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Who We Are

by We Are The Union

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1.
When I was young I used to think that I would never change I somehow got it in my head that life would stay the same And looking back I wish I had someone to tell me I was wrong I spent so much time trying to fit in where I did not belong We're all young and dumb and reckless Confused but not defenseless We'd rather live our lives regretless Than cover someone else's setlist We make our music for ourselves Not for endless masses We're just being who we are We're just being who we are Sing along now every one two three four I was everything I swore I would never fucking be before This is me putting my foot down Cause this is who we are We won't change for anyone We're not reaching for the stars We're all young and dumb and reckless Confused but not defenseless We'd rather live our lives regretless Than cover someone else's setlist We make our music for ourselves Not for endless masses We're just being who we are We're just being who we are We're just being who we are And there's nothing you can say To take that away We're just being who we are And you can't take that away
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This clock keeps right on ticking And every second I wish I was back home Far away from you Thought maybe I could trust someone But your deception left me half alive You're a self-righteous fuck and you know it's true Never thought it would come to this, woah Never thought it would come to this, woah It makes me think that I've got problems and you've got problems But all this conflict won't fucking solve them And I'm not giving up on you like you gave up on me You're drunk and you ignore me again This is the last time, this is the last time I let you let me down again And congratulations You've pushed me beyond the point of no return You're no role model and you're no friend Never thought it would come to this, woah Never thought it would come to this, woah It makes me think that I've got problems and you've got problems But all this conflict won't fucking solve them And I'm not giving up on you like you gave up on me Remember when we drove for 16 fucking hours For you to make me feel like complete and utter shit? Remember when you said that you didn't fucking care? Well I thought real hard about it And I think my only wish Is for just one fucking day You to stand here in my shoes And see how it feels How it feels to be me I've got problems and you've got problems But all this conflict won't fucking solve them And I'm not giving up on you like you gave up on me
3.
Some days I feel invincible No one could ever touch me Some days I wish to not wake up I just feel like dying in my sleep Cause this world that we live in is so fake We only give give give so we can take And as the days go by I wonder if we'll, wonder if we'll Ever break out of the cycle Of meaningless mistakes Or if we can just let go Of the way our body aches Some days I feel invincible No one could ever touch me Some days I wish to not wake up I just feel like dying in my sleep
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Been a while since I thought about you I was so young and stupid then Stuck with my head between my hands, stuck with my head between my But these days everything reminds me Of the times that I regret I wish that I could forget the past, wish I could forget it I would never lie to you I would never lie to you It's nice to know that you don't feel the same way Feel the way I do I tried to set the record straight It was too little and too late Those words you spoke just cut right through All I ever wanted was someone to acknowledge me But now I know the truth That I don't exist to you Since I guess it would kill to call me Or pretend to even care I'll drown myself in a new scene I'll drown myself in a new scene This is me moving on without you This is the last time I'll be there I know you never loved me I know you never loved me I would never lie to you I would never lie to you It's nice to know that you don't feel the same way Feel the way I do I tried to set the record straight It was too little and too late Those words you spoke just cut right through All I ever wanted was someone to acknowledge me But now I know the truth That I don't exist to you And every time I think about you I think about how I have nothing Every time I think about you (I tried to set the record straight) I think of how I have nothing (It was too little and too late) Every time I think about you (But now I, now I know the truth) I think of how I have nothing (That I don't, don't exist to you)
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It starts with a tactic called confuse and control And shut down basement shows Don't let anybody leave Silence all forms of the underground So not a trace is found Cause I guess modern speech ain't free This time I refuse to be silenced This time I refuse to give in We are, we are Not just trying to fit in We are, we are Not just screaming for attention It's time to spark a much needed revolution A fight for better days Days where we are truly free Desperation keeps us in chokehold Refusing to let go And let us choose what we hear and see This time I refuse to be silenced This time I refuse to give in We are, we are Not just trying to fit in We are, we are Not just screaming for attention Let's say we stand up for ourselves And fight for what we believe
6.
If they take away the solution Then I guess there can't be a problem It's kind of like back in soviet Russia When they killed the poor at the hands of Stalin So they put sanctions on education Evolution's out, in with "god's creation" Cut the cord to the suicide hotlines Don't care who lives, don't care who dies As long as they get the last word No matter how absurd And we won't take it anymore No we won't take it anymore Brace yourselves for the revolution We're sick and tired of the new State of the nation They shoot down global healthcare And keep us in a constant state of fear They want us to have a common enemy So we won't even think to disagree We sign away our rights without thought And do whatever the government wants They'll throw away the constitution Whatever it takes to get the battle won So they'll always get the last word No matter how absurd And we won't take it anymore No we won't take it anymore Brace yourselves for the revolution We're sick and tired of the new State of the nation State of the nation Stand up for yourself Stand up for yourself No more questions, we want answers No more questions, we want answers No more questions, we want answers We want answers We want answers And we won't take it anymore No we won't take it anymore Brace yourselves for the revolution We're sick and tired of the new State of the nation State of the nation State of the nation
