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Is That A Squeegee In Your Pocket Or Are You Just Happy To See Me?

by Ripcordz

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1.
I hear you talking Though I know that you're nowhere near I hear you calling Wanna tell you there's nothing to fear I know I'll find you Coz our lives are one and the same I know you'll find me When the world around us all goes insane There's people all around you On whom you can depend Never lose your faith In those you choose to call your friends I hold your picture And my focus changes here and today I hold you closer And the world around us all fades away I'd swim the seas Swing through the trees Fall to my knees Just to be with you
2.
Imagination 02:41
Microwave thin casings, trying not to say things Say that you're not at home Concentrated ratings, pixellated paintings Say you're not alone Electronic gladness, positronic madness Reflected on the screen The braver and the bolder, eye of the beholder Blinded to the scene CHORUS Hey. Wait. Imitation flatters no one Hey. Wait. Imagination dies when you're gone Tribal celtic tracings tattooed on like playthings Meaningless tonight Scarifications cutting into nations Imitating life Pain as the decider, a ritual insider A philosophic knife A pirate or a vulture, popular culture As husband and as wife A pretty rhyme, a pickup line Drawn into the sand Recycled fads, screaming TV ads Microwave the land
3.
Bittersweet 02:45
Our bittersweet relationship is coming to an end Now the sweetness is long gone My friends, my music and my clothes are things I don't defend To you or just to anyone CHORUS I've lived alone for way too long with you Now I'll find what I can do I'm tired of talking to the walls, of arguments and strife I'm tired of always being wrong I've packed my bags and left you for a world that's full of life I'll find a place where I belong By the time you read this I'm a million miles away I'll chance it on my own I hope you understand and we can talk again one day But I'm never coming home
4.
Youth War 02:39
Corporate culture grinned and bared A generation war declared Unemployment soars, who cares? Governments talk, youth beware CHORUS But I'm alive I'll survive The time to fight the power is now The time to fight the power and how Kill those sacred corporate cows Destroy the rules that say you're not allowed Fight the suits and fight the police Fight the system, fight for release Fight the teachers, fight for peace The war on youth will never cease
5.
Two-Four 02:59
24 is going to change the way I see my life is going A taste of liquid gold Give me hope, give me dope They don't want to know Keep the rap, keep the crap Quite a way to go CHORUS 2-4 Hear the call 2-4 Hear the fall 2-4-6-8 What do we appreciate Got no mind at all 24 slow hours and I can't remember my last name Just let me play the game A case in point, I case the joint The bells drive me insane A life led twice, enjoy the vice I tried to change in vain I drink a toast to all the old ghosts And let some new ones dull all the pain I've never felt so good Never felt quite so deranged 24 my brain turns off, and I'm the new king of the place Plastered, blitzed and faced I buy a round, I hand around All the girls think I'm great I try some lines, some pickup whines But can't recall a date
6.
A study in the way the world works on the news tonight Just who has all the fun and who says what is right? The mayor of Montreal points to the evil of it all The city's in the dumps, let's line the Punks against the wall Business runs the town, runs the country Runs the whole damn world Got a problem? Fins a scapegoat Blame the homeless boys and girls Ethnocentric rants and some corporate cash grants And the police hit the streets in a whirl The squeegee kids are real You dealt their hand, just deal Let people work for their meals Stand back - the squeegees live here too Stand back - the kids need some space, just like you A growth industry for real A looney, tooney deal Don't beg, borrow or steal Stand back - the streets belong to all Stand back - as all your plans begin to fall
7.
The One 02:45
Wandering through this world full of long dark suits Looking through the future, only got you to lose You are the night, you are the right You are the one I always find at my side all night A shadowy impression of the pain and the delight Just looking for some answers, not looking for a fight You are the sun, you are the fun You are the reason for that I have done tonight She whispers me the word, I feel a clarity of sight Don't wait up coz I'm not coming home tonight Observe the rules you're never make a dent in this strife Reverse the course and don't regret a day in your life You are the one You are the one You are the one when all else is gone No waiting, no complaining, I have found a new light Illuminating all before me - the wrong and the right You are the day You are the way You are the one beside here as I lay tonight You are my life You are my wife You're my delight
