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Virtual void
01:25
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YOU LIVE YOUR LIFE
WITH DISTORTED VIEWS
A VIRTUAL VOID
YOU CALL REALITY
HOW MANY LIKES DO YOU NEED?
TO FEED YOUR SOUL
HOW MANY FILTERS DO YOU NEED?
TO CONFORM TO THE NORM
FOLLOWING THE LATEST TREND!
ADDICTED TO SOCIAL MEDIA
THE BLACK HOLE PULLS YOU IN
DON’T BELIEVE THE HYPE
OF AN IDEALIZED WORLD
BASED ON RIGID NORMS
YOU WILL NEVER ACHIEVE
YOU WILL NEVER ACHIEVE!
DO YOU REALLY WANT
TO FEED A SICK SYSTEM
THAT MANIPULATES THE MASSES
AND DESTROYS PLURALITY
PHOTOSHOPPING YOUR WHOLE LIFE
TO HIDE YOUR TRUE SELF
SELLING YOU AN IDEALIZED WORLD
YOU WILL NEVER ACHIEVE!
YOU WILL NEVER ACHIEVE!
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Support, don‘t punish!
01:54
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SUPPORT DON’T PUNISH
SOMETIMES DRUGS ARE A SOLUTION
NEITHER GOOD NOR BAD JUST A SOLUTION
TO AVOID SINKING INTO MADNESS OR DEPRESSION
TRY TO CONTAIN YOUR INNER RAGE
TO FEEL ALIVE AGAIN!
STOP JUDGING WITH YOUR LIMITED VIEWS THAT STIGMATIZE
IF A FRIEND DRIFTS AWAY; DON’T TURN YOUR BACK!
DON’T PUNISH! DON’T CONDEMN! TRY TO UNDERSTAND!
DON’T PUNISH! DON’T CONDEMN! TRY TO UNDERSTAND!
A DRUG-FREE WORLD HAS NEVER EXISTED
THE WAR ON DRUGS CRIMINALIZES THE PAIN
DECRIMINALIZE! TRY TO REDUCE HARM
ABSTINENCE IS A DOGMA
UPHELD LIKE A RELIGION
DARE TO FACE REALITY, SUPPORT DON’T PUNISH!
SO MANY WAYS TO FIND YOURSELF, SUPPORT DON’T PUNISH!
IN ANY CASE, I’LL BE ON YOUR SIDE, SUPPORT DON’T PUNISH!
DON’T PUNISH, DON’T CONDEMN, TRY TO UNDERSTAND!
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Deadly patriarchy
02:03
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DEADLY PATRIARCHY
STOP THE STABBING!
STOP THE BURNING!
STOP THE KILLINGS NOW!
ANOTHER HEADLINE
ANOTHER SICK CRIME
STILL MORE BREAKING NEWS
ANOTHER SHOCK
ANOTHER FRIGHT
ANOTHER FEMICIDE
STOP THE STABBING!
STOP THE BURNING!
STOP THE SCREAMING NOW!
STOP DOMESTIC VIOLENCE NOW!
STOP THE SLAUGHTER NOW!
WE WON'T KEEP QUIET
WE'RE NOT AFRAID
WE WON'T OBEY
WE HAVE TO BREAK
THESE WALLS OF SILENCE
THESE LEGACIES OF TERROR
TOGETHER WE WILL
ABOLISH THESE CRIMES!
ANOTHER HEADLINE
ANOTHER SICK CRIME
STILL MORE BREAKING NEWS
ANOTHER SHOCK
ANOTHER FRIGHT
ANOTHER FEMICIDE
STOP THE STABBING!
STOP THE BURNING!
STOP THE KILLINGS NOW!
STOP DOMESTIC VIOLENCE!
STOP THE SLAUGHTER NOW!!!!
WE WON'T KEEP QUIET
WE'RE NOT AFRAID
WE WON'T OBEY
WE HAVE TO CHANGE
TOXIC GENDER NORMS
THESE LEGACIES OF TERROR
TOGETHER WE WILL
ABOLISH THESE CRIMES!
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The more you know
02:27
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THE MORE YOU KNOW…
WE NEVER HAD SO MUCH DIVERSITY
SO MANY SOURCES OF INFORMATION
BUT THE MORE YOU READ, THE LESS YOU THINK
WHY DO YOU STOP USING YOUR BRAIN?
IT SOUNDS TO ME LIKE A DÉJÀ VU
THE DEMONS OF THE PAST ARE BACK ON TRACK
MORAL INQUISITION, DENIAL OF WHAT’S REAL
BIGOTRY AND NORMS RULING YOUR LIFE
THE MORE YOU HEAR, THE LESS YOU THINK
WHY DO YOU STOP USING YOUR BRAIN?
ALL I CAN SEE IS MISTRUST, HATE AND FEAR
XENOPHOBIC ISOLATION
Q-ANON THEORIES AND CRAZY CONSPIRACIES
NEGATION OF THE MIND REPLACED BY FAITH
THE MORE YOU KNOW, THE LESS YOU THINK
WHY DO YOU STOP USING YOUR BRAIN?
THE MORE YOU READ! THE LESS YOU THINK!
