Damaged
Black Flag
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Rise Above
02 : 29
2
Spray Paint
00 : 38
3
Six Pack
02 : 24
4
What I See
01 : 59
5
TV Party
03 : 53
6
Thirsty and Miserable
02 : 11
7
Police Story
01 : 37
8
Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie
01 : 51
9
Depression
02 : 33
10
Room 13
02 : 09
11
Damaged II
03 : 28
12
No More
02 : 29
13
Padded Cell
01 : 51
14
Life of Pain
02 : 55
15
Damaged I
03 : 52
16
Louie Louie
01 : 17
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Track Lyrics
Rise Above Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Jealous cowards try to control
Rise above! We're gonna rise above!
They distort what we say
Rise above! We're gonna rise above!
Try and stop what we do
Rise above! We're gonna rise above!
When they can't do it themselves
Rise above! We're gonna rise above!
[Chorus]
We are tired of your abuse
Try to stop us, it's no use
[Verse 2]
Society's arms of control
Rise above! We're gonna rise above!
Think they're smart, can't think for themselves
Rise above! We're gonna rise above!
Laugh at us behind our backs
Rise above! We're gonna rise above!
I find satisfaction in what they lack
Rise above! We're gonna rise above!
[Chorus]
We are tired of your abuse
Try to stop us, it's no use
[Chorus]
We are tired of your abuse
Try to stop us, it's no use
[Verse 3]
We're born with a chance
Rise above! We're gonna rise above!
I am gonna have my chance
Rise above! We're gonna rise above!
We're born with a chance
Rise above! We're gonna rise above!
And I am gonna have my chance
Rise above! We're gonna rise above!
[Chorus]
We are tired of your abuse
Try to stop us it's no use
[Outro]
Rise above! Rise above!
Rise above! We're gonna rise above!
We're gonna rise above! We're gonna rise above!
Spray Paint Lyrics
[Verse]
It feels good to say what I want
It feels good to knock things down
It feels good to see the disgust in their eyes
It feels good and I'm gonna go wild
Spray paint the walls
I don't want to see the plan succeed
There won't be room for people like me
My life is their disease
It feels good and I'm gonna go wild
Spray paint the walls
It feels good to say what I want
It feels good to knock things down
It feels good to see the disgust in their eyes
It feels good and I'm gonna go wild
Spray paint the walls
It feels good and I'm gonna go wild
Six Pack Lyrics
[Intro]
I've got a six pack and nothing to do
I got a six pack and I don't need you
[Verse 1]
$35 and a six pack to my name
Six pack!
Spent the rest on beer so who's to blame
Six pack!
They say I'm fucked up all the time
Six pack!
When the dudes a waste of time
Six pack!
[Chorus]
I know it'll be OK
When I get a six pack in me
All right!
[Verse 2]
My girlfriend asked me
Which one I like better
Six pack!
I hope the answer won't upset her
(Bitch)
Six pack!
I was born with a bottle in my mouth
Six pack!
Now I've got six so I'll never run out
Six pack!
[Chorus]
I know it'll be OK
When I get a six pack in me
All right!
[Verse 3]
$35 and a six pack to my name
Six pack!
Spent the rest on beer so who's to blame
Six pack!
They say I'm fucked up all the time
Six pack!
What they do is a waste of time
Six pack!
Six pack! six pack! six pack!
[Outro]
What do they know about partying, or anything else
Hey! Where's the beer bong?
I need to get fucked!
What I See Lyrics
12 ContributorsWhat I See LyricsThe fourth track off Black Flag’s debut studio album, Damaged, written by bassist Chuck Dukowski.This feeling haunts me
Behind these eyes
The shell seems so empty
Though I wonder if anything lives inside?
I want to live
I wish I was dead
My heart aches to bleed
I'm cheated from what I see
Freedom holds a double-edge for me
I look in your eyes and see...
I want to live
I wish I was dead
I don't want to think
I'm stuck here and I know it
I don't want to see
Make me close my eyes
I want to live
I wish I was dead
Life's cold
And it reaches inside
I need to feel
But turn my mind off
The desperation begins
From the start I see the end
Not right, I'm not right, you're not right
I've got to close my eyes
I look in your eyes
And see its always this way
Live the lie and take a dive
Just to make it die
I want to live
I wish I was dead
I've just got to close my eyes
I've got to close my eyes
I've got to close my eyes
TV Party Lyrics
[Intro]
TV party tonight!
