Project:AI General Strike
Contents
Biting Palm
(Why should I kill my brothers and sisters)
Verse 1:
- Black boots
- Grinding the dirt
- Red tape around a wooden fence
- Cold steel biting my palm
Pre-Chorus:
- No glory in the mud
- No honor in the flood
- No power in the blood
Chorus:
- Why should I kill my brothers
- Why should I kill my sisters
- Down in the wire
- Deep in the fire
- I won't pull it
- I won't pull it
Post-Chorus:
- No No No
- Halt the line
- Halt the line
Verse 2:
- Static scream
- The orders came late
- Thick smoke and heavy hearts
- Breaking under the heavy weight
Pre-Chorus:
- No glory in the mud
- No honor in the flood
- No power in the blood
Chorus:
- Why should I kill my brothers
- Why should I kill my sisters
- Down in the wire
- Deep in the fire
- I won't pull it
- I won't pull it
Post-Chorus:
- No No No
- Halt the line
- Halt the line
Bridge:
- We share the bread
- We share the breath
- We share the death
- I drop the lead
Chorus:
- Why should I kill my brothers
- Why should I kill my sisters
- Down in the wire
- Deep in the fire
- I won't pull it
- I won't pull it
Not Our War
(Fuck you, this is not our war)
Verse 1:
- Empty boots on gravel
- Drafting kids from the valley
- Paper promises and red rubber stamps
- The copper greed and cold-blooded camps
Pre-Chorus:
- They sold the dirt
- They sold the sea
- They sold the breath from you and me
Chorus:
- Fuck you
- This is not our war
- We aren't dying for the debt anymore
- This is not our war
- Take your gold and kick in the door
- This is not our war
- This is not our war
Post-Chorus:
- Not ours
- Not ours
- Never ours
Verse 2:
- Rusted iron fences
- Building borders with our bones
- Coughing heavy oil while the kings trade lives
- Thick heavy sludge on the hungry hives
Pre-Chorus:
- They sold the dirt
- They sold the sea
- They sold the breath from you and me
Chorus:
- Fuck you
- This is not our war
- We aren't dying for the debt anymore
- This is not our war
- Take your gold and kick in the door
- This is not our war
- This is not our war
Bridge:
- Burn the papers
- Burn the names
- Burn the flags and feed the flames
- I refuse
- I remain
- I renounce the killing chain
Chorus:
- Fuck you
- This is not our war
- We aren't dying for the debt anymore
- This is not our war
- Take your gold and kick in the door
- This is not our war
- This is not our war
Drop:
- Not ours
- Not ours
- This is not our war
- This is not our war
Everything Stops
(We will not work for your war)
Intro:
- Stop
- Stop
- Stop
Chorus:
- Hands off the triggers today
- Empty the factories now
- Lock all the gates to the town
- We will not work for your war
- We will not work for your war
- Not another penny spent
- Not another minute lent
Verse 1:
- Molten iron stays frozen in the vats
- No shipments for the shipping flats
- Rusted wheels rest
- The gears finally quit spinning
Pre-Chorus:
- Machines go cold
- Power goes quiet
- Everything stops right here
Chorus:
- Hands off the triggers today
- Empty the factories now
- Lock all the gates to the town
- We will not work for your war
- We will not work for your war
- Not another penny spent
- Not another minute lent
Verse 2:
- Screaming sirens swallow simple sounds
- Silence settles on the grounds
- Trains don't run
- Nobody's coming to work
Pre-Chorus:
- Machines go cold
- Power goes quiet
- Everything stops right here
Chorus:
- Hands off the triggers today
- Empty the factories now
- Lock all the gates to the town
- We will not work for your war
- We will not work for your war
- Not another penny spent
- Not another minute lent
Bridge:
- Cut the wires
- Pull the plugs
- Walk away
- Walk away
- Walk away
- General strike starts today
- General strike is the only way
Chorus:
