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Armed with uniformity and an automatic grin
You tell me of your enterprise and insist that I join in
Such honor and nobility, such elite opportunity
To sign my life over to the military

No! I don't believe a word that you say
No! I won't dig my own shallow grave
No! I will not kill for capitalism
No! I will not become another victim

Open your eyes
Accept the truth
Your handshake is
Poison for the youth

State-stamped letters won't convince me to slaughter another
And I don't accept collect calls from Big Brother
Do you really think I'm dumb enough to swallow your story—
A myth of foolish heroism and tragic, empty glory?

A 19 year-old soldier lay destroyed in a field
Brainwashed then forgotten, sent off to be killed
You were there to recruit him with your boastful war songs
Did you care when they picked up what was left of him with tongs?

You excuse your existence saying only the strong survive
You mock logic with your opinions, convinced we must kill to stay alive
And I have no choice but to dwell in rage,
slowly losing myself nerve by nerve
Just waiting for the day when you get what you deserve

No! I won’t believe a word you say
No! I won’t dig my own shallow grave
No! I won’t perpetuate
Your endless quest to annihilate

Open your eyes
Accept the truth
Your handshake is
Poisoning the youth

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from The Years of Defiance: Discography 1997​-​2000, released February 29, 2024

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Dominant Minority Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Tracks 1-10 recorded in the summer 1997 at Bell Labs in Norman, OK

Carl Swart: Guitars / Vocals,

Micah Rowe: Bass / Vocals,

Brian Carrigan: Drums

Tracks 11-16 recorded in the fall of 1999 at Bell Labs in Norman, OK

Carl Swart: Guitars / Vocals,

Brandon Carrigan: Vocals,

Pete Calhoun: Guitar,

Micah Rowe: Bass / Vocals,

Brian Carrigan: Drums

Released by Little Mafia Records 2023 ... more

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