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Acousticore

by Lance Blitz

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1.
Gonna let you fall in line. In time, you'll see that godly image about you. We'll hear your voice be ringing true. You know, in time, this confusion - This wholesale, divisive illusion - Will crumble with no foundation. They're playing mind games - Hearts and minds of a nation. So I say we'll crumble with no foundation… So I say we try and say it right. No troubles. Worries are wasteful. So I say we still ought fight!
2.
So Near 02:05
If you dream like a Lennon/Lenin… And you know, they're all the same to me… Well, you can bet I don't want your kind around here. Aw, you think it's great? Just wait and see… Do all good people do good actions? The whole wide world ignorant of their own fears… They pave a spiraled road of good intentions, and forgiveness rarely seems so near. Rarely seems so near… So near...
3.
Whatcha Know 02:31
Eye to eye with a one-fit key. Not surprised with what it's come to be. Such false hopes lurking in the night, and the one true… But no on seeks the light I know it's your hallmark time of elation, but the clocks wind slow - So slow - For not even most… Sinning signs of sirens coast to coast! Most of all, your song's singing walls between you. And you do as the seeds you sow. And it's so… Insured you're so secure in whatcha know. Look away, and don't hear what they say. Dodge their doctrines to disarm and sway. Disciplined victory, arrive en pointe to declare awareness! They've falsely anointed what I know is your hallmark sign of elation… I know…
4.
Don't have an opinion. That would be radical. Just try to fit in. Don't be so rational. You don't want to come across like some kind of freak. Consider it off limits if it's not on TV! Don't think once! Don't think once! It's alright! Don't be one of them. That would seem fanatical. Girls like a guy who's dim. Don't be so logical. But feel free to complain about bias and liberal lies. Just don't try to explain who, what how, or why! Don't think once! Don't think once! Don't think once! Don't think once! It's alright!
5.
People Power 02:20
The People are everyone's excuse. Nothing but a politician's ruze. The people will be their downfall. Estimating the power of the individual… People don't want the truth. They want to feel good about themselves. People don't want what's right. They want what is good for themselves. Give them what they want or promises to that effect. You can wield their power or take hostage their respect! People power!
6.
Conceived in liberty. Lost in old, forgotten wars. Enlightened legacy left to the temperament of whores! Through the rise of technology, tried to decentralize the clout. And make no mistake - That's what real punk was about! But their tentacles are long - Always plotting from within! The thoughts to which you cling - Do you know where they've been? Where they've been!
7.
Grudge 01:58
Hey all you thinking that you've got it right - No one is believing the act you've got tonight! Hey all you drinking with nothing better to do - No one came here seeking to invest in you! You!
8.
Moon 02:29
Been raking rocks up on the surface. Sending a message out; Waiting for report. Life alone on the dark side of the moon! When seeking truth won't make you nervous… Lend a visage… Now, awaiting a retort. Life at last, but bitter too soon! Are we disposable? What fills our tables and enables our delights? Enlightenment so sure, do we step back into the night? Shooting across the sky now… Three days to arrival… Have we been slaves, and where's the value? With our happiness on hold, are their actions too suspect? And if we realize ourselves, how will we direct?
9.
Take a picture; Take your soul. Revise the script. Reprise your role. Movie hall memory hole. Screen actors' guilt. Whose blood was spilt on the dole? Who's on the fence? Political theatre and the Hollywood reds. It's how the big bucks are spent. Heretical. Out of character. Invading our heads! What did you leave with? What did you bring in? Did you see the trial? The hangman's defense? Don't leave your post - Modern life is war. Do you recognize the play? The theory is a game of culture! Who's on defense? Political theatre and the Hollywood reds. It's how the big bucks are spent. Heretical. Out of character. invading our heads.
10.
Bully puppet backfire! Throwing on the lies. Piled higher and higher. Where there's smoke, there's a liar! Mirrors to your soul; Window to the teleprompter! Now the writing's on the wall. You think they're buying? They won't swallow it all. Bailout bellyflop. Red in the head. Sellout fire sale. Circus and bread. Illegal alien-in-chief… Serving the regime. Militantalizing the populace! Occupying people's army, P.C. terrorist expedience!
11.
Spirit of 76 02:15
There was the spirit of 76, but they succumbed to the same old dirty tricks: A forced union to divide and conquer - The old nation had died! A great generation, and a great war. The rise of mass communication. Lined up to die for their leaders. Lies and illusions no one questioned. Time turned… There was another. Seems they had not killed enough. Mass opinion was against the war. FDR would have to bluff… Soon, foreign attack was upon us, forcing sentiment to sway. They would attack the vigilant patriots and lead the nation to slow decay. Warriors fought and died, and would later claim "victory"… After unimaginable crimes against those who foresaw our defeat!
12.
A man's freedom is conditional from eighteen to twenty-six. They get away with it because the call-up is sexist! If you don't register to be their murderslave, threats of felony, up to five years, no financial aid! No school, no job, no way to live! Better find a way to live off the grid! Their wars don't protect us. Why would you enlist? The Federal's illegit. We cannot tolerate this!
13.
Hovering high above. Destroyer of all you love. Witnesses in the sky cast an all-seeing eye! We rule the night! Let there be no light! Heirs to everything you build. By decree, easily stilled! Champions of your will! As written, you will fulfill! We rule the night! Let there be no light!
14.
No Peace 02:13
There's no such thing as peace in human affairs. Hang your head and retreat because nothing is fair. Constant variation in choices to get ahead. Amorphous will - Seek balance - That's all you'll get! When you try to get your fill… There's something higher! You're reaching, still… No peace! If happiness should be its own reward… How helpless are we, that we can't afford To take the risk that we surely know is right? Lost in ourselves, like everyone else... Despite all our efforts; All our ideals… All our dreams get crushed between the wheels! No peace!
