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Hitler learned everything he knew from Amerikkka
The Pink Lady screamed that, “Dresden Is Still Alive!”
Her fingers are like lips
They can write or bite
Spit or fight
Yell daggers or hold a knife
Either way, they’re here to open your eyes
If you miss your eyelids
Don’t be surprised
She’ll hold them from reprise
But don’t be shocked if you despise
What once blocked you
Kept you shielded from what’s outside
And if you take debate
And let go of fate
Then you’ll learn what we all should hate
American slavery
Held permanently
Whipped genetically
It took a war to free
Segregated legally
Treated unfairly
Equalized pusedo-ly
Given a few opportunities instead of equalized structurally
And yet there are those who claim that they are merely leeching


Apron, hair pin, cooking, washing, listening, loving, baking, baby, make-up, nurture
Does it paint a picture?
Cars, guitars, break laws, sinners, body hair, boots, pick-ups, propose, smashing
Does it paint a scene?

Every time a men’s bathroom is left without a changing stall
Every time a woman gets laughed at while under a car
Every time a man gets hit by a woman and its okay
Every time a woman does the same job and she receives less pay

We all play in to these ideas
These concepts
What we should regret and get upset about is what we let everyone think is in stone and set


Heroes risk life, limb and mind
Their on the corner begging for your dime
Those who create “support the troops” bumper stickers
Have done nothing to take away that bottle of liquor
They go across seas to fight for our country
Yet our country allows them to die in our streets
Actin’ like we don’t know anything about PTSD
Actin’ like it’s not our fault they’ve gone crazy
Then there are those who look down on them
Killing innocents
You’re not there and you don’t know a fucking thing
That is the savagery that war does bring
Don’t judge actions outside of their context
So jump off of this superiority complex
Open your mouth, and do something about it
We are the ones who let it happen
Stand there and tell me sexuality is a choice
Is a sin, it’s pretend.
Let me be another voice
When you spend
Your whole life
Trying to
Convince your
Self that you
Are not bi
Are not gay
It will tear
Eat away
‘Cause you know
How people
Feel about
Something so
Important as who you want to love

Cast away
All of those
Practices
The pseudo
Sciences
Understand
This is real
And for those
Of you who
Want to say
That all we
Want is some
Attention
Then why don’t
You just please, please
Stop giving
It to us

Turn off your television
Turn off your media mind
If you would just close your eyes to it
You would find you’d be less blind
The media slips us roofies
Money turns us around
Monopolies bend us over
And ignorance begins to pound
We eat and shit statistics
We don’t care what they mean
We’d have to think about it
Please tell us what they mean
We won’t question you
Don’t worry
Just lead with whatever bleeds
We are so thankful
We actually thought we were safe on these streets

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The Trying Cincinnati, Ohio

The Trying is a solo music project from Chris Kaetzel. I blend sounds from a wide array of genres and influences to create a unique sound to encapsulate a myriad of emotions and topics. My lyrics are always genuine, no matter the content, and that is a major driving force behind The Trying. ... more

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