TV party tonight!
TV party tonight!
TV party tonight!
[Verse]
We're gonna have a TV party tonight (Alright!)
We're gonna have a TV party alright (Tonight!)
[Chorus]
We've got nothing better to do
Than watch TV and have a couple of brews
[Verse]
Everybody's gonna hang out here tonight (Alright!)
We'll pass out on the couch alright (Tonight!)
[Chorus]
We've got nothing better to do
Than watch TV and have a couple of brews
[Bridge]
Don't talk about anything else
We don't wanna know
We're dedicated
To our favorite shows
That's Incredible!
Hill Street Blues!
Dallas!
Fridays!
[Verse]
We sit glued to the TV set all night (And every night!)
Why go into the outside world at all? (It's such a fright!)
[Chorus]
We've got nothing better to do
Than watch TV and have a couple of brews
[Verse]
TV news shows what it's really like out there (It's a scare!)
You can go out if you want (We wouldn't dare!)
[Chorus]
We've got nothing better to do
Than watch TV and have a couple of brews
[Bridge]
Don't talk about anything else
We don't wanna know
We're dedicated
To our favorite shows
Saturday Night Live!
Monday Night Football!
Jeffersons!
Vega$!
[Verse]
I wouldn't be without my TV for a day (Or even a minute!)
I don't even bother to use my brain anymore (There's nothing left in it!)
[Chorus]
We've got nothing better to do
Than watch TV and have a couple of brews
[Verse]
Hey, wait a minute! My TV set doesn't work (It's broken!)
What are we gonna do tonight, this isn't fair! (We're hurtin'!)
[Chorus]
We've got nothing left to do
Left with no TV and just a couple of brews
[Bridge]
What are we gonna talk about?
I don't know!
We're gonna miss our favorite shows!
No That's Incredible!
No Monday Night Football!
No Jeffersons!
No Fridays!
No TV Party tonight
Thirsty and Miserable Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Thirsty and miserable
You drop to the floor
You drink 'til you can't even see anymore
[Hook]
Thirsty and miserable, always wanting more
Thirsty and miserable, always wanting more
[Verse 2]
My brother wants a ride to the liquor store
You pity him for what he wants it for
[Hook]
Thirsty and miserable, always wanting more
Thirsty and miserable, always wanting more
[Verse 3]
It's 1:30 and we're all getting nervous
The store closes at two
There's not enough to last us (Oh Shit!)
[Hook]
Thirsty and miserable, always wanting more
Thirsty and miserable, always wanting more
[Outro]
See if you can find the key to your mother’s liquor cabinet
Police Story Lyrics
[Verse 1]
This fucking city
Is run by pigs
They take the rights away
From all the kids
[Chorus]
Understand we're fighting a war we can't win
They hate us, we hate them
We can't win, no way
[Verse 2]
Walking down the street
I flip them off
They hit me across the head with a billy club
[Chorus]
Understand we're fighting a war we can't win
They hate us, we hate them
We can't win, no way
[Verse 3]
Nothing I do
Nothing I say
I tell them to go get fucked
They put me away
[Chorus]
Understand we're fighting a war we can't win
They hate us, we hate them
We can't win, no way
[Bridge]
No fuckin' way
Motherfuckers gonna pay
Motherfuckers gonna pay
[Verse 4]
I go to court for my crime
Stand in line, pay bail
I may serve time
[Chorus]
Understand we're fighting a war we can't win
They hate us, we hate them
We can't win, no way
Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie Lyrics
[Hook]
Gimme gimme gimme
I need some more
Gimme gimme gimme
Don't ask what for
(One, two, three, four)
[Verse 1]
Sitting here like a loaded gun
Waiting to go off
I've got nothing to do
But shoot my mouth off
[Hook]
Gimme gimme gimme
I need some more
Gimme gimme gimme
Don't ask what for
[Verse 2]
I gotta go out
Get something for my head
If I keep on doing this
I'm gonna end up dead
[Hook]
Gimme gimme gimme
I need some more
Gimme gimme gimme
Don't ask what for
[Verse 3]
I know the world's got problems
I've got problems of my own
Not the kind that can't be solved
With an atom bomb
[Hook]
So gimme gimme gimme
I need some more
Gimme gimme gimme
Don't ask what for
[Hook]
Gimme gimme gimme
I need some more
Gimme gimme gimme
Don't ask what for
