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First Strike

by Tank Shot

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1.
Intro 01:05
2.
Two Minutes 02:48
OVERDOSE, SCREAM AND SHOUT ROTTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT TWO MINUTES AND I´M GONNA DIE TWO MINUTES, THIS WAS MY LIFE TWO MINUTES WAKE UP, GO INSANE MORPHINE IS KILLING MY BRAIN TWO MINUTES AND I´M GONNA DIE TWO MINUTES, THIS WAS MY LIFE
3.
Run Away 02:40
DIZZINESS, INSOMNIA ANOTHER STRESSFUL DAY IN SUBURBIA APATHY, TIREDNESS MOMENT OF CHILLS - COMBINED WITH QUEASINESS SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE I´M FALLING A CLEAR MIND BUT EMOTIONS ARE CALLING I´D LIKE TO RUN AWAY BETTER NOW THAN ON ANOTHER DAY TO A PLACE WHERE TIME STANDS STILL OUT IN NOWHERE A CHANGE OF SPACE, TOO LATE FOR THE TRAM NOW THE NEXT DATE HAS TO BE POSTPONED AGAIN ACHING LIMBS, PAIN IN THE HEAD ANOTHER DAY LIKE THIS DRIVES ME COMPLETELY MAD
4.
TV Zombie 01:57
I´M A TV ZOMBIE – CRUSHED FROM THE START I´M A TV ZOMBIE – NO BRAIN, NO HEART I´M A TV ZOMBIE – NOTHING TO LOSE I´M A TV ZOMBIE – ON CRISPS AND BOOZE I´M A TV ZOMBIE – MY FLAT´S A MESS I´M A TV ZOMBIE – CONSTANT REGRESS I´M A TV ZOMBIE – OF SHEER DESPAIR I´M A TV ZOMBIE – BUT I DON´T CARE
5.
Fridays 02:27
WORKING ALL WEEK EXHAUSTED AND STRESSED OUT TIME´S STANDING STILL AND I WANNA SCREAM AND SHOUT A NOTE ON THURSDAY THIS ISN´T RIGHT WORK OVERTIME TIL FRIDAY LATE AT NIGHT WHERE HAVE ALL THE FRIDAYS GONE? ALRIGHT – FRIDAY NIGHT! FRIDAY AGAIN NO EXTRA WORK IN SIGHT THE JOB IS DONE AND IT´S TIME FOR A PARTY NIGHT ENTERED A PUB AT 8 RELAXED AND FEELING FINE FELL ASLEEP AT 10 PM WHAT A TOTAL WASTE OF TIME
6.
Rising Star 03:11
APPROACHING SHADOWS GROWING UNCERTAINTY NIGHTMARES OF GRIEF AND SORROW HAUNT ME ENDLESSLY WHEN I WAKE UP NO EMPTINESS SURROUNDS ME KEEP ME WARM ERASE THE PAIN GLOWING GLOWING, KEEP GLOWING GLOWING, GLOWING YOU´RE MY RISING STAR YOUR LIGHT SHINES SO FAR THROUGH UPS AND DOWNS THROUGH STORM, FLOODS AND RAIN EVERY TIME I SEE YOU SMILING MY MOOD BRIGHTENS UP AGAIN NOTHING ON EARTH WILL TEAR US APART EVEN WHEN THE CLOUDS ARE GREY YOU ARE ALWAYS IN MY HEART
7.
B.S. 03:22
PREACHING PEACE AND PARADISE KNOW-IT-ALLS IN NEW DISGUISE IDEALISTS WITHOUT A CLUE BABBLING `BOUT A NEW REGIME BOOSTING WITH THEIR SELF-ESTEEM ABSOLUTION - WHAT ELSE IS NEW FANTASIZING BEYOND ALL REASON SO NAÏVE, SO OBSOLETE REVOLUTION JUST FOR A SEASON WHAT A WASTE OF TIME AGENTS OF A DYING BREED NO ONE WANTS TO HEAR IT, SHUT YOUR MOUTH AND LEAVE IT CUT THE CRAP AND BEAT IT, PRETENTIOUS BULLSHIT THE WORLD KEEPS TURNING WITHOUT YOU WE GOT BETTER THINGS TO DO THAN LISTENING TO DULL PIPE DREAMS SAVE THE WORLD, EXPLOIT US ALL IN THE END THEY DROP THE BALL LIFE´S MORE COMPLEX THAN IT SEEMS OVEREAGER WITH THEIR MISSION EASILY TO FIGURE OUT PESSIMISM AND SUPERSTITION INFILTRATION, DENIGRATION WE KNOW WHAT IT´S ALL ABOUT
