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Subjects To Adversity

from Silicon Valley Modern Suicide by NVS

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lyrics

Every day I try and fail to understand
What makes the mainstream such a favored demand
For me, it's EQ versus IQ down at school
What gives you the right to distinguish what's cool?
Sometimes I think that I'm better off dead
But I can't let the majority pollute my head
I may not be the smartest man in the world
But I can sense the shallowness of an American girl

Stupid people with their stupid lives
Their words like plastic, jagged knives
A society conceived by television
An equally functioning stigmatism
I'm just not good enough to be part of this society
I'm just not cool enough to be part of your reality
I'm just not bad enough to be part of the notoriety
I'm just not high enough to be recovering sobriety

Why don't you turn me on like a seven-inch clit?
With your rehabilitation pins and promises to quit
I said, I've certainly had my fucking share
Of this nation's facades and death row welfare
I say, the preachers and all the prophets
They're all trying hard to fucking stop it
Something that we all cannot control
So get off it, man, and trade your badge back for your soul

So laugh up every laugh that's left
Get your embarrassment off my chest
Protect yourself while you still can
For I no longer fear any man
Disposable hatred found in vending machines
Recyclable soap opera botany queens
Turn off your headlights before you crash
Prostitute yourself for another piece of ass

Cum-sucking bigot, get off my back
I don't need therapy, I just need to relax
Coffee shop muzak plays within the walls
Echoing the hatred and the pick-up calls
Don't fuck with me, baby, 'cause I'll fuck right back
I haven't gone crazy, I was born like that
Short-haired, well-trimmed bitch in britches
Your makeup covers your sub-rosa stitches

You can try to run, but you won't get far
I can see through your eyes and the way that you are
I won't be a part of your manifestation
My forecast is ill for the next generation
Give me a reason to end this noise
Well, I suppose boys will be girls and girls will be boys
If you don't know the outcome of what's in store
Ask before you arm yourselves: just who are you fighting for?

© 1999 Walter Campbell/NVS Music, all rights reserved.

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from Silicon Valley Modern Suicide, released November 3, 2005

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NVS San Jose, California

Started in 1999, NVS is a high-energy band from San Jose, CA blending various influences to create music and lyrics encouraging thought and feeling while embodying the best aspects of late '80s/early '90s alternative rock.

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