NOTES ON SOME SONGS FROM EIGHTPENNYGALVANIZED

Speaking of Errors

society and humans are always looking for something to blame for our collective loss of innocence - but we're looking in the wrong place - we've checked everything but the mirror. humans, society, and progression are to blame...

Split Seconds

READ! LEARN! GET ACTIVE! DO SOMETHING! punk has so much to offer and there is so much potential energy, but too often people come and go without letting it mean anything to them besides the latest trend. there is so much more than that...

Murdered on our Doorstep

the powerful white majority refuse to listen to the tense grumblings of the have-nots, and then they have the nerve to wonder why riots occur... some people need a wake up call...

Delusions of Grandeur

sucking up to be included in the "cool" circle of scenesters sees to be much of a paradox... i thought this movement was anti-conformity... NO ONE is worthy of being put on a pedestal

Kinetic Energy 47

don't let this world drag you down - it is time to aspire for greatness!

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