We're untouchable. A breed of our own.
In kinship between those who live on the outside.
No expectations, no extra weight.
Only idiots nurture a dying dream.
Make no mistake.
A world separates our realities.

It'll all end in tears.
The remorseful subside and decline.
Generations of deadbeat passive receptacles
Drooling in front of their glowing screens.

There is nothing to say.
Stand down.
We have nothing to prove.
Our statement is made:

We Will Not.
Give in, Accept, Comply.
No way out.
No Compromise.

Stand up.
Face agony.
My Life.
Can be more than a lie!
I pledge.
Allegiance to none!
My Life.
Is mine alone!

Caught between the perceived
and the physical facts.
They remain paralyzed.
An appropriate ending?
Life denied for a pale substitute.
Ask me! I will answer you honestly.
Swear by the flag and the bible -
and my own mother's grave.
If you get to the bitch before I do.

We Will Not.
Give in, Accept, Comply.
No way out.
No Compromise.


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No Compromise Lyrics as written by Jonas Fredrik Bjoerler Anders Martin Bjoerler

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    I think this is their best song.

    m333333on August 01, 2007   Link
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    There's another verse after the one listed, then it goes back to the chorus.

    Caught between the percieved And the physical facts. They remain paralyzed. An appropriate ending? Life denied for a pale substitute Ask me! I will answer you honestly. Swear by the flag and the bible And my own mothers grave. If you get to the bitch before I do.

    m333333on March 22, 2008   Link

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