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What happened to you?
You're not the same
Their's something in your head
Made a violent change
It's in your head
It's in your head
It's in your head
Filler
You call it religion
You're full of shit
Filler
Was she really worth it?
She cost you your life
She'll never leave your side
She's gonna be your wife
It's in your head
It's in your head
It's in your head
Filler
You call it romance
You're full of shit
Filler
Your brain is clay
What's going on?
You picked up a bible
And now you're gone
It's in your head
It's in your head
It's in your head
Filler
You call it religion
You're full of shit
Filler
You never knew
You never will
Filler...
I don't wanna hear it
All you do is talk about you
I don't wanna hear it
Cos I know that none of it's true
I don't wanna hear it
I'm sick and tired of all your lies
I don't wanna hear it
When are you gonna realize...
That I don't wanna hear it
Know you're full of shit
I don't wanna hear it
Know you're full of shit
I don't wanna hear it
Know you're full of shit
I don't wanna hear it
I don't wanna hear it
All you do is talk about you
I don't wanna hear it
Cos I know that none of it's true
I don't wanna hear it
I'm sick and tired of all your lies
I don't wanna hear it
When are you gonna realize...
That I don't wanna hear it
Know you're full of shit
I don't wanna hear it
Know you're full of shit
I don't wanna hear it
Know you're full of shit
I don't wanna hear it
Shut your fucking mouth
I don't care what you say
You keep talking
You're talking everyday
First you're telling story
Then you're telling lies
When the fuck are you gonna realize...
That I don't wanna hear it
Know you're full of shit
I don't wanna hear it
Know you're full of shit
I don't wanna hear it
Know you're full of shit
I don't wanna hear it
Ah! Shut up!
You see me and you laugh out loud
You taunt me from safe inside your crowd
My looks, they must threaten you
To make you act the way you do
Red, I'm seeing red
I'm seeing red, I'm seeing red
I'm seeing red, I'm seeing red
You see me and you think I'm a jerk
First impressions without a word
You can't believe your eyes at first
But now you know you've seen the worst
Red, I'm seeing red, I'm seeing red
I'm seeing red, I'm seeing red
Red, I'm seeing red
I'm seeing red, I'm seeing red
I'm a person just like you
But I've got better things to do
Than sit around and fuck my head
Hang out with the living dead
Snort white shit up my nose
Pass out at the shows
I don't even think about speed
That's something I just don't need
I've got straight edge
I'm a person just like you
But I've got better things to do
Than sit around and smoke some dope
Cos I know I can cope
Laugh at the thought of eating ludes
Laugh at the thought of sniffing glue
Always gonna keep in touch
Never want to use a crutch
I've got straight edge
I've got straight edge
I've got straight edge
I've got straight edge
Compete, compete, do it for the boys
Empty barrels make the most noise
You're always on the move
You've always got something to prove
What the fuck are you fighting for?
Is it because you're five foot four?
You better be happy with what you've got
You'll never get any more
You laugh at a man when he tries
You're trying to make up for your sizes
To you life is a rivalry
Keep a step ahead of me
What the fuck are you fighting for?
Is it because you're five foot four?
