First we offered peace
It's time for something new
Backs against the wall
What else could we do?
We kneeled in the streets
We carried our signs
But you fired on us
Time after fucking time
Each attempt we make
More futile than the last
The time for talking
Has fucking passed
400 year old powder keg
Waiting for a spark
No more will history
Be written in the dark
Armed with bottles, rocks, and fists
We'll take aim at true terrorists
Armed with bottles, rocks, and fists
We'll take aim and we will not miss
We watch men die
On live video streams
The Party says reject
What our own eyes have seen
National guard on alert
Whole town's boarded up
Who's really on trial?
The victim or the cop?
credits
from I Feel Like I'm Dying,
released August 11, 2021
Lyrics by Joe Thompson
Music by The Southside Choir Boys
Dark and seething post-punk from Cincinnati that's appealingly janky enough to make a tired genre feel fresh and urgent. Bandcamp New & Notable Aug 31, 2023