The Separation Of Church And Skate

[Intro]
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[Bridge]
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[Verse 1]
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  Lost in a sea of combat boots
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Flush the bouncers with wasted youth

[Chorus]
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When did punk rock become so safe?
When did the scene become a joke?
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  The kids who used to live for beer and speed
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Now want their fries and coke
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Cursing and flipping birds are not allowed
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In fact let's keep noise levels down
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Must separate the church and skate!

[Verse 2]
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  Why don't we put pads on the kids?
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Helmets, head gear and mouth pieces!

[Chorus]
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Then we could pad the floor and walls
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Put cameras inside bathroom stalls
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We make sure only nice bands play
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Make every show a matinee
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Teach kids to be all they can be
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And we could sing my country tis of the
Sweet land of liberty

[Interlude]
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 When did punk rock become so safe?
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I know it wasn't Duane or Fletcher
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  Who put up the barricades
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Like a stake in the heart
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  Somehow we got driven apart

[Solo]
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[Bridge]
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[Verse 3]
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  I want conflict! I want dissent!
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I want the scene to represent

[Chorus]
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  Our hatred of authority
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Our fight against complacency
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Stop singing songs 'bout girls and love!
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You killed the owl! You freed the dove!
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Confrontation and politics
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Replaced with harmonies and shticks
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When did punk rock become so tame?
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These fucking bands all sound the same
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We want our fights we want our thugs!
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We want our burns we want our drugs!
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Where is the violent apathy?!
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These fucking records rated G!
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     When did punk rock become so safe?!