Humanifesto

Program funding was cut and now he's living in the gutter No family to take him in, no shelter from the changing weather He made a sign, improper spelling, now he's ambling in the street Mental illness takes it's strongest toll on those who have the least So...

Another prize bestowed upon U2 An habitual commendation for utter shit and so it's no surprise When Propagandhi's best work is ignored No Grammys are on their desks, no shining Juno awards An endless list of bands who's talent is long spent Still issuing mor...

Spend their lives living in cages through the ages all for you and all your selfish wants and desires not thinking what you put them through. And now all I want is for their children's lives to not be spent behind bars imprisoned to feed your endless greed L...

What does it take to make you give in? How much to make you compromise? Where did your money go today And did it contradict your words? Every belief has its price, all your values can be bought When you'll want a brand new TV Or when the going will get tou...

Occupation, domination, limit rations, cause starvation Cordon off the west bank with 25 foot walls And if any one dares to question any of your intentions Just scream out "anti-semite" and the opposition falls No military interventions, no sanctions needing...

Heads smashed as lovers kiss, their affection replaced with blood as some dickless fuck shows off his ignorance, his intolerance Amidst confusion, heads still spinning, both still thinking clear Clear enough to know this wasn't random, it wasn't accidental So...

Beliefs breeding hatred, hatred breeding hatred, the chain continues to grow Another 10,000 sent off to kill for reasons to them unknown. Will they ever see home again? Will the people they meet see home again? Will we ever find a way out of this mess? Wh...

People think I'm addicted to pissing people off but I'm just trying to make some sense and challenge what I'm taught You're screaming in my face, but you never listen Your ideas are all based on bullshit theories I know It's scary to start anew, and change y...

So it seems that I spent the last couple years screaming at a thick brick wall I have so many things to say but no one's listening at all I don't pretend to have all the answers, but I react when something's wrong instead of mindlessly engaging in this corpora...

She lay there for weeks before they found her. Bury her as Jane Doe; send her hands to match for prints and lie about the cause of death to halt investigations you can't miss a bullet hole unless you look the other way She came to protest, to make her voice...

I see racism in the eyes of the people talking on my T.V. screen Some people are reading the news while others are running countries But one thing that they have in common: they'll back a country's ceaseless bombing All while singing patriotic songs Glory Gl...

There's an imbalance with grave consequence in this world, it doesn't make much fucking sense We take from the poor just to give the rich more The abuse that we've caused can't be ignored anymore What's the point in lying? There's no use denying It's not that...

Overpopulation is plaguing us; 6 billion soldiers off to war against our environment and ecosystem and if we reproduce we're sure to win. Another mouth to feed while so many still aren't fed. You want to see yourself in your kids you fucking narcissistic...

Unite! Join now and fight the bigotry Defend! Punk values and mentality Stand strong! Against the current of society Create! The world in which you want to be Society is in dire distress today Blood and oil flow more freely than water Come with us, join the...

As the west keeps ignoring genocide Millions upon millions more will die From Rwanda to Sudan and Iraq As you fuck up, they fade to black Ignore the charter of the United Nations Ignore the pleas of helpless Africans It's not like they're real people an...

March 15th 2002: Montrealers rallying against police brutality are struck down by riot forces, beaten and accused of crimes for protesting the true offenders Everyone put down your guns, use your brain, stop the pain We have to fight for what is right. We'l...

Stirring up a shit-storm, skewing facts and distorting truths Pushing your beliefs into the realm of ridicule Playing the part of the Average Joe exposing corporate lies but the Awful Truth here is that you're often full shit There's no point filming when you...

They beat me up in school (cuz) my lifestyle ain't so cool They punch me in the nose and laugh in my face Later on at night They pick another fight I don't understand why they won't leave me alone. Another bottle flies I'm so sick of these guys They w...

Turn off your TV It's brainwashing you, man Get off MySpace dot com Go outside and make real friends Sign out Make a friend Join a single's club or something There's tons of folks offline Who'd love to share their time Can't you disconnect your DSL?...

