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Question one life, what is it for?
Sex, fun, money, maybe something more?
It's easy to be comatose when nothing seems to change
Turn off that TV, it's shrinking your brain.
Turn on your head
Turn on your ears
Turn on your eyes
It's time to prove you're alive
Complain about the system from time to time
Think the problem will go away if you just give it time
Years and months go by and nothing seems to change
It's time to start living the life we sang!
Turn on your head
Turn on your ears
Turn on your eyes
It's time to prove you're alive
And there is still a place
Where due to race
Someone is not looked at the same
And there is still a place
Where sexual preference brings disgrace
Someone is called a name
And there is still a place
Where a woman is judged
By the beauty of her skin
There is still a place. There is still a place. There is still a place
Of suffering.
What I'm trying to say in a simple way
Is every decision you make has the power to change
So if you have the choice between
Fucking someone and helping them out
Try helping them out!
Because in the end, underneath the bullshit
There's you and me, me and you
We are all the same
So if you have a choice - make it!
If you have a chance - take it!
Chained to the past - break it!
It's up to you and me
If you have a choice - make it!
If you have a chance - take it!
Chained to the past - break it!
It's up to you and me
Turn on your head
Turn on your ears
Turn on your eyes
It's time to prove you're alive
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TheBandFormerlyKnownAsFuel Berkeley, California
Fuel was:
Jim Allison
Aaron Arroyo
Sarah Kirsch
Jeff
Stofan
We met up in the Bay area in 1989. We found our community at Gilman St and the MRR house. We were supported by Very Small Records, Lookout, Rough Trade, Ebullition, Allied Recordings and Broken Rekids. As a footnote, we opened once for Fugazi.
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TheBandFormerlyKnownAsFuel recommends:
This was one of our favorites.
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Both their first two albums were on heavy rotation...
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At the very least, you must own "Walkin' By Myself"
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This band. Hands down my favorite Discord band. They’ve had a powerful affect on my musical growth when I was young. And they’ve stayed there locked up in good nostalgia. Timeless. So I was worried to know they were doing anything new. PLEASE NO! I though to myself. Don’t let the new stuff suck and poison it! Well… Let’s say I’m thankful. A new chapter is born. Solid.
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It's really awesome to hear the old tracks in the Out of Step lineup. In My Eyes sounds especially great here!
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