Death To The Police Force, by Cyanide Canaries

Death To The Police Force

by Cyanide Canaries

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1.	Heather's Got A Gun 03:22	lyrics	buy track
Heather's got a gun in her purse tonight Skaters on the run looking a fight Cops shut the party down on Murray street Here come the girls with no self esteem Rehab lunatics with an itch, Eyes rolled back, looking for a fix Fingernail children killing on the cars As I take shelter wading off the stars I wanna go out I wanna live my life, But I have to stay in I have to stay in and hide, The villains in this town, how they have guts, They wanna mutilate, they want to kill and cut It's not safe to take a breath of fresh air I'm gonna stay in, this is so unfair I wanna go out I wanna live my life, I have to stay in I have to stay in and hide
2.	Wouldn't You Run? 02:39	lyrics	buy track
If you were trained to silence Wouldn't you run? Wouldn't you run? On a tight leash of violence? Wouldn't you run? Wouldn't you run? To serve and protect the white man Wouldn't you run? Wouldn't you run? On a "need-to-know" basis Wouldn't you run? Wouldn't you run? Government-funded racist Wouldn't you run? Wouldn't you run? Psychiatric installment Wouldn't you run? Wouldn't you run? Morality dissolved and... Wouldn't you run? Wouldn't you run? Ignorance is a passion Wouldn't you run? Wouldn't you run?
3.	When I Was Young 03:09	lyrics	buy track
When I was young I was so dumb I wanted to feel like I belonged Now I realize behind Halloween eyes I wear this costume all year long When I was young I was so dumb I thought that we could get along Innocent people die / horrific genocide For believing in what they want When I was young I was so dumb Red and blue warriors to protect my home Cowboys with smoking guns ride out at night for fun Kicking in the teeth of a compassionate drunk When I was young I was so dumb My mother told me that I would fall in love Heartbreak and suicide / the pain we feel inside This competition that we give it our all 'Cos I hate it We're feeling vacant We take it out on the Christmas obligations A life forever Suffocate on pleather I pantomime every breath that I've ever...
4.	Riot 03:06	lyrics	buy track
And from this nest of mine I'll watch this lonely sky Peering above with all your love wrapped in a valentine Your Save-The-Forest crew Your hopeless Polaroid When its all gone, I hope this plastic fills your empty void Molotov surprise The unbeatable high Riot tonight Rhetorical fight And we will testify violence unjustified I'm not a feminist I'm not an anarchist I'm just a human being sick of humans killing us
5.	Anthrax 03:38	lyrics	buy track
Love will get you like a case of anthrax And that's something I don't wanna catch Woke up this morning: desperation A.M. What I've been saying- wont say them again My head's not empty it is filled with my brain The thoughts I'm thinking, like piss down the drain And I'm feeling like a beetle on it's back There is no way for me to get up Love will get you like a case of anthrax And that's something I don't wanna catch Outta control what I do to my mind Nothing in there except sunshades for the blind Only yesterday I said to myself "The things I'm doing aren't good for my health" And I'm feeling like a beetle on it's back There is no way for me to get up Love will get you like a case of anthrax And that's something I don't wanna catch Love will get you like a case of anthrax And that's something I don't wanna catch
6.	The Nature of Innocence 04:20	lyrics	buy track
14 winters old Doused in curiosity, viced with droll Boys like blue and boys are loud She wonders to herself, but on her face its aloud She's thinking, "who would ever want me?" Years from understanding that love is fantasy There he goes, walking by again Steady, straight, laughing with his friends Time keeps ticking, feeling ostracized When will it end? Cupid took a leave for something pint-sized Leaving hearts to amend Biological design Your mouth was made for mine She's thinking "Pinch me. Please fucking sooth me Because I think that he's talking to me. He's smiling at me, he's making words now. Something's rotten in the state of Denmark" Her love is strong, he kisses her on the lips I knew all along, I knew far better than this She will realize, She will She will Her heart will break like we all have felt Chain of disappointment that we've all been dealt The nature of innocence is bitter and thick Bitter and thick
7.	Not In Real Life As Advertised 03:24	lyrics	buy track
Last night I went out I took a nasty fall Chased down from East Ave to the shopping mall I will never throw a bone I will never beg or crawl You can fuck right off Well, everybody get down to the waterside Misogynistic, inflamed - you can go and die The girls are trying to prove that they're alive They're pretty hard to ignore cos they put up a fight They will never throw a bone They will never beg or crawl You can fuck right off T.V sets and fantasy Porno mags and vanity To the jocks in university Have you ever heard of empathy? For the first time please just use your mind She's not in real life as advertised You can say what you want, what you want to say Kathleen Hanna on the walls in acrylic paint Is it really that hard to think of her in pain? Or do you really think everyone's the same? She will never throw a bone She will never beg or crawl You can fuck right off I wish I could take it all away; take away all of your pain
8.	911 04:04	lyrics	buy track
