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Cheryl

by Caustic Soda

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1.
Out of my fucking way! Get out of my fucking way! Out of my fucking way! Don’t make me drive through you! Drunken cishet assholes taking pictures in the street Gentrifying, instagraming, postin g, I’ll delete Their souls from this existent plane my bumper likes to bump Their selfie stick impails them all a yuppie shish kabab Out of my fucking way! Get out of my fucking way! Out of my fucking way! Don’t make me drive through you! You know when youre stuck in traffic behind 8 assholes on onea those pedal busses with the fucking drunk middle aged lady looking back at you going “woooo! Woo” not even fucking pedaling and you’re late for band practice because you didnt even have time or a dollar to grab the fucking fast food you planned to eat for dinner and you’ve worked sixty fucking hours this week but the bus is going five fucking miles per hour and Cheryl or whatever is up there taunting you. I swear to god if this fucking prius wasn’t so low i’d fucking do it. Dont fucking tempt me Cheryl Dont fucking tempt me Cheryl Dont fucking tempt me Cheryl I’ll fucking do it Dont fucking tempt me Dont fucking tempt me Dont fucking tempt me I need to get out of Denver
2.
Why do we allow this shit These practices approved by government Police executing on the streets Face no punishment for murdering The citizens we think they have An obligation to protect But that obligation’s fucking shit Just look at the goddamn precedent States sentence defendants to their death By drugs that can’t be legally possessed Through trials swayed by race and gender Prosecutors have their finger on the trigger States reserve the right to kill Whenever they fucking feel like it The president, politicians elected On the platform of the murder of people unprotected The state should not decide who lives and dies x3 The state should not determine who deserves to die Hold police accountable Hold prosecutors accountable Hold judges accountable Hold the legislature accountable Hold the president accountable Hold the governor accountable Hold the courts accountable Hold the state accountable Cops are state-sanctioned killers Death by cop is state-approved murder The courts are federally-sanctioned killers Execution is federally-approved murder The state should not decide who lives and dies x3 The state should not determine who deserves to die The courts deny their obligations No prosecution of pigs with motivations To kill anyone who isn’t white For possessing a gun or just for living their life Execution of citizens Innocent civilians No crimes committed no culpability Just the government’s fear of vulnerability Black men are shot down in the street No opportunity to trial or plea And if not killed on sight They’re sentenced to life Upheld by state judges Jury verdicts uncontested The Supreme fucking Court’s upholding the sentence The law of the land is just 9 unelecteds Execution is federally-approved murder 59% of executions in 2020 were conducted by the federal government Every prisoner executed had mental or emotional impairments or was under 21 at the time of their crime Trump scheduled executions of two prisoners who didn’t kill anyone Cops are state-sanctioned killers The police kill 1,000 people annually Less than 5 officers are charged for killing citizens every year Laws protecting cops who murder are upheld as constitutional Citizens sentenced to life and death While cops escape all punishment No proof required, or too much expected Enforced by people who weren’t even elected You want a closing argument Well here it fuckin is The justice system isn’t justice But it’s got more power than the government
3.
Woke 02:58
Being woke is not a personality Does not give you the right to talk down to me You ignore human life and ignore human pain Motherfucker, you aren’t transcendental, you don’t have a brain You’re gentrifying neighborhoods Stealing homes from the poor Upping prices and upping rent You’re a bunch of rich assholes Pretending that you care Doesn’t make what you do right You don’t care about anyone You care about your pride You’re gentrifying neighborhoods Stealing homes from the poor Upping prices and upping rent You’re a bunch of rich assholes Pretending that you care Doesn’t make what you do right You don’t care about anyone You care about your pride Being woke is not a personality Does not give you the right to talk down to me You ignore human life and ignore human pain Motherfucker, you aren’t transcendental, you don’t have a brain Reusable bags aren’t worth more than human life You aren’t helping the earth, you’re helping your pride You’re a sexist racist homophobe And you hide it cuz you’re fucking woke Fuck off You gentrifying piece of shit Fuck you Trust fund kid living in a van because you think it makes you cool But what about the poor kids that you bullied in high school Brand names aren’t worth more than human life You aren’t helping the earth, you’re helping your pride You’re a sexist racist homophobe And you hide it cuz you’re fucking woke Fuck your fake hippie bullshit You gentrifying fucks Fuck your fake hippie bullshit Being woke is not a personality Does not give you the right to talk down to me You’re a sexist racist homophobe And you hide it cuz you’re fucking woke
4.
Cartoons 03:35
