SHORT, FAST + LOUD #11 V/A CD (FEMALE VOX)

This comp is 8 years old (released spring 2004) but it has some of my favorite female-fronted punk bands on it. The zine is chock full of female empowerment within the diy punk community. Lots of great photos and suggestions for other bands to check out. It's great; there's info & lyrics for almost all of the bands. I will try to read the small print as best as I can & type out the lyrics & info (which is mostly outdated) for all 18 bands. If you can get yr hands on a copy of this, do it! Enjoy this great release from a great independent zine!

1. MENTAL DISEASE - it manipulates http://www.mediafire.com/?1lgqyn94h2j0lch
(info is too fucking small to read)

2. S.T.F.U. - big fat boss http://www.mediafire.com/?b6csqvx7fciwopc
(turn the other cheek. take it in the ass. no one gives a fuck. nothing ever lasts. no raise. no break. no lunch. idiot fuck, suck my dick. do you give a fuck that i never get paid? nothing ever changes. always playing games. how would you feel if i were fucking you? bend over fuck. fuck off. we're through.)
* thirdworldpressAThotmail.com

3. I OBJECT! - rules for the trend http://www.mediafire.com/?nl8z7ad8nk4t17o
(now look what is cool in hardcore today. play it fast & play it quick. take it back to your roots. remember it's 2003 not '83. that was then & this is now. things have changed. we have progressed. it's not just boy's fun. diversity is what we embrace. fag is a word that we don't use. racism is something we don't excuse. so play it fast & play it quick. but just remember this is not a clique. it's 2003 & we are moving forward. the music is sticking to its roots. the ideas are progressing everyday. our ears are open. our hearts are in it. and everyone is welcome.)
biff - guitar
barb - vocals
steve - drums
ryan - bass
* rockwellrenaissanceAThotmail.com (barb's contact)

4. BEHIND ENEMY LINES - her body. her decision? http://www.mediafire.com/?awgsirpf15yr9e6
(no lyrics, just a statement saying that they support a woman's right to choose.)

5. ARSYKE - aloitusrajoitie http://www.mediafire.com/?g66adfkna9hth1k
(no lyrics)
tarja - vocals
tuulia - drums
jussi - guitar
mikko - bass

6. RESOLVE - crazy http://www.mediafire.com/?969nq4kgjcy5zgb
(am i fucking crazy or is the world a pile of shit? infested with corporate maggot scum only out to make a profit. have i gone crazy? is the truth so hard to find? do i believe what i'm told or question what sounds like a lie? should i care? should you care? does it matter if our lives are down the drain? should i question? demand to know. where there's truth in the topics from which they refrain. will it ever fucking matter what you know or if you care? as if the knowledge ever leads to bringing the world out of its despair. crazy, crazy. the world has gone to shit. crazy, crazy. what's the point in trying to decipher it? crazy, crazy. from the sight before my eyes. crazy, crazy. where's the relief for our minds? crazy, crazy. from the pressure knowledge gives. crazy, crazy. it gets worse everyday. crazy, insanity. it's not only for me to see that the whole world's gone fucking crazy. so how else can you be but crazy? tell me who can you trust? does truth even exist? for every current tragedy that occurs there's a new pathetic excuse for it.)
bracken - guitar
skell - bass
butch - drums
saira - vocals
* skell_AThotmail.com

7. VOETSEK - short, fast & loud http://www.mediafire.com/?6my9cc13v9b8b7d
(no lyrics)
jef - gits
ami - vox
athena - boom
scotty - drums

8. SBITCH - death will find you http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?mycy0xjk752zu70
(no lyrics)

9. CONGA FURY - money makes more go!? http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?86936ld8pogmj9l
(no lyrics)
oden - screaming bitch
yoshio - noise & violence
tomokazu - bass & shout
master ryuichi - c-beat

10. SCHIFOSI - what's different? http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?86936ld8pogmj9l
(no lyrics)
contact jim at globalwarningATsemnibytes.zzn.org
contact jacquie at jacquieATminorthreat.com

11. SKARP - the f is for fuck you http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?rf10msvf6u7x2b0
(no lyrics)
SKARP is... joe, andy, renae, & robert
SKARP's facebook!
* killme_777ATyahoo.com

