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goobster  ·  1399 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Some of those who work forces, are the same who burn crosses

Dead Kennedy's "Riot" always vibed with me because it talks about issues around rioting that nobody talks about... and is probably their most musically complex song, to boot.

    Rioting, the unbeatable high

    Adrenaline shoots your nerves to the sky

    Everyone knows this town is gonna blow

    And it's all gonna blow right now

    Now you can smash all the windows that you want

    All you really need are some friends and a rock

    Throwing a brick never felt so damn good

    Smash more glass

    Scream with a laugh

    And wallow with the crowds

    Watch them kicking people's ass

    But you get to the place

    Where the real slavedrivers live

    It's walled off by the riot squad

    Aiming guns right at your head

    So you turn right around

    And play right into their hands

    And set your own neighborhood

    Burning to the ground instead

    [Chorus]

    Riot

    The unbeatable high

    Riot

    Shoots your nerves to the sky

    Riot

    Playing into their hands

    Tomorrow you're homeless

    Tonight it's a blast

    Get your kicks in quick

    They're callin' the national guard

    Now could be your only chance

    To torch a police car

    Climb the roof, kick the siren in

    And jump and yelp for joy

    Quickly, dive back in the crowd

    Slip away, now don't get caught

    Let's loot the spiffy hi-fi store

    Grab as much as you can hold

    Pray your full arms don't fall off

    Here comes the owner with a gun

    [Chorus]

    Riot

    The unbeatable high

    Riot

    Shoots your nerves to the sky

    Riot

    Playing into their hands

    Tomorrow you're homeless

    Tonight it's a blast

    The barricades spring up from nowhere

    Cops in helmets line the lines

    Shotguns prod into your bellies

    The trigger fingers want an excuse

    Now

    The raging mob has lost its nerve

    There's more of us but who goes first

    No one dares to cross the line

    The cops know that they've won

    It's all over but not quite

    The pigs have just begun to fight

    They club your heads, kick your teeth

    Police can riot all that they please

    [Chorus]

    Riot

    The unbeatable high

    Riot

    Shoots your nerves to the sky

    Riot

    Playing into their hands

    Tomorrow you're homeless

    Tonight it's a blast

    Riot

    The unbeatable high

    Riot

    Shoots your nerves to the sky

    Riot

    Playing into their hands!

    [Outro]

    Tomorrow you're homeless

    Tonight it's a blast

    Tomorrow you're homeless

    Tonight it's a blast

    Tomorrow you're homeless

    Tonight it's a blast

    Tomorrow you're homeless

    Tonight it's a blast

    Tomorrow you're homeless

    Tonight it's a blast

    Tomorrow you're homeless

    Tonight it's a blast

    Tomorrow you're homeless

    Tonight it's a blast

    Tomorrow you're homeless

    Tonight it's a blast