THE MORE YOU HEAR! THE LESS YOU THINK!
THE LESS YOU THINK! THE MORE YOU BELIEVE!
TIME FOR YOU TO USE YOUR HEAD!
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AN ENDLESS SOURCE OF INSPIRATION
YOU WERE MY GUIDE BACK IN THE DAY
TO SHOW ME THE WAY
ENDLESS SOURCE OF INSPIRATION
TO FIND MY OWN WAY
YOU WERE A GUIDE, A SHINING LIGHT
DAY AFTER DAY
YOU SHOWED ME MY POWER
IN SO MANY WAYS
CATALYSED MY ANGER
IN A POSITIVE WAY
FUELED THE FIRE OF MY COMMITMENT
IN THE ANTIFASCIST DAYS
WE MET AT YOUR PLACE TO PLAN OUR NEXT MOVE
SHARING IDEAS WHILE WATCHING THE NEWS
INVITING PEOPLE TO GET MORE INVOLVED
LIVING YOUR ACTIVISM IN EVERY WAY
WITH SHELTER FOR ALL
AN OPEN SPACE TO SHARE
A BASE FOR ACTION
AND MUTUAL EXCHANGE
ACCEPTANCE AND CARE
NO PRICE TO PAY
A TRIBUTE TO A FRIEND
WE WILL NEVER FORGET!
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Escape from hell
03:03
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ESCAPE FROM HELL
WHAT WOULD YOU DO? IF YOU LIVED FILLED WITH FEARS
WHAT WOULD YOU DO? TRAPPED IN A WORLD FULL OF TEARS
TO TRY TO SURVIVE IN AN OCEAN OF FRIGHT
SURVIVE IN A NATION WITHOUT ANY RIGHTS
BOMBINGS, ASHES, DISPLACEMENT AND WAR
NEVER KNOWING WHAT’S NEXT IN STORE
DEAD END STREETS, DESPERATE TO ESCAPE
POVERTY, TORTURE AND RAPE
WHEN TERROR FORCES PEOPLE TO FLEE
SOLIDARITY IS THE KEY
CROSSING BORDERS CROSSING THE SEA
YOU LIVE YOU DREAM OF A BETTER LIFE
NO PUSH BACKS!
NO FILLED CAMPS
NO PUSH BACKS!
NO MORE WALLS
NO PUSH BACKS!
NO BARBED WIRE
NO PUSH BACKS!
THERE IS ENOUGH FOR ALL
STOP THE STIGMA, NO MORE WITHDRAWAL
BUILD A NETWORK TO WELCOME ALL
NO HUMAN BEING IS UNLAWFUL
MAKE THIS PLACE A HOME FOR ALL!
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War without blood
02:32
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WAR WITHOUT BLOOD
FALSE FICTION IS NOTHING NEW
BUT FAKE NEWS IS SOMETHING ELSE
MADE UP TO SPREAD CONFUSION
AND MAKE US QUESTION OUR BELIEFS
THIS IS A WAR WITHOUT BLOOD
A DIGITAL BATTLE PLAN
THIS IS A WAR WITHOUT BLOOD
TO WEAKEN THE GROUND OF OUR FREE WORLD
DESIGNED TO DISTORT THE TRUTH
BASED ON LIES AND PROPAGANDA
TO SHATTTER OUR CONFIDENCE
INCREASE GLOBAL SUSPICION
THIS IS A WAR WITHOUT BLOOD
A DIGITAL BATTLE PLAN
THIS IS A WAR WITHOUT BLOOD
TO WEAKEN THE GROUND OF OUR CIVILIZED WORLD
MISTRUST IS A POISON THAT
DESTROYS EVERY COMMUNITY
INJECTED IN SMALL DOSES
THROUGH FAKE NEWS AND CYBERATTACKS
THIS IS A WAR WITHOUT BLOOD
A DIGITAL BATTLE PLAN
THIS IS A WAR WITHOUT BLOOD
TO WEAKEN THE GROUND OF THE FREE PRESS
WHEN IT’S NO LONGER CLEAR WHAT IS TRUE OR FALSE
PEOPLE LOSE THEIR TRUST IN WHAT’S REAL
IS WHAT THEY TELL ME ON TV THE TRUTH?
IS WHAT I READ IN THE PAPERS THE TRUTH?
IS WHAT I HEARD ON THE NET THE TRUTH?
IT’S NOT EASY TO DECIPHER THE FACTS!