8.
Broken Heart 04:05
I NEED IT, I NEED IT GIVE ME THE DRUG, I NEED IT CAN YOU FEEL IT, CAN YOU SEE IT HUMANITY HAS BECOME A DISGRACE DEJECTION, STUPEFACTION MASS TASTE FOR BRAINLESS ACTION CONTRADICTION, NO FICTION TURN ON THE TV AND FACE REALITY CLOSE MY EYES, I WANNA BE INVISIBLE ASHAMED OF IT ALL, PUT ON A DISGUISE LET´S FACE THE FACTS: THE WHOLE WORLD IS GOING DOWN CELEBRATE THE LAST DAYS ON EARTH – WITHOUT ANY COMPROMISE GONNA DIE OF A BROKEN HEART AT DAWN THEY NEED IT, THEY NEED IT GIVE THEM SOME SENSE, THEY NEED IT CAN YOU HEAR IT, CAN YOU FEAR IT INSANITY HAS BECOME OUR ENEMY ILLUSION, CONFUSION NO TIME FOR ABSOLUTION STEREOTYPE, NO BIG HYPE BORN TO BE COOL, YOU ACT LIKE A FOOL
9.
Cheap 03:00
PLASTIC TASTE, JUST DISGUSTING TOXIC AGENTS, EVERLASTING ROTTEN FOOD WRAPPED UP IN FOIL POISONED FRUITS FROM CHEMICAL SOIL TOO MANY ADDITIVES FOR MOMENTARY BLISS THERE´S NO APOLOGY TO RUIN YOUR LIFE WITH THIS YEAH YOU EAT CHEAP, TOO CHEAP IT´S ALWAYS A FALSE ECONOMY TO EAT CHEAP, SO CHEAP IT WILL NEVER GET YOU ANYWHERE COS IT´S CHEAP, SO CHEAP PRODUCED IN EXCESSIVE QUANTITY ALWAYS CHEAP, TOO CHEAP SUPPOSEDLY STABLE UNTIL ETERNITY AREAS OF CULTIVATION PLACES OF CONTAMINATION SOUR GRAPES FROM FAR AWAY LOCAL BRANDS ARE HERE TO STAY WORLD CORPORATIONS PROVIDE YOUR FINAL KICK IT´S THEIR PRESUMPTUOUSNESS THAT MAKES ME SICK
10.
Mess 02:50
BURNED OUT, PARALYSED, INCREASING ANXIETY RESTLESSNESS, EMPTINESS, TOTAL APATHY MY HEAD EXPLODES, MY MIND GOES WILD, SWEAT DRIPS AWAY STRESS ARISES IMMEDIATELY, NO HOPE FOR A BETTER DAY CAN´T YOU SEE, I´M A MESS CAN´T YOU FUCKING SEE ON YOUR OWN, NO TOLERANCE, CONFLICTS MULTIPLY NO VIEW TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD, HELP WILL BE DENIED MENTAL EXHAUSTION AND ISOLATION, THOUGHTS REIGNED BY FEAR RESIGNATION AND FRUSTRATION, WHEN WILL THIS NIGHTMARE DISAPPEAR?
11.
ES IST VORÜBER, KEIN AUSWEG MEHR INNERE STILLE, DIE GEDANKEN SIND LEER DIE VERNUNFT GENOMMEN, OHNE BEISTAND UND ZURÜCK FÜR IMMER UND EWIG DER VERGANGENHEIT ENTRÜCKT GERINGE ZWEIFEL WORAN ICH STARB WIRD JEMAND TRAUERN AN MEINEM GRAB VON HIER OBEN VERBLASST DAS EINERLEI KEINE ERFÜLLUNG, ABER TROTZDEM ENDLICH FREI DER LETZTE WEG ES IST VORÜBER, KEIN AUSWEG MEHR INNERE STILLE, DIE GEDANKEN SIND LEER GERINGE ZWEIFEL WORAN ICH STARB WIRD JEMAND TRAUERN AN MEINEM GRAB DIE VERNUNFT GENOMMEN, OHNE BEISTAND UND ZURÜCK FÜR IMMER UND EWIG DER VERGANGENHEIT ENTRÜCKT VON HIER OBEN VERBLASST DAS EINERLEI KEINE ERFÜLLUNG, ABER TROTZDEM ENDLICH FREI
12.
Go To Hell 03:33
