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Behold, my statement of purpose. It would seem that rock and roll is no longer the hippest or most dangerous form of musical expression out there, but it's still what I love and it's what I'm going to do.

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give me fear, give me joy
give me a room filled with American noise
give me girls dancing in cars
give me underage boys getting thrown out of bars
I don't care what they say has been written
I know there's something that somebody's missing
give me a chance to make you forget
the sounds that you know or you don't know well yet

some say it's old, some say destroyed
but I still need this American noise
give it a rest, I know it's passé
if you know the end, then don't give it away
I know that now the danger has faded
I know it's cool to look like you’re jaded
I don't care what eras I’ve missed
just give me a chance to put my name on the list

I missed the days when
jeans and Ray Bans
made it seem so sleazy
but sweet black smoke
and dirty jokes
all make it go down easy

give me guitars that snarl and roar
I'll listen until I can't hear anymore
give me the moment the volume hits you
getting lost in a movement that fits you
give me my friends, the roles you can't teach
to make it worthwhile and keep it in reach
give me the stage, the unlearnable poise
give me the strength to make American noise

I missed the days when
jeans and Ray Bans
made it seem so sleazy
but sweet black smoke
and dirty jokes
all make it go down easy

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from The Napoleon of Crime, released September 16, 2012
written by David Gassmann

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