12. RABID - shame http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?dnv39jbyxgsxjhi
(RABID stands for "RAGING ASSHOLE BLOODY IDIOT DRUNX")
lien - sang
lakis - trummor
jimmy - bas/sang
mark - gitarr

13. BREAD & WATER - void http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?k57ml1iy2cqsckr
(calloused wounds creeping up & strangling you. a puppet fool. reflection, whichever mirror was there for you. taught to be a maddened machine. beaten to the monster tool. wrought from a long line of pain, disdain, failure. your own bones laying to rot there. meaningless babble. suck it till there's only a void. when purpose loses itself. projection of thought paralysis. you outgrow your own skin as it sags closer to the grave. and you lose all interest of feeling. catatonic vegetable, only breathing there. meaningless babble. for everything you've lost. living, breathing death calculations. statistical poisoning. no choice. no time. we fight to live. no decision. expectation exceeds reality.)
amie - vocals
angel - bass
david - guitar
brian - guitar
chris - drums
* breadandwateremailATyahoo.com

14. COJOBA - caso omiso http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?yj4oef4f3bnl7hf
(Si nadie hiciera caso a la fuerza policial acabaría el abuso y la brutalidad. Si nadie respetara la legislatura. No habría ley que nos pudiera controlar. Así que a hacer caso omiso a la estructura gubernamental. Si nadie se enlistara a la fuerza militar no habrían guerras ni enemig@s que matar. Si nadie respetara el sistema judicial verían que la cárcel no es necesaria. Así que a hacer caso omiso a la estructura gubernamental. Creer en la anarquía es en sí mism@ poder confiar. Creer en la anarquía es creer en el poder de razonar. ¿Por qué no creer? ¿Cuánta excusa para vivir como esclav@? ¿Cuánta excusa para vivir de rodillas? ¿Cuánta excusa y actitudes pesimistas? ¿Cuánta excusa para no hacer caso omiso? ¡Caso omiso!)
(If no one paid attention to the police the abuse & brutality would end. If no one respected the legislature there would be no laws to control us. So pay no attention to the government. If no one joined the armed forces there would be no wars, nor enemies to kill. If no one believed in the judicial system they'd see there's no need for prisoners. So pay no attention to the government structure. Believing in anarchy is believing in yourselves. Believing in anarchy is trusting the gift of reason. How many excuses to live like slaves? How many excuses to live on our knees? how many excuses and negative attitudes? How many excuses to pay attention? Pay no attention.)
* Cojoba's facebook!

15. STRAIGHT EDGE KEGGER - the fuck http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?yujj69m9jsq4tw6
(no lyrics, but they say this song is about "life long achievement playing in bands & having fun...making friends for a lifetime & dwelling on those memories which are intact.")
larve - blast beats
meg - vocal destruction
lon potbag - i got 2 fucking warlocks

16. WITCH HUNT - guilty inside http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?fk65cj1ogfy95ct
(Walking with my head to the ground. If I think hard enough, maybe he will go away. Screaming on the top of my lungs but no one can hear me. Words won't formulate in my head. I cannot express this feeling. Emptiness, contempt, vengeance, rage. My anger bottles up inside of me. I'm ready to explode. Afraid if I say ow I feel I will be jumped, raped or killed. But if I stay silent it will kill me inside. Doomed if I do and if I don't. Trapped in this body with nowhere to hide. Ashamed to be inside my own skin. Because if I wear a dress I am prey, I am guilty. And if I don't I am a dyke. How can I look in the mirror and smile if you will condemn me for it? I dream of a world where I can walk down the street with my head held up high. A world where my brains are more valuable than my beauty. Tonight I will take back what was already mine with a dagger, with a rifle. I will hunt you down. Dehumanize you like you did to me. And when you are gone I will come alive.)
WITCH HUNT is (was) nicole, rob, janine.
* witchxhuntAThotmail.com

17. APHASIA - the untitled march http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?uozk9aczpbk8ztp
(no lyrics)
* aphasiaATyahoo.com

