Toxic Narcotic was formed with the intent of mixing their favorite elements of punk and hardcore into an original sound with some nihilistic lyrics. This mix of brutal music with extremely energetic shows has created a large local and national following of people from different genres of underground music. The band has toured almost constantly for the past ten years all over North America and Europe. Aside from being the support act on several national tours, Toxic Narcotic has done countless DIY tours and has played with almost every band imaginable in every conceivable location. The band has self-released most of our own material from the very beginning on Rodent Popsicle Records, a label formed by the members of the band in 1992. Rodent Popsicle Records has grown to be one of the largest punk labels in New England and has put out almost one hundred releases to date. The label has helped dozens of local Boston area bands and booked countless shows for local and touring bands large and small.
Toxic Narcotic’s personal belief is that respect and integrity are more important than image and popularity. This is why we have always incorporated whatever style of music we want in our sound with no regard to what people think of us or trying to fit into any one specific clique or genre of underground music. We do not care what genre you choose to classify us as, nor do we care what people think of us! We choose not to rehash old musical styles by sounding like our influences, but rather create our own unique sound like a lot of the bands we are influenced by were doing in their time. Because we mix all kinds of styles into our music we have fans from every genre of underground music. We do not prefer any one group of people or subgenre of punk music over another. The band believes in unity in the so called scene but not at the cost of accepting ignorance from someone just because they dress the same or claim to have the same political views! We judge people by their character and actions not by their words or dress!
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You Were Warned
Toxic Narcotic Lyrics
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Toxic Narcotic's song "You Were Warned" is a powerful commentary on the never-ending cycle of poverty, wealth inequality, and systemic apathy towards the suffering of the less fortunate. The song suggests that history repeats itself, and no matter how many warning signs we receive, we seem to be doomed to repeat the same mistakes over and over again. There is a pervasive sense of hopelessness in the lyrics, as the singer laments the lack of progress in resolving our societal problems.
The lyrics point out that the poor are continually oppressed by the rich, while the majority of people remain indifferent to their plight. Warning signs are all around us, but we choose to ignore them, leading to a sense of despair and frustration. The singer expresses little faith in the human race, and suggests that the only thing that has changed over the years is the weapons we use and the amount of pollution we produce. The song seems to suggest that until we address the underlying issues that fuel poverty and inequality, we will be stuck in this cycle of repeating our mistakes over and over again.
Overall, "You Were Warned" is a powerful and thought-provoking call to action, urging listeners to pay attention to the warning signs and take responsibility for creating a better future.
Line by Line Meaning
history repeats itself its all been done by someone else
The events of the past will happen again, as it has happened before.
the poor get screwed by those in wealth while we fight amongst ourselves
The rich exploit and oppress the poor, while the rest of us unnecessarily fight with one another.
no one even seems to care warning signs flash everywhere
Even though there are plenty of warning signs, nobody seems to care.
try to tell them everyday feel like there's no hope for change
Despite our efforts to warn others, it feels like there's no point as change seems impossible.
turn a blind eye you were warned
Even though you were warned, you chose to ignore the warning signs.
ignore the signs, you were told
You were given warning signs, but you chose to ignore them.
don't act surprised, you were warned
You have no right to be surprised when the bad thing you were warned about happens.
when you realize,you were told
One day, when you finally realize the truth, you will remember that you were warned.
i have little faith in the human race
The likelihood of things changing for the better is low, due to a lack of faith in humanity.
we're doomed to repeat ourselves and make the same mistakes
Human history repeats itself, mistakes get made and repeated once again.
revolution means one thing and that is to revolve
Revolution has a single meaning, which is to revolve or make a complete circle.
and not a single one of our problems have been solved
Despite all the revolutions, protests and advocacy work, none of our problems have been solved.
the only thing that's changed is the weapons that we use
Even though we think we've changed as society, the only thing that has changed is the way we fight or hurt other people.
and the amount of pollution we produce
The only other thing that has changed negatively is the amount of pollution we produce.
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