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from Tales of urban freedom by Union Jack

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Fuck mainstream, we’re out the commercial scheme
Your music industry has never interested me
Indoctrination and standardisation
Bad Ska resistance for only subsistence
Corporate Medias define the tastes of the Mass,
Mediocrity gets sold at a very high price
There's no content, but the package is nice,
Lobotomized again, they'll even buy things twice!
Passive audience / a lovely bunch of naive students
Absolute obedience / they keep repeating the artist's statements
Swindle evidence / Greedy promoters and shitty bands
For your empty existence / none of this makes any sense!

Tic Tac Toe, the devil plays the game
Nothing's exciting, everything's boring, the songs he sings are all the same
You can run, you can hide, but you’re always running dry
Keep music outside of this whole business, Not for sale/Not to buy
Broken bones and broken voice, my heart and my brain are full of rage
D.I.Y. my only choice to spread my ideas, my message
All these shits make me ill and never gave me a thrill
These tunes always get played on the TV in exchange for a lucrative deal

Music has to remain a way to change the world
It ain't no product, or a TV add support
Majors, you’re choking with all the lives you wasted
So many artists that you've never supported
Authenticity is the thing you can’t afford
Cause you’re only choosing those that follow all the trends
We gonna teach you what’s the real underground
and you'll discover the values that we want to defend

There is no chance for originality,
They traded art for rentability
You just can’t stay
You have to pay
Gotta pay to play...

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from Tales of urban freedom, released August 11, 2009

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Union Jack Paris, France

Angry, raw and percussive, UxJ have been spreading their punk, rock & roll, hardcore and ska influences since 1997. This singular combination, refined along the years, results in the trio’s unique and original sound. The french combo, avid followers of the DIY, friendship and mutual aid ethics, have already released many records and played extensive amounts of shows all across Europe and Canada. ... more

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