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Get Your Riot Gear Lyrics
Something stirring in the air
A victory?
A time-bomb ticking to explode
3-2-1 and go
Something passive, something not
Billy clubs out, call the S.W.A.T.
Rabid dogs without a leash,
Is this how you keep the peace?
You want riots?
Wear your riot gear
You want violence?
Then shoot some tear gas in the air.
It is written on your badge
*To serve and protect*
It seemed you only served yourselves
Protecting your own neck
Controlling with fear
Menacing and threatening
You want my respect?
You better start respecting me.
Chorus:
Go and get your riotgear
Swing your girlie all around
We'll be dancing on the cinders
As the town is burning down
Swing her around
Burn it all down
Something smelled of power tripping
Crowd control was rank
Tear gas everyone downtown
What you did really stank
Legislation
Never made you judge and jury
Marshal law now
Beat the kids down with no worries.
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"Does he say saomething at the very end if you play it backwards?? This is after the music stops also."
I once reversed it and I believe it said something like "Brad is dead, let's kill brad.", a reference to the song that follows, "The Untimely Death of Brad". This was a long time ago, though. I may be remembering it wrong.
No one's posted yet? Wierd, I love this song. I especially like the part "Legislation, never made you judge and jury. Marshal law now, beat the kids down with no worries!"
i'd like to know the whole story behind the song, i love it too
In the Quantity booklet, Reese says the song is about riots in Denver after the Super Bowl.
yeah i also love that part, it kinda sticks inside your head..
Does he say saomething at the very end if you play it backwards?? This is after the music stops also.
Undoubtedly one of my favourite FIF songs. Gets stuck in your head big time!
the ending does say "Brad is dead. Let's kill Brad." they like putting in sayings in reverse
amazingly giddy song, one of my favorites of theirs. that said, a lot of their songs are my favorites :)