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Disengaged 02:26
I'd like to help but I've got to worry about myself Taking the easy way out again! It's not my fault. The problem belongs to someone else Taking the easy way out again! I've played my part. It's someone else's turn Taking the easy way out again! Don't show me the truth. It only makes my eyes burn Taking the easy way out again! When conflict is avoided, principles fall void We only serve to justify ourselves As isolated islands we continue abstinence from action In attempt to justify ourselves I've got to fight. Macho stance I must defend Taking the easy way out again! Can't let them know I'm scared. I've got to pretend Taking the easy way out again! Can't speak out. My ignorance will show Taking the easy way out again! I can't be hurt by what you don't know Taking the easy way out again! When conflict is avoided, principles fall void We only serve to justify ourselves When we accept others pain, to uncontrolled reason we throw our blame We only serve to justify ourselves Disengaged with a cynical pride the way that we were taught Quite satisfied, fully denied, we sit back and watch And I don't want to live my life like that I don't want to life a life like that
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Some Gods 03:43
Some gods tell me to bow down before them And some gods ask me to love thy neighbor Which one are you going to choose? And is there room for reason? Is there room for reason? I don't need an excuse I don't need a reason You provide the proof I call it spiritual treason I just don't know how to show That there's you and me Redemption, forgiveness, turn the other cheek Theology means nothing; actions which speak to me My respect, you will have gained, just simply Abandon the institutions, which you helped create What about you, smiling self-righteously? Do you concede, spirituality?
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We may fail. We just might succeed We could sink like lead or fuck up at best Don't realize our power. Can't conceive otherwise Consuming the lies which keep us sitting idly by We may crumble. We may never thrive It remains to be seen whether we can survive But giving up on tomorrow before you give a chance to today Self-determined destination, all options thrown away Because of maybe - I've got a chance (That's what you got. It's a fuck of a lot) Because of maybe - I've got to try Because of maybe - I've got a chance (Uncertainty in your attack) Your prophecy I will defy You say you're scared, so what you gonna do? You say you're scared, you know, I feel that way too But it's time we act upon all we've said Fear is just paralysis of the head We may fall down. We may get hurt. But at least we'll life our lives for what their worth Hard cynical mask. Convenient hole to hide. We're gonna break down that wall Find what's inside Because of maybe - I've got a chance (That's what you got. It's a fuck of a lot) Because of maybe - I've got to try Because of maybe - I've got a chance (Uncertainty in your attack) Your prophecy I will defy I may be a fool. I may be young. I may fight a battle that can't be won. I may be simplistic. I may be unrealistic. All I know is something must be done! Think age has brought you wisdom? will, I dare to disagree Seems that all you've done is betrayed all you believe Well, I'm not going to give up, trying to help you Because of maybe - I've got a chance (That's what you got. It's a fuck of a lot) Because of maybe - I've got to try Because of maybe - I've got a chance (Uncertainty in your attack) Your prophecy I will defy
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Cue To You 05:03
A simple realization into the reason why Beyond the strict limitation of judgment's blind pride Still I put myself apart from my foe But it's the institution, not the person, I oppose To put perspective in its place We're all part of the same human race I cue to you Something I must do I cue to you And all those times I wanted to burn them to the ground Kick in their fucking heads, but I recalled what Mahatma said Your spirit keeps me alive, though it may hide deep inside A simple lesson for life - never dehumanize Never betray. Do all I can Action not delayed. From my head right down to my hand I cue to you I cue to you I cue to you In your existence was left a clue Threat by example. Action serving as tool And my trust is true. I'm pulling for you Gonna make the world a better place And you know, that may take some faith Though it may be had to break the urge .When I'm feeling down I'm not chained to reaction. Tolerance can be found I cue to you Something I must do I cue to you I cue to you I cue to you I cue to you
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Thanks for sharing that remark with me. I've got a name for that Thanks for sharing that joke with me. I've got a name for that Where do you find the humor in that? I'd really like to know I won't get mad at ignorance. Won't let my anger show The name is... Hatred, for what you don't even understand The name is... Fear, for what you can't even comprehend The urge to put you in your place grows strong from time to time But to shit on you would be a crime I'd love to bring you down 'cause you think you're fucking cool But I don't want to be like you I want to... Cut you down Cut you down I want to... Cut you down But I won't... put you in your place.
