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Welcome to Chicagoland Vol 1

by Various Artists

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    'Welcome to Chicagoland' is meant to bring back the way most people discovered punk rock music...affordable comp/samplers with as many songs as can fit. Think of this release as a Chicago area version of 'Punk-O-Rama', 'Punk Rock Is Your Friend' or 'Give 'Em The Boot'. This being VOL 1, we will be putting out one of these each year until we can't do it anymore. We are also only making 100 of these CDs!! They come in a resealable plastic cover with a four panel, full color jacket and access to the digital version of the album. Artwork by Kyle Bak

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​​I think I've had it, gone off the deep end I'll never pretend to be your fucking friend I'm sick of feeling like giving up I'm on a downward spiral, when will i hit rock bottom? Failure still haunts me and I can't shake the guilt It sits upon my shoulders, the one that loneliness built But what have I done to deserve this? And why am I the one that suffers because of your actions? I don't know anymore. Your transparency is shining through It's obvious the only person you do things for is you Your motivation for my manipulation Stipulation of who you deem weak I won't let you groom me because I know where I stand And I don't need your fake validation I know what's best for me because I'm the one living in these shoes I won't be your puppet, I'm not your fucking doll Hungry for publicity, reputation, and fraud Bolstering corruption dodging exposure for who you are I don't subscribe to your bullshit So please stop acting like you're not a fucking hypocrite
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Nine times outta 10 This that keeps happening Keeps happening again. Not because it’s right Not because it’s wrong Only cuz I’ve been sayin’ this all along. I, I Told, I Told You So I, I Told, I Told You So I, I Told, I Told You So I, I Told, I Told You So It’s like I’m a fortune teller Put a quarter in You won't like the answer Likely to ignore Likely to assume When things are on the up and up not really doom and gloom I, I Told, I Told You So I, I Told, I Told You So I, I Told, I Told You So I, I Told, I Told You So I, I Told, I Told You So I, I Told, I Told You So I, I Told, I Told You So I, I Told, I Told You So I, I Told, I Told You So I, I Told, I Told You So I, I Told, I Told You So I, I Told…
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Are you scared? Are you free? Do you know who you really are or what you outta be? I know, I know my enemy I know, I know nothing Here we are, we're staying here tonight From the grave screaming for our lives From now on, we're on the other side, From the grave, wake up dead it's all in your head Are you scared? Are you free? Somethings got a hold of me it's got me on my knees I don't know, I don't know what you want from me All alone, all alone with my enemy Here we are, we're staying here tonight From the grave screaming for our lives From now on, we're on the other side, From the grave, wake up dead, a bullet in your head Feed on ignorance Fear the innocent Here come the idiots Burn the ships and walk away The bloodiest come out to play Burn the ships and walk away
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It was a bright Spring day when I got that call Your dad had passed and left us all It was a bright Spring day when I got that call My granddad passed and left us all A single fall from grace/I brace myself As my heart aches and my hands shake Time stands still through these earthquakes Reluctant rest, Recurring past We feel destroyed though we do our best Pictures crash/Leaving a dust-free silhouette/Like an open gash Door frames quiver/Memories of you passing through/My spine shivers But we carry on/Sing an upbeat song Try to keep a pep in our step It's all we can do/While we're missing you Wish it didn't have to be this way Rock on/Roll on
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I was once cast aside and I could not fit in Ridiculed for the hand me downs I was wearing I didn't want the glitter the glamour the gold We're so fucked for forcing fashion on a 5 year old So I tured to these people I thought as my equals It should come as no surprise I'm just a punk in their eyes Yeah they're all so class conscience and got no class So take all of your labels above them up your ass I thought we were good and that you understood But you stopped at my cover and called me a hood And I can't understand how we ever shook hands When you run with the flock and I am what I am They play the Shepard You play the sheep I'll live like a lone wolf I won't lose any sleep But if they Shepard Who's lost all their herd Then we'll live like a pack of wolves And our songs will be heard
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Underdogs- Overlooked and gritting our teeth. Underdogs- Sharp minds come bittersweet. Underdogs- Those who say don't know. We're sober this time, out of step out of sight. And in due time, we will have our lion's share. Casted out, always in doubt. Frat boy punks don't know what we're about. No trust but ourselves, no friends but each other. We take pride in not being sheep at the slaughter. Underdogs- We'll make use of our time. Underdogs- And not the first of our kind. Underdogs- We'll steer our luck right, with purpose and reason and virtue in sight. Ups and downs, we've stuck around. Made small marks but worked for it all. Some come and go. As friends we've remained. Through the good and the bad and the untimely changes. We won't fade away. Underdogs- We will have our lion's share.
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How did we get here? Oh, my dear friends, I’m doing this without you And your point of view How did we get here? And why do we hurt ourselves? How did we get here? When I was young, I thought my whole world was broken And I was young, so I got drunk because I bored you And I was dumb, because I was young and I felt broken And I was broken. How did we get here? How about I let you take control? If it wasn’t for you, I’d run around like a new set of wheels. And now that we got here I know you’re leaving here today, and it’s fucked up either way Because of you, we’re going down and out, Chicago Because of you, we’re going six feet underground Because of you, we’re taking one last ride tonight Because of you, well watch what I become because of you

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'Welcome to Chicagoland' is meant to bring back the way most people discovered punk rock music...affordable comp/samplers with as many songs as can fit. Think of this release as a Chicago area version of 'Punk-O-Rama', 'Punk Rock Is Your Friend' or 'Give 'Em The Boot'. This being VOL 1, we will be putting out one of these each year until we can't do it anymore. We are also only making limited edition CDs. Album artwork by Kyle Bak

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released July 28, 2017

Album Artwork by Kyle Bak
Mastered by Chris DeQuick of Chris DeQuick Productions/Atlas Studios

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