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Call For Arms

by Call For Arms

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Help 'Em Back Up 05:44
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They focus, on the destruction While kids fall into depression They show us, what makes them money While mom explains no more daddy so why can’t, you be more prudent to kids who just lost their parents so stop it, just shut the fuck up kids are down so help ’em back up They focus, on retaliation While Kids encounter rejection They show us, our military While dad is dead, he’ still buried so why can’t, you be more prudent to kids who just lost their parents so stop it, just shut the fuck up kids are down so help ’em back up so why have children been forgotten Kids need love, support, and affection Need to reassure their protection So fuckin show a little discretion so why can’t, you be more prudent to kids who just lost their parents so stop it, just shut the fuck up kids are down so help ’em back up kids are down so help ’em back up please stop the fuckin bombing
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For The World, For Each Other 04:11
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Throw a rock down stream Hope for some brand new dreams Government and there fuckin war Killing, something we cant afford Stop your war on humanity Politicians, please come around All the soldiers lay their weapons down It’s a reach, but we need a start Put your guns down, think with your hearts Stop your war on humanity Sexist, racist, homophobic Causes hate, don’t condone it All forms of domestic war Something we should not stand for Stop your war on humanity Your empire is built on corporate greed Fuck your flag don’t wave it near me Those who don’t agree, you push away Bury them in graves, your capitalistic country We need solidarity We need a new kind of army An army of one and army of all Stop the war, stop the downfall Red, white, and blue Not my policy, fuck you Stop your war on humanity
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Any Other Way 03:33
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The x’s on my hands May drip in the rain But that wont fuckin matter Cause I’ll still abstain Gonna stick to what I believe Yeah I wear it, I wear it on my sleeve… I live to be this way Yeah wouldn’t have it any other way You can’t break my commitment I’ll remain strong Can’t stop my devotion Wont do mind or body wrong Gonna stick to what I believe Yeah I wear it, I wear it on my sleeve… I live to be this way Yeah wouldn’t have it any other way It’s my life, it’s how I choose to believe Fuck those things, that pollute my body What do they get you, what do you achieve? Cause symbols are fleeting It’s only what’s inside So I will stay true to myself And wear my fuckin’ x’s with pride Gonna stick to what I believe Yeah I wear it, I wear it on my sleeve Cause I live to be this way Yeah wouldn’t have it any other way…… I live to be (this way) Yeah wouldn’t have it (any other way…) Fuck what don’t help (me achieve) And what don’t help (me believe) So I live to be (this way) Yeah wouldn’t have it (any other way…)
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The Pope, With His Candlestick, In the Confession 03:07
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I turned on my TV today Couldn’t believe what they had to say Church and investigation Priests and molestation Just because you have some power Doesn’t mean you lower the standards Fuck the church and all it stands for Trust in us believe what we have to say Even know we hurt your kids in every fuckin way The pope acts like he is blind to all of this That’s cause he to has violated kids Just because you have some power Doesn’t mean you lower the standards Fuck the church and all it stands for What do you get from hurting a child Tell me this, does it make you wanna smile You sick fucks, should be shot in the head Fuck the priests, I’ll feel better when they’re dead Just because you have some power Doesn’t mean you lower the standards Fuck the church and all it stands for Can you believe all of this Why does it have to exist What do they get from it Either way it makes me sick Just because you have some power Doesn’t mean you lower the standards Fuck the church and all it stands for
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Guns Don't Kill People, Cops Kill People 04:09