UNKNOWN ATTACKS FROM OUTTA SIGHT ANONYMOUS CALLS RIGHT THROUGH THE NIGHT DO YOU WANNA FUCK AROUND DO YOU WANNA MESS WITH ME DO YOU WANNA PLAY SOME GAMES DO YOU WANNA MESS WITH ME EVIL FORCE WITH NO REMORSE HEAR MY SPELL GO TO HELL SICK FANTASY BECOMES REALITY A DIRTY TRICK YOU REALLY MAKE ME SICK CONSTANT TAILING BEHIND MY BACK HIDDEN CAMERAS IMPOSSIBLE TO TRACK
13.
BEATEN TRACKS, OUTDATED VISIONS TIME TO MOVE ON, TIME TO MOVE ON STARTING AFRESH WITH NO STAGNATION TIME TO MOVE ON, TIME TO MOVE ON SO BORED AND LONELY WITHOUT AN AIM STAY OR GO: IT´S PART OF THE GAME ANCIENT VIEWS ARE DEAD AND GONE YOU GOTTA BELIEVE ME: IT´S TIME TO MOVE ON NEW IDEAS TO FILL ALL SILENCE TIME TO MOVE ON, TIME TO MOVE ON REPEATED STOPS HAVE WEAKENED MY MIND TIME TO MOVE ON, TIME TO MOVE ON NOTHING TO PROVE, A STRUCTURE FULL OF LIES FADING HOPE, EXHAUSTION AND DEMISE NO LOOKING BACK, NO HALF-TRUTH ANYMORE A CHANCE TO LIVE BETTER THAN BEFORE SO BORED AND LONELY, IT´S TIME TO MOVE ON
14.
Silence 02:55
CATEGORISED, THE FUTURE IS GLASS, NO ONE CAN PREVENT THE DISASTER NO LIMITS HERE, THE WHEEL OF TIME IS TURNING EVER FASTER WE KNOW IT ALL, WE WANT IT ALL, A PIECE OF GLAMOUR AND GRACE SO LOG IN NOW, AND TRY TO ENJOY YOUR OWN ARTIFICIAL SPACE A SAFER PLACE WITH RULES AND REGULATIONS MONITORING REQUESTS AROUND THE GLOBE THE URGE TO FOCUS EVERYWHERE NOW SEEMS AN OBLIGATION EXPECT TO REACT IMMEDIATELY TO GENERATE STIMULATION POP-UP NEWS ARE TURNING YOU INTO A SPINELESS MINION A SIMPLE WORD, A CATCHY PHRASE, SUFFICIENT TO FORM AN OPINION NO PRIVACY, ASSURED AVAILABILITY NO PAUSE FOR BREATH, SENSORY OVERLOAD ALL WE NEED IS SILENCE JUST A MOMENT OF QUIETNESS ALL WE NEED IS REFLECTION DETACHED FROM HUSTLE AND HASTINESS WHEN ENOUGH IS ENOUGH
15.
Drunk Tank 03:55
RED SWOLLEN EYES AND BUSTED LIPS NO MORE THAN A FLICKERING LIGHT A WINDOWLESS ROOM, THE DOOR IS LOCKED WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED LAST NIGHT? EMPTY JACKET, PURSE IS GONE ENDLESS MOMENTS OF FEAR A CONSTANT SMELL OF CHEAP BOOZE WHY AM I HERE? SO FAR AWAY ALWAYS ON THE EDGE AND I´M HEADING TO OBLIVION IGNORING ALL CONCERN FORGOTTEN BY THE WORLD DEFEATED AND ALONE SO I´M SITTING IN THE DRUNK TANK TAKE ME BACK HOME A NATION DIVIDED BY BELIEFS STARVATION IS FOR FREE A PRECINCT BUILT ON BROKEN DREAMS RUMOURS AND HYPOCRICY SOMETIMES MY MIND PLAYS TRICKS ON ME A VOICE INSIDE MY HEAD STRANGE ECHOS ARE LURKING ROUND THE CORNER ANOTHER NIGHT TO FORGET

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released June 15, 2018

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Tank Shot Hanover, Germany

Punk Rock from Hanover / Germany.

Albums:
"First Strike" LP / CD / MC (Laketown Records / Kids Union).

"Psycho Man" LP / CD / MC (Laketown Records, Liberty Or Death, Kids Union).

Order: www.laketown-records.de/Bands/TANK-SHOT

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