You better be happy with what you've got
You'll never get any more
Small man, big mouth
Small man, big mouth
Small man, big mouth
Small man, big mouth
I'm gonna knock it down
Any way that I can
I'm gonna scream, I'm gonna yell
I don't want to have to use my hands
It's like screaming at a wall
It's like screaming at a wall
It's like screaming at a wall
It's like screaming at a wall
Someday it's gonna fall
You built that wall up around you
And now you can't see out
And you can't hear my words
No matter how loud I shout
It's like screaming at a wall
It's like screaming at a wall
It's like screaming at a wall
It's like screaming at a wall
Someday it's gonna fall
You're safe inside and you know it
Cos I can't get to you
And you know I resent it
And my temper grows
You better reinforce those walls
Until you don't have no room to stand
Cos someday the brick are gonna fall
Someday I'm gonna use my hands
Get your bravery from a six-pack
Get your bravery from a half-pint
Drink your whiskey, drink your grain
Bottoms up and you don't feel pain
Drink your whiskey, drink your grain
Bottoms up and you don't feel pain
Go out and fight, fight
Go out and fight, fight
Go out and fight, fight
Go out and fight,
Bottled violence
Lose control of your body
Beat the shit out of somebody
Half-shut eyes don't see who you hit
But you don't take any shit
Half-shut eyes don't see who you hit
But you don't take any shit
Go out and fight, fight
Go out and fight, fight
Go out and fight, fight
Go out and fight,
Bottled violence
Go out and fight, fight
Go out and fight, fight
Go out and fight, fight
Go out and fight,
Bottled violence
We're not the first, I hope we're not the last
Cos I know we're all heading for that adult crash
The time is so little, the time belongs to us
Why is every body in such a fucking rush?
Make do with what you have
Take what you can get
Pay no mind to us
We're just a minor threat
We're just a minor threat
We're just a minor threat
We're just a minor threat
We're just a minor threat
I was early to finish, I was late to start
I might be an adult, I'm a minor at heart
Go to college, be a man, what's the fucking deal?
It's not how old I am, it's how old I feel
Take your time
Try not to forget
We will never will
We're just a minor threat
We're just a minor threat
We're just a minor threat
We're just a minor threat
We're just a minor threat
And it's a promess
Something's fucked up, something's not right
I came to have a good time, you came to fight
But if I do fight, nothing to fear
Cos I know my friends are here
I don't like to fight
I don't like getting hurt
Got my guard up
State of alert
Something's fucked up, something's not right
I came to have a good time, you came to fight
But if I do fight, nothing to fear
Cos I know my friends are here
I don't loke for trouble, trouble finds me
Need my friends in an emergency
Something's fucked up, something's not right
I came to have a good time, you came to fight
But if I do fight, nothing to fear
Cos I know my friends are here
Don't go out alone go with a friend
You might need him in the end
Something's fucked up, something's not right
I came to have a good time, you came to fight
But if I do fight, nothing to fear
Cos I know my friends are here
Stand up, stand up
Stand up, stand up
And be counted
You tell me you like the taste
You just need an excuse
You tell me it calms your nerves
You just think it looks cool
You tell me you want to be different
You just change for the same
You tell me it's only natural
You just need the proof
Did you fucking get it?
It's in my eyes, it's in my eyes
It's in my eyes, it's in my eyes
It's in my eyes, it's in my eyes
It's in my eyes, it's in my eyes
And it doesn't look that way to me -- In my eyes
And it doesn't look that way to me -- In my eyes
You tell me that nothing matters
You're just fucking scared
You tell me that I'm better
You just hate yourself
You tell me that you like her
You just wish you did
You tell me that I make no difference
At least I'm fucking trying
What the fuck have you done?
It's in my eyes, it's in my eyes
It's in my eyes, it's in my eyes
It's in my eyes, it's in my eyes
It's in my eyes, it's in my eyes
And it doesn't look that way to me -- In my eyes
And it doesn't look that way to me -- In my eyes
Out Of Step (with the world)
(I) Don't smoke
(I) Don't drink
(I) Don't fuck
At least I can fucking think
I can't keep up
Can't keep up
Can't keep up
Out of step with the world
I can't keep up
Can't keep up
Can't keep up
Out of step with the world
(I) Don't smoke
(I) Don't drink
(I)Don't fuck
At least I can fucking think
I can't keep up
Can't keep up
Can't keep up
Out of step with the world
I can't keep up
Can't keep up
Can't keep up
Out of step with the world
I can't keep up
Can't keep up
Can't keep up
Out of step with the world
I can't keep up
Can't keep up
Can't keep up
Out of step with the world
I'm sorry
For something I didn't do
Lynched somebody
But I don't know who
You blame me for slavery
A hundred years before I was born
Guilty of beeing white
Guilty of beeing white
Guilty of beeing white
Guilty of beeing white
I'm sorry
For something I didn't do
Lynched somebody
But I don't know who
You blame me for slavery
A hundred years before I was born
Guilty of beiing white
Guilty of beeing white
Guilty of beeing white
Guilty of beeing white
I'm a convict -- Guilty
Of a racist crime -- Guilty
I've only served -- Guilty
19 years of my time -- Guilty
I'm sorry
For something I didn't do
Lynched somebody
But I don't know who
You blame me for slavery
A hundred years before I was born
Guilty of beeing white
Guilty of beeing white
Guilty of beeing white
Guilty of beeing white
Maybe it was no one's fault, I know it wasn't mine
But now that you've moved along I guess I'm next in line
I thought we had the same ideas but you, you proved me wrong
I've been played the fool before but never for quite so long
Betray, betray, betray, betray,
Betray, betray, betray, betray
So what now? Do we shake hands, and go on our separate ways?