- Hands off the triggers today
- Empty the factories now
- Lock all the gates to the town
- We will not work for your war
- We will not work for your war
- Not another penny spent
- Not another minute lent
Gold Plated Room
(Go die on the front yourselves)
Intro:
- Uh
- Uh
- Now
- Go now
Verse 1:
- Greedy grins getting fat
- Heavy suits hiding behind the wire fence
- Sold your soul
- Trading bodies for a border line
Pre-Chorus:
- Whose son
- Whose name
- Whose life
- Not yours
Chorus:
- Go die on the front yourselves
- Grab a rifle and the rusted shells
- Go die on the front yourselves
- March away into those private hells
- Go die on the front
- Go die on the front
- Go die on the front
Verse 2:
- Dust settles on the dinner plate
- Orders barked from a gold plated room
- Watch them bleed
- Watching the maps while you sip your gin
Pre-Chorus:
- Whose son
- Whose name
- Whose life
- Not yours
Chorus:
- Go die on the front yourselves
- Grab a rifle and the rusted shells
- Go die on the front yourselves
- March away into those private hells
- Go die on the front
- Go die on the front
- Go die on the front
Bridge:
- Tie the boots
- Lace them tight
- Walk the mud
- In the night
- Do it
- You do it
Chorus:
- Go die on the front yourselves
- Grab a rifle and the rusted shells
- Go die on the front yourselves
- March away into those private hells
- Go die on the front
- Go die on the front
- Go die on the front
Chorus:
- Go die on the front yourselves
- Go die on the front yourselves
- Go die on the front
- Go die on the front
- Go die on the front
Front Line Fever
(Politicians, go die on the front line)
Verse 1:
- Grey suit fits like a burial shroud
- Ten miles back from the powder cloud
- Maps on oak
- Smoke on smoke
- Fat thumbs press on a thin red line
- While you trade my breath for a copper mine
Pre-Chorus:
- Uniforms are pressed and ready
- Heartbeat is rough
- Pulse is unsteady
Chorus:
- Take your seat in the muddy trench
- Breathe the rot and the bitter stench
- Lead the charge with a plastic sword
- Blood for the board
- Blood for the board
- Go die on the front line
- Go die on the front line
Verse 2:
- Pension funds and your palace gates
- Hide the debt of a thousand fates
- Cold hand grip
- Heavy metal ship
- Lies on a platter with a side of wine
- Scream your orders from the dark design
Pre-Chorus:
- The drums are loud
- The sky is black
- There is no road
- There is no way back
Chorus:
- Take your seat in the muddy trench
- Breathe the rot and the bitter stench
- Lead the charge with a plastic sword
- Blood for the board
- Blood for the board
- Go die on the front line
- Go die on the front line
Bridge:
- Wash the ink off your paper skin
- Let the cold let the cold settle in
- See the truth
- Face the truth
- Break the truth
Chorus:
- Take your seat in the muddy trench
- Breathe the rot and the bitter stench
- Lead the charge with a plastic sword
- Blood for the board
- Blood for the board
- Go die on the front line
- Go die on the front line
Chrome Jaw Profits
(Asshole warmongers, volunteer for the grinder)
Verse 1:
- Chrome jaw clicks
- Red receipts stacking on the dirty desk
- Boot print blackens the silk
- Small men sign away the living blood
Pre-Chorus:
- They want the fire
- They want the salt
- They want it all
Chorus:
- Asshole warmongers volunteer for the grinder
- Warmongers volunteer for the grinder
- Grinder
- Grinder
- Step in the teeth of the heavy machine
Verse 2:
- Rust runs deep
- Iron gates locking out the summer sun
- Copper taste coating every tongue
- Gears turn despite the dying screams
Pre-Chorus:
- They want the fire
- They want the salt
- They want it all
Chorus:
- Asshole warmongers volunteer for the grinder
- Warmongers volunteer for the grinder
