In 1917, the Russian Revolution started with a bang,
The Tsars were overthrown when Lenin invoked Marx to unite common man,
But revolution failed, the Russian masses starved,
With a five-point attack, you'll see red,
With a five-point attack, you'll see stars,
With a five-point attack,
In 1689, John Locke defied the English aristocracy,
Frenchmen and Americans would later topple royal families,
But rich men still rule the world,
The aristocracy's back,
With a capital S and a vertical stripe,
You'll see me in my tower livin' the life,
With a capital S and a vertical stripe,
You'll see me in my tower livin' the life,
With a five-point attack, you'll see red,
With a five-point attack, you'll see stars,
Red stars and dollar signs,
Red stars raised the flag,
And closed out the world,
Dollars raised the fear,
And impelled the world,
The record is held,
In 1989, the Iron Curtain fell, dismantled in Berlin,
Socialists had lost the war as Capitalists slyly claimed the win,
And without an evil empire,
World domination could begin,
But Wall Street crashed, yeah!
Red stars and dollar signs,
Red stars and dollar signs,
Should be aligned,
Red stars and dollar signs,
Red stars and dollar signs.
credits
from Ready Aim Fire!,
released April 24, 2009
Bass/Vocals: Matt Roberts
Drums/Synth/Vocals: Adam Bridges
Vocals/Guitar: Johnny Barrington
Post-punk in the Sonic Youth mold—melody covered by creeping fuzz, anchored by architectural rhythms, with lyrics both abstract and direct. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 5, 2019