18. FAZED - folterkrammer http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?vtvnm1n5f2uhln7
(Rausch, nur um Frust zu vergessen, abhängig, von der eigenen Art, Versuch ein eigenes Ich zu finden,
Versuch zu lieben - wen oder was? Jeder muß was sein! Warum ist es nur so scheiße ein Mensch zu sein? Mir fällt einfach keine Antwort ein. Todestrakt, Folterkammer Angst - immer wieder, wieder und wieder, Tod und Folter - ich hab Angst.)
(Ecstasy, only to forget about the frustration, Dependent on our own species, Try to find your own self Try to love, who or what? Everyone has to be something! Why is it that lousy to be human? I don't know an answer death row, torture chamber, fear, again and again, death and torture - I'm scared.)
Even though FAZED is broken up, their website is still up!
* stepmiATgmx.de

UP THE PUNX!!!

email me if any links/email addresses don't work.

Thrills "N.A.F.I.T.C." Original Boston Punk 1977-1981

I do love that 12 disc reference of female fronted punk from the 70s & 80s, but there's at least a few bands that were missed. For instance, the Thrills from Boston. I knew nothing of this band til I found it at Reckless Records. I'm always seeking out new female-fronted punk bands, so when I found a brand new copy of this LP, I snatched it up. They were more of a rock 'n' roll band, but they definitely had a punk edge. And they even have a rager that is under a minute long ("Drano Enema"). I eat it up. Unfortunately, no lyrics were included for this release. Do yr best to sing along. And enjoy!

1. Hey (Not Another Face In The Crowd)
2. I'll Be The Heartbreaker
3. Don't Come Back
4. The Last To Know
5. Rave Up Tonight
6. Who Knows?
7. Drano Enema (The Fun Song)
8. David Berkowitz Blues (44 Caliber Killer With The Talkin' Dog)
9. When Ya Gonna Quit?
10. Summer Street Massacre
11. The Lonely Nun Song
12. Burn Down The City
13. Nothin' But A Two Bit Whore
14. Someday (We'll Rise Again)
15. (I Don't Want No) Sympathy

All Songs written by Johnny Angel, except "Drano Enema," "The Lonely Nun Song" and "Nothin' But A Two Bit Whore" written by Johnny Angel/Barb "Wire" Kitson.

Tracks 1 & 2 recorded at Triton Studios, Boston, March 1979.
Tracks 3 & 4 recorded at The Metro Theatre, 1981.
Tracks 5, 6, 7, 9, 12, 15 recorded at WERS-FM, Boston, October 1978.
Track 8 recorded at Cantone's, December 1977.
Tracks 10, 11, 14 recorded at Cantone's, October 1978.
(It doesn't say where track 13 was recorded...)

Barb "Wire" Kitson - vocals
Johnny Angel - guitar, vocals
Merle Allin - bass, vocals
Michael Collins - drums
(except for track 8; Jeff Souza - bass; tracks 3 & 4 add Sean McDonough on lead guitar)

The Gossip "s/t e.p."

My computer still cannot get on the internet, but I do have access to the internet! I found an awesome blog dedicated to Beth Ditto of The Gossip. It's called Fuck Yeah Beth Ditto. Pretty sweet. I've seen The Gossip a few times. They bring the house down. Their s/t e.p. came out in 1999 on K Records. Here is a link to each track. I've included the lyrics next to the link so you can sing along! Enjoy!!

"Redd Hott"
(don't call it love cuz you know that it ain't. they say heaven honey i ain't the same. you got a love that drives a girl insane. you got a car that can take me away. if you wanna do it well then come and do it. if you wanna deuce[?] me well then come and deuce[?] me. it's the same old thing that they say about me. well i don't care just what they say about me. i'd like to hear about what they see.)

"On The Prowl"
(i met a firecracker girl on the 4th of july. i'll make yr momma beg and yr daddy cry. i'd walk a million miles for a piece of yr pie. i'm not a stranger darling, so don't you be shy. i'll give you something that you'll never forget. we're gonna do it til we're both out of breath. come on darling cuz yr making me wet. so give me something that i haven't had yet. i'm gonna treat you right. just let mamma take yr hand. ya better hang on tight. yr gonna need it. i'm gonna treat you right. gonna take you home tonight. it's gonna be better darling. better get it started cuz i'll give you something that you'll never forget. we're gonna do it til we're both out of breath. come on darling cuz you're making me wet. so give me something that i haven't had yet.)

