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                      Lyrics to Both Youth Of Today Albums



                                 by  The Pusher



                      >>> A CULT Publication......1988 <<<

                        -cDc- CULT OF THE DEAD COW -cDc-

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YOT in general: Though their straight-edge views are very militant, the music

is why YOT is one of the best bands on the New York City hardcore scene.

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Break Down the Walls-Revelation Records

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John "Porcell"- 1st guitar

Craig- bass

Drew- drums

Ray of Today- vocals

Ritchie- 2nd guitar



All songs (C) 1986 Youth Crew Jams





Make A Change

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I see on the streets

As we walk right by

What little value we place on human lives!



But it's time we get priorities

It's time to rearrange

Won't turn away any longer

It's time we make a change



People so cold

They ignore others' pain

People too proud to realize they're the same





Thinking Straight

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Life's filled with many paths

Which one should I take?

When the choice comes, I won't run

I'll be thinking straight!



Life's filled with conflicts...we'll face

We'll overcome them...thinking straight!



Experiment with your mind

You see things I can't see

Well no thanks, friend

Because now it ends when you push that shit on me!



My mind is free to think and see.



Strong enough to resist temptation

We've been strong for all these years

Yes, life gets rough, so we'll stand tough

And confront all our fears!





Stabbed In The Back

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We were brothers, you and me

Loyal to our hardcore scene

Our thoughts, our aims, our goals were true

Then something happened to you

You changed



I remember all the things that you said

   Shit you said!

I guess it was just a bunch of fucking lies

   Fucking lies!

Stabbed us all right in the back

   Right in the back!

Don't you dare look me in the eye!



All we stood for, all our dreams

You've forgotten what they mean

I tell you this

My thoughts are real, and I'll never change

The way I feel!





Take A Stand

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I see you here

Do you have pride?

Afraid to share what's inside

You've been walked right by

A real nice guy

Overlooked and shoved aside

Can't hear your voice back in the crowd

Move up front and shout out loud!

Take a stand!



Take a stand, say what you feel

Be who you want, but be for real!

Voice your opinion, don't just sit still

Speak your mind at your free will



Take a stand!

Stand your ground

Don't let the world push you around

Take a stand!

Stand your ground

Don't let the world push you around





Honesty

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You steal and take from everyone else

Do you feel good about yourself?

Instead of taking, try to give

And then you'll feel good about the way you live



Honesty



Too many of us filled with greed

Overlooking those who need

Open your eyes and change your ways

Open your heart and break away





One Family

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I have so much hope and anticipation

For the future generations

I think kids today are growing up smart

With open minds and open hearts



We can do it!

We'll put our heads to it

And then we'll be

One family!



A world filled with racial stress

But it seems every year less and less

Those old fashioned statements are going away

Tomorrow will be a brighter day!



We can do it!

We'll put our hearts to it

And then we'll be

One family!





Break Down The Walls

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I used to think that labels were just symbols of pride

But over time I've seen they only serve to divide

It's so easy to judge people by the way they seem to be

We must overcome this problem to live peacefully



Break

Down

The Walls!

Yes, we'll break down the walls!



Look beyond the fashion of the crowd they are in

Look beyond their riches or the color of their skin

Look beyond appearance and the truth you will find

Look for what's inside before you make up your mind!



Break

Down

The Walls!

We'll all break down the walls!





Shout It!

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Not on this stage to take up space

I'm here to communicate face to face



I'll hold my head up high and...shout it!

Look you in the eye and...shout it!

Hold my head up high...shout it!

Look you in the eye and shout it!



Criticized for speaking out

I guess you don't know what we're about



So i'll hold my head up high...and shout it!

Look you in the eye and...shout it!

Hold my head up high...shout it!

Look you in the eye and shout it!



We're just some friends who want to be heard

Through our music, we'll spread our word

Trying our best to figure what life is about

Seeing the good makes me want to shout!



Shout it!



There's nothing wrong saying my part

The message I cry is from the heart

Won't change my ideas just to please you

You've built the walls, we're breaking through!





Time To Forgive

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In the back of my mind

It keeps me on edge!

A soul filled with love

But I can't help but feel contempt instead



So let's forget the past and

The grudges that we hold

If we don't do it soon you

Know it will explode



Let's shape a better way of life

Time to forgive!

