99 Problems
Alphacat Lyrics

In city shoes,
Wearing fancy shoes in the city.

Of clueless blues,
Feeling lost and confused.

Pays the views,
Paying to see the sights and attractions.

And no-mans news.
Unimportant news that no one cares about.

Blades will fade from blood to sport,
Violent behavior becomes normalized and accepted as entertainment.

The heroin's cut these fuses short,
Drug addiction leads to shortened lives.

Smokers rode a colonial pig,
People smoking and enjoying luxuries at the expense of those who were colonized.

Drink and frame this pain i think.
Using alcohol to forget one's problems temporarily.

I'm melting silver poles my dear,
Feeling overwhelmed and lost in a world of artificial, cold metal.

You bleed your wings and then disappear.
Trying to fly, but ultimately failing and disappearing.

The moving scenes and pilot lights,
Flashing lights and fast-paced life in the city, leading to a short attention span.

Smithereens have got 'em scaling heights.
People achieving success through destructive means.

Modern times come talk me down,
Feeling overwhelmed by the rapid changes in society.

And battle lines are drawn across this town.
Divisions and conflicts arise in the community.

Parisian boys without your names,
Men in Paris with unknown identities.

Ghetto stones instead of chains,
Replacing physical chains with poverty and systemic oppression.

Talk 'em down cause it's up in flames,
Trying to calm people down during a chaotic situation.

And nothing's changed.
Despite efforts to bring about change, nothing has improved.

Riot like 1968 again.
Protest and uprising similar to those in 1968.

The days of rage yeah nothing's changed,
Despite intense and emotional protests nothing has improved in society.

Well pretty flames.
The destruction caused by these uprisings has some form of aesthetic appeal.

In school I would just bite my tongue,
Holding back thoughts and feelings in a repressive environment.

And now your words they strike me down.
Being hurt by words that were previously held back.

The flags are false and they contradict,
Contradictions within national symbols and beliefs.

They point and click which wounds to lick,
Media repetition of specific topics leads to a skewed perspective.

On avenues this christian breeze,
Christian values infiltrating consumer culture.

Turns it's heart to more needles please.
Consumer culture becomes more and more trivial, leading to a lack of fulfillment.

Our eyes roll back and we beg for more,
Addictive consumer culture leaving people always wanting more.

It frays this skin and then underscore.
Harmful consumer culture eventually leading to mental and physical damage.

The case for war you spin and bleed,
Manipulation of facts and emotions leading to justification for war.

The sales you feel screensavers feed,
Consumer culture creating unrealistic expectations through marketing tactics.

The girls you breed the soaps that you write,
Shallow media aimed at a narrow target demographic and created by a homogeneous group of people.

The graceless charm of your gutter snipes.
The unappealing charisma of those in power.

The moving scenes and suburbanites,
Fast-paced life leaving little room for reflection or introspection.

And smithereens got 'em scaling heights.
Destruction becoming a means to success and power.

English boys without your names,
Men in England with unknown identities.

Ghetto stones instead of chains,
Replacing physical chains with poverty and systemic oppression.

Hearts and minds and US Planes,
American culture and values being spread through military force.

The days of rage yeah nothing's changed,
Despite intense and emotional protests nothing has improved in society.

No english boy without your name,
Everyone has a name and identity.

Riot like the 1980's again,
Protest and uprising similar to those in the 1980s.

The days of rage yeah nothing's changed,
Despite intense and emotional protests nothing has improved in society.

More pretty flames.
The destruction caused by these uprisings has some form of aesthetic appeal.