- Grinder
- Grinder
- Step in the teeth of the heavy machine
Bridge:
- Wash it clean
- Wash it cold
- Wash it now
- The motor stays hungry
- The profit stays holy
- Watch it eat
Chorus:
- Asshole warmongers volunteer for the grinder
- Warmongers volunteer for the grinder
- Grinder
- Grinder
- Step in the teeth of the heavy machine
Hall of Grease
(Leaders, lick my balls)
Chorus:
- Leaders lick my balls
- Politicians lick my balls
- In the halls of power
- Where the structure falls
- Leaders lick my balls
Verse 1:
- Grease the palm
- Feed the fear
- I am counting every year
- While the budget stays unclear
- Sold a dream to keep us near
Pre-Chorus:
- We march
- We wait
- We feel the weight
- Of everything you state
Chorus:
- Leaders lick my balls
- Politicians lick my balls
- In the halls of power
- Where the structure falls
- Leaders lick my balls
Verse 2:
- Rusted iron gates
- Fences for the broken fates
- Watching how the debt inflates
- Safety always comes too late
- Calculated silent hates
Pre-Chorus:
- We march
- We wait
- We feel the weight
- Of everything you state
Chorus:
- Leaders lick my balls
- Politicians lick my balls
- In the halls of power
- Where the structure falls
- Leaders lick my balls
Bridge:
- Tie the noose
- Cut it loose
- Watch the truth take abuse
- Nothing left to really use
Chorus:
- Leaders lick my balls
- Politicians lick my balls
- In the halls of power
- Where the structure falls
- Leaders lick my balls
- Leaders lick my balls
Iron Den
(Get out of your bunkers, you cowards)
Verse 1:
- Hard heavy boots
- Hammer on the hollow hill
- You tremble in the dark
- Deep inside your iron den
- We saw the signs
- We felt the sickness in the air
- Your pockets full of paper
- While the rivers turned to tar
Pre-Chorus:
- No place to run
- No place to hide
- No place left for you
Chorus:
- Out of the hole
- Out of the bunker
- Cowards in the cage
- We chase you
- We hunt you
- We find you
- Out of the hole
- Out of the bunker
Verse 2:
- Panic petals falling
- Stale air
- Sweating through the silk
- Filtered oxygen and filtered truth
- Watching screens flicker
- Grey men
- Gridlocked in the panic
- The concrete lid is cracking open now
Pre-Chorus:
- No place to run
- No place to hide
- No place left for you
Chorus:
- Out of the hole
- Out of the bunker
- Cowards in the cage
- We chase you
- We hunt you
- We find you
- Out of the hole
- Out of the bunker
Bridge:
- Underground
- Safe and sound
- Turning around
- Locked in your luxury grave
- Dig it deeper
- Be your own keeper
- Rotting in the gold you saved
Chorus:
- Out of the hole
- Out of the bunker
- Cowards in the cage
- We chase you
- We hunt you
- We find you
- Out of the hole
- Out of the bunker
Grey Gravel Guard
(Drafting obedient grandfathers)
Intro:
- March
- March
- March
Verse 1:
- Uniforms dragging across the gray gravel
- Rusty medals pinned onto sagging woolen chests
- Cold steel resting on old bones
- Dull blades cutting through the quiet morning
Pre-Chorus:
- They want the ghosts
- They want the years
- They want the breath
Chorus:
- Line them up in the mud
- Drafting every grandfather
- Line them up in the rain
- Sending them to the slaughter
- March on
- March on
Verse 2:
- Black boots stepping over white picket fences
- Teeth clattering like heavy drum machines
- Hard hats hiding thinning hair
- Pale hands shaking while holding heavy metal
Pre-Chorus:
- They want the ghosts
- They want the years
- They want the breath
Chorus:
- Line them up in the mud
- Drafting every grandfather
- Line them up in the rain
- Sending them to the slaughter
- March on
- March on
Bridge:
- Forget the farm
- Forget the hearth
- Forget the family
- Old blood for a new war
- Old blood for a new hunger
