
stomachs from aching diseases hold back the fight. in the end you'll return once more to
die again. go on 'til you can't no more in non-eternal sin.
VOICE OF GOD IS GOVERNMENT
neighbors, no one loves you like he loves you, and no one cares like he cares. neighbors,
let us join today in the holy love of god and money, because neighbors, no one loves you
like he loves you. and what better way to show your love than to dig deep into your
pockets. dig real deep, until it hurts. alleviate your guilt, free yourself once again, because
he gave to you, brothers and sisters. please give a 10, 25, or 50 dollar tax-deductible
donation, and i assure you your modest pledge will be used to censor tv and radio, ban
questionable books, and contribute to many other godly services. no longer will young
christian americans hedonistically indulge in masochistic submission to rhythmic music, for
with your monetary support, there is no end to what we can achieve in this country. the
voice of god is government. the voice of god is government. the voice of god is
government. in god we trust, sinners repent! (1,2,3,4) can't you see what we believe in, all
our thoughts, all our reasons, pursuit of life and liberty and happiness we cannot see?
speak of truth with a mighty voice, but politics are your real choice. hire men to change the
law, protect and serve with one small flaw. voice of god is government. the voice of god is
government. voice of god is government. in god we trust, sinners repent! if we shun god
and jesus christ, religious love is sacrifice. love for god is shown in cash, the love they
send is mailbox trash. with every pamphlet we receive, more money asked for godly
needs. build a million dollar church, with money spent on god's research. voice of god is
government. the voice of god is government. voice of god is government. in god we trust,
sinners repent! on late night tv, god can heal, a certain force you cannot feel. love for
money in god's name, religion's now a tv game! build a million dollar church, with money
spent on god's research. build a million dollar church, with money spent on god's research.
voice of god is government. the voice of god is government. voice of god is government. in
god we trust, sinners repent! yeah! voice of god is government. the voice of god is
government. voice of god is government. in god we trust, sinners repent!
OLIGARCHY
presidential election every four years but neither man we can see or hear urgent cries for
society but he can't see the blood on me do you see? do you see too much for me? try that
with our oligarchy, try that with our oligarchy oligarchy, oligarchy
DOING TIME
see the fight, old men crying, deny their ruin. watch them try. the cynic laughs at the
optimist's closed eyes. darkness falls, curtain calls, the cynic's beer soon overflows. other
watches, has a drink, and from the same cup, they drink i'm doin' time, how long i don't
know. william had 26, blew his brains out, now look at him. john had only one, watch the
mother mourn her only son. i'm doin' time, how long i don't know. i'll kiss goodbye my
brain and body and go to sleep for generations. and go to sleep for generations. salvation:
cease concentration. you'll only lose the fight. don't tell me what's wrong or right! you're
losing sight. you're just gonna die anyway!