"Jailbreak"
(i left her crying. oh what a pity, she told me. i see you choking on the tears yr holding. my hands're in the air, honey. so what the hell honey? that's why i do what i did to survive. i walk these streets for miles. i'm holding back these tears in style. i feel you burn inside me. yeah, yes, yes. we're fallen angels, baby. i make you feel so pretty. yr such a beauty when yr on your knees, baby. i feel you walking. i feel you talking. you feel everything. but there's nothing to me.)

"Dressed In Black"
(i know i heard her. i know i need her. oh mama. well mama told me that i would meet girls like you. i hear it's wrong but i'm gonna do it to you. mama said girl, you know you can never go back. mama warned me 'bout the girls all dressed in black. they'll steal yr heart and make you cry but they don't care. take you down..so girls, you gotta beware. i gave in, and now i won't ever go back. mama warned me 'bout the girls all dressed in black.)

Inner Conflict "Anschlusstreffer"

I found out about Inner Conflict in 2004. I found a free mp3 on someone's website and I was immediately hooked. Really really pretty female vocals, if I do say so myself. I was lucky enough to find this CD in someone's distro. I later found an LP (the self-titled one) in Havoc Records distro. (They don't have it for sale anymore.) I also have a compilation CD that has stuff recorded from 1996-2002. Jenny does not always sing. I don't think she came into the band full-time until 2000-ish. Unfortunately I don't know the German language that well, and since they are a German band, their website is all in German. Not too many years ago they had a lot of free mp3s on their website, but that's not the case anymore. Too bad I don't have the computer that those songs were on. There was some good live tracks. Oh, well, what can you do? Here's Inner Conflict at their best (in my opinion). I typed out the lyrics for each song. (I like doing that.) And each song can be downloaded at yr discretion. Have fun!

"Zehn Zu Drei"
(das was ihr nicht mal versucht habt
wollte ich doch niemale wagen
euer aufgeben kenn jetzt doch
noch kein grund sein zu verzagen
mann ich weiss wo ich steh
zwar noch nicht wohin das geht
doch alles was ich jetzt versuch
ist wirklich meins
und da steh ich neumarkt, köln
unterm anzeigeschild
rauche zigaretten - mann - ich hatte aufgehört
da war'n doch noch so viele fragen
und es gab noch was zu sagen
wohin ich damit soll ist jetzt wohl mein problem
warum, was soll das, warum jetzt?
stand ja alles da
ist das vielleicht erwachsen werden?
mann ist das beschissen
und die viel zu langen tage
zwischen viel zu kurzen stunden
hab ich gestern, früher, zwischendurch
mal einfacher gefunden
bleiben ist nicht immer leicht
doch das forder ich von euch
ich schreige gegen meine wand
und bleibe taub)

"I Don't Care"
(you criticize the way i live my life
you complain about the way i look
but you can say whatever you want
you don't mean anything to me
but there is one this you should know
i don't care at all
just one thing you should know
i don't care at all
do you really think
that a small scene changes anything
but selling and buying
some records and tapes
and deciding who is punk and who is not
but there is one this you should know
i don't care at all
just one thing you should know
i don't care at all)

"Promises"
(now it really looks like
nothing has changed at all
should i really let go?
tell me why should i?
so many problems were made
while we tried to change the way
much that i gave
don't tell me what you'd like to be
in case i just don't want to see
what you like and want
if you want to
i know what heaven means to me
that just might be hell to you
much that you keep
if we stop to believe
we will never achieve
what we promised each other to do
you say things will be fine
but you waste all your time
forgetting all the trouble
that we've been through)

"Ab Dafür"
(now that i know
that i got nothing to fear
i also know
that none of my fears was real
i'm not that wise
cause i don't follow those lies
the television
everyday sells to my eyes
nothing to complain
right then the clouds came
tearing me down
hiding the sun
and if you ever ask me why
i'm feeling the way i do
i got this for you you
just take a look outside
and tell me if you feel it too
got something to do
i often find myself in situations
not working out
the way that i want them to
i think it's time for me to take some action
but not become my suffering you)

