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That is Punk

from All Bets Are Off by The Coolites

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Punk is more than just a look, it's a way of life. Doing things your own way, believing in your own ideas, in any aspect of life, that is punk. Van Gogh and Iggy Pop, Gough Whitlam and Joe Strummer, Albert Camus and Fugazi..that is punk. But don't listen to me, follow your own instincts, that is punk.

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THAT IS PUNK
(Words & Music: S.Gibson)


A few tattoos and a haircut
Doesn’t make you punk
And 20 beers and a coupla shots
Only gets you drunk

Do it yourself doesn’t mean
Buying a Green Day CD
Punk is more than just wearing
A black Ramones Tee

Follow your instincts
Trust your gut
Question everything
That is punk

Fuck the DJs, we know they’re rubbish
Plug it in and play it loud
And when empty rooms become full
You did it your way, be proud

Everyone’s an individual
But you’re all acting the same
Be a cleanskin, think for yourself
Play your own game

Follow your instincts
Trust your gut
Question everything
That is punk

Johnny Cash, That is punk
Write your own songs, That is punk
Werner Hertzog, That is punk
Follow no-one ,That is punk

Follow your instincts
Trust your gut
Question everything
That is punk

Follow your instincts
Trust your gut
Don’t listen to me
That is punk

Change your surroundings
Make ‘em fit to you
Don’t bend into difficult shapes
To fit in with a crew

Punk’s not really dead
It’s just a little sick
Keep throwing out ideas
Some of them will stick

Follow your instincts
Trust your gut
Question everything
That is punk

Follow your instincts
Trust your gut
Don’t listen to me
That is punk

William Burroughs, That is punk
Vincent Van Gogh, That is punk
Arthur Rimbaud, That is punk
Don’t listen to me,
That is punk

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from All Bets Are Off, released June 15, 2016
Words & Music: Simon Gibson

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