(Post)punkklassieker du jour: I Against I

Een ijzersterke, vroege versie van “I Against I” door de vaders van de hardcore. Ook met de boodschap is weinig mis. Al moet daar wél bij gezegd worden dat de leden van Bad Brains zelf niet altijd conform de door hen verkondigde moraal leefden. Zo wachten de mensen van de New Yorkse studio 171A nog steeds op het geld dat ze Bad Brains in de jaren ’80 geleend hebben om een nieuwe tournee te financieren.

in the quest for the test to fulfill an achievement
everybody’s only in it for themselves
when the fact of the matter is they just don’t care
to extend a helping hand to anyone else

so tell me why, did you have to lie
and try to make me all confused about the U.S.A.
when the fact of the matter is you just don’t care
to comprehend or understand a single word I say

I don’t want to have I go against I
oh let me tell you
the same old story, no factual glory
I against I against I against I

and I say I don’t like it, and I know I don’t want it
I against I against I against I
almighty watching, almighty watching
I against I against I against I

and I say I don’t like it, and I know I don’t want it
I against I against I against I

I said who’s gonna tell the youth about the drugs
about the drugs, mugs, bugs, and the police thugs
about the rotten stinkin’ rackets and the fantasies
around the nation, around the nations
oh baby what you gonna do

I tell you the truth is looking straight at you
I got a brass continental with a 300 Z, two color t.v.s,now a video too
I got a rest home in Jamaica for my fantasty, for my family
around the nation
around the nations
what you gonna do.