8.
Julie Newmar's cat leaves you depraved Like Gilligan, you'll never be saved Reruns trash your will Phasers set to kill Infomercials light the walls 'til eight Xena kicks some leather-clad butt Jerry Springer orchestrates his nuts The Power Rangers rule Homer Simpson drools Lloyd Robertson's a loveable old putz News as seen through U.S. eyes Suicides are live at five Still waiting for the fun to arrive Top ten Cheap Zen Still waiting for the guns to arrive Quoting Mulder's truth is too late Calling for a 900 date Remote control your crew, it's learned to hate you too Watching Cops and reruns is your fate Get Smart South Park Watch Matlock and Steel Buns until it grates That's Art
9.
Hey there, I'd just like to get to know you How 'bout I buy you a drink or two? A nice smile but - funny laughter I get the feeling I'm already through Man that hurts, piercings, mini skirts A welcome designed to delude Hang in bars, cut-rate movie stars But where'd they get all that attitude? Watch me sweat, my mouth it feels so dry The barmaid laughs, I slit my wrists, I die CHORUS Suburban punkettes, a feline grace Virtual vampires lost in space My dignity's gone without a trace May never rejoin the human race I'm homeward bound Hey there, I'd just like to get to know you Really? Sure, yeah I'll have a Blue Sorry, clumsy, a little nervous But rubber cleans up without a clue You're my first, piercings, mini skirts A dream, a nightmare I can't elude Is that your hand? I can barely stand You smile again I come unglued No I promise, not another word My whole life has just been so absurd Hey there, I'd just - oh, your place is fine Sorry, somehow lost track of time Your chains and bracelets, they paralyze me A bright red ball to stifle my crime It's my first piercing, mini skirt You want a boy, you want a girl Man it hurts when you do your worst Darkness descends on my world I surrender to the pain of shame Your maid she laughs, who wants to stay too sane?
10.
Sliding down a mountain, dancing in a fountain Jumping into outer space Boarding down your main street, ignoring the straight creeps Life is there for you to taste Dodging cops past curfew time Your fake I.D. reads 29 The rules are rarely spoken, you know they're to be broken Smash it up tonight Just have some fun CHORUS Have fun Have fun before you're done Driving into madness, conquering their sadness The pit goes round and round Smoking in the girls room, munching on some mushrooms Your head goes round and round Don't need tools supplied by fools You've studied at a brand new school Laughing at their dangers, have sex with total strangers But watch that golden rule Just have some fun
11.
Due South 01:52
Shine those buttons bright, big guy Press that suit and tie, red guy Canada's cool dope, Chicago's new hope Pack those bags and fly He's heading south to the land of crime CHORUS Watch the signs, save in kind The nick of time, to the rescue Watch and wait, he'll save the day And remains true True to you Hey girl, need a Mountie? If you know what I mean Don't you? Amazing, his boss frustrates him And just what's with that wolf - and caribou? Due south - new land of mine Annoying his new hosts Talking to old ghosts Innocence at most Scores one right between the posts He's going South
12.
Runaway 03:04
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Venez Venez 02:44
Sur le boulevard y a un endroit Qui se donne trop d'importance Le tenancier est retardé Décroché de la realité REFRAIN Venez venez Supporter la médiocrité Venez venez Encourager l'imbicilité La femme avale ses opinions Elle doit avant tout servir le patron Levons nos verres, ferment nos yeux Pour mieux vomir sur le gros vicieux Les gens de la scène s'y sont établi Du haut de leurs chaises, la tête enflée Régardent le peuple avec fierté Allons ensemble les aduler
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Hey! 03:02
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Speeding through the prairies, leave the RCMP behind Regina's really cool, the Lams in Edmonton just blow your mind Winnipeg's a gas, but just a few hundred K more west Is a town where the kids just rock out the best CHORUS Brandon Rocks It's Castle Greyskull Punk Brandon Rocks None of that prog-Punk junk Brandon Rocks Slip in the pit and you're sunk A beer-fuelled celebration Party down in your Docs Playing with New Quadro or could it be that now it's Somebody Else Sweep the sweat aside the party's moving just so swell

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released October 16, 1998

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Ripcordz Montreal, Québec

Formed in 1980 and been playing ever since. Proud Punks from Montreal. We've played more than 2,500 shows and put out 18 albums. But we're not living in the past. Our new stuff is our best stuff.

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