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Excessive Force

Desperate State

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Desperate State was released on January 1, 1994 by Metropolis Records as a part of the album Gentle Death

Song Details

AlbumGentle Death

Release DateJanuary 1, 1994

LabelMetropolis Records

LanguageEnglish

Melodicness

Acousticness

Valence

Danceability

Energy

BPM117

OVERVIEW

LYRICS

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Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Excessive Force

Excessive Force

Performer

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Sasha Konietzko

Sasha Konietzko

Songwriter

Buzz McCoy

Songwriter

Lyrics

I'm just a Chicago cab driver

And I prefer the neighborhoods

'Cause you seem to run into a more interesting

Crowd of people in the neighborhoods

Well, we got guys out here so mesmerized by television

And drugs and superficial things

Ha ha ha, they're fucked up

A lot of kids just aren't looking at the

Future as really a bright point in their life

When you have a bleak outlook

That would lend itself to alcohol and drug abuse

Our country is self-destructing from within

Some say Russia is not dead at all, it's gonna come back

Who gives a fuck about what's happening

Overseas at this point in time?

I'm not worried about a Russian soldier walking down State Street

Any time in the very near future

I am worried about my daughter or son or my girlfriend walking out

Getting hit over the head for ten dollars in her purse

I'm addressing the issue of a guy that's going out there

Sticking you and me up to get our money

So he can pay for his drug fix

Desperate state

Desperate state of affairs

Where do you think America's going?

Desperate state

Desperate state of affairs

I worry about that

I mean, we're such a materialistic society

That we've reached a level of diminishing returns, I think now

And nobody wins in a situation like that, there are no winners

The only people suffering, as usual, are the little guys

People don't even smile

You know, you walk down the street and you look at just couples

They don't even embrace each other anymore

Everyone's living in a perpetual state of fear

Something has to be done

Our country is self-destructing from within

In two or three years, it's gonna be mind-boggling

I'm just a Chicago cab driver

I have a feeling that we elected some people up there

To represent our needs and aspirations

They don't seem to be doing a damn good job

Bush, former head of the CIA, you know, a guy like him

Kind of put the nail in the coffin

It's like Big Brother's trying to push his weight around

At least Clinton came from somewhat meager means

He can relate to the common guy

He knows what we're going through, ha ha ha

Desperate state

Desperate state of affairs

Where do you think America's going?

Desperate state

Desperate state of affairs

I worry about that

There is no perfect system

No such thing as a perfect system

But there certainly can be a more equitable system

Where the average worker can make a decent living

And support his family, give them a good education

Adequate health and some hope for the future

There is no hope for the future

We're not talking that far in the distance any longer

We have the technology at hand right now to self-destruct

You got these people that have elected these politicians

That appoint this guy that appoints this guy

And they all have the same narrow ideology

And they're trying to promote, push their values onto you

It doesn't seem to be too difficult to see that that's not gonna work

We'll be at each other's throats forever

I think that the Rodney King beating just brought it all out

No peace without justice

I have a feeling that we're walking on thin ice in that area

There has to be a type of value system here

And we're all gonna have to come to a

Meeting of the minds in the very near future

It's up to you

Desperate state

Desperate state of affairs

Where do you think America's going?

Desperate state

Desperate state of affairs

I worry about that

Desperate state

Desperate state of affairs

Where do you think America's going?

Desperate state

Desperate state of affairs

I worry about that

Desperate state

Desperate state of affairs

Where do you think America's going?

Desperate state

Desperate state of affairs

I worry about that

Written by: Buzz McCoy, Sasha Konietzko

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