Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

lame54

(35,268 posts)
Fri Feb 17, 2017, 10:57 AM Feb 2017

20 feet high, 2 feet thick, barbed wire, razor blades



With our ass in the air and our heads in the ground
There's no sense of despair, without sight, without sound
We hold our ears and shut our eyes
Distant screams morph into lullabies
We beat indifferent drum, we bang till we're numb

We validate, rationalize, corroborate each others lives
Pat my back and I'll pat yours, benevolent conquistadors
We piss down throats, shit in cupped hands
Wipe our asses with all foreign flags
We beat indifferent drum, we bang till we're numb

20 feet high, 2 feet thick, barbed wire, razor blades
The wall was built to keep them out while keeping us in goose step parades

We don't question what we've become
We march to the beat of the same indifferent drum
We beat it till we're numb, we beat it till we're numb
6 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
20 feet high, 2 feet thick, barbed wire, razor blades (Original Post) lame54 Feb 2017 OP
That line kept coming back to me throughout his Grown2Hate Feb 2017 #1
Here's a vid i made for that song... lame54 Feb 2017 #2
OK, that was GODDAMN good! And salient for these times. Grown2Hate Feb 2017 #4
Here is another I made... lame54 Feb 2017 #6
Thank you for identifying that. nt raccoon Feb 2017 #5
I got a lump in my throat as I read the lyrics. "while keeping us in goose step parades" riversedge Feb 2017 #3

Grown2Hate

(2,009 posts)
1. That line kept coming back to me throughout his
Fri Feb 17, 2017, 11:13 AM
Feb 2017

whole campaign. Love NOFX. That and the entire song, "The Idiots are Taking Over".

Grown2Hate

(2,009 posts)
4. OK, that was GODDAMN good! And salient for these times.
Sat Feb 18, 2017, 05:23 AM
Feb 2017

In a weird way, makes me nostalgic for the resistance of the time, but (almost reassuringly) also makes me remember that we're forgetting JUST HOW BAD that era was, for the country and for the WORLD.

tRump is a fucking disaster, but everything that we went through under W (9/11, the destabilization of the Middle East as we knew it, an economic CLIFF that we almost careened off of) wasn't exactly apple pie either.

We're no more or less fucked than we were then... all we can do is FIGHT!

Latest Discussions»General Discussion»20 feet high, 2 feet thic...