I dream about cartoons and internet Every morning way after I’m out of bed I’ve been feeling completely delirious I’ll sleep through the days, yeah a white abyss I started eating fruit for breakfast but it doesn’t stop the nervous itch and And the nausea in my stomach says I gotta go do something about that Fuck About that Fuck About that Probably just fuck about it-oh O-woah-a-o ah-oh-ah-oh-uh-woah O-woah-a-o ah-oh-ah-oh-uh-woah O-woah-a-o ah-oh-ah-oh aa-aa-aa-aa O-woah-a-o ah-oh-ah-oh-uh-woah O-woah-a-o ah-oh-ah-oh-uh-woah O-woah-a-o ah-oh-ah-oh aa-aa-AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH O-woah-a-o I don’t wanna get dressed O-woah-a-o did i hit my head O-woah-a-o but I’m not depressssssssed I’m just tired O-woah-a-o I don’t wanna get dressed O-woah-a-o did i hit my head O-woah-o but I'm not depressed When I’m not falling through emotions I’m just going through the motions or I’m looking for the next dumb thing to try to try again again and again and again and make myself care about Woo! O-woah-a-o I don’t wanna get dressed O-woah-a-o did i hit my head O-woah-a-o but I’m not depressed I’m just tired O-woah-a-o I don’t wanna get dressed O-woah-a-o fix my fucking head O-woah-o its okay I’m depressed I’m just tired sometimes things are really shitty I dream about cartoons and internet Every morning way after I’m out of bed I’ve been feeling completely delirious Can’t sleep Crash at 3 and I’m up by 6 Milk of magnesia, cartoons and internet My stomach still always feels like shit
5.
Minimum Wage 02:18
I’m not really good at anything I don’t have many friends I’m shit at making ends meet I’ve heard that everything is meant to work out But it seems pretty shit to me Stuck in a society where we waste all our time Just trying to put food on our plates You say that’s normality Well that’s just shit There’s no time left for anyone to live You have to beat the system if you want to survive But there’s no time for having fun I don’t want to be trapped by this system that’s capitalist-run I want to Make friends and music and break all the rules But then how the fuck do I get home afterwards I want to Live my best life and die having fun But instead here we are all alone These days were all stuck in fucking capitalism Make some money and buy a home and go to work and do it more Do it better and faster or you won’t succeed Stuck in corporate greed Stuck in a society where we waste all our time Just trying to put food on our plates You say that’s normality Well that’s just shit There’s no time left for anyone to live You have to beat the system if you want to survive But there’s no time for having fun I don’t want to be trapped by this system that’s capitalist-run
6.
Decay 03:46
When you were gone I didn’t wanna stay Dust piles up and we’re all turning gray Decay Decay Decay Decaay Time won’t heal my salty wounds But it’s still passing by Laying in my room I’m rotting but Somehow I never have any time for The shit that I like and the whole world’s dying You’re so woke that you’re blind it’s fucking exhausting To act like we’re fine when you know we’re not and I’m throwing up Throwing up I’m crying Giving up I mean I’m fucking trying Decay Decay Decay Decaay I wish arguments were meant to heal Instead of using lines You probably rehearsed on your notes app So you can act like you won every time. I’m gonna Live every day like it might be the last one. Cause it actually might be the fucking last one. The snow turns gray in a matter of days, and half the fucking town burned down – it’s really clear we don’t have long The feeling of fear is palpable. I’m getting tired of hiding you from it all. So you can convince me I’m not miserable, ‘cause that’s the thing that keeps me down, so don’t tell me that I can’t frown. Every time I try to talk about something You say that you feel like it’s probably nothing you act like becoming an asshole’s part of Growing up, I’m Throwing up I’m Crying “We can’t give up” The lie you keep reminding me When you were gone I didn’t wanna stay Dust piles up and we’ll all turn gray Decay Decay Decay Decay Decay Decay
7.
Burn 03:30
The world isn’t gonna burn it’s just covered in plastic Suffocate on its self bet it feels fantastic And I know I’m probably coming off like an asshole But it's all your fault Maybe it's my fault too just for existing But I didn’t even really plan on enlisting So now i'm crying out to whoever is listening It's all your fault Drop your shit and run Because I bet it weighs a ton Undo what was done Before it kills you Maybe we should self destruct Maybe it’s just bad luck Maybe we’re already fucked God fucking save me Poison air poison water lined up like pigs for the slaughter Everybody wastes their whole damn life Every day until they fucking die Every lie they’ve been taught everything they have bought In a landfill on standby Long nights Working jobs nobody likes Try to sleep I don't have the right Don't ask me if I feel alright The world isn’t gonna burn it’s just covered in plastic Suffocate on its self bet it feels fantastic And I know I’m probably coming off like an asshole But it’s all your fault It’s all your fault It’s all your fault Glass cells concrete prison Can this be the life I’m living And we're never gonna get good pay work for hours every day Just to call it quits buy some useless shit get bored and throw it away I don't ever want to live that life 3 kids, house, car and wife So I'll quit my fucking job And live like a fucking slob Or maybe I’ll just run away
8.
Therapy 02:42
