'They tell us there are only two sides to be on
If you are on our side you’re right if not you’re wrong
But are we innocent, paragons of good?
Is our guilt erased by the pain that we’ve endured?
Hey look it's time to pledge allegiance
Oh god I love my dirty Uncle Sam
Our country's marching to the beat now
And we must learn to step in time
Where is the questioning where is the protest song?
Since when is skepticism un-American?
Dissent’s not treason but they talk like it’s the same
Those who disagree are afraid to show their face
Let's break out our old machines now
It sure is good to see them run again
Oh gentlemen start your engines
And we know where we get the oil from
Are you feeling alright now
Paint myself all red white blue
Are you singing let's fight now
Innocent people die, uh oh
There are reasons to unite
Is this why we unite?
If you hate this time
Remember we are the time!
Show you love your country go out and spend some cash
Red white blue hot pants doing it for Uncle Sam
Flex our muscles show them we’re stronger than the rest
Raise your hands up baby are you sure that we’re the best?
We'll come out with our fists raised
The good old boys are back on top again
And if we let them lead us blindly
The past becomes the future once again'
From Combat Rock by Sleater-Kinney from the new album One Beat. It's refreshing to hear them as angry as ever on their sixth (?) album, and encouraging as ever to see a band writing songs about something again. Less commercial than 2000's All Hands On The Bad One this album is the sound of a band (mixed metaphor alert!) with a lot on their mind and an urgency to get it off their chests. Loud and raucous, riotous and righteous, Parallax View salutes the brace face of rock 'n' roll in the twenty-first century.
Related links:
Download track 3 Oh! from here.
[cartoon] Corin Tucker of the band Sleater-Kinney, will you go out with me?
Freaky Trigger's One Beat review.
If you are on our side you’re right if not you’re wrong
But are we innocent, paragons of good?
Is our guilt erased by the pain that we’ve endured?
Hey look it's time to pledge allegiance
Oh god I love my dirty Uncle Sam
Our country's marching to the beat now
And we must learn to step in time
Where is the questioning where is the protest song?
Since when is skepticism un-American?
Dissent’s not treason but they talk like it’s the same
Those who disagree are afraid to show their face
Let's break out our old machines now
It sure is good to see them run again
Oh gentlemen start your engines
And we know where we get the oil from
Are you feeling alright now
Paint myself all red white blue
Are you singing let's fight now
Innocent people die, uh oh
There are reasons to unite
Is this why we unite?
If you hate this time
Remember we are the time!
Show you love your country go out and spend some cash
Red white blue hot pants doing it for Uncle Sam
Flex our muscles show them we’re stronger than the rest
Raise your hands up baby are you sure that we’re the best?
We'll come out with our fists raised
The good old boys are back on top again
And if we let them lead us blindly
The past becomes the future once again'
From Combat Rock by Sleater-Kinney from the new album One Beat. It's refreshing to hear them as angry as ever on their sixth (?) album, and encouraging as ever to see a band writing songs about something again. Less commercial than 2000's All Hands On The Bad One this album is the sound of a band (mixed metaphor alert!) with a lot on their mind and an urgency to get it off their chests. Loud and raucous, riotous and righteous, Parallax View salutes the brace face of rock 'n' roll in the twenty-first century.
Related links:
Download track 3 Oh! from here.
[cartoon] Corin Tucker of the band Sleater-Kinney, will you go out with me?
Freaky Trigger's One Beat review.
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