I'm sorry for the bottled up anger

What was it about?

It's time to forgive

I'm glad that's all over now





Positive Outlook

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Through the clouds I see the light

My conscience tells me what's wrong and right

Morals and goals deep inside

A bunch of feelings I can't hide, but that's me

It's the way I live

My outlook on life is positive!

So why should I hide or try to conceal

All of these feelings that I feel

I like to sit and talk about them

I want to stand and shout them!





Standing Hard

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Proud of who I am, what I say, and what I do

Proud of who I am, what I say, and what I do!

I'm standing hard!





Free At Last

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The world is filled with competition and greed

A disgusting way of life

But we'll try to break...



Free!

Free at last!



From the animals in the slaughterhouse

To the drugs on the streets

They'll pollute our minds, our bodies

But I know we'll break...



We've got to break free!

We'll try...No!...we'll do it!



The monotonous of the working class

We'll never fall into that rut

We'll keep fighting until we are free at last!





Youth Of Today

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The kids will make it happen

We're starting a new way

People helping people

In the world today



Physically strong

Morally straight

Positive youth

We're the youth of today



Never fight with each other

Use our hands before our fists

Then we'll kick down all the barriers

Of hate and prejudice



Live fast die young

was just a fad

For a bunch of losers

Who didn't care



I'm gonna live my life

Breathe every breath

Look towards the future

And move straight ahead



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We're Not In This Alone-Caroline Records

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Porcell- guitar

Walter- bass

Ray of Today- vocals

Sammy- drums





Flame Still Burns

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Made their threats

Ruin your name

Thought I was broken

But the spirit remains



And this flame will keep on burning strong

And I will still continue to sing this song



Bad mouthed behind us

Taken their shots

But this tattered body will never be stopped.



And this flame will keep on burning strong

And I will still continue to sing this song



We've heard it all before and we're ready for

Some more

If you think I'm gonna break, it's gonna take

More than what you've got!



Don't count me out

Cause I've got some more

And I'm back with more strength

And vigor than before



And this flame will keep on burning strong

And I will continue to sing this song

My feelings in the music and the words are written

In stone

And I know I'm not singing this song alone!





Slow Down

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Lost the time to live

No time to take

Caught in a cycle that won't give you a break

Tensions running high

I can see it in your eyes

You call that success I call it a lie



Slow down



I've got to slow down

Cause I want to see

All of what this world has to offer me

Take a break

Appreciate

Before this lifetime slips away

Slow down



Try to think back

A long time ago

When life was for living and the pace was slow

Wasn't it worth it? Will you stay?

I hope I don't let it slip away





Choose To Be

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Not gonna

Keep up my guard

To prove I'm hard

Or put on some act

To earn your respect



Cause that's not the type I want to live

And that's not the type of energy I want to give!



I guess I'm not cool

According to you

For having some friends

Who don't seem to fit in



Well that's not the type of life I want to live

And that's not the type of energy I want to give!



I guess you don't see

Cause you seem to be

Real tough

But living in misery





Put It Aside

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Maybe I shouldn't have spoken

Just kept my mouth shut

Maybe all the effort didn't help much

Singing for better conditions and hoping

For better days

Not saying we're perfect of looking

For some praise



Gossip, rumors, just plain lies, and we're on the same side

Gossip, rumors let's put it aside

Fuck, we're on the same side!



Knowing if I stumble, aware if I fall

I don't need fingers pointed at me if you're not trying at all

Not trying to come off righteous, just always tried to be sincere

Didn't mean to come off so well learned cause I'm just another peer



I know what I'm shooting for

I know how I felt

And I don't have to prove it to anybody because

I already proved it to myself

No matter where I am in this world

I'll know exactly where I stand

I thought we were on the same side

But at least I know I've tried





Wake Up and Live

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Wake up and live your life

See what there is to see

I won't sit around all day

Cause life means more to me



So many kids content

To sleep their lives away

But I'm gonna try

To make the most out of this day



It takes some motivation

It takes some love for life

Why just sit complacent

And let life pass you by?