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I, from a personal point of view, is what all songs are about, unless they're written by you! So get off your ass and take a stand. Stop telling me the world has done all it can! Economic apartheid, strikes in the streets The helpless victims of the profits of greed Freedom. Equality. Words people like to say Yet they close their eyes, thinking hunger just goes away! So why can't you see? It's up to you and me Will we ever be free Of such misery? IBM, McDonald's, Exxon - one and the same Monuments of excess playing self-serving games In the land of inequality, it's not hard to see So many turn a blink eye to the pain and poverty When you look into their eyes try not to deny When you look into their eyes try to sympathize Why can't you see? It's up to you and me Will we ever be free Of such misery? There's no black, there's no white There's no day, there's no night There's no wrong, there's no right But there is you You tend to say from a personal way that the world's all gray and that there's nothing that we can do Make a self-fulfilling prophecy come true Consumed by the world outside, lose touch with sincerity inside Consumed by the world within, lose touch with the whole reason why I feel I have the right (obligation) To express in words this sight Distinguish strong (specify) Vision clarified of what's wrong and right I ran 'cause I was scared, denied all out of fear Innocence can never be rectified by closed eye that abstains That abstains from existence That abstains from being a participant! Why can't you see? It's up to you and me Will we ever be free Of such misery?
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Actualized 02:39
This ain't a simple message, with a catchy refrain Not here for your amusement or just to entertain Don't feel the need to create something entirely new Don't want to expound on the Universal Truth Just a moment, actualized, where we know We truly know that we're not strangers When I walk away from you After we've exchanged more than a word or two I realize there's been no understanding We're still strangers, just strangers Don't hesitate, articulate, any thoughts you have Promise to comply, to try and do the same To realize that moment, where we both know We truly know that we're not strangers And every time... And every time... I want to kick myself for shutting down. I shut down We play it safe, we mouth the lines. We play it safe, we mouth the lines Quite satisfied, we serve our time I resented you when you could not hear My silent disapproval or my silent pleas But I realize there's been no understanding We're still strangers, just strangers Don't feel the need to create something entirely new Don't want to expound on the Universal Truth Just a moment, actualized, where we know We truly know that we're not strangers
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Habit 02:52
She said she had a habit I turned and took it in again She said "I've had a habit" Now do you understand? She said "I had to stop" I searched for some wisdom to share She said "I hope I stopped" I wondered what heaven was like Read the whole story I am more than skin - look where I've been I am more than skin - look where I've been Read the whole story I am more than skin - look where I've been I am more than skin Only look through dark eyes And you'll judge to your own standards Try to look through light eyes Look inside, be surprised
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I want to break like I've never broken I want to tear like I've never torn I want to speak like I've never spoken I want to breathe like the day I was born If you stand on the backs of others If you drink from the sweat of others If you stand on the backs of others You are warned. You are warned! And it's not something you can put a price on Though you've been planning it all along Deeper than items ever go It's your weakness, we well know Not something that you can forget Nor buy, steal, or market Deeper than monetary greed Your exploitation plants my seeds But it's not up for sale Not up for sale Not up for sale Not up for sale ...are you? I'm looking for something I have not found Consistency, foundations sound I'm looking for something I have not found Will I find it? Will I find it? If you stand on the backs of others If you drink from the sweat of others If you stand on the backs of others You are warned. You are warned! And it's more than your urge to complete We're dealing with emotions here More than marketing strategies Uncompromising! Something you fear Not something you can utilize Buy, steal, or compromise Your greed plants my seeds Your greed is killing me! But it's not up for sale Not up for sale Not up for sale Not up for sale ...are you? Did you put a price? A spirit that can not be measured By the might of the dollar bill A raw emotion true and whole The foundation for my will And you don't put a price On what you value in life And another one goes up for sale Another one goes up for sale Another one goes up for sale Another one goes up for sale Are you up for sale?

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This album was originally released on vinyl and cassette on Sixth International / Rough Trade. It was also released on vinyl and CD in Europe on Rough Trade Germany. It was re-released on vinyl on Ebullition.

The songs on this album were included in the compilation retrospective CD - Monuments To Excess - released on Allied Recordings and then re-released on Broken Rekids.

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released September 1, 1990

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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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