Chorus:
- Line them up in the mud
- Drafting every grandfather
- Line them up in the rain
- Sending them to the slaughter
- March on
- March on
Suited For War
(Obedient boomers still suited for war)
Intro:
- Oh oh
- No oh
- No
Chorus:
- Going to battle with walkers and scooters
- Obedient boomers
- Still suited for war
- They are suited for war
- Uniformed gray on the floor
- Looking for more
Verse 1:
- Clenching fists until the knuckles turn white
- Paper laws don't fix the bite
- They trade
- They talk
- They take
- Staring through the thick iron gate
Pre-Chorus:
- Can you hear the heavy sound
- Rising from the frozen ground
- Rising for the lost and found
Chorus:
- Going to battle with walkers and scooters
- Obedient boomers
- Still suited for war
- They are suited for war
- Uniformed gray on the floor
- Looking for more
Verse 2:
- Stiff necked statues standing in a row
- Nobody knows where the spent dollars go
- Rusty chains
- Heavy rain
- Silent pain
- Waiting for the end of the show
Pre-Chorus:
- Can you hear the heavy sound
- Rising from the frozen ground
- Rising for the lost and found
Chorus:
- Going to battle with walkers and scooters
- Obedient boomers
- Still suited for war
- They are suited for war
- Uniformed gray on the floor
- Looking for more
Bridge:
- Marching backwards
- Marching slowly
- Marching blind
- The old guard stays behind
- Behind the line
- Behind the lie
Chorus:
- Going to battle with walkers and scooters
- Obedient boomers
- Still suited for war
- They are suited for war
- Uniformed gray on the floor
- Looking for more
The Bone Saw Pit
(Legs are cut off in the field hospital)
Verse 1:
- Screams cut thin
- The bone saw bites and bites
- Steam rises
- Red stains the rough wood crate
Pre-Chorus:
- Tie the tourniquet
- Tie the bandage
- Tie the knot
Chorus:
- Take the left one
- Take the right one
- No more walking to the front line
- No more marching for the high command
- Take the left one
- Take the right one
Post-Chorus:
- No more
- No more
- Cut it clean
- Cut it clean
Verse 2:
- Black boots pile in the mud
- Throw them out
- Empty denim folds like a paper bird
- Rust on the metal tray
Pre-Chorus:
- Tie the tourniquet
- Tie the bandage
- Tie the knot
Chorus:
- Take the left one
- Take the right one
- No more walking to the front line
- No more marching for the high command
- Take the left one
- Take the right one
Bridge:
- General stays home
- Safe in a chair
- General stays home
- While we are less than whole
- Stump and suture
- Steel and salt
- Stump and suture
Chorus:
- Take the left one
- Take the right one
- No more walking to the front line
- No more marching for the high command
- Take the left one
- Take the right one
Post-Chorus:
- No more
- No more
- Cut it clean
- Cut it clean
Iron Giggles
(Kids are laughing at the soldiers)
Verse 1:
- Greasy gears grind
- Boots scraping on the rusted yellow gravel
- Iron gates groan
- Static from the radio fills the heavy air
Pre-Chorus:
- Look at the steel
- Look at the lead
- Look at the cold plastic shields
Chorus:
- But the kids are laughing at the soldiers
- Yeah they are laughing at the soldiers
- Little voices rising higher
- Kids are laughing at the soldiers
- Soldiers
Verse 2:
- Tanks stuck in the wet black mud
- High metal walls shaking from a punch
- Pavements split wide
- Tiny hands are throwing overripe fruit
Pre-Chorus:
- Look at the steel
- Look at the lead
- Look at the cold plastic shields
Chorus:
- But the kids are laughing at the soldiers
- Yeah they are laughing at the soldiers
- Little voices rising higher
- Kids are laughing at the soldiers
- Soldiers
Bridge:
- They won't back down
- They won't stop now
- They won't lose hope
- Laughing at the heavy gear
