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A Sickness of the Mind

by The Restarts

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Infected in my early years from home tapes I recorded and theres no cure young and angry teenage brat confused and non conformist and theres no cure the music grabbed me by the throat and gave me what I wanted and theres no cure a pathway from this dead end town and im still fuckin on it no antidote the sickness pulsing through my veins - contaminate the world infected with the punk rock strain - contaminate the world the viral outbreak spreads world wide - contaminate the world infected angry & amplified - Contaminate packed a bag laced up my boots and headed for the border and theres no cure met a load punks and freaks against the new world order and theres no cure squatted with the deviants the rejects and the artists and theres no cure freedom of expression for the outcasts and discarded no antidote The music that we make reflects youth culture and our anger and theres still no cure contaminate communicate we all fly the same banner and theres still no cure high viral load in Bandung, Burma, Nepal and Morocco and theres still no cure share the sickness spread the virus become an agitator no antidote
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That's it I quit - So fuckin sick of it I don't wanna deal with you any longer You turned it all to shit Next time You're mine - Don't even fuckin try I've had enough of your excuses Sick of your filthy lies Enough said Shit fed - Don't act you missed the boat now Enough said Shit fed - It's time for you to go Enough said Shit fed - You better hit the road now Enough said No more Eye sore - No knockin on my door You had it comin for a while now About time you knew the score It's done You're gone - This lasted way too long You had your chance and blew it big time It's time to carry on
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if you think torture and killing only happens far away then let me open up your eyes and point to Basque Country where for centuries its people have been living in fear where striving for freedom is a crime so fuckin dear its an ongoing struggle for a free democracy a call to end all oppression of the Basque parties who have been banned from elections though in the majority we all know Franco´s dead but his regime can still be seen independentzia, independentzia, independentzia freedom for Euskal Herria brothers and sisters imprisoned a thousand miles away just so their families have to travel to a remote part of Spain their youth forever lost for their wholehearted belief and what should be their human right of life lived totally free when ETA put down their arms and tried to negotiate time and time again the Spanish government´s too afraid to face the fact the only solutions is to set them free it´s about respecting the people of the Basque Country
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Drone Attack 02:23
were told intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance eradicate the free world from this pestilence lethal fire power that don’t discriminate devoid of empathy made to eliminate its a Drone attack - attack its a Drone attack - attack silent super hero come to save the day look up in the sky - its a bird - its a plane its a UAV drone here to kill and maim from Call of Duty black ops to the CIA Im a joystick assassin for the USA airbourne executions cloaked in secrecy back to basic training with my xbox and tv not just in the realms of the military there’ll be spy plane on our cities eventually Be careful what you get up to at your back yard BBQ before a swat team abseils down the walls on you
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Human rights violation Uganda’s own sensational tabloid called the Rolling Stone It makes The Daily Mail read like The Guardian, homophobic hate is back in style again assuming role of “Dr Joseph Goebbels” Muhame’s witch hunt has now gone global mutual neglect by police as violent assaults on LGBT increase This Blood don’t wash - Cold Blooded Murder Publishing photos on the front page inciting the public to act out their rage Media mob rule is what it condoned making the streets of Kampala a no go zone Not reporting homosexuals a punishable crime echoing Germany 1939 It lowers the bench mark on the global stage of human rights in this day and age David Bahati writes the kill the gays bill social pariahs to imprison and kill Kadaga’s xmas gift blessed by the Pope sending complicit hatred down a slippery slope Us evangelists fanning the flames using the religious veil to justify blame one man made a stand against the odds, a fearless voice despite the baying mob on the 26th of January 2011 just 3 weeks after the court injunction against the Ugandan Rolling Stone witnesses spotted 3 men in a vehicle parked outside of his home what was to transpire was the brutal bludgeoning to death of David Kato with a hammer they smashed his skull in with a fuckin hammer - You murdering fucking bastards Bahati, Kadaga, Muhame, Lively, Coen your conscience is stained with fucking blood David Kato - Murder David Kato - Murder David Kato - Murder David Kato - Murder Ugandan speaking translates to: “Gay people are Ugandans too and Ugandan people are the Government, so the government must respect us” “Gays are people too!”
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Juice in the motor Mattress in the back The sun is shining bright we got an empty road ahead Away from Hackney Away from home Make sure we got our passports cos it's time to hit the road A walking A to Z he's been everywhere before - ya wiv me Comparing diesel prices Risky knows the score - ya wiv me Has easily covered a billion miles or more - ya wiv me The master of the Motorways the master of the DIY tour So fetch the backline we don't muck about And roll down those windows we got punkrock playin loud Last pint of Magners last beans on toast Spend my last pound coins when we're gettin to the coast M2 to Dover the ferry to Calais Get through fucking customs then we're really on our way No doubt we'll get there wherever we may play Cos Risky's never let us down he always saves the day