Or do I open my mind, and follow you into the haze?
No, I'll see you tomorrow same channel, same time, same place
I'm not going anywhere cos I quit your fucking race
Betray, betray, betray, betray,
Betray, betray, betray, betray
Goddammit, we were supposed to stay young
And now it's over, it's finished, it's done
Normal expectations, they were on the run
But now it's over, it's finished, it's done
The ends
I thought I had left it behind
In another fucking time
When boys were boys, girls were girls
And faces were hard to find
It followed me, it followed me
It followed me, it followed me
All the stupid thinking the stupid people thought
The rules that we lived by, the friends that we bought
The asshole with a strong arm in the shape of floating friends
The young ladies and their secrets in the soap that never ends
It followed me, it followed me
It followed me, it followed me
You know, I thought I had outrun it
When I crossed the tracks
I thought I had gotten away
When it tapped me on the back
It followed me, it followed me
It followed me, it followed me
Everybody's right
Everything I've done is wrong
You know I tried, I tried to keep it short
I know it took too fucking long
Too much has been said
You think it fucked my head?
Think again, think again
Think again, think again
Think again, think again
Think again, think again
Ignorance, it set your standards
Intelligence, that don't work in your brain
You're an adult, so you act like a child
Don't even try to explain
This stupid shit, it's been done
You think you're the only one?
Think again, think again
Think again, think again
Think again, think again
Think again, think again
A hand to your mouth,
A performing yawn
You guess you know what the fuck is going on
You're on the top, you're on the ball
You think you've seen it all?
Think again, think again
Think again, think again
Think again, think again
Think again, think again
Before you take another crack
And slap yourself on the back
Before you tell me what you heard
And sum it up in one word
Before you start talking shit
Before you throw another fit
Think again, think again
Think again, think again
Think again, think again
Think again, think again
If you can!
I want to tell you a little story
Cos it makes me warm inside
It's about some friends growing up
And all the things they tried
I'm not talking about staple shit
They went for something more
I guess it was too much dreaming
Too much to hope for
One day something funny happened
But it scared the shit out of me
Their heads went in different directions
And their friendship ceased to be
'Said one day something funny happened
But it scared the shit out of me
Their heads went in different directions
And their friendship ceased to be
Someday we'll look back and laugh
I'm telling you I want it to work
I don't like being hurt
Something's not right inside
And I can't always put it aside
What can we do, what can we do?
Try, try, try, try
I guess I make too much shit
Someday we'll look back and laugh
I'm telling you I want it to work
I don't like being hurt
Something's not right inside
And I can't always put it aside
What can we do, what can we do?
Try, try, try, try
I guess I make too much shit
Someday we'll look back and laugh
Mr. President, go away
Come back and fuck with us some other day
Mr. Feeling, run and hide
You have no right to what you feel inside
Motherfuckers, quick to kiss
Talk your shit, but don't fuck with this
All I want to know , all I want to know is
Am I holding on? Am I moving on?
What can we do, what can we do?
What do we do, what can we do?
