The Broadways - The Pope of Chili-town

stormy seas closing in american society will never be the same again
do you remember what it means to be free?
do you remember when theft was the only threat to private property?
now the cops are stormtroopers on parade
swat team nazi repo men machine guns and grenades
martial law is coming in time the seizure of your home?
they need not charge you with a crime, how can an american feel safe
when police authority runs virtually unchecked?
and how can a human being ignore legislation that signals
the cops declaring war on the private citizen?
there is a bill being discussed right now
that would bring the army into the interior of our country
and do you know where we'd be then?
our every move observed by uniformed militia men
machine guns on every corner and unbridled state of martial law
it's just a little too late to write your congressman
justice for and by the people is long gone
and you can smile dumbly about the rights that you still have
but you're living in a dream
just keep your tv watching jenny jones
your fridge filled up with beer
and you'll n ever even hear your neighbor's scream
until it's you
until it's you

Category:

Music

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• Broadways
• The
• Lawrence
• arms
• punk
• pop
• broken
• star
• chicago
• slapstick
• nofx
• hot
• water
• music
• live

[skitzofranik999]

just to let you know the moment you uploaded these vids you changed a dopey young kids life MINE THANK U FOR GETTING ME INTO THE LAWRENCE ARMS AND THE BROADWAYS

[crassisdead]

@skitzofranik999 That means a lot to me. I'm glad those two bands have had as much as an impact on you as they have on me. Both bands made such amazing music and have definitely gotten me through some hard times.

[0704558]

brendan used to sing for slapstick and they fucking rule

[crassisdead]

I know. Every band that Brendan was and is in fucking rules

[rosiegirl001]

@crassisdead The Falcon and The Larry Arms<3

[crassisdead]

@rosiegirl001 And Slapstick! I've always prefered Dan and Chris to Brendan. Nothing against Brendan though; fucking love him. Dan has always been my favorite vocalist. That's probably why I love The Honor System so much.

[punkracerkid]

This song is nearly perfect for what's going on right now in not just our country, but in the world. I'm glad I dug out my old music and found my Broadways cds. One of my favorite bands ever.

[rosiegirl001]

THis is probably the only Broadways song where I prefer Brendan over Dan.

Dan's the man. <3

[984374676456]

Kick ass song!

[crassisdead]

me neither