Grow(ing) Up, by What Did You Expect?

Grow(ing) Up

by What Did You Expect?

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1.	In This Together 02:42	lyrics	buy track
We're all in this together Yeah that's a fucking joke We're Fighting for equality Society up in smoke Governed by ruthless liars The poor begin to choke Dodgy Dave’s a criminal Theresa May's a joke Another day comes Another page turns Another problem surely immigration Another false step There's no more respect Another look back at the things we regret Another time A different day Have we not learnt from our mistakes Fuck the system Screw the tories Corrupt government, no glory We'll renew Trident And leave the Union There's no deterrent for our fucking revolution All just kids with things to say You can't shut us up today. Don't tell me it's a waste of time Campaigning for human rights Don't tell me to give up I just care too much Don't tell me to shut my mouth 'Cause I'll scream louder now Fight 'til I die for equality We're all human can't you see? Break the walls down Tear down our borders Expand our minds from every corner We'll start a new day We'll find a new way It's time for us to stand up and say We won't take this anymore It's time to recognise your flaws Don't ignore us, don't forget Start a war, we'll all be dead Don't tell me it's a waste of time Campaigning for human rights Don't tell me to give up I just care too much Don't tell me to shut my mouth 'Cause I'll scream louder now Fight 'til I die for equality, We're all human can't you see? Don't tell me it's a waste of time Campaigning for peace tonight Don't tell me to give up Have you not done enough? Don't tell me to shut my mouth 'Cause I'll shout louder now Fight 'til I die for democracy Our civil rights, equality
2.	Sunday Mass 02:29	lyrics	buy track
Take a walk down to the gallows Just another fucked up Sunday Another day just chasing shadows Wherever I go they follow me Walk past the church down by the river The man inside drinks away his liver I confess I just can't take it I do believe, it's all full of shit I can't Take this No more Tear apart the pages of these books Don't believe in prophets they're all crooks Your religions are all so corrupt These holy wars are so fucked up Tear apart the remnants of my youth These sacred books don't speak the truth Excuse me priest can I interrupt, Before this church self-destructs. Ran around my head in the clouds The planes blew up they all fell down Perversions of your belief system Just another rotten symptom Of a problem with one solution Society without absolution Excuse me while I test the limit, No heaven or hell, no salvation tickets. We won't Take this No more Thought I'd make it out alive Lost my faith, lost my pride Submerge myself in holy water Fuck the priest and fuck the altar Thought i'd make it out alive Lost myself, lost my pride Drowned my faith in holy water Fuck the priest, burn down the altar Guess I made it out alive, I lost my pride Douse myself in holy water, Fuck the priest burn down the altar.
3.	National Anthem 02:44	lyrics	buy track
Will you practice what you preach, Will you turn the other cheek What's the point in your opinion If it curbs freedom of speech? Society for the consumers Well-behaved, and gagged and bound By the possessions that possess them Black 'em out and kick 'em down Nationalism, prejudiced system Birth of a stupid generation Hypnotised by TV lies, Attention spans on the decline Pacifism, a deadly rhythm Just victims of our own convenience Revolutions televised Protest songs and picket signs What a world of corporate stooges Living their lives off the books Bigots, racist, sexist scumbags Bunch of homophobic crooks Society of mindless losers Ignorance runs throughout their veins Guess it must have been the parents Are they the ones who are to blame? Society of misconceptions A fucking idiots parade Scared of progress, time and changes Why are they all so afraid? Nationalism, prejudiced system Birth of a stupid generation Hypnotised by TV lies Attention spans on the decline Pacifism, a deadly rhythm Just victims of our own convenience Revolutions televised Protest songs and picket signs Nationalism, prejudiced system Birth of a stupid generation Hypnotised by TV lies Attention spans on the decline Pacifism, a deadly rhythm Just victims of our own convenience Revolutions televised Protest songs and picket signs
4.	Who Did You Elect? 03:04	lyrics	buy track
