DETESTATION / POSITIVE NEGATIVE SPLIT 7" LYRICS

SPACE FOR RENT

YOU MIGHT NOT DRINK OR GET FUCKED UP BUT YOU STILL HAVE NOTHING TO DO WHAT GOOD IS MENTAL CLARITY WHEN TIMES YOU USE YOUR MIND ARE FEW DOES THE X ON YOUR HAND DISPLAY THE SPACE INSIDE YOUR HEAD? YOU MIGHT HAVE A FEW EXTRA BRAIN CELLS BUT YOUR MINDS AS GOOD AS DEAD A WORTHLESS WANNA BE TOUGH GUY IS ALL YOU ASPIRE TO BE STRAIGHT EDGE HASN'T DONE ANYTHING FOR YOU IN THE WAY OF PRODUCTIVITY YOUR MORALISTIC RAMBLINGS AND YOUR REACTIONARY CLAIMS ARE NOTHING IN THE FACE OF IT ALL BECAUSE YOU'RE STILL NOT USING YOUR BRAIN.

***WELL, I'M EXPECTING AN ONSLAUGHT OF ANGRY LETTERS FOR THIS ONE!!! IS DETESTATION ANTI-STRAIGHTEDGE?!? ISN'T THIS THE SAME BAND THAT HAS SEVERAL STRAIGHT AND STRAIGHT EDGE MEMBERS IN IT'S RANKS? ISN'T THIS THE SAME BAND THAT HAS HAD SEVERAL SONGS RAILING AGAINST SUBSTANCE ABUSE? NO, YES, AND YES! IN THIS SONG, WE ARE NOT ATTACKING STRAIGHT EDGE AS A WHOLE, JUST SOME OF WHAT WE CONSIDER TO BE NEGATIVE ELEMENTS WITHIN IT'S CONFINES. EVERY CULTURE, MOVEMENT, AND SCENE HAS IT'S ATTENDANT PROBLEMS. IT TAKES EITHER A ZEALOUS IDIOT OR A MENTAL DEFECTIVE TO BLINDLY DEFEND HIS OR HER MOVEMENT AGAINST ANY SORT OF CRITICISM. CONVERSELY, IT TAKES A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MATURITY TO BE ABLE TO RATIONALLY RECOGNIZE AND DISCUSS THE NEGATIVE ASPECTS OF YOUR SCENE. IN ESSENCE, IF THIS SONG INSPIRES YOU TO LAUNCH INTO LITANIES OF DEFENSIVE SELF RIGHTEOUSNESS, IT IS MORE THAN LIKELY ABOUT YOU!!

MINDLESS VANITY

CAREFULLY STRUCK POSES, AFFECTED FASHION SENSE LAYERS OF COSTUME THAT COVER IGNORANCE. HIDING BEHIND A LABEL LENDS SECURTIY. BUT A BUNCH OF SPOILED CHILDREN ARE ALL YOU ARE TO ME. WHY THE NEED FOR ALL THESE PHASES WHEN YOU'VE LOST YOURSELF ALONG THE WAY, YOUR IDENTITY HAS A MILLION FACES. WHICH ONE'S YOU? WHO CAN REALLY SAY? BUYING INTO FASHION WITHOUT A THOUGHT WHEN YOU STRIP AWAY THE FACADE YOU'LL FIND IT'S ALL YOU'VE GOT. WHAT'S SO WRONG ABOUT BEING YOURSELF? DO YOU HAVE THAT MUCH TO HIDE? OUTWARD APPEARANCES MEAN NOTHING WHEN YOU'VE KILLED WHAT YOU HAVE INSIDE~