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Squatters Inc.

by El Dorko

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1.
Indoctrination 02:12
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They’re watching me from space, They can see my face, They know what I think, And what I feel, And what I ate at my last meal. Their prying eyes meet mine, They’re biding their time, They have my name on file, My mind controlled, They could probably even make me kill. They’re keeping track of me, There’s nothing they don’t see, From my hair to my underwear, To everything I wanna be. Camera in my TV screen, So they can see into my dreams, The masturbation fantasies, My plans, my lies and my grand scheme. I’m gonna watch them burn, Make them take their turn, Take out my indoctrination, And turn it right around on them, Kill their mind… Kill their mind like they killed mine, Kill.
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Torn 00:53
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Convergence of crisis Turmoil, tumultuous Mass collusion Pursuant to the issue Focus and goal Extruded from the system Mass produced family Fracturized Create and embrace The new civilization Break monopoly Frustrate authority Rebel within the system Vandal compel Paint a fucking story Connect Demassification Cheap customized units Penetrate Polarized factions Indicates the future Trust within a group Hook into the machine Log on Drop out Do you really need another God?
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Pain 02:21
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Hey! You’re tired of life You turn your back and you won’t look me in the eye Pain! A part of growin’ up Look deep inside yourself and find the strength and you’ll be free Rage! When seeing through lies It builds integrity and fuels the fires of change Hate! Is cowardice Those bastards take, but within let’s build community Lies! They sold you They’re only told through conditioning Faith! Let’s build on trust Think for yourself, be a friend and the truth will not be lost Hey! You’re tired of life Pain! A part of growin’ up Rage! When seeing through lies Hate! Is cowardice Lies! They sold you Faith! Let’s build on trust
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Tractor Man 03:50
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My friend Ira had a wicked dream ‘Bout a big-grinned man on a mean machine His teeth were exposed back to his ears You’d hear him giggle when he’d shift gears This man’s face had never healed So he dragged skinless people around a field Just staring and smiling his evil grin His skin pulled down beneath his chin Tractor man stares and smiles with an evil grin Tractor man skin is pulled way down beneath his chin He plowed the field to plant his seed Human eggs and semen what he did breed A skinny lookin’ preacher workin’ on his farm He loved the world, he’d do no harm The smile never left his face As he worked the ground of his father’s place When fall came he’d chop us down Our skins, his harvest, he’d take to town Tractor man chop us down take our skins to town Tractor man take us all on a trip to town He got a lot of money for skins In his world they made good gloves He’d get a lot of money for body parts ‘Cuz everyone loves to eat human hearts He’d sell off our parts at the county mart Then blow all his money on tractor parts But tractor man wouldn’t sell your eyes ‘Cuz if he did you couldn’t see him drive He wants you to see him drive, tractor man He wants you to see him drive, tractor man
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Ramoan 00:42
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Bye Bye Joey Don’t you cry Break up, baby Why, oh, why ‘Cuz ya should have quit recording Four albums ago Too Tough to Die Then say goodbye Adios Amigos Bye Bye Pinhead So long Judy Glad to See You Go go Sheena, Suzy I don’t want To have to hear you whine You wanna be rich You shouldn’t bitch Adios Amigos
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Stop 02:24
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They work hard to make you feel safe They hide truth to help you relate Whose interest do they protect? What are their motives? Their agenda? Is it the cops or the media? Is it corporate? Or governmental? Define reality and keep control They work hard to get you to buy Look at the truth and call it a lie Take something free and make you pay Who are the people in control? What are their reasons for dominance? Are they so greedy? Take from the needy Silly little men in their corporate suits They’re a group outside the law They follow corporations to a flaw All for me, to hell with you They’re the gangsters And the taggers Their pants look like they’re carrying a load You’re a tough guy A real tough guy Silly little man in your great big pants
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Flicker 02:21