"Nase Im Wind"
(nach draussen - nase in den wind
werd mal sehn was noch geht
lass den mief und die idioten
um sich kreisend zurück
wenn das zuviel für dich ist
bitteschön - ist mir einerlei
bleib halt in deiner nische und
trink mehr bier bist ja nicht allein
punkrock feisler alles im blick - gottgleich!
ab ins punkarbeitslager, oder wat?!
verpiss dich und lall jemand anders zu
verklärte blicke: früher...
heute nur noch holzkopf da
aber immer sind sie auch da
alles ist wunderbar
richtige zeit, richtiger ort
das ist das beste was es gibt
und die sonne geht schon auf
in berlin order so
und wir sind da mit euch
besten dank dafuer)

"Ohne Boden"
(danke für die schönen worte
hab' dir tatsächlich geglaubt
leider war da kein verlass
und mein zuhause ist geraubt
kommen darf ich jederzeit
die schlösser hast du ausgetauscht
was mal meine festung war
ist jetzt ein seelenleeres haus
alles voll mit leeren worten
klingen tun sie wirklich gut
doch was vom feuer uebrig bleibt
ist leider asche und nicht glut
ich habe einiges verloren
ich fürchte fast das ist final
doch was du verloren hast
ist für dich weit mehr als fatal
Ich weiss ich fall auf meine füsse
Ist halt einfach meine art
du wirst ohne boden fallen
und ich hab mitleid - das wird hart)

"Sechsundfünfzig"
(das wind ja wohl hoffentlich
noch nicht alles gewesen sein
da muss es doch ir gendwo
keiner kann atmen
ohne luft
was hast du erwartet
ist noch zeit genug
als das hier oder ist das
zu viel verlangt
wenn's für dich o.k. ist
warum erstickst du dann)

"...Und Raus"
(langer weg, was soll's, los lass uns gehen
dreh nicht um bloss um zu warten
los jetzt weiter, bleib bloss nicht stehen
niemals ohne antrieb starten
tassen an der wand zerschmettert
fernseher auf laut
ohren zu und auch die augen zu
tuere auf und raus
langweilst du dich mehr mit mir
oder ich mich mit dir und deiner kä uflichkeit
verä nderungen kosten immer mut
vielleicht bist du nicht so weit)

"C4courage"
(aufgewacht, nicht nachgedacht
alles so wie immer
angestrengtes freundlichsein und
launen zementiert
doch ir gendwie und ir gendwann
wie michael douglas
falling down...los angeles...
maske auf
n schuss im lauf
losgelegt - c4courage
und die chemiewaffenkonvention gilt
nicht für einsä tze im innern
also frust weggespült, sprengstoffgürtel
in den schrank und das fernsehen an
flasch auf
und wieder nicht
losgelegt - c4courage
was weiss ich schon von verzweiflung
solche gedanken warn mir verzweiflung
und da die fee keinen wunsch mehr frei hat
bleibt wohl alles wie es war)

"Pretty Hell"
(all the things that i do
wish there was someone who knew
how to tell- this is hell
pretty hell
i step on gas
and i act as if it was
my last chance to be
kind of free
every time i go and mean
to start the show i end up
with more emptiness
more or less
getting high and falling deep
feel there's nothing more to heap
i hope i find whatever
nights in a crowded house
loneliness is still around
i fear to lose myself
five to twelve
i know i sound fake
more than just a little brake
really need to get down
but there's no ground
i know that i should take more
than just a little break
will it be together
there's no ground)

"Something You Haven't Had Enough Of"
(not easy to let go
something you haven't had enough of
still want to believe
there's a possibility to
find a way out
i definitely know
that anyway i'll be the one to go
the sooner i do, sooner i do
the better it is - for you
not easy to go in
when you decided to give up
don't want to believe
there's a possibility to
find a way out)

"Kammerjäger"
(die angst in deinen augen
kenne ich sehr gut
das zittern in der stimme
der wille zur verä nderung
manövriet das schiff
raus aufs offene meer
und weider mal stehst du
vor der wahl
und du musst entscheiden
der moment so greifbar nah
die ruhe vor dem sturm
die unsicherheit
lässt dich zweifeln
kann ich gut verstehn
aber tief in dir
wohnt die unzufriedenheit
und knirscht mit den zähnen)

