Appalachian Terror Unit - We Don't Need Them

Band: Appalachian Terror Unit Song: We Don't Need Them Album: We Don't Need Them Genre: D-Beat/Anarcho-Crust Punk Lyrics: Catastrophic man-made disasters caused by industry Species wiped extinct trampled under the boot of humanity Colossal towers dominate the landscape that once was green Nuclear radiation destroying life in oceans once pristine Acid rain showers form above our heads While toxic factory runoff leaches into watersheds We continue to over populate in numbers we can't sustain Leaving a barren wasteland for future generations to claim Reduce mountains to rubble strip-mine the earth Frack all the land and drill through the dirt Poison the lakes and poison the streams Poison the rivers that washout to sea These aren't just lyrics with bleak imagery But problems we've created by taking more then we need Yet we continue to swindle from resources overspent It's hard to view mankind without utter contempt How the fuck did we let it get to this state Where we knowingly jeopardize the ecosystem for shit we create Exploiting the natural balance for lives of comfort and convenience So much for being sophisticated animals with a higher intelligence Destroying the symbiotic relationships life forms have always shared Will open the doors of the future to a dystopian nightmare We are not the only species that have the right to exist The more humans prosper the more we forfeit Grass between our toes warm sun on our skin Clean water to drink and air to breathe in Trees that reach to the sky healthy soil to sow Sunshine and rain give crops life to grow The song of the birds travels free in the wind Howls of the wolf signal the days end We've taken for granted the circle of life If we can't all coexist then it all dies Consumed by greed and blinded by wealth Arrogant fuckers only think for themselves Trample over anything that gets in the way Leaving behind a scorched earth in decay Scientific advancements used to commit genocide When the bombs fall there will be nowhere to hide Middle eastern children murdered by drones First world lines up to by the newest mobile phone Politicians owned by relentless industry Of money hungry bastards who only care for productivity Pageant elections see who’s more apt for the camera As winds of sorrow circulate to ring in a new era Proof of climate change that industry denies Green washing campaigns to help spread their lies When every politician can be bought for a fee Laws will always serve the corporate elite “We can build our own communities, free of abusive police officers that only serve their own interest and those of the rich. We can save ourselves; we don't need religious con artists to offer salvation in an afterlife that doesn't exist, while at the same time imposing hate filled sexist homophobic hysteria. We can grow our own food free of artificial ingredients and pesticides. No more politicians speaking for us while ignoring what we have to say, selling us out at every turn. No more coal, oil, and gas corporations destroying the ecosystems that we hold dear. No more factory farms slaughtering millions of animals for endless consumption. No more divisions! We will unify! We have the strength in ourselves and each other. Together we can change the course. We can build a better world on the ashes of this horrendous abomination called society.” Illusion of freedom to blind a nation Total control by religious indoctrination Belief in a god is a game for a fool Rivers of blood shed over religious rule In mad conquest for pedestals of power Little hope left as we approach the final hour The sixth extinction just over the horizon Rising tides the earth’s final siren Forced onto a perpetual course Of something that should never be An endless secession of workers Desperately yearning to break free Yet we all still obediently follow And willingly drink from their cup of lies So ready to compromise our beliefs For the false promise of a better life Prosper or suffer work just to eat Evictions foreclosures life on the streets Paycheck to paycheck trying to get by Piss on their wealth I just want to survive We are the ones that hold the true power It's always been within our grasp We could storm their castles and boardrooms The bosses would tremble underneath of our wrath But we are too easily divided Stabbing each other in the back Poor and hungry we will never know unity As long as we are forced to survive off the scrapes Once strong and youthful Out bodies give way to the years of misuse The scars of labor are bared by the poor On broken backs that have suffered through years of abuse Yet we still look into the mirror And watch ourselves die a little each day Questioning all of the lost time How much of our lives did we trade for a wage Continues in the comments.