BUT MISTRUST IS THE POISON THAT
DESTROYS EVERY SOCIETY
INJECTED IN SMALL DOSES
THROUGH FAKE NEWS AND CYBERATTACKS
THIS IS A WAR WITHOUT BLOOD
A DIGITAL BATTLE PLAN
THIS IS A WAR WITHOUT BLOOD
BUT WITH DEVASTATING CONSEQUENCES
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Reason for hope
02:53
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REASON FOR HOPE
WHEN YOU HAVE HOPE, YOU PLACE YOUR TRUST
IN YOUR OWN POWER TO MOVE FORWARD
MAKE THE GOOD CHOICE TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE
EMPOWER YOURSELF, TO MAKE IT REAL
IT’S UP TO YOU TO USE THIS FORCE
THAT KEEPS YOU GOING WHEN YOU HIT A WALL
THE SELF BELIEF THAT YOU CAN DO IT
EMPOWER YOURSELF TO MAKE IT REAL
TO BE ABLE TO SEE THE LIGHT
IN THE DARKNESS OF YOUR THOUGHTS
HOPE WILL BE THE HEALER OF YOUR SOUL
TO PUT THE HURT AND PAIN AWAY
LIFT YOUR HEAD AND SHOW YOU THE WAY
A GUIDING FORCE TO ENLIGHT YOUR LIFE
AN UNSEEN COMPASS TOWARDS THE LIGHT
THE SOURCE OF ENERGY YOU NEED
FOR THE OBSTACLES THROWN IN YOU PATH
DON’T LET YOUR HURTS SHAPE YOUR FUTURE
ONLY WHEN IT IS DARK YOU CAN SEE THE STARS
LIVE FOR TODAY AND HOPE FOR TOMORROW
NEVER LOSE HOPE BECAUSE STORMS WILL MAKE YOU STRONGER
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Nation under fire
02:32
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A NATION UNDER FIRE
A CONSTANT STATE OF TERROR
UNCERTAINTY AND FEAR
TRAPPED IN THE UNDERGROUND
TO ESCAPE THE BOMBS
THERE’S NOWHERE TO HIDE
YOU’RE UNDER ATTACK!
NATION UNDER FIRE!
FOR THE GLORY OF ONE
“BROTHER” AGAINST “BROTHER”
FOR THE SAKE OF A NEW TSAR
SO MANY INNOCENTS MUST DIE
DESPAIR AND MISERY
FINANCED BY GREEDY OLIGARCHS
WHO WILL BE NEXT VICTIM? WHO WILL SHED THEIR BLOOD?
WHEN WILL IT END? WHEN WILL RISE A NEW HOPE?
YOUR ENEMIES WILL VANISH
LIKE DEW IN THE SUN
AND YOU SHALL RULE
IN A FREE LAND OF YOUR OWN
YOU’LL LAY DOWN YOUR BODIES AND SOULD
TO ATTAIN YOUR FREEDOM
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LIGHT A FIRE IN YOUR LIFE
WHAT DO YOU WANT OUT OF LIFE?
WHAT DO YOU NEED TO BREAK FREE?
YOU CAN START TODAY
AND STOP RUNNING AWAY!
DAY, DAY AFTER DAY
BE THE ONE THAT YOU’VE BEEN WAITING FOR
TIME, TIME AFTER TIME
YOU CAN HAVE AN HAVE AN IMPACT IN YOUR LIFE
YOU CAN START TODAY
AND STOP RUNNING AWAY
STEP OUT OF THE DARK
LIGHT A FIRE IN YOUR LIFE
WHAT DO YOU WANT OUT OF LIFE?
WHAT DO YOU NEED TO BREAK FREE?
WHAT DO YOU WANT OUT OF LIFE?
WHAT DO YOU NEED TO BREAK FREE?
TO WAKE UP FROM YOUR STUPOR
TO STEP UP AND GET INVOLVED
TO ENRICH THE WORLD
GET OUT OF THE RUT
LIGHT A FIRE IN YOUR LIFE
STEP OUT YOUR OWN SHADOW
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Old demons
05:08
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OLD DEMONS
THE OLD DEMONS ARE BACK ON TRACK
ARE YOU REALLY SURE THEY EVER DIED OUT?
WILL WE EVER LEARN TO OVERCOME THE PAST?
TOXIC DEFIANCE BETWEEN THE NATIONS
XENOPHOBIA IS THE NEW RELIGION
WILL WE EVER LEARN TO SEE BEYOND BIAS?
LIVING IN FEAR UNDER YOUR WAIVING FLAGS
BUILDING NEW WALLS AND SEGREGATION
WILL WE EVER LEARN TO SHARE OUR WEALTH?
I SEE MILITIA MEN CRUISING ON THE STREETS
LAW AND ORDER TO SEDATE THE MASSES
WILL WE EVER LEARN TO HEAL OUR OLD WOUNDS?
I SEE POPULISTS FUELING THE FIRES
SPREADING THEIR HATRED AS THE NEW STATE VISION
WILL WE EVER LEARN TO RESIST BRAINWASHING?
IS THIS THE WAY YOU SEE YOUR FUTURE?
TRAPPED BY FEAR AND INDOCTRINATION
OPEN YOUR EYES! DON’T GLORIFY THESE LIES!
INCENSING THE PAST WON’T BUILD OUR FUTURE
DECAYING DOGMAS ARE NOT THE KEY
HELP US TO BREAK FREE FROM THIS VICIOUS CIRCLE!
A GLOBAL WORLD NEEDS GLOBAL THINKING
FREE FROM FAKE NEWS AND MANIPULATION
JOIN US TO BE BUILD THE FREE WORLD OF TOMORROW!
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SCRAPS Lille, France
Established 1983
Vocals: Daveman
Guitars: Raph
Bass: Tomoy
Drums: Michael
Merch: refuserecords.bandcamp.com
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