"Again" (Lyrical Collage) (With Footnotes)
/As I say in the song Liquid Thunder, "My rhymes are so dense you're gonna need footnotes." Here they are...
This time, for the song “Again (Lyrical Collage),” which was formerly known as "Oi." This song is the second of my tracks that fits the concept of "lyrical collage" remade with slightly different lyrics and an original beat. The idea behind a lyrical collage is to take the original lyrics of a variety of different songs and fit them into a coherent rap song with a new sound and feel. In this case, the theme is double, all the songs are punk or ska songs and the lyrics are political/social commentary. There isn't much more to add, other than to give you the citations for each of the lyrics...
I know I'm artificial, but don't put the blame on me
I was reared with appliances, in a consumer society
X-Ray Spex, "Art-I-Ficial"
Go to work, it's such a drag
Face the boss, he's such a nag
The Ramones, "The Job That Ate My Brain"
All my life has been the same
I've learned to live by hate and pain
The Jam, "The Modern World"
I need sex, I need love, I need drink
I need drugs, I need food, I need cash
I need you to love me back
Buzzcocks, "I Need"
Now pass the blame and don't blame me
Just close your eyes and count to three
Madness, "Shut Up"
I see my place in American waste
Faced with choices I can't take
Black Flag, "American Waste"
Some people are bad and they don't give a damn
What they do or who they hurt
They go through their lives and don't apologize
For the shit that they've disturbed
The Vandals, "People That Are Going to Hell"
I got something to say and I’ll say it again
I got something to sing and I’ll sing it again
I got something to scream and I’ll scream it again
Anti-Flag, "Resist"
Screechin' useless martyrs hangin’ naked upon the cross
They would have you believe the lie they shriek that all is lost
MC5, "Future Now"
Can it be true? They got nothing else to say
Do you think? They want it that way
Johnny Thunders, "Short Lives"
The benevolent and wise are being thwarted, ostracized
What a bummer, the world keeps getting dumber
NOFX, "Idiots Are Taking Over"
I can still see people dying, now who takes the blame?
The numbers are different, the crime is still the same
The Specials, "War Crimes"
And they're planning while I sleep
And even as we speak, to strike when I am weak
Reel Big Fish, "Everyone Else Is An Asshole"
All the power's in the hands of people rich enough to buy it
While we walk the street, too chicken to even try it
The Clash, "White Riot"
Illegal to dance, forbidden to cry
You do what you're told and never ask why
The Damned, "I Just Can't Be Happy Today"
I got something to say and I’ll say it again
I got something to sing and I’ll sing it again
I got something to scream and I’ll scream it again
The chorus again.
These are all reasons why I'll be exploding tonight
And why this chip on my shoulder feels like a mile wide
Less Than Jake, "Short Fuse Burning"
It's time to taste what you most fear
Right Guard will not help you here
Dead Kennedys, "Holiday in Cambodia"
And the people have the power, to redeem the work of fools
From the meek the graces shower, it's decreed the people rule
Patti Smith, "People Have the Power"
Still you defend the system that perpetuates your hate
Against All Authority, "Louder Than Words"
Why can't I ask any questions of what you say is true
Am I supposed to believe anything or just everything said by you?
Suicidal Tendencies, "Pledge Your Allegiance"
I ain't equipment, I ain't automatic
You won't find me, just staying static
Sex Pistols, "Problems"
I got something to say and I’ll say it again
I got something to sing and I’ll sing it again
I got something to scream and I’ll scream it again
The chorus again
Not as much but with such intensity
I'd like to be what they would not want me to be
Bad Brains, "I"
To the tension of a world on the wane
I shuffle around on wooden boards, now no longer afraid
Gang of Four, "I Will Be A Good Boy"
I got something to say and I’ll say it again
I got something to sing and I’ll sing it again
I got something to scream and I’ll scream it again
The chorus again.