Like fireworks the explosions light the sky while planes & guns provide the soundtrack to this fight Orange skies and rivers red with blood news from the front on your 54 inch screen News from the front Can`t hear them cry 15,000 miles away infotainment...

Dancing chickens try to sell themselves And tuna vying to be canned Hamburgers grow on trees, and your children's best friend Is a red-haired, white-faced man Oh! Meat is fun! There's a million smiles in my hot-dog bun! Ignore those screams, it was just a...

There's a kid crying on the street, his hands are dirty and his clothes are worn. The rocks dig in to his shoeless feet, and the passersby look at him with disdain and scorn. Welcome to the future, beautiful, shining bright. Economic prowess brings meani...

You cover up your face with a pound of make-up as if you're trying to cover up rot rot rot rot You're convinced that this is the key to beauty Because of all those ads In magazines on the newsstands They sold to you so much more than Just a product, but...

There's a new war overseas, it's no different from the last. Send in jet planes and marines, we're still not learning from the past. In the army national guard you can be a killer, become the terrorist Open your eyes and see that we're just toys hanging f...

You see a kid walking down the street Handing him an inscription sheet Sign him up for the military You're just a pusher Tell the kids that drugs can kill I guarantee a bullet will Another body on the battlefield You're just a pusher. You're just a pus...

Fighter jets in the sky How many kids were killed by that guy Forget burning an effigy Let's set alight Dick Cheney Guess what, Reaganomics suck 25 years of that administration Another two before the chance for change I doubt it'll happen anyway The d...

Your words are safe in mouth But should those thoughts come trickling out You'll likely find your words being suppressed Cuz your thoughts have become hate crimes in the eyes of government. How can we protest When words aren't allowed? They silence our voice...

You've got your leathers, your hair's spiked up and dyed black You make sure everyone sees you at punk shows You think you're scene, you say your nickname is "Punk Rock" But you're a poser, boy, and everybody knows You can't claim to support indie punk rock...

Sleeping in sheets stained in their own blood Innocence splattered on their walls like bugs Parents long forgotten and friends are not an option In this real life hell on Earth that they live each day A blind eye looks the other way, the industry won't relent...

When you wake up Will there be food today? Will the grain silo be full? Will it be as empty as your gut? When you get to the farm Work till the sun goes down Will you wonder where all the food goes? Will you be able to feed your kids? Will the farmers' grai...

I've had enough of fucking Simple Plan And all those other shitty pop punk bands I wanna see more bands with real substance Write some songs about political Situations rather than shopping malls Stop making tour shirts in sweatshops Stand up for somethi...

What the hell do you think you're doing Shipping all the jobs overseas It was bad enough when you cut our health care But now you're cutting everything My job, my job, please stop outsourcing my job Unemployment's high enough here India don't need no mo...

How many in a lifetime will work a worthwhile career? Instead of punching a clock 9 to 5, 5 to 9 until they die How many in a lifetime will ever really live? Work towards improving their place, take a chance and give How many in our lifetimes will die wi...

Eating chicken vindaloo Try not to think about bird flu Upcoming epidemic Here comes the super flu Jumping to humans from hens It's a super flu Back before this all began We told them all to go ve gan Now the people are dropping like flies From avia...

Rounding up the chosen ones with censuses and punch cards Efficiency of the utmost importance, every last one must be found Nameless and numbered, gassed, tortured, murdered En masse and quickly with some help from overseas Some are in for profits, some to c...

He walks the road to school, his knees trembling in fear. He's reminded of last Friday after class. They don't understand a different sexual preference so he becomes the target of their ignorance. And it's unsafe just to be when being involves something d...

Fifty five years since Rosa Refused to give up her seat Sparked a civil movement I tip my hat to her, some people are an inspiration Thirteen years on down the line Martin told us of his dream And though it has yet to occur I tip my hat to him, some pe...

Three children taken from their front yard by their dad And the police ignored the mother crying that he had Violated the restraining order to keep him away from the children at all times. The officer in charge simply dismissed her pleas as the overly hyst...