The Distillers "The Distillers"

The Distillers self-titled album was the first record I ever bought. Bought it when I was 17. Had no record player, but knew my dad had one in storage. I later sold this record cuz it was shot. The first time I played it, it sounded warped. It sucked. But I have it on CD now. And now this is for you. For all you young-uns out there, this is The Distillers circa 1999. Casper (Rose) played guitar and did back-up vocals. Mat Young played the drums. Kim"chi" Fuelleman played bass and sang. And Brody ("Armstrong" at the time) played guitar and sang lead vocals. This album came out on Hellcat Records in 2000. Here are the lyrics to each song (even the bonus track) and the song to go with it. Enjoy this.

"Oh Serena"
(oh serena, i know what they're saying about you. they all say it's a resistance. they all say that ya didn't listen. well, they all have scars on their eyes, it's true. night and day is like a haunted replay. i know it girl. i'll pray for you. just remember it's not stronger than you. oh serena, i know what they're saying about you. tasted death but i'll shed the night. night irrelevant the time. carnelby is a bit of you. time to feel it. time to fist it. time to lure it. oh, time to miss it. time to lure this stone cold weather. time alone and time away. i know what they say about you. shit. oh serena, i know the pain's inside of you. oh serena, i know what they're saying about you and it's not true.)

"Idoless"
(i don't know it, but i know it. you better find out what your place is. urban plight is in the city streets. it's infectious and it is complacent. idoless. over expression and rationed. assimilated temptation. integregation. molested. accosted. detested. i'll wreck this coming down like the apocalypse. idoless. syndication. i don't know it, but i know it. you better find out what your name is. arrested. infested. it's your collective. coming off like you wrote the ten commandments. idoless. syndication. i don't know it, but i know it. you better find out what your place is. urban plight is in the city streets. it's infectious and you are complacent. idoless. syndication. the idol is within you. watch it come on through. the idol is within you. watch it come on through.)

"The World Comes Tumblin'"
(start a riot. slash ya wrists red. you want an answer? do you speak delinquently? yeah. there's a message. antagonist. you want an answer? i bet you killed someone. yeah. come on, i beg you. my world comes tumbling down. i paid the price, heartache. i'm not sorry i fell in love with you in new york city. yeah. she ran away. her mamma never loved her. pill popping pity. she is sick in melbourne city. yeah. come on, i beg you. my world comes tumbling down. hey, oh baby. come on and speak to me. hey come on. yeah. you are bored. oh you're fucking bored. huh, you're fucking bored.)

"L.A. Girl"
(this is the story about a circle of women. l.a. women on an l.a. mission. this is the glory. gonna get their hooks in. gonna drag you way down. yeah you wanna go home soon? yeah god almighty, what the fuck happened to you? i'm not red, white and blue. outta mind. outta sight. every day and all night. i watch you pale ass on my street. watch you walk on through. then she went glassy. a sawn-off tragedy. delivered to the city of new beginning. power and glory in the name of the enemy. you sell your restless casualty for power and glory. yeah god almighty, what the fuck happened to you? i'm not red, white and blue. outta mind. outta sight. every day and all night. i watch you pale ass on my street. watch you walk on through. hey, yeah. oh baby. do i miss you? i don't miss you at all. and i said god almighty, what the fuck happened to you? i'm not red, white and blue. outta mind. outta sight. every day and all night. i watch you pale ass on my street. watch you walk on through this heat. watch you walk on through, girl. oh hey yeah. fuck you fuck you fuck you.)

"Distilla Truant"
(i don't know why ya come here. i don't know what you want from me. everybody says you use me. oh why did you take that? oh why did you make me? i'm the one who's suffering for you. woah, why? yeah, what do you think? bet you'd die for your country. sit here and bleed. yeah. i don't know why ya come here. i don't know what you want from me. everybody says you use me. oh why did you take that? oh why did you make me? i'm the one who's suffering for you. woah, why? yeah, what do you think? bet you'd die for your country. sit here and bleed. yeah. what you feel, oh i hate you. i don't know why ya come here. i don't know what you want from me. everybody says you use me. woah, why?)