What can we do, what can we do?
What can we do, what can we do?
Try, try, try, try
Life's not been good for you
It's just not fair
You did nothing to deserve it
You did nothing at all
Sit back and watch
It turns from bad to worse
No matter how loud you cry
It always hurts
Boy I'm glad I'm not in your shoes
How could things
Get any worse for you?
You're so fucking alone
How could things
Get any worse for you?
I don't blame you when you piss and moan
Everybody gets
What you think you should've got
Everybody takes
Your opportunities
Everybody gets
The breaks that belonged to you
Everybody takes
Your just desserts
Boy I'm glad I'm not in your shoes
How could things
Get any worse for you?
You're so fucking alone
How could things
Get any worse for you?
I don't blame you when you piss and moan
Life's not been good for you
It's just not fair
I've got some news for you
Nothing is fair
I wish there was a way
To make it all better
I pray for a way
To make you happy
Cos I'm sick and I'm tired
Of your whining, complaining
And bitching and moaning
Booh fucking ooh!!
So you hate me
That's the way it goes
What the fuck?
I guess I'll never know
If it makes you feel better,
Then I guess it's just as good
You know I'll never accept it,
Cos I never thought you could
Sit in the same room
We look the other way
Fuck conversation
We've got nothing to say
I'm sure we both hate to be ignored
Haven't we met some place before?
What's the problem?
Is it justified?
Or are we dealing
With our fucking prides?
Do you really want to leave it alone?
I don't know what it's worth to you, it's all I fucking own
Sit in the same room
We look the other way
Fuck conversation
We've got nothing to say
I'm sure we both hate to be ignored
Haven't we met someplace before?
Haven't we met before?
Haven't we met before?
Haven't we met before?
Haven't we met before?
There are no words
For what I want to say
No description
For what I feel
It's a non-emotion
It's something gray
Way down
Inside of me
You could call it anger
You could call it fear
You could call it frustration
That's as close as you get
Now I'm waiting
For security
There's something racing
Inside of me
I'm waiting, I'm waiting
For a sign
I'm waiting for something
Got nothing but time
You could call it anger
You could call it fear
You could call it frustration
That's as close as you get
And you could call it anger
You could call it fear
You could call it frustration
And you'd still be wrong
And now I'm waiting
For security
There's something racing
Inside of me
I said I'm waiting
Waiting for a sign
Just me and my little friend
He's deep inside
I said I'm waiting
Waiting for a sign
Waiting for something
Got nothing but time
Nothing but time
Nothing but time
Wishing for the days
When I first wore this suit
Baby has grown older,
It's no longer cute
Man, too many voices
They've made me mute
Baby has grown ugly,
It's no longer cute
But I stay on, I stay on
Where do I get off?
On to greener pastures
The core is getting soft
Look at us today
We've gotten soft and fat
Waiting for the moment,
It's just not coming back
Man, so serious
About the stuff we lack
Dwell upon our memories
But there are no facts
But I stay on, I stay on
Where do I get off?
On to greener pastures
The core is getting soft
Minor Threat.
Brian Baker -- bass.
Ian Mackaye -- vocals.
Lyle Preslar -- guitar.
Jeff Nelson -- drums.
Steve Hansgen played bass and both Brian and Lyle played guitar from Betray to Cashing In.
All tracks recorded at Inner Ear Studios in Arlington, Va.
Engineered by Don Zientara and produced by Minor Threat.
Filler to 12XU recorded April 81, mixed by Skip Groff.
In My Eye to Steppin' Stone recorded August 81, mixed by Don and MT.
Betray to Cashing In recorded recorded January 83, mixed by MT.
Good Guys and Salad Days recorded December 83, mixed by Jeff, Lyle and Don.
All songs by Minor Threat except:
12XU by 10-Wire
Steppin' Stone by 14-Boyce/Hart
Good Guys by 25-Ed-Cobb
All lyrics by Ian MacKaye except Seeing Red by Jeff Nelson