(One, two, three, four)
[Verse 1]
Sitting here like a loaded gun
Waiting to go off
I've got nothing to do
But shoot my mouth off
[Hook]
So gimme gimme gimme
I need some more
Gimme gimme gimme
Don't ask what for
Depression Lyrics
[Verse]
Right here, all by myself
I ain't got no one else
The situation is bleeding me
There's no relief for a person like me
[Hook]
Depression's got a hold of me
Depression, I gotta break free
Depression's got a hold on me
Depression's gonna kill me
[Verse]
I ain't got no friends to call my own
I just sit here all alone
There's no girls that want to touch me
I don't need your goddamn sympathy
[Hook]
Depression's got a hold of me
Depression, I gotta break free
Depression's got a hold on me
Depression's gonna kill me
[Verse]
Everybody just get away
I'm gonna boil over inside today
They say things are gonna get better
All I know is they fuckin' better
[Hook]
Depression's got a hold of me
Depression, I gotta break free
Depression's got a hold on me
Depression's gonna kill me
Depression's got a hold of me
Depression, I gotta break free
Depression's got a hold on me
Depression's gonna kill me
Room 13 Lyrics
6 ContributorsRoom 13 LyricsKeep me alive
Only you can do it
If not you'll die too and I'll see to it
It's hard to survive
Don't know if I can do it
Keep me alive
I can't accept my fate
I need help
Before it's too late
It's hard to survive
Don't know if I can do it
I need to belong
I need to hang on
I need, need
Keep me alive
Feelings I must obey
Can't turn my eyes from the past
This crisis is the last
It's hard to survive
Don't know if I can do it
Keep me alive
I rely on your judgement
I've got none of my own
Don't know what I'm doing
It's hard to survive
Don't know if I can do it
I need to belong
I need to hang on
I need, need
Keep me alive
Only you can do it
Keep me alive
Only you can do it
It's hard to survive
Don't know if I can do it
Keep me alive
Keep me alive
Keep me alive
Keep me alive
It's hard to survive
Don't know if I can do it
I need to hang on
I need to belong
I need, need
Damaged II Lyrics
[Intro]
Damaged by you
Damaged by me
[Chorus]
I'm confused
Confused
Don't wanna be confused
[Verse 1]
Stupid attempts
No conclusions
[Chorus]
I'm confused
Confused
Don't wanna be confused
Put the gun to my head
And I don't pull
I'm confused
Confused
Don't wanna be confused
Don't even feel a thing
No longer wanna see
But you can't make me long
For your life and security
Don't even feel a thing
No longer wanna see
But you can't make me long
For your life and security
[Verse 2]
Problems stick
My life drips feelings
Stupid feelings
Stupid illusions
[Chorus]
I'm confused
Confused
Don't wanna be confused
[Refrain]
Scars for...
[Chorus]
I'm confused
Confused
My emotions are bruised
[Verse 3]
Wrong in what you think
You don't feel shit
[Chorus]
I'm confused
Confused
Don't wanna be confused
Don't even feel a thing
Don't even wanna see
But you can't make me long
For your life and security
Don't even feel a thing
Don't even wanna see
But you can't make me long
For your life and security
[Refrain]
Problems stick
My life drips
Feelings...
Scars! Aah!
[Chorus]
I'm confused
You're wrong
Don't wanna be wrong
[Verse 4]
Stupid incompetence
Stupid in what you think
[Chorus]
I'm confused
Well, you are wrong
I don't wanna be wrong
[Verse 5]
When I talk to you
My mind falls apart
[Chorus]
I'm confused
Confused
Don't wanna be confused
Don't even feel a thing
No longer wanna see
But you can't make me long
For your life and security
[Outro]
Problems... my problems
No longer feel a thing
Don't even wanna see
But you can't make me long
For your life and security
Problems stick, my life!
Feelings... everything I know
No More Lyrics
[Verse]
No, I won't believe that this is all
I'm not happy, I'm not free
Pay check to pay check, living for what?
Every night I get drunk to get sunk
[Hook]
I need action
Won't take no more
No more, no more, no more
It won't work, won't work no more
[Verse]
I knew what I had when I grew up
I know that it really sucked
Now I'm a slave to the same lies
If I don't get out I'm gonna die
[Hook]
[Verse]
Control, control for who, for what?
