[Intro]
This is an old one, it's called "Self-Respect"
[Verse 1]
The way I think, the things I do
You don’t even have a clue
How I feel, what's in my mind
Is something you will never find
In a book or on TV
Open up your eyes and see
That my life is not defined
By passing trends that change with time
In a book or on TV
Open up your eyes and see
That my life is not defined
By passing trends that change with time
[Verse 2]
I can't control or turn this off
That there’s something wrong to participate
In what you see as a conventional society
Not a phase that fades with youth
A constant struggle to seek the truth
That I accеpt I may not find
But I know I have to try
Not a phase that fades with youth
A constant strugglе to seek the truth
That I accept I may not find
But I know I have to try
[Verse 3]
You condescend and patronize
But I can see through your fucking lies
You claim respect and empathy
But your words lack sincerity
And once again I've crossed the line
But I will not apologize
If you respect my life so much
Then take a step without a crutch
If you respect my life so much
Then take a step without a crutch
[Outro]
There's a lot of bands here that came a long way
And this is practically our backyard
So if you got some money to spare, if you like what you hear
Hit up the merch tables, there's a lot of great music back there
There's a lot of great ideas, crucial shirt designs
So, uh, spend your money wisely
If you don't mind, I'd like to play another new song
And, uh, I wrote this one for Sean Youngblood, everybody
Sean Youngblood, the fucking backbone of Central Pennsylvania hardcore
Fucking eleven years, twelve years? Twelve years, twelve fucking years
Where the fuck were you twelve years ago?
This next song's a new song, and I wrote this song around election time
Because it seems the people in this country
Like to get real fucking fired up when the ballots are about to be cast
When we’re so quick to throw faith in others
When really we should be throwing faith in ourselves