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don't wanna drown
don't wanna be found
this is not my destiny
oh yeah
no twentieth century casualty
oh yeah

i don't wanna watch television
i don't wanna listen to the radio
i don't wanna drown in american society (x 3)

don't wanna be rich
now can't you see the way they dress
they dress
well they're a bloody tax mess
i don't wanna go to the movies
i don't wanna listen to the company
don't wanna drown in american society (x 3)

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spliphstar On Jan 24, 2002

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by Sarahhall

18y ago

obvious.

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by Fionn

16y ago

Fucking epic. L7 is timeless. I wish I could go back in time and see them live. These lyrics are still vital and applicable, even after all this time.

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by NeverXMind

15y ago

Well, it's pretty obvious what this song is about. (And in case you're too stupid to figure that out, it's about someone not wanting to be like everyone else.)

I, too, wish I could go back in time and see L7 live. That would be epic.

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