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Radical Radio

by The heartless Artichokes

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1.
Morning Show 02:59
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People sit down and pretend they're sane While constricting themselves in the boring mundane Distracted and disdained Oh but it's ok As long we're entertained It doesn't matter what they say Or do behind closed doors Tell me have you been keeping score They count on people like you and me To turn our heads so we won't see What they're doing! More people must complain Force them to explain All the power and control they've gained Oh but it's okay As long as Our blind eyes are sustained It doesn't matter what they say Or do behind closed doors Tell me have you been keeping score Because I can guarantee they are And they're winning They count on people like you and me To turn our heads so we won't see What they're doing! What are you doing What am I doing What are we doing
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Public Service Announcement 02:18
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How many wheels must we reinvent Until we realize we already have the cars That can take us from where we are To where we know we should be in our hearts How many dollars must we spend Until we realize we could have it all for free How many scientists will we ignore Before we lose our ability to breathe The answer my friends isn't blowing in the wind Because it died as soon as it touched the air Billions have been spent polluting the earth Ensuring soon that nothing at all will be able to live there How many jobs must one person hold Before they can pay their rent And how many groceries do you think they can afford Before their money's all spent How many streets must the homeless roam Until we realize capitalism should be the one to lose it's home How many black lives must be murdered Before we figure out who it is the police really protect and serve The answer my friends isn't blowing in the wind The answer is sitting on the fence Deep in your heart and in the back of your mind Waiting to be pushed into action by some common sense
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Marcus 03:16
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Fresh cabbages plum tomatoes Your choice black or green olives My choice green or red bell peppers A joke most people wouldn't even think to laugh at I heard him laughing at a grocery store I met him in a grocery store I met the man who changed my life in produce section of the grocery store Compliment a stranger on his joke Get introduced no mirror no smoke No games no daggers no cloaks one minute he asks what I do The next I'm scheduled for radio interview He asked me some questions at a grocery store I met him inside a grocery store I met the man who changed my life in aisle 1 of the grocery store I'd actually heard of him before Sarah told me I should listen to his show But I never really got around to it you know Kinda like a revolution There is nothing until everything explodes I heard him laughing at the grocery store He asked me some questions inside of a grocery store He gave me the outlet I'd been looking for I met the man who changed my life at the western beef on Bay Street
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Radical Radio 03:12
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They think I'm so mysterious And say they just dont know What I do in my spare time I'll tell ya, I listen to radical radio They think I'm on the fringe But they just can't see What's right in front of them If we don't change course it's the death of you and me . We will be free when we choose to be Those words leave the boombox When I'm In my room alone There's a call in from a listener Together we'll change the world with radical radio They think we're all so different But together we hold the key To unlock the gates of oppression That has been keeping us down you and me We won't be free until we demand to be Those words leave my mouth As I speak them into the phone DJ on the other line Spreading the word through radical radio They think this course of action Only ends in defeat Surely we can insist on the impossible And change the world together you and me We won't be free Until we make it happen
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Airwave Activism 01:45
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don't always like The music they play Some of its just not my style the speakers always have something to say Although I do disagree once in a while Sometimes the callers get on my nerves With their crass opinions and pigeon holed views I guess that happens dancing along the edge of the curve Even so it's the best place to get unbiased news No alternative facts No ones trying to get you in their traps Not paid for by any big corporation Truly by and for people trying to spread accurate information Who could've guessed that the rebels on the front lines Would get their spoons from disc jockeys in these times Are you ready to get your retribution Who would've guessed the airwaves would be the medium of the revolution
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Rearview 01:58
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My fears are nightmares that choke me in my sleep One day I won't awake to find out I can't breathe If time is rare then tell me is it sweet Only way to find out is to practice what I preach My nights are high speed car chases and my fears are the police I will never crash and they will never capture me If they do then tell me will the bedside radio wake me from my dreams Only way to find out is to do what I believe My days are reflections of all those sleepless nights Mirrored in the sense that every choice I make now feels right If my decisions fail then tell me do Conrad's words fall light Only way to find out is to do everything i might My new friends are all heroes although they'll tell you otherwise Commend them on their praxis they say it's just the way they live their lives And if it isn't easy you might ask them why they even try Only answer they will give is because they are alive
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Start Here 02:39
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99.9 99.7 100.1 static everywhere you go I guess I guess we finally reached a dead zone North of Columbus south of Toledo As good a place as any where we can call home Carmens fathers advice that they shared on the air Has burrowed into my brain and made a home there For change to happen everywhere It has to happen anywhere Woahhhhhh So me and some buddies we hit the road Scanning through frequencies like cracking code We have the equipment and knowhow to carry the load Get up and rise up nowhere Ohio Word is the powers that be are starting to get scared You can't kill a movement that spreads through the air For change to happen anywhere It must happen everywhere Woahhhhh
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Pure Milk 01:10
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Comrade Conrad's Congressional Commencement 03:11
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And the volume was all the way up And the windows were all the way down And the freeway was a desert As we sped away from you're home town And at 3 in the morning a cop car lay still in the dark And at 3 in the morning we flew by that cop car in the dark And at 3 in the morning we got pulled over by a cop car in the dark And at 3 in the morning Sarah gave us words of wisdom from the backseat And when The license leaves my hand And the pig man mentions our stickers And glorious you understands For us to beat them we don't have to be quicker And at 3 in the morning you find out what the volume knob is for in the dark And at 3 in the morning Sarah is screaming the lyrics in the dark And at 3 in the morning We heard our dear friends voice in the dark And at 3 in the morning that cop hears some news he never thought he'd ever ever hear through the speakers of our car in the dark
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Laughing in the Landfill 02:47
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In your car with the radio on We were singing along To an old and still relevant song About the government and this country's History It's not the national anthem But the dj jokes that one day it will be When we burn down all of the mansions Reap the harvest from the seeds we planted The next songs starts as you park your car A fast punk jam with shoddy bass guitar And lyrics that could Change the world If the world was just my neighbor in his basement Lalalalala We get out of the car The walks not too far music blasting you can hear it through the door What are you fighting for On the other side are friendly faces like us come from far away places Gathered here for the start of something special The first annual 99.9 nationwide freedom festival there are hundreds of events like this right now all around the country thousands of Bands and speakers from all over the world Zines and pamphlets made by someone's neighbor in the basement can you believe some people have the nerve to ask where all the waste went lalalala

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These songs tell part of a story of friendship, comraderie and doing the right thing. Sure no one knows what the right thing is but we do know when something is wrong. These songs tell part of a story of some people got together to fight against and change what they knew in their hearts, and their minds, was wrong. I say part of a story because this is a story that has been going on long before since any of us were born and will unfortunately keep going until long after we are dead. This is a story that is not meant to be told by one person, it's a story that everyone should contribute to. If you're interested in more of the story than just the small fraction of it I'm providing here, that part of the story is waiting for you to tell it.

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released May 31, 2017

All songs written by The heartless Artichokes with the exception of Pure Milk, which is by the Mountain Goats

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