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Rageonomics

by Joe Messina

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What Did It Get You? 03:36
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What did it get you? Following all the rules What did it get you Worked your whole life to watch your Children suffer too What did it get you? You took what they gave you What did it get you To get straight A’s in fucking Corporate wage slave school You still believe the lies You don’t believe what’s In front of your eyes So don’t cry to me When it dies What did it get you? They said it was too soon What did it get you To wait your turn Like everybody told you to But hey, they got me too Big fat I-O-Fuck-U Hey they got me too Your check’s in the mail Sent straight up your fuckin’ ass You still believe the lies You don’t believe what’s In front of your eyes So don’t cry to me When it dies So where does that leave you? Dressed up in white and blue Where does that leave you? You might as well wear a white hood on your head too Cause you don’t have me fooled The people that you screwed You don’t have me fooled The mask is off now that we know the awful truth You still believe the lies You don’t believe what’s In front of your eyes So don’t cry to me I don’t care, you see Leave me be Don’t want any of what you’re selling at all What did it get you? (What did it get you?) What did it get you? (What did it get you?) What did it get you? (What did it get you?) What did it get you? (What did it get you?) What did it get you? Fuckin' nothing
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We Can Afford It (The Single Payer Song) 01:49
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There’s a great new policy out there It’s called single payer healthcare And if you don’t like it then I hope you die ‘Cause I don’t give a shit anymore Give me healthcare or I’ll cut off your head I’m just kidding, but you should be dead The streets will run red with the blood of Republicans If I don’t get to see a doctor We can afford it We can afford it We can afford it, fuck you We can afford it We can afford it And if you say that we can’t Then go fuck yourself ‘Cause I don’t give a shit anymore Have you heard of single payer healthcare It’s the only option, so there And if you don’t fight for it I hope you die ‘Cause I don’t give a shit anymore Abolish all insurance or die Don’t you tell another damn lie The streets will run red with the blood of the Democrats If they don’t ban copays We can afford it We can afford it We can afford it, fuck you We can afford it We can afford it And if you say that we can’t Go kill yourself ‘Cause I don’t give a shit anymore Fuck you
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Fall 04:09
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Take all that you believe And all that you hold dear Throw it in the trash And let it burn to ash Now take your medicine and see There’s nothing between you and me but fear So let’s get out of here Take everything you know And try to let it go Come up with something new Just know that it’s not true So realize you’re one with me And you don’t need no philosophy to live No need to take or give Together we fall Divided we fall So do you want to be alone? Now everything’s unreal As they try to tell me how to feel I can’t tell lies from lows and highs And every day you just might die Now we’re alive but dead inside As I try to shape this world of mine into The world that I once knew It’s much too easy to Get all of this bad news I try to look away But there it is each day So I reach inside and try to cry And find that all the wells are dry So what more? What are we waiting for? Together we fall Divided we fall So do you want to be alone? All alone All alone Alone All alone All alone Alone All alone All alone Alone All alone All alone As time goes by you’ll see We’ll only get more free They’ll try to smack us down And turn our heads around But you and I it’s plain to see Don’t need their moral poverty And hate ‘Cause love is this world’s fate So wave your clever signs But it’s just a matter of time Till the bastards fade away And peace is here to stay ‘Cause the universe is privy to The evil that your leaders do It’s done They’re underneath the gun Together we fall Divided we fall So do you want to be alone? Together we fall Divided we fall So do you want to be alone?
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The Ballad of the Independent 02:43
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You’re an independent And you’ve always been You don’t like ideology You don’t fit in You’re not a democrat You’re not a repub You’re not even an American When push comes to shove Where do you get the balls To not have any feelings? To not have any thoughts Or political leanings Independent you’re so brave I wish I could be you When the revolution comes We won’t even see you ‘Cause you Are an independent You’re not sure who to vote for And you never are Should government wage perpetual war Or build bridges and parks? These are tough questions And I sure don’t blame you You don’t get involved Because they’re just trying to game you Voting doesn’t work And you sure would know When you were home Election Day You sure dealt a blow The president called He says he’ll shift gears ‘Cause he’s heard your silence For all of these years Because you Are an independent You are the smartest ‘Cause you figured out That both parties suck So just sit there and pout It’s hard to make changes So fuck the whole thing If one protest didn’t fix it What good can it bring? So don’t sign that petition Or go to that march Show everyone you see through This political farce You see both sides You noble diplomat Block everyone on Facebook Who doesn’t post cats Because you are an independent ‘Cause you are apathetic ‘Cause you are a moderate ‘Cause you avoid divisive topics of conversation ‘Cause you Are an independent An independent And you’re not helping
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Little St. James 03:05
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DIY Folk Punk Protest album for the quarantine era

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released July 12, 2020

Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Harmonica: Joe Messina
Drum tracks created with GarageBand Drummer

All songs written by Joe Messina. Lyrical contributions from Max Barth on "What Did It Get You?"

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Joe Messina Boston, Massachusetts

I'm a guitarist, singer, and songwriter and I create original music as a solo artist. My music is inspired by hard rock, power pop, and folk.

I am also a member of the band Jackson Moe and backup guitarist for Moni Grace. Formerly with Victoria Watts. ... more

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