Don’t know if I’m better right now than a year ago But I think my brand of ignorance has gone straight out the door All the things that I worked for the profit isn’t mine Bought my groceries paid my rent and now I have no time No money left to spend on the things I really want So back to school, get some loans, oh fuck I just forgot The reason that I’m here who I even want to work for A mystery I can’t believe I used to think I know I don’t know if I’m crazy but I think I’ve gone insane The last thing I recall is graduating 8th grade Fuck your politics your style Fuck the places I won’t get hired Fuck your million dollar cars You know who you fuckin are Fuck your third Tesla this week And fuck all your daddy’s money I hope he can afford your therapy Fuck your politics your style Fuck the places I won’t get hired Fuck your million dollar cars You know who the fuck you are Fuck your third Tesla this week And fuck all your daddy’s money I hope he can afford your therapy Another week another hour this shit’s gone fucking sour Twenty to do lists on my phone and I still haven’t done one But here I am let’s try again maybe this is the week I win Call me Friday I’ll let you know I doubt I get there though The thing I’m afraid of is I run out of time I know life works that way and no one leaves alive I hope I’m the exception to every goddamn rule But it turns out I’m just a college kid stuck sitting here in school I don’t know if I’m crazy but I think I’ve gone insane Got no money got no job I can’t get a fucking break Fuck your politics your style Fuck the places I won’t get hired Fuck your million dollar cars You know who you fuckin are Fuck your third Tesla this week And fuck all your daddy’s money I hope he can afford your therapy Fuck your politics your style Fuck the places I won’t get hired Fuck your million dollar cars You know who the fuck you are Fuck your third Tesla this week And fuck all your daddy’s money I hope he can afford your therapy
9.
Bakin' Pigs 02:00
Is it socialism communism anarchism or any ism that’ll get the cops to stop thinking a cellphone is a shotgun Their fragile masculinity and intimidating act They’ll lock you in a cage for life just because they can Every white suburban mom with blue lives matter on her car We can slash her tires all we want but she’ll still help the cops Police lives don’t matter more than your friends’ Defend your family not the fucks who say they protect Shooting down everyone in their way All because they were bullied in the third grade Trying to defend their right to be a man By killing anyone who stands up to them We all sit quiet while they kill black men For having skittles, wearing a hoodie, or just because they can They’ll use their lights to blind you while they destroy the system What can we do but call for anarchism These dirty crispy bacon pigs ruined my favorite color
10.
The Gay Song 02:25
I can’t quite put my finger on the thing about gender that I hate so much So instead I wrote this song to tell you that I’m super fucking queer I grew up being told I was a princess a lady Don’t have boys over sit only this way But as it turns out I’m still super fucking queer Why do we tell our children That there’s only two options for normal That it’s not okay to change your body Or wear different clothes to feel how you want to Why are dresses only for girls And all the sports are only for boys All this gender shit is just made up So do what you want to Stop giving a fuck I don’t know how to tell everyone The ways that my gender doesn’t conform To everyone else’s social norms I’m super fucking queer Everything my parents told me The right way to act like cishet normals Didn’t even matter because I’m still super fucking queer You have to be a bigger man Than any man that stands next to you Because until then your stepped on and spit on and put down for everything you do No one will listen to the shit you say unless they think you have a dick You stand up and sing about what you think now it’s female-fronted punk shit Try to push me down I’ll get the fuck back up This isn’t about identity This is waking the fuck up Don’t listen to the shit they say Just let yourself be you You think I’m a girl? All I’ve got to say is Fuck you Why do we tell our children That there’s only two options for normal That it’s not okay to change your body Or wear different clothes to feel how you want to Why are dresses only for girls And all the sports are only for boys All this gender shit is just made up So do what you want to Stop giving a fuck I don’t think that it should matter Who I am doesn’t really concern you But apparently I still have to tell everyone That I’m super fucking queer I don’t get why this shit is important It’s none of your fucking business But in case you still really want to know I’m super fucking queer I don’t think that it should matter Who I am doesn’t really concern you But apparently I still have to tell everyone That I’m super fucking queer I don’t get why this shit is important It’s none of your fucking business But in case you still really want to know I’m super fucking queer

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Thank you to:
Nova for our album cover and our logo
John Remington & Doghouse Music Studios
Kate Conroy for helping John and us in the studio
Christian Bourne for helping Jaye re-record some stuff
Lucyfer for booking our tour because it turns out thats really hard
Gabby for being generally wonderful
and everyone who listened to this album (yes, you too)

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released April 20, 2023

Produced, recorded and mixed by John Remington and Caustic Soda at Dog House Music Studios in Lafayette Colorado

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Junk Punk from Denver and Boulder

Jaye - Guitar
Kyle - Drums
Terrie - Vocals + bass

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