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Takin’ me out tonight In a truck by the river To the shed with one light Takin’ me out tonight To the shed by the river Gonna snuff out my life My flickering light The edge of a knife Snuff out my life By the shimmering light I guess I’m alright Don’t feel so uptight The things I see ain’t always there A rat in the mirror with a freaky stare I guess I’m alright Takin’ their time tonight Sharpen up the scalpel Take a good look inside Strappin’ me down tonight Reprogram the mind They can make me alright The program ain’t right Their program ain’t right Go for their mind Gonna take out their sight I guess I’m alright Feel the love tonight Society schemes, always trying to fix Morality and money should never mix I guess I’m alright
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Art Department 01:46
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We’re at the stage on a Friday night Gotta put up these walls if it takes all night Got my screwgun and a spackle knife What the hell have I done with my life My social life has ceased to be Hey, Mom, look at me Art Department (x4) Home at two, sleep ‘til four Shower and shit, I’m out the door Walk in late, my back is out Director says, “Hey, move that couch” My boss just stands there as I bleed This set ain’t what they need Art Department (x4) Go to find some other work So I don’t feel like such a jerk After all those years in school I get parking tickets and missing tools I feel gig butt setting in Just a chaffing of the skin Art Department (x4) Features, commercials, video shit This is all that comes of it I get a paycheck and a tank of gas My jeans all have a hole in the ass I wish I could just quit this job But then I couldn’t get Unemployment (x3) I’m a poor man
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Scratchy 02:22
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Unemployment insurance runs out next week Lost in their job market Still need food to eat I’m the big loser in the capitalist system I’m a big loser, I can’t compete I’m the big loser in the global economy My job’s in Germany, I’m in L.A. I’m a big loser! I’m too old to die young Youthful in my heart Technological nightmares Can’t make them stop We’ve lost control of the U.S. government We’re little nothings, you and me We’re headed for the cashless society Take the mark, stand in line And then burn in hell The sickness of our world Grows clearer every day You control the masses Buy out ABC Worship the mouse, he is the future He’s your new leader, bow to Mickey Worship the man in the cryonic chamber He’s leading you from beyond the grave It’s a grave day
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Today 01:25
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Tax rollbacks on the elderly They want a quick fix they’re the GOP Cuts against life and dignity Line their pockets with the blood of humanity See the homeless man on a bench Screaming at his tears, their betrayal echoes life In this land of wealth, a sense of despair No sense of self Hey there, American girl Got your bags all packed out to explore the world Where it’s one for you, two for me It’s their definition of equality Tax dollars go to pay For the men who sold you out today Cut health, education, welfare, Medicaid You don’t need a government anyway That’s right, life’s unfair If I can make a difference then I’ll be there But I look with fear at what’s coming our way And I try to figure out what I can do today
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I Saw God 01:20
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When you see me do you see the past Do you see the present, do you hope I’m the last When you’re in love do you feel the pain Of the life you’ve lived with no sense of gain I saw God In the hearts of men today I saw God Telling me the price to pay I saw God Giving you the strength you need I saw God Selling out to corporate greed I saw God Telling me to say goodbye I saw God Saying this life is a lie I saw God Saying this life is a lie I saw God I saw God As you live life in this jaded age Do you stop to think of the constant state Know that now is no time for regret Know it’s you I will never forget I saw God With a rule book in His hand I saw God Setting fire to the land I saw God Put a knife right into your heart I saw God Cut you short from the very start I saw God Selling people all brands of hate I saw God Giving us our species fate I saw God Through the eyes of an atheist I saw God In the love of a mothers kiss I saw God I saw God I saw God I saw God God is everywhere
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Brothers 02:09