I pass the time Singing songs out of key As the time passes me by I wonder what happened to me Did i fall for the lies they told? Did i believe in the dream they sold to me? Now nothing seems to make much sense I was told i could have it all Was i wrong to try so hard To break the walls between social classes Brick by brick I think it can be done Piece by piece we'll spark a revolution Always thought there was so much more There's always something worth fighting for When a government chooses to ignore the poor Any surprise there's still a class war? 21st century still casualties No money, there's just overdraft fees Modern capitalism, our economy Only profiting the rich, no equality Always thought there'd be so much more Is there still something worth fighting for With government corruption at our core Will we ever be able to even the score? We all believed in a fantasy Just victims of complacency What happened to our decency? Have we lost all our humanity? Why do we trust our governments When upper class is all thats relevant to them Government for the rich and greedy They don’t care for the poor and needy Seems the politicians just don't understand They've got the power but they just don't take a stand And while you're stuck on benefits They line their pockets with a ton of profit Always thought there was so much more There's always something worth fighting for When a government chooses to ignore the poor Is it any surprise there's still a class war 21st century still casualties No money, there's just overdraft fees Modern capitalism, our economy Only profiting the rich, no equality But why Should we do just as we're told To get by They say That You've got to sell your soul But why Should I Fit into their mould Tell them They lied And We're taking back control Always thought there was so much more There's always something worth fighting for When a government chooses to ignore the poor Is it any surprise there's still a class war 21st century still casualties No money, there's just overdraft fees Modern capitalism, our economy Only profiting the rich, no equality Always thought there'd be so much more Is there still something worth fighting for When it's all fake news and voter fraud And the population still applauds We all believed in a fantasy We lost our way, such a tragedy Where's our sense of community? What's with all this lunacy?
5.	High School Sucks 03:28	lyrics	buy track
A different lesson everyday Put a record on push play Don’t forget to sing along And learn the meaning in these songs Listening to Wasted Youth, Was the moment I learnt the truth NOFX, Dead Kennedys Bad Religion, all for me So here I am and you can try To change the person deep inside Sell my records, clean me up I’m still a punk, I won’t shut up Propagandhi and The Clash Drunken Ramblings, Anti-Flag Forever lyrics in my head Without punk I’d rather be dead Here's to all I learned from punk rock Here's to all my parents taught me Didn't get my values from what I saw on the TV Here's to the all the things that made me Raised on punk, these building bricks Are the foundations that saved me Forged my values and politics I’ll support our record stores And protest against your wars Buy an LP at a show This music taught me all I know Punk In Drublic, after all these years Hasn’t aged so have no fear London Calling, Silhouettes Gross Profit, yeah, Straight Ahead So here I am, I’m not the same I'll always rise against the grain Educated by the scene That I grew up following The Descendents and The Scuts Rancid, Vandals, all that stuff Forever lyrics in my head Without punk I’d rather be dead Here's to all I learned from punk rock Here's to all my parents taught me Didn't get my values from what I saw on the TV Here's to the all the things that made me Raised on punk, these building bricks Are the foundations that saved me Forged my values and politics Here's to all I learned from punk rock Here's to all my parents taught me Didn't get my values from what I saw on the TV Here's to the all the things that made me Raised on punk, these building bricks Are the foundations that saved me Forged my values and politics
6.	Growing Up 02:00	lyrics	buy track
I have the luxury of having problems Some that I can solve and others not so problematic in a way These are my friends This is our scene This is my slate, I've wiped it clean Never focused on things that didn't matter to me Dropped out of high school, and in the end I still got my degree And I am here today I am here to say Nothing will ever break me down I am here to stay Won't back down today I'm not a lost cause like they say I found family This scene it made me I was saved by punk rock can't you see? I've been doing fine May have walked the line Flawed by creation or design It's more than just a phase And I may have come of age I'm still just as fucked up as yesterday I guess I found my place From feeling out of place I have lived the best and worst of days I could never tell you How much this really means to me I could not explain How much punk rock has given me

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released June 15, 2018

All Songs Written and Performed by: Chris Goode/What Did You Expect?
Recorded and Mixed by: Sober Dave
Produced by: Sober Dave & Chris Goode
Mastered by: Tim Turan
Artwork by: Sober Dave

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What Did You Expect? London, UK

Politically inclined, socially awkward, lyrically explicit DIY punk rock from London, UK, with a focus on creating community through music.

New Single “A.C.A.B.” out now.

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