Here we are. It's 2007 and I'm still in disbelief as to the state of this world. We as a people, as a race of so-called intelligent beings have pushed ourselves down the path to extinction. We ignore strong scientific evidence that we are destroying this planet. We support our leaders that use religion to manipulate our perception while they execute their profitable agenda. We alienate ourselves globally only increasing the probability of being attacked. We allow the media to numb our minds with who is fucking Paris Hilton, while our overly stretched armed forces have their active duty extended to 15 months. We buy into this bullshit marketing campaign that the drug companies push, convincing us that there is a magic pill solution for every one of their fabricated syndromes.
Maybe I'm the fool? Maybe I should take drugs, go to church, believe that our journalists & politicians are telling the truth, and throw my trash in a local park stream while coasting through life thinking we are the best in the world. At what point do we realize that our constitution was designed to prevent this nation from becoming what it is today.
With all this being said "Hostile Environment" pretty much sums up how I feel today. As a father and a husband I often wonder what my children's lives will be like if we continue to ignore the truth and proceed with our present course. In each passing day, I lose faith in humanity's ability to prevent our own uncertain future.
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Hard Response
Hostile Environment Lyrics
1. Holy War
The crimes they commit are in front of our eyes,
our leaders wage war in the name of their gods.
Our faith and religion is used against us,
while our country slips farther into-this-facade.
Breeding young men to be bombs for Islam,
breeding young men to be soldiers of war.
We are the poor that is sent into battle,
while the wealthy sit back and profit-from-war.
What’s is going to take to shake this system
What’s is going to take to end this facade
What’s is going to take to stop this bloodshed
I won’t kill in the name of your god
I stand behind all the people that died.
I can’t deny how our government lied
I close my eyes to hear the cries
I stand behind, I stand behind...
The price of control is greater than the sum of human life.
The instruments of war are bred in urban blight.
Our objectives are obscured to pacify the right.
Our religion leads us down a holy war of might…
2. Right Through Me
Right-through-me you've torn me down to a level I’ve never known,
and now my world's upside down
I stand with discontent, I feel emotionally spent,
this has cut me to the bone
Look into my ****ing eyes
Tell me that you didn’t lie
This is how I feel inside
I think you've never really tried
Right-through-me you left me twisting in the wind,
and now I can’t seem to function on my own
I feel so alone, I feel so withdrawn
I am set to explode
Look into my ****ing eyes
Tell me that you didn’t lie
This is how I feel inside
I think you've never really tried
You have torn right through me, it’s a pain I’ve never known
Pick myself right off the ground and stand up on my own
3. Never In My Life
Never in my life have I felt the pain like the pain I felt from you.
And never in my life have I felt the hate like the hate I felt for you.
I stood by you and sheltered you and I kept you from harm's way.
And even though I've moved on with my life, the bitter taste still stays.
Never in my life have I felt this pain or had someone – run this game
I hope you’re satisfied with all the needless suffering – that you bring
The knife in my back goes straight to my heart and the wounds are slow to heal.
And as your true colors shine on you, I see you were just so unreal.
I was there for you in times of grief, sickness, and despair.
And when I reached out for in need, I couldn't find you anywhere
Never in my life have I felt this pain or had someone – run this game
I hope you’re satisfied with all the needless suffering – that you bring
Never in my life...
4. System
I feel the weight of it everyday; I struggle just to find my way.
A system designed by the elite, to control you and me.
Some conform just to survive, some fight to feel they're alive.
Some fall as they try to escape, some die as their mind gets raped.
So they say it’s fine to crush our dreams and hopes
They shake our hand and smile while they ram it down our throats
There comes a time – in our lives
We must stand – for what‘s right
And they take and take and have it their own way
Blind to your opinions, they don’t care what you say
There comes a time – in our lives
We must stand – for what‘s right
So they say it’s fine to crush our dreams and hopes
They shake our hand and smile while they ram it down our throats
There comes a time – in our lives
We must stand – for what‘s right...
I can’t change what I can’t control,
I can only change myself to see through it all.
As anger and frustration bleeds onto the streets,
While CEOs carve the world up at a feast.
With processed information they control what we hear,
While they keep us in check with ignorance and fear.
It’s their new drug, the American dream.