"Ask The Angels"
[this is a cover. patti smith did this. fuck yeah.] (ask the angels who they're calling. ask the angles if they're calling to thee. ask the angels while they're falling who that person could possibly be. and i know you got the feeling. you know i feel it crawl across the floor. and i know it got you reeling. and honey honey the call is for war. and it's wild. everybody got the feeling. you know the feeling and it's stronger each day. everybody wants to be reeling. and baby baby i'll show you the way. and i know it's hard sometimes, you got a piece and hit across the sky. and i know it's hard sometimes. and world war is the battle cry. and it's wild. across the country. through the fields. you know i see it written across the sky. people rising from the highways. and war war is the battle cry. and it's wild. armageddon, it's gotten. no savior jailer can take it from me. world's rocking. it's just beginning. and rock n roll is what i'm born to be. and it's wild. ask the angles if they're starting to move. coming in droves in from l.a. ask the angels if they're starting to groove. lightning as armor and it's today. it's wild.)

"Oldscratch"
(here's a chance to express your liberty. no one but you can know what stepping down can mean. despotic leader kills the bravest traitor on the street. but keep the faith. they say they'll free us from our pain. they sell you a religious escapade. you join the church and they take your life away. shameless like money. eat yr money quick. but keep the faith. they say they'll free us from our pain. but your liberty's exchanged. i said your liberty's exchanged.)

"Girlfixer"
[kim, who went on to be in exene cervenka & the original sinners, sings most of this song.] (no more coquettish look on your face. not so much pretty but you're in your place. hide behind your man. don't care to think for you. keep your claws off me as i walk on through. don't you glare. i'm not the kind of girl who will just pull on your hair. i won't be through til you're blue. just us two. whatchya gonna do? damn man, come on and sell your seconds. no one can make ya make ya break ya. anyway i'll make ya. they'll crown me. never used to harm no one no matter what the reason. now you dug your grave and it's bitch-hunting season. smiling madly when i see you around. biding my time till i can get you on the ground. it's not my plan to steal your man. it's a pitiful sight that's hard to stand. i guess i don't get a clue. so just step yr ass aside and let me walk on fucking through. damn man, come on and sell your seconds. no one can make ya make ya break ya. anyway i'll make ya. they'll crown me.)

"Open Sky"
(open sky. open ether. open rise up inside. i see it. it's true. yeah it's true. all rise up in ether. all rise up inside. believe it. it's true. yeah it's true. open sky. open ether. open and rise up inside it. i see it. it's true. yeah it's true. all rise elitists. all rise up inside. i see it. it's true. yeah it's true. all this shit. i'll listen. all this shit. i'll listen. i'll listen. all this shit. all this shit. i'll abdicate it. i'll work it out across the nation. i'm breathing, baby. i'll listen. all this shit. i'll work it out. open sky. open ether. open rise up inside. i see it. it's true. yeah it's true. open sky. open ether. all rise up inside. i see it. it's true. all this shit. i'll listen. all this shit. i'll listen. all this shit. i'll work it out. all this shit in the nation. i'm breathing but i'll say shit. you really pity me cause i'll take you out. open sky. open ether. open rise. i believe it. i see it. it's true. yeah you're through. open sky. open ether. all rise up inside. i see it. it's true. yeah. take it away kimmi. all this shit.)

"Red Carpet And Rebellion"
(red carpet and rebellion. makes ya wonder at these established ones. they ain't out to get ya cause you're a mile away. i heard a siren. a city warning. they said a new dawn arrives in the morning. so i wait out tonight for the new sunrise. they laid me to rest with an aberration. i woke up the living dead colossally mistaken. i ran through the streets where i break down. there ain't no money. there ain't no time. yeah, i'm out of my mind. don't want to waste this away. ashamed when i am and shamed when i'm not. configuration of the american dream. the palace dialed on the streets were burning. the red horizon came crashing through the morning. there was no contentment, only blood shed. red blood and social discontent. bruised by puritan. oh puritan exempt. it's like a peasant uprising. there ain't no money. there ain't no time. yeah, i'm out of my mind. don't want to waste this away. ashamed when i am and shamed when i'm not. configuration of the american dream. st. petersburg, 1905. father garpan led the protest up inside. up inside. distillers breakdown. yeah, we are gone. there ain't no money. there ain't no time. yeah, i'm out of my mind. don't want to waste this away. i'm feeling ashamed when i am and shamed when i'm not. configuration of the american dream. red carpet and rebellion. makes ya wonder at these established ones. they ain't out to get ya cause you're a mile away.)