15.
Greed 01:37
Greed is not self-interest. It is something more myopic. Disregarding consequence; Yielding something dystopic. Thinking of yourself; Immediate gratification. Accepting what is wrong; Losing in the long run. Unwilling to act prudently. Short-sighted. Lacking understanding. Narrow-minded. Tolerating inconsistency, and decided. To blame for tragedy. Indicted! Indicted!
16.
Life 01:21
Part beauty. Part sadness. Part excellence. Part amiss. Can't expect to have everything fixed. Eyes to perfection, but evil exists. Part soothing. Part bitterness. Part future. Departed past… The story of our people - However warped or corrupted... The tragedy is implicit, but the balance is accepted.
17.
Criticism 01:01
A child lives with criticism - He learns to criticize! He learns to criticize!
18.
Decline to identify! I don't support the real racist institution! I don't support the real racist institution! Decline to identify! I don't tell them - Quota discrimination! I don't tell them - Quota discrimination! Decline to identify! Don't support the real racist institution! Don't support the real racist institution! Decline to identify! Don't tell them - Quota discrimination! Don't tell them - Quota discrimination! Decline to identify!
19.
Caged in! I can't go out! I'm not allowed! I can't get to the world I need outside! Running out of time! I have seen potential in life! My nature - Go out - Grab it! Been confined to routine for so long, but I can hear the call of the wild! Raging! I can't deny I am preoccupied! I can't get to the world I need outside - Running out of time! Call of the wild!
20.
Recycled 01:06
In another life, long ago, when things were not the same, I quietly observed your raw incivility and studied all your games. I may not have had the eloquent answer to sway, But I knew you were wrong, and I abstained. Today, I see the same behavior, but someone has raised the stakes: You may not be able to sustain yourself if you do not partake. I see P.C. leftist bullies on the playground game board of life… And empty biting gossip to cast out the unalike. The sophistry may cloak it, but we suffer the same. Is it an element within or an outside source that preys?
21.
Generations 02:02
Generations! Who is to blame? All the wisdom of the years, yet we suffer the same! Our parents didn't know, but they drove the stake. Grandparents never showed them - They believed the word of the state! Proud greatest generation victors knew not how to train their young. Scattered into the world - Easy pickings for corruption. Dismissals of red scares kept the populace asleep. Organized government collusion - The treachery ran deep! Protests against a foreign war - The masses rose in distress! Twisting cultural confusion - Taking our roots away from us! The infected sought influence in government, media, and schools. The healthy knew no inoculants - A duressed nation of fools! Generations! Who is to blame? All the wisdom of the years, yet we suffer the same! Our parents didn't know, but they drove the stake. Grandparents never showed them - They believed the lies of the state!
22.
Parody 01:35
Believest thou lies and loves thou liars. Given to rejoicing and fanning their fires! And so we make due with parody. If threatened, we'll just look the other way. Not as if we would know what to say. Language nor knowledge! Give it away! Parody! Seekest thou truth? Embracing dear denial… Icons for ignorance! Dare not bring to trial!
23.
Blue Heaven 01:36
My love is a consuming fire. Blue heaven, still in my head. Strikethru, and balance on a wire. Forgiveness, the trail that I tread. Clarity speaks my desire. Blue heaven. Thrill in my stead. Take you - I'm gonna take you higher. In loyalty, 'til the end. Infinity experience. Loyalty 'til the end. In eternity, I see only a blue heaven. Infinity experience. Solidarity in the end. In eternity, I see only a blue heaven.
24.
Hellfire Day 02:03
Scorched away. Burn the decay. Never again to remit the sin. Hope for redemption was never for you! Purify! Let the evil die! The crafty ones will face the sun. Hope for redemption was never for you! Hellfire day! The revelation - You've been seeking devastation. Now, hellfire day! Your corruption ends! Name your influence!
25.
Sixty-six! Empire so great, what have you to hide? The suns never set on neither side. Solidarity beyond the skies. To great to conceive of lies… "Our strength is our pride!" Dissolved the senate to consolidate power. In desperation, we approach the final hour. Liberty dies to thundrous applause. Fear itself is the driving motivation. Expedient in the eyes of Leviathan! Liberty dies to thundrous applause.
26.
No Fate 00:56
Automatic adaptation! Amorphous hope to save your world! Born of that inspiration… Disorder takes hold! No fate! Through chaos, we mold! No escape - Entropy so bold! Enginetic creation - Propensity forthought - Understand! React to expectation - Destroy the plans! No fate!
27.
Imagine there's no leftists. It's easy if you try. No one to corrupt us. Clear as the open sky. Wish it was true today. Yeah! Imagine there's no government. It isn't hard to do. No one to kill and die for. And no politics, too! Imagine all the people living life in peace! You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one! I hope someday you'll join us and see through eyes of freedom! Imagine no taxation. I wonder if you can. Charity can stop hunger. A brotherhood of man. Imagine all the people at peace throughout the world! You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. I hope someday you'll join us and see through eyes of freedom!

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Lance has performed hardcore punk in energetic unplugged live performances for two decades at this point, ever since he got around to picking up an acoustic guitar. This 2012 collection does not recount all such songs performed during those sets, but rather introduces many new songs in acoustic form while celebrating the concept Lance pioneered. However, this style only emerges on track four, as the trio of songs that open the album are live solo performance standards written in 2005 that previously appeared in earlier forms on 'We Are Not The Government; and were later included in more polished renditions on 'Cat.' Since the earliest rudimentary songwriting efforts leading to the eventual releases, care has been given to prepare elegant compositions that can stand on their own as guitar-and-voice pieces, and this also aligns with both stripped-down punk rock'n'roll and the singer-songwriter tradition.

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released May 15, 2012

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