Black Shirt

by @morti

Liner Notes

This is about fascists and anyone who marches with them, especially anti-LGBTQ+ protest movements who claim they're "just concerned about the children" while ignoring the SS-cosplayers standing right next to them.

I tuned guitar and bass down to C and cronched the heck out of everything.

#political #industrial #transrightsarehumanrights

04/03: I wanted to slightly change the time selection for the render and re-render it, and somehow the guitar in the intro sounded way worse. What probably happened is I fixed something about the intro and rendered but didn't save the session. I fixed it again. Also picked a deeper-sounding drum kit for more cronch.

Lyrics

Are you ready with your black shirt
Dressed up for the protest
Meeting up with all your new friends

Have you practiced all the slogans
Shouted all the slurs you know
Tiki torches raised to the sky

Are you fed up with democracy
With the march of progress
With other peoples' liberties

Have you been poisoned with the hatred
For anyone who's different
For people just living their lives

Well hide your face, hide your intent
Hide from your job, your government
Keep it from family and friends
You know you followed the wrong trend
It's your own future you're trashing
When you stand side-by-side with fascists

Are you shouting hateful buzzwords
Memes up on a placard
When did it stop being ironic

Do you hate that I have freedom
To say these things about you
That are uncomfortably true

Do you worry for your own life
Standing with these people
Who've committed violent acts

If you went home what would they say
Would they support your choices
Or would they come after you too

Well hide your face, hide your intent
Hide from your job, your government
Keep it from family and friends
You know you followed the wrong trend
It's your own future you're trashing
When you stand side-by-side with fascists

If there's one Nazi at your protest
You're at a Nazi protest
If there's one Nazi at your protest
You're at a Nazi protest

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