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Fuck The Government

[INTRO - AGGRESSIVE INDUSTRIAL] [Heavy distorted guitar riff, angular and brutal] [Synth bass pulsing underneath, mechanical and cold] [Drums hitting hard, relentless] [Electronic distortion and glitches] [Everything feels like an assault] [16 bars of pure aggression] [VERSE 1 - SPOKEN, ACCUSATORY] [Over aggressive instrumental] You want to talk about the government Let me tell you what I'm talking about Children in cages Families separated at the border People detained for the color of their skin ICE agents raiding homes Separating mothers from children Locking them in detention facilities No due process, no trial, just cages [PRE-CHORUS - BUILDING] [Guitars becoming more distorted] [Drums more aggressive] [Synths screaming] And the government says it's legal And the government says it's necessary And the government says it's protecting us From what? From who? [CHORUS - MAXIMUM AGGRESSION] [Everything hits at full force] [Harsh screamed vocals] FUCK THE GOVERNMENT FUCK ICE FUCK THE CAGES FUCK THE DETENTION FUCK THE GOVERNMENT FUCK THE RACISM FUCK THE CRUELTY FUCK THE GOVERNMENT [VERSE 2 - RAPID FIRE, SPECIFIC ACCUSATIONS] [Aggressive spoken delivery] They lock up asylum seekers Fleeing violence They separate children from parents And call it procedure They put kids in cages And call it facility No healthcare in detention No legal representation No due process Just detention until deportation Families ripped apart Communities destroyed Generations traumatized And nobody does anything [VERSE 3 - NAMING THE REALITY] [Vocals getting more intense] [Guitars becoming chaotic] The detention centers are torture chambers People dying from medical neglect Children traumatized from separation Suicides in ICE custody The government knew The government continues The government expands The detention system [VERSE 4 - SYSTEMIC RACISM] [Guitar returns, more controlled but heavier] [Vocals back to spoken but angrier] This isn't immigration policy This is racism with a badge This is targeting Brown bodies This is ethnic cleansing This is American apartheid And they call it law And they call it necessary And they call it security But it's genocide [BREAKDOWN - PURE SONIC ASSAULT] [Everything strips down except drums and bass] [Relentless, hypnotic, threatening] [Vocals layered and distorted] [30 bars of pure rage] ICE ICE ICE ICE CAGES CAGES CAGES DETENTION DETENTION DETENTION SEPARATION SEPARATION SEPARATION FUCK THE GOVERNMENT FUCK THE GOVERNMENT FUCK THE GOVERNMENT [VERSE 5 - THE BODIES] [Everything builds to maximum intensity] [All elements hitting at once] Yazmin Hernandez Eight years old Died in ICE custody Jakelin Caal Seven years old Died at the border How many more Before you care Before you act Before you say enough [VERSE 6 - CLIMACTIC] [Screams and aggressive spoken word layers] The government does this on purpose This is calculated This is intentional This is terrorism Against people For daring to cross a line For daring to seek safety For daring to exist [FINAL CHORUS - ABSOLUTELY MAXIMUM] [Everything at breaking point] [Multiple vocal layers screaming/speaking] FUCK THE GOVERNMENT FUCK ICE FUCK THE CAGES FUCK DETENTION FUCK SEPARATION FUCK THE RACISM FUCK THE CRUELTY FUCK THE GOVERNMENT FUCK THE GOVERNMENT FUCK THE GOVERNMENT [OUTRO - RELENTLESS] [Everything doesn't fade, just stops] [No resolution, no redemption] [Last line screamed with absolute fury] This is happening now This is happening here This is happening in America This is American FUCK THE GOVERNMENT FUCK ICE FUCK THE CAGES [Everything cuts to silence] [Final guitar hit] [Done]