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Started off as a routine traffic stop Father and son pulled over by some cops Suspended plates, expired license Is this a reason for pig violence Fuck police and there policies Excessive force, police brutality Boy concerned, wanted to know why Beat him down cause he wouldn’t comply Slammed his head against the squad car Punched his face, this time they’ve gone too far Fuck police and there policies Excessive force, police brutality He was hand cuffed, wasn’t that enough He was 16, does that make you feel tough He was innocent, you stupid fuckin cops He has rights, so please fuckin stop Fuck you Officer Jeremy Morse You’re a coward using brutal force Fuck you Attorney John Barnett How dare you say Donovan deserved it Fuck police and there policies Excessive force, police brutality White cop, black kid, got me thinking Smells like pig, smells like racial profiling They like to be tough, they like to start fights Fuck the police, we all have civil rights! They like to be tough, they like to start fights Fuck the police, we all have civil rights!
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An Argument Worth Having 02:38
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Aids, cancer, and SUV’s Toxic waste, pollution, oil industry Snipers, terrorists, nuclear bombs Dead beat dads, kids with no moms We are gonna save the world We are gonna save the world Poverty, alcohol, fuckin drugs Republicans, democrats, corporate thugs Cops, robbers, education Hate, illiteracy, television We are gonna save the world We are gonna save the world War, violence, racism Incest, rape, molestation You see it’s crazy, it’s fuckin outta hand World is slippin, we need to lend a helping hand Gonna save the world We have no choice Gonna save the world Need to raise your voice (fuckin raise your voice and save the world) We are gonna save the world We are gonna save the world Aids, cancer, SUV’s Gonna save the world, save it for you and me An argument worth having An argument worth listening to!
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Today, No Tomorrow 03:06
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I want a park in the city Where I can go to clear my mind And my thoughts And ponder my own… Freedom Crowded thoughts Am I really free So sad I wish I couldn’t see Today, we’ll have our way Tomorrow, you will pay Freedom means To have your liberty Gonna take back what Belongs to me Everything seems so Useless today Hey free-dumb Tomorrow will be our day Today, we’ll have our way Tomorrow, you will pay Everything Seems so useless Fuck you freedom When tomorrow comes lets Share a smile Until then don’t stand In single file That’s what they want To make you believe To make you feel that You are truly free Today, we’ll have our way Tomorrow, you will pay Fuck you freedom, cause you don’t exist Fuck you freedom, with a closed fist
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Trash Cans 02:59
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There’s a thief up north He’s stealing from our schools His name is Grey Davis Turning our kids into fools California at the bottom of the nation Kids can’t read, we need education Now we have a chaotic deficit Kids are the ones affected by it Lets recycle the system, focus on education Stand up, be strong for the children Our kids have no imagination Thanks to our televisions They can’t read a fuckin book Only one to thank, the capital crooks You tell me this is fact Well I say it’s a lie You fuckin re-write history I’m forced to see it through your eyes Lets recycle the system, focus on education Stand up, be strong for the children School walls are breaking down The text books are 10 years old You spend more on your fuckin army Than our children, yeah our little 6 year olds! Lets recycle the system, focus on education Stand up, be strong for the children Stand up be persistent, be strong let’em hear it! It’s for the children so it’s worth it!
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Talk Not Bomb 03:52
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I can see it over the horizon It’s evident, it’s fuckin terrorizing There forming a large scale invasion There marching, killing, fuckin multiplyin War, what for? Mass destruction, confusion What for? Like roaches infesting a fuckin home Military striving for world control U.S. aggression is just an obsession Without peace we are without world progression War, what for? Mass destruction, confusion What for? By land, water, fuckin air Waging war, spreading terror Bin Laden, Bush, Saddam, Sharon Killing brothers and sisters, I shall not condone Talk, not bomb, whatever it takes Show some hope, raise the stakes War, what for? I ask you please Please step back, show the world some peace War, what for? Mass destruction, confusion What for? Had a dream war would go away Hold my hand, lets lead the fuckin way! Peace today!
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Sweetwater 04:40
