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One Truth, One Word, One Sun...
All around the world, a warrior spirit rising
from the dust towards the sky...
Smoke from the embers, It sees a call arising
where only the eagle dares to fly...
CHORUS:
One Truth, One Word, One Sun...
Can you un-burn the ashes of a broken spirit?
Can you revive the embers of our dying souls?
Can you unbury dreams from underneath this steel and concrete?
Can you reclaim the honour that they once stole?
Around the world, a new shout arising,
a thousand trumpets like the walls of Jericho...
Lost traditions, a heritage so long forgotten,
the seed, once planted, now begins to grow...
CHORUS
Can you un-burn the ashes of a broken spirit?
Can you revive the embers of our dying souls?
Can you unbury dreams from underneath this steel and concrete?
Can you reclaim the honour that they once stole?
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2. |
They Want a Riot
03:07
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Hey Hey!
When youth they meet, out in in the streets
some got arrested, and some got beat.
Another night, dragged to the fight,
the fastest way to knock us out' the light...
CHORUS:
They want a riot now.
To keep us quiet now.
Hey Hey!
You go to jail, you've got no bail,
your locked down - your revolution failed.
Their tanks and guns arrest our sons,
you played the game they expected and won.
CHORUS
When will you remember that that they have all the guns?
When the police have arrested all our fighting sons?
We need to review the tactic of confrontation.
We need to remember what they have done...
Hey Hey!
With guns and knives you're stumbling blind
but flip the script and you just might find
go head to head, you end up dead
use some strategy - you might come out ahead...
CHORUS
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3. |
Culture in Decline
01:58
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Dark Clouds Rising
03:21
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All I’ve ever asked for is a safe home,
Some respect and little bit bread.
Working for security to feed my family
I never want a pistol at my head...
Jackboots aren’t work boots at all.
I’ll kneel to build a nation
but not before the law.
And if you say "enough!"
You get dragged away in cuffs
(because poverty’s a crime after all).
CHORUS:
Because the Dark Clouds are Rising
The government will never tax the rich,
they only want the working man.
They keep the laws in place to help the rich escape
and hide everything away they can...
CHORUS
The rich are driven by self protection.
Protection of their wealth and greed.
Preservation of their own privilege,
hoarding more than they will ever need...
CHORUS
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5. |
Old Broadway
02:45
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Rich Man's World
03:19
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Honour Bound
02:10
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Well, first they stole your honour,
and then they stole your pride.
They pushed you to the outskirts,
made you kneel and run and hide.
We're the voice of the worker,
were the boots out on the street,
we're the anthem for the broken mass,
we're not gonna face defeat...
CHORUS:
We're honour bound!
Honour bound to our word!
You're the breath in my shout,
You're the strength left in my arms.
Standing as both shield and sword
for this who'd do us harm
We're the voice for the voiceless
for those who have fallen down
raising up the gold from dirt,
we're reclaiming our crown!
CHORUS
With calloused hands...
and the heart of a warrior...
We're striving to rise...
with the heart of a warrior!
CHORUS
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8. |
Rebel Girl
03:42
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Rebel Girl
There are ladies of many descriptions
in this weird world, as everyone knows.
Some are living in beautiful mansions,
and wearing the finest clothes.
There are blue-blooded queens and princesses,
who have charms made of diamonds and pearls;
but the only and thoroughbred lady, is the Rebel Girl.
CHORUS:
That's the Rebel Girl, that's the Rebel Girl!
To the working class she's a precious pearl.
She brings courage, pride, and joy...
To the fighting Rebel Boy;
We've met girls before, but we need some more
With the fighting workers of this world,
For it's great to fight for freedom
with a Rebel Girl.
Yes, her hands may be hardened from labor,
And her dress may not be very fine;
But a heart in her bosom is beating
That is true to her class and her kind.
And the grafters in terror are trembling
when her spite and defiance she'll hurl;
For the only and thoroughbred lady
Is the Rebel Girl.
CHORUS
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All day I dream of summer,
all day I dream of you...
I dream a dream of brotherhood
of honour shining through...
Dare I dream of glory?
When the sun can rise again?
Through the storm and winter clouds,
all day I dream of when...
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10. |
Consequences of Glory
02:39
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Brass knuckles thrown in a river
because I broke some fucker's skull.
Sure I thought I was in the right,
but the police are on the prowl...
His crew now wants to break my neck,
because all they feel is hate.
My boys are down to beat them down
As the whole thing escalates!
CHORUS:
Consequences of “glory”...
Are you ready for what it means?
Eager to fight for victory
when we only see an enemy.
Consequences of “glory”...
we lash out and tear down.
But will we be left standing
when our actions come around?
A coke dealer smashed me in the nose
so my boys showed his face the door.
But I was the last person that he saw
before he hit the floor...
Boots and elbows and uppercuts,
he was broken and worse for worse.
When he sees me with my girl
he won’t hesitate to jump first!
CHORUS
Caught in an alley by a piece of shit
and a few of his closest friends.
So I took my friend out of my pocket
And I helped put the fight to an end.
I got home, I was covered with blood
and not single drop was mine.
Word got out about what I’d done
people won’t look me in the eye...
CHORUS
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Standard Bearer Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Working Class Street Rock for Rising Individuals. Traditionalist Oi! / Streetrock from Saskatchewan, Canada. Strength Culture, Self Work, Class Consciousness, and rekindling Old Spirituality.
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