Boredom is a choice

I choose not to make

Unlock that door, strive for more

There's a better path to take



Wake up and live-breathe every breath

Wake up and live-until my death

Wake up and live so much to do

Wake up and live-all of you

C'mon...open your eyes





No More

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Meateating, flesheating, think about it

So callous to this crime we commit

Always stuffing our face with no sympathy

What a selfish, hardened society



So no more just looking out for myself...

When the price paid is life of something else

No more I won't participate!



We've got the power we've got the might

To take what ever is in sight

Not even worried, it's an unfair fight

Well we've got a heart to us what's right so...



Our numbers are doubling in '88

Cause the people are starting to educate

Themselves, their friends and their families

And we'll have a more conscious caring society





What Goes Around

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A half ass commitment, a casual act

Shows me the decency that you lack

You're fucking with feelings and fucking with heads

And "live for the moment" is all that you've said



What goes around comes around so watch yourself

Cause you're falling down



Abusing, misusing you're out of control

Your mind, spirit and body will take their toll

A slave to your senses, I see nothing more

Cause temporary pleasure is what you strive for



Taken what you've wanted, stepped on what's in your way

But there will be a price that you'll have to pay

Easy acquaintances, broken friends, happy now

But the loser in the end



Broken promises, broken hearts

Walk away when the pain starts

You take what's yours you still want more

If you only knew what's in store...





Potential Friends

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Here I sit so shy

Wondering what's going through your mind

Or what you're even like

As time ticks quickly by



A life so short, incomplete

So many people I'd like to meet

Feeling awkward, afraid

Potential friends I could've made



Why do we keep to ourselves

And dare not leave our shells?

Let our feelings and emotions blend..

We could be the best of friends





A Time We'll Remember

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This is a time that we can live our dreams

And a time so pure, at least it seems



A simple life a modest one where money plays a minor role

And I pray and I'll try to keep this spirit inside as I start to grow old



This is an era of creativity, good music, and good friends

And the dreams that we reach for seem to be at the tips of our hands



And it's getting too late to appreciate and it soon will be the past

But I'll still have these memories, but why can't they last?

Maybe they can!



This is a time we'll remember



This is a time with a lot of hope and very little fear

And a time where every move we made seems so sincere



But when the song is sung and the moment's gone only you'll

Know all we've shared

And I hope that you can rekindle too, this sane feeling in the air





Live Free

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Waving your flag, a blind patriot

Can no longer see cause your eyes are shut

"Love it or leave it" is your sentiment

Instead of working for improvement



But I want to live free

And I won't settle for this mediocrity



Waving your flag, we're number one

Societies got you under their thumb

Too ignorant to see through their subtle attack

To make us content but we must fight back



You don't love your country, you just love yourself

Because you sit complacent like everyone else

If you fight for freedom, then do what's right

Put down that flag, protest, and come join the fight





Understand

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I'm caught in a rage

I'm ready to fight

My stance is so strong but I've lost my clear sight

Your thoughts and your actions make me want to attack

But I'll try to understand, I'll try to step back



Takes more strength to

Put down your hands

I've fought before and I know I can

I don't want to get hostile, I'd rather

Understand you

And try to figure out

Why you do what you do



Cut out that act, better step back

You know we can understand

You feel it inside, you know it's not right

When you know we can understand

Each other





Prejudice

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Arguing your point about which race is best

Think you've got some insight, well it's just prejudice

And the more that you argue the more mad you get

Well I don't want to fill myself with hate like that



You're prejudice..just look at you

You're prejudice..and you're going to be judged too



You've taken your stance, you've split us apart

Let's see how many bad feelings you can start

Trying to make hatred seem real cool

Keep talking those "facts" you come off the fool



Unite the race?  What?  Listen...

We may be the same race but we're not the same

You're cowards looking for someone else to blame

And you're just a few cause most are too smart

To listen to all the shit that you start





Keep It Up

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You know it causes more problems

You're not happy at all

Every time you indulge

You realize you fall

All that you've learned

Don't take the wrong turn

If you keep it up you're gonna get burned



Go ahead keep it up

I hope you don't keep it up



A position of respect, live up to it

You never liked the trend, that's why you quit

You know what is wrong

You know that you're strong

You knew the whole time that you didn't belong





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 (c)1988  cDc communications  by The Pusher                         10/25/88-83

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