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Dream’s come true become reality, torn apart by lies lack of morality Fields of grass that once were green Pavement and asphalt so sad to see Valleys and ridges enjoyed as a child Freeways and bridges obstruct for miles Yeah, for at least 6 miles no longer a place to smile Broken hopes and broken dreams and such a young child Highway 125… The title city council has chosen Imply it helps all spring valley monoxide explosion Sweetwater and jamacha I once called home Replaced by construction zones Yeah, hard hat construction zones no longer a place to walk and roam Broken hopes and broken dreams nowhere to call home Squirrel’s and bees could always be seen Concrete bridges sweetwater no longer Creeks and streams seemed so serene Numerous off-ramps sweetwater no longer Flowers and birds surrounded this city Now pollution and trash what a fuckin’ pitty No smiles on faces no sun to be shined Shadows are casted smog is on the rise Yeah, lung cancer on the rise no longer a place to live, run, and hide Broken hopes and broken dreams how do I survive? could always be seen, seemed so serene What happened to my dreams, all my aspirations Give me back my town Give me back my street Give me back my memories Give me back my dreams Can someone……Please show me……some fucking…….. inspiration
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Today, No Tomorrow 03:09
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I want a park in the city Where I can go to clear my mind And my thoughts And ponder my own… Freedom Crowded thoughts Am I really free So sad I wish I couldn’t see Today, we’ll have our way Tomorrow, you will pay Freedom means To have your liberty Gonna take back what Belongs to me Everything seems so Useless today Hey free-dumb Tomorrow will be our day Today, we’ll have our way Tomorrow, you will pay Everything Seems so useless Fuck you freedom When tomorrow comes lets Share a smile Until then don’t stand In single file That’s what they want To make you believe To make you feel that You are truly free Today, we’ll have our way Tomorrow, you will pay Fuck you freedom, cause you don’t exist Fuck you freedom, with a closed fist
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You Wanna go where Everybody Knows Your Name 02:43
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White picket fence A square clean cut lawn Mom’s mini van And a big fuckin yawn Spend another day Waiting for a sale Addicted to consumerism Follow the money trail Bar codes and price checks Baseball games and tv shows Say hello to capitalism And your cookie cutter homes Look around all I see Is pathetic fuckin apathy The price you have to pay In this pacified society Buy me this, buy me that I’m sick and tired of their trap It’s been this way for years And nothing seems to change If you wanna save your country Don’t buy into the American dream Buy me this, buy me that I’m sick and tired of their trap Don’t buy into the American dream
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Guns Don't Kill People, Cops Kill People 06:36
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Started off as a routine traffic stop Father and son pulled over by some cops Suspended plates, expired license Is this a reason for pig violence Fuck police and there policies Excessive force, police brutality Boy concerned, wanted to know why Beat him down cause he wouldn’t comply Slammed his head against the squad car Punched his face, this time they’ve gone too far Fuck police and there policies Excessive force, police brutality He was hand cuffed, wasn’t that enough He was 16, does that make you feel tough He was innocent, you stupid fuckin cops He has rights, so please fuckin stop Fuck you Officer Jeremy Morse You’re a coward using brutal force Fuck you Attorney John Barnett How dare you say Donovan deserved it Fuck police and there policies Excessive force, police brutality White cop, black kid, got me thinking Smells like pig, smells like racial profiling They like to be tough, they like to start fights Fuck the police, we all have civil rights! They like to be tough, they like to start fights Fuck the police, we all have civil rights!

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CALL FOR ARMS were a band from Spring Valley, CA; a suburb of San Diego. Formed in the summer of 2001, and to this day, never have truly broken up. Just on a long-lived hiatus of sorts! Last show played was in 2004 with Jeff Ott (Fifteen). Members have gone on to other bands: For The Win, Breaker Breaker One Niner, Run Barbara Run, Wayne Arms, Wardogs, Worth Every Scar, Save Amos, and a ton more. Also, Solidarity Recordings and La Escalera Records have been started by former members. These were the last recordings and basically make up the debut full length (10 unreleased tracks and the 3 from the 7"). These songs were a huge part of our lives. Hopefully they still stand strong all these years later. Thanks for the amazing memories.

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released January 10, 2012

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