Cigarettes and laxatives are perfect vitamins. Stimulate and flush it out so we can play pretend. All the nips and tucks and finger sucks to a burnt esophagus, the price of a flawless trend.
Mock me and put me to shame. I will not sit quietly, the majority shall reign. We’ve heard from the modern standard, I ‘ll reply with candor and say “fuck your pretty face.” Refrain from ignorant disdain, we were all the same before the media took place.
Blue eyes and blond hair were a false sign of purity. Nazi’s are reborn again and recruit through magazines. And we join the evil with our self- disgust, unwillingly. It’s time to kill the regime. Mock us, decimate our worth, don’t buy into all the hype, the beaten shall emerge.
We’ve heard from the modern standard, I ‘ll reply with candor and say “fuck your pretty face.” Refrain from ignorant disdain, we were all the same before the media took place.
My imperfections are my favorite scars, they humble me, it’s reality. Take pride in who you are and don’t inspire to be the fallen’s vanity.
Mock me and put me to shame. I will not sit quietly, the majority shall reign.
credits
from The Modern Standard,
released June 1, 2012
Recorded and mixed by Andreas Magnusson at Planet Red; Richmond, VA.
Produced by Andreas Magnusson and These City Limits
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