"Colossus U.S.A."
(aw shit. i know what you wanted. i know that you want it, want it. i know what you wanted. i know that you want it, want it. whatcha live for when you're no one? what ya do and where ya come from. you call. i feel a lack of grace. a certain disconnection. dissapated understanding. seems like second slitting. seems like second slitting in. third world company. what you wanted. i know that you want it, want it. i know what you wanted. i know that you want it, want it. don't walk away. shit. i met a man on the street. he said this is poverty. downtown on broadway street. i don't really know his name. said, "live in the world, not for gain." i know what you wanted. i know that you want it, want it. i know what you wanted. i know that you want it, want it.)

"Blackheart"
(one time you lied. your high, so high. my life. my time. you walk black lines. hey, clean your mess. hey, you're a mess. hey, clean your mess. hey, you're a mess. one time i lied. all the time. my life. my time. you walk black lines. i don't like need this. i don't like need this. fuck.)

"Gypsy Rose Lee"
(when i see you lay down under pink laquered skies. baby, i'll give you something that'll shut your eyes to this mess. when i love you baby. i mean it more than just the whole world. and when i take a picture that's instant, it gets lost tonight. oh baby. it gets burned. i said i remember it so. i saw your eyes go through the tunnel. and i remember australian sun. i was eight years old. you were marilyn monroe. oh ya got to take it. oh, you take it on. playing backyard blues. black tart stuck up in their jaw. i can nail. i'll nail this on. oh, she ate the whole world. break it down. oh, i've tasted. i tasted too. too many nights lost in space. i remember kneeling down. my knees caught in the ground. when i love you baby. i mean it more than just the whole world. and when i saw gypsy rose. gypsy rose, she rose to me. i remember a rolling stone. rolling on down through your bones. oh ya gotta save. you gotta save your soul. well she hates the whole world. and when i love you baby. i mean it more than just the whole world. and when i saw gypsy rose. gypsy rose, she rose to me baby. i love you baby. i mean it more than just the whole world. and when i know you're saying. i know you're saying. i know your wings.)

"The Blackest Years (+ secret track)"
(oh berlin, your heart has been drawn and quartered again. the east and the west were divided by a wall that stumbled their freedom. well the wall came down in 1989 but its ghost still refuses to leave. these hauntings are so reputative. there's a bit of you in me. let's go. oh berlin, your life's on fire. it burns deep within this heart of mine. you got astronomical, economical suffering for a century. and when the ocean swells that day i'll get on my ship and i'll sail away. all this shit. holy shit. all this shit. and when you're all alone don't forget me. and when i'm all alone i won't forget you. when you're all alone don't forget me cause i'm on the wrong side of the tracks. but i did not know until you turned your back. i'm living the blackest years of my life. but i did not know until you said goodbye. goodbye. oh berlin, your witness stands here on this city shamed kinda day. i'm going home. and when you're all alone don't forget me. and when i'm all alone i won't forget you. and when you're all alone don't forget me. cause i'm on the wrong side of the tracks. but i did not know until you turned your back. i'm living the blackest years of my life. but i did not know until you said goodbye. goodbye...........................
(we were young girls in a small world. i'm on yr doorstep, man, ringing yr bell again.  i'm ringing your bell again. we were young girls in a small fucked up world. i'm on yr doorstep, man, ringing yr bell again. i'm ringing your bell again. sorry gertie rouge. all that you thrill. i know that you're thrilled. oh gertie rouge, i'm sorry yeah. i'm sorry ya thrill. oh gertie rouge i miss you. we were young girls in a small world. i'm on yr doorstep, man, ringing yr bell again. i'm ringing your bell again. baby. young girls in a small world. i'm on yr doorstep, man, ringing yr bell again. i'm ringing your bell again. i'm ringing your bell.)