Whatever happened to Habeas Corpus?
Whatever happened to your day in court?
You’ll never get to see a jury
They’ve changed a natural right Into a last resort
Fifth amendment lets you keep silent
Sixth amendment guarantees a trial
We’re not free, we’ve got no rights
We traded them away and we’re living in denial
They call it justice
They call it taking a plea.
They call it justice
But it seems like extortion to me
It seems like extortion to me
It seems like we’re not really free
It’s not a matter of protecting the guilty
It’s not about having a bleeding heart
Absolute power for prosecutors
Gives them the power to rip families apart
The innocent faced with years in prison
Have no chance to let a jury decide
Take a plea, or risk your life
There’s a gun against their head their hands are tied
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More than two million are locked in prison
Who never had a chance to stand and face their peers
Remember the name of Kalief Browder
Locked away in Rikers for over three years
Three years waiting to prove his innocence
It’s a shame that we should never permit
They offered pleas, to set him free
He wouldn’t confess to a crime he didn’t commit
Australian shambolic pop that uses the generic trope of deadpan ennui to evoke bleak dystopia rather than the usual sunny slacker world. Bandcamp Album of the Day Jul 6, 2016
supported by 5 fans who also own “They Call It Justice”
So I havent even finished the album , but feel compelled to comment on it already.
This band and album are absolutely incredible! Huge vocals supported by guitar,bass,snd drums that are the perfect pairing for the vox. Probably due to the fact that band members seem to have an impressive HC pedigree---- the music is famiar but sounds built on a strong R' N R' foundation.
One of the best albums Ive stumbled onto in the past year.
ive been listening to Oi and Punk since about 83 or 84 and would put The Takes " Same" on my list of top 50 favorite albums.
A MUST HAVE FOR ANY FAN OF OI/PUNK/HC OR JUST GOOD MUSIC IN GENERAL!!!! Im eagerly awaiting future releases and hope they tour the U.S. East Bay Working Class