Punk Prayer from Punk Prayer by The Wasps
The title track of the "Punk Prayer" album. " When I left school and got my first job I realised that I was a very small fish in a large and controlling pond. I saw exploitation, I realised there was a system that was not necessarily benevolent to me and my ordinary working class ilk. Outdated traditions and the privileged ruled. And it still does. So just don't give in to it, bend a little bit, but don't let it break you". - Jesse Lynn-Dean
Tracklist
| 5. | Punk Prayer | 4:12 |
Lyrics
I FEEL LIKE THEY OWN ME - LIKE I'M NOT EVEN REAL
EMPTY AND LONELY - NOT EVEN SURE WHAT I FEEL
TRYING TO PUT ME - IN THEIR OWN LITTLE BAGS
STEALING MY FUTURE - MAKING FUN OF MY RAGS
YEAH IS THERE ANYBODY THERE - TO EVEN LISTEN TO MY PRAYER
PUNK PRAYER - I FEEL LIKE THEY OWN ME - PUNK PRAYER - LIKE I'M NOT EVEN REAL
PUNK PRAYER - EMPTY AND LONELY - NOT EVEN SURE WHAT I FEEL
I FEEL LIKE THEY OWN ME - NOW AIN'T THAT A SHAME
I'LL USE THE TRICKS THAT THEY'VE SHOWN ME - BEAT THEM AT THEIR OWN GAME
I FEEL LIKE THEY OWN ME - DISPENSABLE FLESH
GOT TO DO WHAT THEY'VE SHOWN ME - TO PASS ALL THEIR TESTS
YEAH IS THERE ANYBODY THERE - TO EVEN LISTEN TO MY PRAYER
PUNK PRAYER - I FEEL LIKE THEY OWN ME - PUNK PRAYER - LIKE I'M NOT EVEN REAL
PUNK PRAYER - EMPTY AND LONELY - NOT EVEN SURE WHAT I FEEL
PUNK PRAYER - TRYING TO PUT ME - PUNK PRAYER - IN THEIR OWN LITTLE BAGS
PUNK PRAYER - STEALING MY FUTURE - MAKING FUN OF MY RAGS
THEY WORSHIP TRADITION - AND THINGS OF THE PAST
I FEEL LIKE THEY OWN ME - TWO THIRDS OF MY HEAD
DON'T WANT THEM TO OWN ME - I'D RATHER BE DEAD
DEAD, DEAD, DEAD, DEAD, DEAD, DEAD, DEAD, DEAD, DEAD, DEAD, DEAD,DEAD
Credits
Jesse Lynn-Dean (vocals), Mats Riedeborn (guitar), Martin Hope (guitar), Kiko Alvarez (bass). Roly Quesnel (drums). Written by Jesse Lynn-Dean. Recorded October 2021 at Hollers Analog Studios, Malaga city, Spain.
License
CC BY-NC-ND 3.0. See the Creative Commons website for details.Tags
Formed Feb ’76 The Wasps were one of London’s earliest punk bands & regulars at The Roxy, etc. Their first 2 singles, ‘Teenage Treats’ & ‘Can’t Wait 'Till '78’ are classic anthems of the UK punk era. In '79 they released their single "Rubber Cars" with RCA, but the band split. In 2019 The Wasps revamped with original singer/songwriter Jesse Lynn-Dean Their new album released 2021 is "Punk Prayer"