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On Your Own 03:16
Through fucked up miscommunication To pointless arguments and fights Post party hangover or comedown Sleep deprivation feeling shite Back stabbing nasty little rumours So fuckin far from the facts Not thinkin what you will achieve with it Just mouthing off no turning back You betray your best mates and you just carry on Thinkin there's plenty more left where that came from But you can't hide it your true face has shown The table has turned you're on your own We all fuck up nobody's perfect we're only human make mistakes But to admit this and apologise Takes way more courage than to hate But you just take your mates for granted It's easy come and easy go You think you'll get away with murder But the time has come you're on yer own
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Clone Town 02:07
I awoke from a horrible dream didnt know who i was - or where id been Its like a bleak scene from the twighlight zone plastic corporate shops with nothing home grown Its carbon copy high street - Nothing’s locally owned this towns been assimilated into a fucking clone Its the global corporations economic wet dream blind consumer loyalty is hard to believe vote with your feet and withhold your pocket book take back all the business that the corporate giants took! Take back - Your high street - fuck Tescos Take back- Let the greedy chain stores be exposed Take back - Independent economy The public held to ransom by the chain store crooks choke out local business out while sinking in their hooks block the corporate take - over make their profits drop We need more “All Ages” - independent shops!
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Mia 03:17
On a warm summer night in July Hangin out at the bar You left the Comet to visit a friend She was the last friend you ever saw Less than two hours later you were found Semi naked and scarred Ankles crossed and arms spread wide Facing up to the stars I thought about it hell about a million times Its been 20 years now since that day he took your life the sound of your voice still takes me by surprise Thats what keeps you breathing thats whats keeping you alive Beaten within an inch of your life Bleedings inside your chest Violated and brutally raped Bite marks on your breasts On a dark and deserted street Is where he left you for dead Strangled with your Gits hoody cord Still twisted around your neck
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Bullycide 03:43
It’s the chapter in the book where you enter hell It’s the ticking of the clock before the classroom bell An eternity’s felt between September and July No one ever sees what your feeling inside Your self esteem’s an internal time bomb primed But the power of detonation lies within your mind Because it will get better - it will The bravado playground domain of the sheep Projecting their ego on those perceived weak Flanked by their cronies, never on their own Relish the humiliation theyve sown A life cut short, social cyanide, you all stood silent - Bullycide Social networks stalk you at home Tormented by updates on your smart phone Its a very fine line between laughter and hate What starts out as banter soon escalates Psychological impact with no blood spilt Those who stay silent complicit in guilt Its only a laugh we dont share the same view This time they’ve bit off more that they can chew Shoulder to shoulder side by side we’re gonna make these cowards run and hide Expose their bravado call their shit let them fuckin know we had enough of it Now I aint gonna take your shit no more Now I Underdogs unite were gonna even the score Now I gonna pick my self back up off the floor Now I Underdogs unite were gonna even the score
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Sheep 04:05
Why everytime when we open our mouths and we're makin a stand against the decisions made by this right wing corrupt government How they're ignoring the poor and their wars they want us to support The first thing you say is if you want change you should go out and vote Sign up Queue up if you believe in that crap and you blend into their system telling me to shut up Sign up Queue up if you believe in that crap and let them trample on you while they are breakin your back You see this mindset of yours is exactly what they like to see These politicians do really believe they're above you and me So every four years you just tick the box of your favourite MP And you just hope that they really stand by what they said on TV They play you like a puppet on a string make you believe there’s no way out Ticking a box wont change a thing you really think your vote will count Just take a closer look at who is actually running the show Their policies always help out the fat cats with plenty of dough Thats how they hold on to power it fuels their election campaign If ‘we're all in this together’ then why aint the bank bonus changed?
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Painter Man* 02:53

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released March 16, 2013

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The Restarts London, UK

The Restarts are a UK based punk band! Formed 1995 in East London, they play thrash punk, infused with elements of ska and old school punk. The Restarts have been hammering their way through the squats of Europe and venues across North America for over two decades, earning themselves a global following of punk enthusiasts. ... more

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