Stray from the Path
Stray from the Path
Stray from the Path
Stray from the Path
Stray from the Path
Stray from the Path
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This song criticizes the ever-growing “alt-right” movement risen in the wake of the 2016 US presidential election. The alt-right movement is, according to Wikipedia, described as isolationist, protectionist, antisemitic, white supremacist, nativist, nationalistic, Islamophobic, and neo-Nazi. It is a...
[Chorus]
You just got knocked the fuck out
The punishment fits the crime
Keep your hand held high and you'll find out why
That this raised fist ain't afraid to fly
Yeah, you just got knocked the fuck out
The punishment fits the crime
Keep your hand held high and you'll find out why
That this raised fist, it ain't afraid to fly
[Verse 1]
77 since the 88
Had to look at my phone 'cause I couldn't believe the date
It's 2017 in a 40s trend
With a racist president that's "making everything great again"
But tell me when that this was fucking okay?
All the streets and the screens popping triple Ks
You want the peace? (Uh-uh) Nah, that won't fly here
'Cause if you blink, they're pushing you back three hundred years (What?)
Call it what you want but it's an eye for an eye
I'll mark you with a down-right-down, or right-up-right (Goodnight)
They're tryna censor that they're the fucking oppressor
And all you say is that it's wrong when they're swinging at Spencer? (What?)
Brand yourself like a bull when it sees red
"Make the lie big," that's what he said
So fuck him and fuck you too, and appreciate
That if you preach hate, then expect hate
[Chorus]
You just got knocked the fuck out
The punishment fits the crime
Keep your hand held high and you'll find out why
That this raised fist ain't afraid to fly
Yeah, you just got knocked the fuck out
The punishment fits the crime
Keep your hand held high and you'll find out why
That this raised fist, it ain't afraid to fly
[Verse 2]
Lowest of the low, rats out of their holes
We used to never let these dickheads have any control (No)
Speech is free but it comes with a price
And if you're speaking out some bullshit, I'll give you advice (Right)
Hit 'em with a left, a-left-and-a-right
Got 'em dropping like flies with the stars in their eyes
Yeah, so fuck them and fuck you too and appreciate
That if you preach hate, then expect hate
[Chorus]
You just got knocked the fuck out
The punishment fits the crime
Keep your hand held high and you'll find out why
That this raised fist ain't afraid to fly
Yeah, you just got knocked the fuck out
The punishment fits the crime
Keep your hand held high and you'll find out why
That this raised fist, it ain't afraid to fly
[Bridge]
What makes you think that this is okay?
What makes you think you're a superior race?
What makes you think that this is alright?
(Goodnight alt-right)
[Outro]
If you preach hate, then expect hate
If you preach hate, then expect hate
Nazi punks, fuck off!
(Well, now you've heard it from me and the Dead Kennedys)
Nazi punks, fuck off!
Nazi punks, fuck off!
Goodnight Alt-Right was written by Craig Reynolds & Anthony Altamura & Drew York & Tom Williams.
Goodnight Alt-Right was produced by Will Putney.
Stray from the Path released Goodnight Alt-Right on Wed Jul 12 2017.
Guitarist Tom Williams says about the song:
Sometimes, the things you say come with consequences. There is enough hate, misery, and division in this country that we don’t need a televised white supremacist saying, ‘This country belongs to white people.’ Bottom line: if you preach hate, expect hate.