Samples: Dr. Dre and Snoop Dog - Deep Cover Lyrics: A single motive Freuds passing in his shiny red car Down off of main street Freak scene Nicotine smile Can you feel it now? Sexiness dripping down Here comes a blonde what should I say? If I talk about the weather then I'll seem tame Alright, alright I take what I want and I want it today I listen to your words for my personal gain I feel so fun I feel so faded This world's got girls and I'm fucking jaded Alright, alright The hours jotted down Sisters in Chinatown (Well, I'm there) Punk club, 3 at night Her hair fights a shimmer in the cold black light Dancing, dancing round The three-chord band; locally renowned It seemed like a regular night Prey on my left, prey on my right The funny thing about the fame Is if you a kill a few people you're all the rage Why must we tone it down? Living is for sinning and you're older now You can do what you want Crime only pays if you get caught We live in a pit of sharks Teenage girls haven't got a heart The funny thing about the fame Is if you a kill a few people you're all the rage You're all the rage
9.	Hip 04:59	lyrics	buy track
Well, its a miracle This life you've been sold Its delicate Your mind filled with holes Graduated and living alone Its a miracle This life you've been sold They told you To fit in right, they told you To sacrifice your mind Major in psychology Textbooks and government fees You hear but you never feel You wouldn't listen to me A stranger cuts on his wrist Self esteem / cancerous cyst Taking a dive for the check This soldier's life on the shelf Say goodbye to all the time Contemplate being alive Your family, they sing along To your identity strife If I never was, I wouldn't be If I was never alive I wouldn't die I never asked anyone to be put here To leave without saying bye is my greatest fear They want to take you away cos they don't like you An itchy finger, they'll say what the want to In all of our own eyes, we're the protagonist But life will continue on without you
10.	Love, Pathetic Love 04:01	lyrics	buy track
My love is something Made it from nothing Something that is real Something I can feel She swallows her sadness Waits for the magic Something that is real Something she can feel She'll wait forever Because I will never Tell her something real Can't tell her how I feel My love is tragic My love pathetic Packing up her bags now She endured somehow City to city Punching in at your day job Is this really life now? Trying to find the right town She knows that you miss her What you'd do just to kiss her One last time now Before she walks the line now Say she came back now Would she put her foot down? Would it be any different? Could you say what you didn't? My love is something Made it from nothing Something that is real Something I can feel She swallows her sadness Waits for the magic Something that is real Something she can feel She'll wait forever Because I will never Tell her something real Can't tell her how I feel My love is tragic My love pathetic My love pathetic
11.	Late Shift 02:25	lyrics	buy track
Alcohol on my hands The arts and crafts in the van Molotov party, we're fans You wanna get acquainted? Abstraction to set a flame Reductionist array This emergency arranged You wanna meet the plaintiff? You live in suburbia You go to work to piss on what I love You live in suburbia You go to work to piss on what I love Late shift, time to close The temperature collide, juxtaposed Thankful in the dead of the night Cellphone battery charged; something doesn't seem right How would you like to be on the other end Duct taped, breathing shit and carcinogens? Varicose pride, you pull it up Scorn from the faces that you gagged and fucked Flash, Tarantino recast A triggered mouse trap Fugitive mustard gas A womanizer snapped The ripping of a hole The tearing of your soul The horror of it all Tourists from the sprawl Dead Ambulance blue and red Casino / fashion dread Newspaper, what it said Processing overhead I want to go to bed
12.	Death To The Police Force 05:45	lyrics	buy track
Enforcement ------------------------------------------------------------- Whatchu doing there? Turn around I've got a gun and I'm not afraid to use it Matter of fact, I've been itching just to shoot it You dirty scum You dirty scum No place to run, we've got men at every corner So shut your mouth, so what if you didn't do it? Who the hell will believe you? It's your word against mine Turn around Turn around Get your ass on the ground Turn around Turn around Get your ass on the ground ---------------------------------------------------------------- Invoker I'm alienated in this world You're pouring salt in my open sores You beat me down black and blue Death to the police force I try to live, I try to forget I live a life without any regrets Relatiation, you better bet Death to the police force I stay in at night because I'm afraid I'll get followed around just like the other day There's only so much a person can take Death to the police force (Down, you beat me down, you beat me down) (Death to the police force)

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DEATH TO THE POLICE FORCE
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AVAILABLE IN FULL ON MARCH 1ST, 2015. ON PRE-ORDER PURCHASE, YOU INSTANTLY RECEIVE THE TRACKS FIRST 4 TRAX.
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NOISE. SURF. PUNK. ALTERNATIVE-ELECTRONIC.
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INFLUENCED BY: BECK, SONIC YOUTH, THE DEAD KENNEDYS, MASSIVE ATTACK, CRYSTAL CASTLES, UNKLE, BLACK FLAG, NIN, GORILLAZ, THE ARCTIC MONKEYS

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released March 1, 2015

Music and lyrics by Khalil Stemmler
"Anthrax" written by Gang Of Four
Original Album Artwork: Katelyn Fay - www.katelynfay.com - cargocollective.com/Katelynfay/
Graphic Design / Banner - Rebecca Pilon

Recorded in various dorm rooms and living rooms in St. Catharines and Ottawa, Ontario.

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Resident noise lover and post-punk revivalist from Brantford, Ontario.

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