Though you have to be a sleep to really believe
5. Dark Side
You’ve made your choice, and it’s the price that you've paid
You’ve damaged lives, with the decisions you’ve made
The time has come to make this perfectly clear
I’ll cut you down to protect what is dear
Trust me – when I tell you, I’ll bring this fight to your door
Trust me – when I tell you, I’ll level you to the floor
Trust me – when I tell you, this ends right now
Trust me – when I tell you, I’ll strike you down…
You’ve crossed the line, with your lust for power and greed
You’ve betrayed us all in this time of need
The time has come to make this perfectly clear
I’ll cut you down to protect what is dear
Trust me – when I tell you, I’ll bring this fight to your door
Trust me – when I tell you, I’ll level you to the floor
Trust me – when I tell you, this ends right now
Trust me – when I tell you, I’ll strike you down…
Look at what you’ve become.
Look at what you’ve done.
I loved you like a brother.
We were once one…
6. Belligerent Bastard
Push my way right through the crowd as I step up to the bar.
Down my shot and grab my beer as light up my cigar.
Forge a path right to the stage blowing smoke along the way.
Grab the mic from a emo fag as he listens to what I say.
I’m old school – and I don’t give a fuck about what people say.
I’m old school – and you’re out of luck if you catch me on a bad day.
I’m old school – and your music sucks I can’t relate to what you say.
I’m old school – and now you're fucked if you don’t get out of my way.
Don’t tell me that shit's hardcore, I’ve heard it all before.
Quit your whining, and your moaning and get up off the floor.
Stand up on your own and wipe that make-up off your face.
Buy a pair of jeans that fit and get some musical taste.
I’m old school – and I don’t give a fuck about what people say.
I’m old school – and you’re out of luck if you catch me on a bad day.
I’m old school – and your music sucks I can’t relate to what you say.
I’m old school – and now you're fucked if you don’t get out of my way.
Sweating like a pig all drenched in alcohol.
Stepping on heads feeling like I'll never fall.
Jumping off the stage feet first in the crowd.
Screaming for another beer cause I'm proud.
7. Seven Ways
These words are etched in my mind
They burn with every choice I make
I stand on the edge of oblivion
Waiting for the patient hand of fate
I can’t see past this illusion of choice
My soul is encaged by the grip of sin
I surrender my will, and embrace my path
My life is consumed by the flames within
Seven ways, seven ways – Seven ways to die
Seven ways, seven ways – Seven ways to lie
Seven ways, seven ways – Seven ways to cry
Seven ways, seven ways – which one would you try
Standing at the gates of hell
Waiting for this life to end
I wipe the blood from my eyes
To see myself for who I am
Won’t you take my hand and
Pull me free of this prison of choice I’m in
Won’t you take my hand and pull me free…
8. Broken Circle
Throughout the years we have never been right,
so many barriers, no closure in sight.
You push and push and nothing seems to change,
our problems evolve and the pain just remains.
I try and try to right what is wrong,
I can’t change the past or the things that I done.
I question your motives and the things that you say,
how can you care and continue this way?
I’m so numb & tired of all the words that you preach
Telling stories, telling lies, keeping the truth out of reach...
I’ve lost so much time dealing with bullshit – I’ll walk this path on my own
I don’t need your distorted perception – to validate what I’ve known
Break – the – circle
9. Years of Loss
The years have taken their toll on me, I'm not the man that I used to be.
I shed the layers of my humanity. I'm lost in ways that I can't see.
I can not say goodbye, no matter what I do or try
I can not say goodbye, no matter what I do or try
I remember the day you died, holding back the tears in my eyes.
I remember the day you died, holding back the tears in my eyes.
I will - keep your memory alive
I will - see you on the other side
I know - you can't be faded my friend
I say - goodbye until we meet again.
I wish that you could see what I can see, the birth or your niece and her family.
I shed the layers of my humanity. I'm lost in ways I cannot see.
I can not say goodbye, no matter what I do or try
I can not say goodbye, no matter what I do or try
I remember the day you died, holding back the tears in my eyes.
I remember the day you died, holding back the tears in my eyes.
I will - keep your memory alive
I will - see you on the other side
I know - you can't be faded my friend
I say - goodbye until we meet again.
I sit and ask the good Lord why, I ask just why it is this way?
Why are the good ones taken from us,
And the bad ones still remain?
And though you're not here with us now,
In my heart you will still remain.
Your memory will never fade.
I will - keep your memory alive
I will - see you on the other side
I know - you can't be faded my friend
I say - goodbye until we meet again.
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