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Moms’ old snapshots from December ‘69 We were young then now I wanna turn back time Fence posts, cow shit and fishing hooks Root cellar trucks and laundry chutes Those times have come and passed Our youth is fading every day All we ever wanted was more hours in a day You weren’t just my brother you were more like my best friend I wish we’d never grown up and stayed kids until the end Time has changed and the miles grow Distance won’t change what we both know We were brothers then and we’re brothers now Something time’s never ever gonna change This old picture from September ‘74 Little brother, this one sprouts to 6’ 4” Fall down the chimney, fall down the stairs Blanket forts and Indians smuttin’ your ears You’re the one that scared me I almost took your life And what it took me years to learn You learned in just one night You taught me things I should have known Or learned from my mistakes I’m glad I got some time with you To sail the frozen lake Our lives have changed and the miles grow But distance don’t change what we both know We were brothers then and we’re brothers now Something space can never ever change Our last brother born October ‘78 Missed the farm life, I guess he was born too late City boy driver scarin’ everyone Rifle shootin’ actor on a video hunt You grew up without me And I grew without you And when we look at pictures we can’t tell who is who All I ever wanted was to spend more time with you When real life comes between us I always think of you You’re at home and I’m far away Our age is different but our roots are the same We were brothers then and we’re brothers now Something I’d never ever want to change
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No Time 00:55
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Everything I do they wanna know Everywhere I go you know they’re there Everything I see they put it there Everything I do they’re gonna see They watch me workin’ on a TV screen They even wanna watch me take a pee Every day they tell me what to do Every day the eye is on you, too I follow the program So do you
14.
Hide 01:27
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I could just sit back and watch it all happen Watch our rights vanish with all hope of a future I could just drop out and live on a mountain And I could stay there ‘til the men with the saws came to take it away But I’ll watch the destruction And I’ll wonder who’ll stop it for me There comes a time for a man to stand up To face corruption, take on those at the top I don’t know if this is my time All I know it the contempt that they’ve shown For the rights of the poor Should make them targets in this world With no fuckin’ place to hide Expose the lies Expose the liars This country needs to know The corporate thieves who lead them Preaching to the converted just won’t work anymore Reject their leaders and their corporate products Expose their lies designed to tear us apart Align with others to accumulate power Expose corruption within and without Just begin Get it out Let the world face the truth of the lie And you’ll stop it for me
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Squatters Inc. 01:52
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They came to me about an hour ago, man They said the cops busted through our back door Oh, hey Trapped In Hollywood They said they couldn’t get my shit, man All I got now is the shit in my pockets Hey Hey Just seventeen I’m actin’ cool like I don’t care, but The shit in my bag was my link to the old world Hell Shit This ain’t my day Tearin’ shit up just venting our anger The cops drive by and I give them the finger Hey Hey We’re not strollin’ down the runway We’re moving through the streets California winter under red, white and blue heat Fight their corporations With Squatters Incorporated I’ve never figured out how to play their games, man And now I’m living off societies remains Oh, hey Hey I’m doin’ great I’ve got a lot of friends who help when I need them I do the same for others ‘til they prove they ain’t worth it Hey Hey The circle A Now I’m getting cynical I see where we’re headed Angry old man out to stir up some trouble Shit Fuck Can you relate? I’m really getting tired of living in squalor But the rats and the roaches didn’t screw up the world now Hey Hey Squatters Incorporated Squatters Incorporated Don’t be part of a mind control plot
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Peyote 02:33
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Sticky backs on the open road Roaring wind in my ears Dry heat haze in the soaking sun Mirage mountain on the plain Dust devil swirling sandy surprise Black lizard dives into sage A cactus and a rattle snake Fireflash mushroom in the sky Peyote and the atom bomb The colors are so bold A snapshot taken from your back porch The story left untold Downwinder prophets on the desert flats Tell of changes they’ve seen A higher form of lowlife Gains life through our worst dreams Peyote and the atom bomb The colors are so bold A snapshot taken from your back porch The story left untold Mutated bodies play in fallout zones Clumps of hair lie on the ground A higher form of lowlife Gains life through our worst dreams

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released January 1, 1996

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