7.
Start from square one, let it fade It's hard to keep a story straight When you've heard it once you've heard it a thousand different ways On the road weeks feel like days At home I sit around and wait To get back inside the van Turn that key and drive away This is our way out it's Our escape from another day and another dollar Situation still under control Please don't tell me that I'm going nowhere fast This is all I have, and this is all I ever want to be Tear my posters off these walls And put 'em up inside the van It damn sure isn't much, we're just doing what we can It's worth it all to just be free 300 miles to 585 The only time I really feel like I'm alive This is our way out it's Our escape from another day and another dollar Situation still under control Please don't tell us that we're going nowhere fast This is all we have, and this is all we ever want to be This is all we have And this is all we want to be This is all we have And this is all we want to be
8.
Keep it together, I'm choking down words like I'm out of time This life that they gave me, it's broken, you're gone In your eyes I've failed, but this is my life I can't live your lifestyle, I try so hard but I'm not who you are, I don't want to be You told me to get out unless I quit this It's not a vacation, this is my life So I guess that this is goodbye So I guess that this is goodbye So I guess that this is goodbye So long and fucking goodnight If you're so well intentioned Why can't I make this right? Keep it together, I'm choking down words like I'm out of time This life that they gave me, it's broken, you're gone In your eyes I've failed, but this is my life Why can't I make this right?
9.
In a sea of SUVS and ignorance It's hard to keep my opinion mine When anyone could help solve the problem if they tried The sacrifices that I make They don't change much in my life But at the end of the day it just feels right I can't respect your lack of interest You live to exploit innocents We can control what we consume in these days When your profit is their pain You're just part of the game It's true that one can't change the world alone This struggle is worldwide Humans are not expendable, they are alive The sacrifices that I make They don't change much in my life But at the end of the day it just feels right I can't respect your lack of interest You live to exploit innocents We can control what we consume in these days When your profit is their pain I can't respect your lack of interest You live to exploit innocents When your profit is their pain You're just part of the game
10.
Just because you're brainwashed Doesn't mean I have to be I would appreciate it If you would not concern yourself with who I am and what I do Everyone I know They all try so hard To be all they can be I just don't see the point of life with someone else's standards Is there anybody listening? Does anybody care? Or are we just content to Live a life confined by walls created for us not by us Why not tear down the boundaries? Why not give 'em fucking hell? Instead of this complacency Why not rise up and overcome, why not stand up stick to our guns? Let 'em run From all their problems And we'll create our own solutions Let 'em run From this mess they made And we can start again The time has come to overcome The time has come to conquer fear The time has come to stand up for everything that we believe Don't let 'em tell you what you can and cannot do Don't let 'em tell you what you can and cannot be Their answers led us nowhere so we'll take this on ourselves We're not running anymore We're not running anymore
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Ourcore 04:27
I'm not looking for the answers I'm not trying to believe In this social system that we were born and forced into How is it that we haven't yet come to terms with the truth That what I do does not affect you And what you do does not affect me Unless you pursue conflict actively So now we can't be friends cause you decided It's your place to judge me I don't remember asking your opinion We take the road less traveled by Take it back now, take it back Give it our all, it's do or die Nobody else can tell us how to live our lives We're not running anymore, we're not running anymore And so you can't intimidate me Your blade has simply lost its point Your argument is flawed And now you have been exposed You can try all that you want But this is the path you chose We take the road less traveled by Take it back now, take it back Give it our all, it's do or die Nobody else can tell us how to live our lives We're not running anymore We're not running anymore We're just being who we are/we take the road less traveled by/we're not running anymore This is my putting my foot down Cause this is who we are We won't change for anyone We're not reaching for the stars

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This is our first full-length. If you like this, you'll LOVE our latest record, 'Self Care!'

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released June 20, 2007

Written and performed by We Are The Union (In 2007, We Are The Union was: Reed Wolcott, Brandon Benson, Matt Belanger, Trey Cook)

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We Are The Union Los Angeles, California

Drawing heavily on ska, pop, & punk, WATU’s 2021 full length, ‘Ordinary Life,’ balances soul crushing lyrics about dysphoria & heartbreak w/ endless hooks & furiously catchy choruses. The album, which serves as vocalist Reade Wolcott’s coming out as a trans woman, was recorded in secret in a rented house in Joshua Tree w/ producer Jon Graber. ‘Ordinary Life’ releases June 4th via Bad Time Records. ... more

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