Germs - Communist Eyes

Live at the Whisky 1979

communist eyes

I'm looking through
Communist eyes
I'm seeing planes in bloodshot skies
I see the flag of a working people
Who conceal the lies in the stars
and sickle
It's a double edge

Communist eyes-c'mon inside
I can't ever find the way out
Communist eyes-lost inside
I never get a day out

I'm looking through Communist eyes
All I see is an old man's alibi
There's a world outside
but I'm unaware
I open my books but the pages stare
It's a double edge

Communist eyes-all so blind
I can't even play the game now

I'm living through Communist times
I wave my flag and hold my head high
I can feel the glory of my
comrades in masses
But I'm waiting for the day
when this madness passes
It's a double edge.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Germs
• Punk
• Rock
• 1977
• Los
• Angeles
• Communist
• Eyes

[Amuck14]

anybody who ever saw the germs live knows they sucked live. it sooo cool to adore darby but live he was shit. They were not LA's best band at the time by any means. The Bags, Weirdos, The Screamers were all tighter. But the ENERGY and atmosphere of a Germs show, now that was intense...

[saintgerty]

such good lyrics

[dam097]

the germs make the sex pistols look like a soft rock band

[Johnnywhamo]

@FuckPunkers No but that IS what POSER punkers do, YOU'RE RIGHT about that BUT... this sure the fuck isn't poser punk. This is punk where people actually lived ate and shit punk, no faking, it no bullshit. There was a time when punk WAS REAL and this was the height of it. Once the general media got ahold of it and learned how to exploit it was downhill from there. 76-82ish TRUE PUNK you can be sure of that!!

[FuckPunkers]

punk rock means you do what your told, follow fashion trends, where mohawks, call people posers, judge others, hate anyone who's different, act poor when your really rich, and most important say how much bands suck and say they sold out because their making a living off music. thats fucking punk rock. oh yeah and beg for money on the on the streets when you have a home and parents who work, because after all whats cooler than being homeless at 16 years old. hahahahahah

[angiec789]

@Amuck14 no offense but punk isn't about being tight, or even good. I listen to mostly rock but I love to spazm to the germs every once in a while

[pnxfrlif]

bull shit to u guys i guarentee he is the most true punk any of u know about

[hotpants69]

@Amuck14 Yeah, I think more than anything the Germs are part of an idiot side of punk and surely helped to inspire more of it.



[misfits765]

honestly when it comes to playing LIVE and if its PUNK it dosent have to be good its all about the energy and how much chaos you can create

[cecopiteco]

@Amuck14 punk was against real players and disco and supegroups and was about diy and having fun and do damage and make your own things anywere and out of nothing just your rage - call it situationism call it punk it died before it's time but i'm glad i was part of a scene

[cecopiteco]

@Amuck14 what ? what's your definition of good ? I personally dont care if the execution is perfect or the guitar is out of pitch or detuned it'e the rage and the whole thing.. music is all plastic and I bet today "punk " bands dont miss a note. SO WHAT

[9krt]

Thirty years ago today, Darby Crash took back his life. RIP Darby. I am glad ya never saw the mess we made after you.