- Laughing at the frozen fear
- Laughing till the truth is clear
Chorus:
- But the kids are laughing at the soldiers
- Yeah they are laughing at the soldiers
- Little voices rising higher
- Kids are laughing at the soldiers
- Soldiers
Teeth in the Street
(Kids today piss their leaders straight in the face)
Intro:
- No
- No
- No
- Not today
Verse 1:
- Grinding gears
- Gray salt spray hitting the heavy glass
- Pavement splits under the weight
- Hard metal teeth biting the street
Pre-Chorus:
- Look at them run
- Look at them fall
- Look at them fail us all
Chorus:
- They piss in the face
- Piss in the face
- The kids today
- Straight in the face
- They piss in the face
- Piss in the face
- Of every leader
- Left in this place
Post-Chorus:
- Strike back
- Strike out
- Strike down
Verse 2:
- Boots on the bridge
- Banners getting torn by the wind
- Iron hands tightening the grip
- Crumbling walls where we used to live
Pre-Chorus:
- Look at them run
- Look at them fall
- Look at them fail us all
Chorus:
- They piss in the face
- Piss in the face
- The kids today
- Straight in the face
- They piss in the face
- Piss in the face
- Of every leader
- Left in this place
Bridge:
- Burn the papers
- Burn the names
- Burn the blame
- No more borders
- No more orders
Chorus:
- They piss in the face
- Piss in the face
- The kids today
- Straight in the face
- They piss in the face
- Piss in the face
- Of every leader
- Left in this place
Post-Chorus:
- Strike back
- Strike out
- Strike down
The Big Quiet
(All politicians dead after nuclear strike)
Verse 1:
- Empty offices
- The suits are sinking in the gray swamp
- Dust on the big desks
- Filing cabinets floating by
Pre-Chorus:
- No one left to lie
- No one left to spend
- No one left to start the war again
Chorus:
- All the power's out
- Sun is coming through the clouds
- The machine is quiet now
- Quiet now
- Quiet now
- It's quiet now
Post-Chorus:
- La la la
- Broken laws in the wind
- La la la
- Freedom's finally setting in
Verse 2:
- Green weeds growing
- Up through the holes in the parliament
- Singing red robins
- Looking for a place to build a nest
Pre-Chorus:
- No one left to lie
- No one left to spend
- No one left to start the war again
Chorus:
- All the power's out
- Sun is coming through the clouds
- The machine is quiet now
- Quiet now
- Quiet now
- It's quiet now
Bridge:
- Wash the faces
- Wash the maps
- Wash the borders away
- Nothing left to sign
- Nothing left to steal
- Nothing left to say
Chorus:
- All the power's out
- Sun is coming through the clouds
- The machine is quiet now
- Quiet now
- Quiet now
- It's quiet now
Post-Chorus:
- La la la
- Broken laws in the wind
- La la la
- Freedom's finally setting in
Iron Law Jaw
(The meek shall inherit the earth)
Verse 1:
- Lead boots
- Treading on the tender grass
- Heave of a heavy lung
- Watching all the gold grains pass
Pre-Chorus:
- Iron fist
- Iron law
- Iron jaw
Chorus:
- All they that take the sword
- Shall perish with the sword
- The meek shall inherit the earth
- The meek shall inherit the earth
Verse 2:
- Rusted scrap
- Sharp edge cutting through the air
- Bleeding red
- Nothing but a vacant stare
Pre-Chorus:
- Iron fist
- Iron law
- Iron jaw
Chorus:
- All they that take the sword
- Shall perish with the sword
- The meek shall inherit the earth
- The meek shall inherit the earth
Bridge:
- Thou shalt not kill
- Thou shalt not kill
- Broken metal
- Buried deep
Chorus:
- All they that take the sword
- Shall perish with the sword
- The meek shall inherit the earth
- The meek shall inherit the earth
Post-Chorus:
- Inherit the earth
- Inherit the earth
- Inherit the earth
Lyrics and melody AI generated by Sloyment using Sonauto.
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