Quote Of The Week

Every Monday I will leave you with a Quote Of The Week which will help you kick off your week in a confident manner. Some inspirational words of wisdom that will influence the mind and soul. Or just something that makes me sound cool.

To start this off with, I want to quote some song lyrics by the Cro-Mags. The Cro-Mags are one of my all-time favourite bands and this is one of my all-time favourite records. Besides having written some amazing music, I think what lifts the Cro-Mags way above most bands are their lyrics. I sure can appreciate good music for what it is, but I've always preffered music that came with a message: if you have nothing to say, why say something?

Well, John Joseph and Harley Flannagan definitely have something substantial to say, and the following is just one the many great examples of how these uneducated and street-raised survivors still always have been able to define themselves. Expect more worshipping of this band and this record on here in the future, during Cro-Mag Week. It's just unavoidable.

Anyway, here's some of my favourite lyrics off this album: 'seekers of the truth'.

I live by these words. Cro-Mag Life.

wastin' my time, servin' my mind

for sense pleasures I can find

gotta get back, back to the truth

you know it was left behind

it's so easy to see, if you wanna be free

don't wanna be just a slave

cause no matter how you choose

you know you'll lose

if you ain't looking for the truth

searchin and searchin for something real

you gotta know how I feel

cause we been looking after the truth

rejected those lies of our youth

you've seen the proof

this ain't no spoof

they tried to bend the truth

and we won't regret the things we met

if we're on the path of righteousness

now we gotta, we gotta go back

something ain't right so we gotta, we gotta go back

trace our steps and see what we've done

it's time for us to go back to square one

you just can't seem to see what I mean

you know what I'm talkin about

cause we been in bondage much too long

don't you think it's time to get out

see time has taken it's toll

and they're in control

we can't let this madness last

gotta make our move

get in the groove

we gotta do something fast

Cro-Mags - 'seekers of the truth' - The Age Of Quarrel - 1986