I'm no robot
They can get fucked
Reaction's masochism this can't last
I need to live, I need it now
[Hook]
Padded Cell Lyrics
[Verse]
Earth's a padded cell
Defanged and declawed
I'm living in hell
It's a paradise fraud
Straight jacket minds
In line to be old
Telling me to let time slip through my teeth
Well I'm no fool
I'm going to town
Manic reactions are always a buzz
I'm suspect, the stranger in disguise
It's forced itself upon me
Something I can't hide
[Hook]
See it in... maniacs
Their eyes... maniacs maniacs maniacs
[Verse]
Looking at you, inside of you
Through your eyes, behind your mind
Looking at you, inside of you
I'm invisible, nowhere to hide
I'm obscene. the living dead
See the flys feed off your head
Looking at you, I'm inside of you
It's walden two, but the flower's dead
[Hook]
See it in... maniacs
Their eyes... maniacs maniacs maniacs
[Verse]
Earth's a padded cell
Defanged and declawed
I'm living in hell
It's a paradise fraud
Straight jacket minds
In line to be old
Telling me to want
Let time slip through my teeth
Well I'm not the fool
I'm going to town
Manic reactions are always a buzz
I'm suspect, the stranger in disguise
It's forced itself upon me
Something I can't hide
[Hook]
See it in... maniacs
Their eyes... maniacs maniacs maniacs
Life of Pain Lyrics
[Verse]
Look what you've done to your arms
I know you don't care
Who do you harm
I know you've never been the girl next door
But now you're worse than before
Self destruct self destruct
Life's miseries pain runs deep
Does it matter what anybody cares
Can't there be another outlet?
Nobody gets close, nobody dares
Self destruct self destruct
I can understand your problems
And I can even figure out the reasons why
But I can't help the way I feel
And I can't accept what I see
And I just can't stand watching you
Self destruct self destruct
[Outro]
You're digging your own grave
And you're taking my feelings with you
There's got to be a way to get out
Damaged I Lyrics
16 ContributorsDamaged I LyricsThe final track on Black Flag’s debut studio album, Damaged, written by Greg Ginn and Henry Rollins.
An earlier recorded version appears on the Everything Went Black album, with vocals and improvised lyrics… Read More My name's Henry
And you're here with me now
My life
It's a song daaahh
It's so you won't even let it happen
You won't
You won't let
DAMAGED
By attacks
I'm evil attacking my mind
But you don't mind
Cause this scheduled 13
You just sit, down
Buy the ticket
Wait your turn
Waaaaahhhhahahaha
Wooaharhhhhhhhhahh
Aaghhhhhhhh
Waaaaaghghhh
Aaghhhhhhhh
Can't feel another day
Can't get past you
I can't see nothin'
I'm blind
I'm blind
I'm blind
Hold out your hand to me
Give me your hand
..And I'll bite it off
DAMAGED!
DAMAGED!
DAMAGED!
Hrraagh!
I...
I don't even care about self-destruction anymore
What's the use?
I just sit at home alone
Cold fingers, gold fingers, in a cold sweat
And then I remember
I remember a day
We'd go for a ride in the country
And you'd say..
Sing it boy
Do it again
Do it again
Yes sir
Yes sir
Yes sir
Yes sir oh yes sir yes sir yes
Arghh
Right now look at me now
Look at me now
Just shadows
I'm just shadows of what I was
I just want another thing
I couldn't even get by for that
How much is that to ask for?
How- How much?
DAMAGED
Oh waawhhh
I, I'm sorry my friend, I guess I just can't
Lesson other thing nice
It's nice and cool around here
It's nice
It's my mind
It's my mind that's off guard
And no one comes in
Nobody comes in
Damaged
My damage
No one comes in
Stay out
Louie Louie Lyrics
[Chorus]
Louie, Louie
We gotta go
I said now Louie, Louie
We gotta go
[Verse]
You know the pain that's in my heart
It just shows I'm not very smart
Who needs love when you've got a gun?
Who needs love to have any fun?
[Chorus]
I said now Louie, Louie
We gotta go
Said now screwie Louie
We gotta go
[Guitar Solo]
[Chorus]
Louie, Louie
We gotta go
I said now Louie, Louie
We gotta go