Make America Punk Again (live)

from Live from Drew's House by The Swashbuckling Doctors

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A lovely version of "Make America Punk Again" where Slush really almost gets all the words right! Though he does get rather off tempo when he sings "Second Person Plural Present Active Punk Imperative". Probably not the worst mistake on the album but it does illustrate two things: One, really, there are no overdubs on Live from Drew's House! This is warts-and-all live music! And Two, Slush's lyrics often make no sense!

lyrics

When you were young they told you things like
You have it all, just fall in line
Do what they say and buy the right things
A pretty smile is for the ratings
And then you find you can’t quite get there
Corporate ladder made of thin air
Prosperity you must be dreaming
You ever get the feeling you’ve been had,
Woah woah woah woah woah

Let's Make America Punk Again!
Queue up shut up and stay quiet
Let's Make America Punk Again!
Seat at the feast, but the entire
Pie is for them
Jack up the rent
Criminal intent
I can’t believe it, but
We can tear it all down and then
Throw it away
We’ll make it punk again

And now you’re older you should know better
Common sense is on a bender
Free breadsticks they clog the toilet of the
C. B. G. B. in the Newark airport
Tinder girl a Hitler-loving sex bot
Comb-over boy a Taco salad-loving despot
Cable news the Fourth branch of the government
You’re selling you but Who’s co-opting who?
The problem is you! Woah woah woah woah woah

Let's Make America Punk Again!
Wait your turn please take a number
Let's Make America Punk Again!
Auger in, cause we’re going under
You hypocrite
We’re sick of it
There’s nothing left
For the ninety-nine percent, but
We can tear it all down and then
Throw it away and
We’ll make it punk again

(bridge) nah nah nah, nah nah nah

Let's Make America Punk Again!
Second-person plural present active Punk imperative
Let's Make America Punk Again!
Revolution is the plot, punk rock is the narrative
Equality
Fraternity
Liberty
Peace love and piercings
We’re going to build it all up and then
Throw it away cause
We’ll make it punk again

Woah x4

Let's Make America Punk Again YEAH!
Let's Make America Punk Again YEAH!
Let's Make America Punk Again YEAH!
Let's Make America Punk Again YEAH!

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from Live from Drew's House, released April 1, 2018

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Sail the ska-punk high seas with these Fort Collins-based misfits. Formed in 2010 and still skanking!

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