Ultimatum (Catastrophe Version)
CREDITS: ALL SONGS WRITTEN & PERFORMED BY SMP: JASON BAZINET : VOCALS, PROGRAMMING, DRUMS MATT SHARIFI : DRUMS, ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING XIAN DI MARRIS: DRUMS EXCEPT ELECTRIC PROD WRITTEN BY NOXIOUS EMOTION (COURTESY OF ADSR MUSICWERKS) & PERFORMED BY SMP ALL SONGS RECORDED AND MIXED AT THE SMP HQ BY JASON BAZINET EXCEPT TRACKS 7,13, & 16 RECORDED & MIXED AT THE SOUND LAB BY SEAN IVY & JASON BAZINET ADDITIONAL MUSICIANS: RICK AGUILAR: GUITAR ON TRACK 13 SEAN IVY: ADDITIONAL SAMPLING AND PROGRAMMING ON TRACKS 7 & 13 JEREMY MOSS: BASS GUITAR ON TRACKS 3 & 6, ADDITIONAL VOCALS ON TRACK 3 MICHAEL WIMER: ADDITIONAL VOCALS ON TRACK 10 OTHER CREDITS: CD DESIGN & LAYOUT: VERONICA KIRCHOFF ADDITIONAL DESIGN & LAYOUT: XIANDI LOGO: AARON EDGE CONCEPT: SMP PHOTOS: DEIRDRE WEHRMAN MASTERING: HANZSEK AUDIO THANKS: DEIRDRE WEHRMAN, DAVID SLATTON/VOLTAGE , PAUL/THE COMA TWINS, PAUL ALIENKAFF/C89, DJ DREW, FRANCOIS MONET/2 MINUTES MAX, ROBERT WILHELM/FOCKEWOLF, VERONICA KIRCHOFF, SEAN IVY, MIKE WIMER/ADSR MUSICWERKS, SHANE BENSON/NOXIOUS EMOTION, DOUG/SEXWITHSARAH, JESTER/SONIC-BOOM, TOMMY T/DSBP, CHASE, SHARON MAHER, JAY & ANDREA, RICK AGUILAR, JEREMY MOSS/DOROTHY, CORINNA NYE, STEVE/SEATTLE DRUM SCHOOL, RICK AND THE FENIX CREW, OUR FAMILIES AND EVERYONE ELSE THAT HAS SUPPORTED SMP. R.I.P TIM FARROW MILITIA LOVE I MET HER ON THE FIRING RANGE THE ONLY ONE WHO COULD MATCH MY AIM I TOOK HER FOR A RIDE WITH ME SHE LIKED RIDING GUNNER IN MY ATV SHE TAUGHT ME HOW TO BUILD PIPE BOMBS WHILE THE NEW WORLD ORDER ROLLS ON AND ON A BLACK HELICOPTER COULD NEVER BREAK US UP THEY WANNA TAKE OUR RIGHTS AWAY STEP IN OUR SECTOR AND WE'LL MAKE YOUR DAY HIS AND HER GLOCKS ON THE TV TRAY RPG FOR THE APC FULL BODY ARMOR STILL LOOKS HOT BABY BABY GO FOR A HEAD SHOT A FEW CANS OF GAS THEY COULD NEVER BREAK US UP WARGAMES ON VALENTINES DAY BREAKOUT THE CAMOUFLAGE LINGERIE G GORDON LIDDY ON THE RADIO BUT THE FEDS CUT THE POWER TWO DAYS AGO LIVING LIFE LIKE OUR FOREFATHERS CHRISTIAN STRAPPED HOLLOW POINT CAPS YOU KNOW THE ATF THEY COULD NEVER BREAK US UP NIL FACTOR FROZE WITH PANIC ON A BLOOD RED NIGHT MORE TRAUMA THAN A FIRE FIGHT BLACK RUBBER BURNING SPINNING ON THE PAVEMENT GOD PLEASE KEEP THIS SHIT FROM HYDROPLANING MOTHERF**KER JUMP THE CURB TAKE ME OUT IF YOU CAN BUT LEMME LET YOU KNOW THAT I CARRY AND I’M PANICKED BIPOLAR SCHIZOPHRENIC PARANOID XENOPHOBIC PSYCHO HAVE DEAD FROZEN IN THE SNOW I GOTTA STEEL PIN IN MY HEAD AND I BELIEVE IT MAKES ME CRAZY SO BE IT IF I HAD THE AUTHORITY I’D PEEL YOUR FACE OFF TO FIND OUT WHAT YOU’RE AFTER UP ON YOUR ASS PUSHING THE POINT DON’T EVEN BOTHER TRYING TO DODGE THIS JOINT CUZ I’M TAKING THE CORNERS LIKE A VILLAIN CROSSING THE LINE YOU KNOW IT’S STRAIGHT KILLING PUT IT DOWN? NOT UNTIL YOUR ALL DOWN LIKE I WAS SAYING YOU CAN’T FADE ME CLOWN CUZ WHAT’S A REP TO A LUNITIC? PLEAD INSANITY AGAIN AND I’M OUT QUICK JUSTICE HUH? THAT TERM’S ANCIENT I BUCK BUCK THE SYSTEM IT’S BULLSHIT I’M SMOOTH RIGHT THROUGH IT LIKE GRASS TO A SERPENT AND I’M OUT CROWBAR SLAMMED ACROSS MY WRIST I ALWAYS KNEW IT WOULD END LIKE THIS SENDS THE .38 TUMBLIN TO THE FLOOR IT WAS ONLY A PROP AND I’LL TELL YOU ONCE MORE ONE LOOK IN MY EYES IS ENOUGH TO VERIFY FEEL THE PULSE OF MY POWER WHEN THE NEEDLE MAINLINES YOU BETTER GET THAT CAMERA OUTTA MY FACE CUT AND RUN, COVER UP, CLOSED CASE WRECKAGE OF A DAY THAT NEVER HAPPENED GOTTA FIND A WAY TO COME ALIVE AGAIN SUCCESS HAVEN'T SHOWERED IN SEVEN DAYS GOT NO IMAGE TO MAINTAIN WHY WOULD THEY GIVE A PUNK LIKE ME 30 THOUSAND DOLLARS CREDIT I'M GONNA MAKE 'EM SORRY CALLED MY BOSS UP ON THE PHONE TOLD HIM WHAT I THINK OF HIM AND HIS OWN I COULD NEVER LIKE A JERK LIKE YOU I DON'T NEED YOUR STINKING DOLLARS CUZ I GIVE UP YEAH I'M A SUICIDE I'M A STUPIDF**K I'M A CREDIT RISK I'M AN EMPTY THREAT I'M A FAILURE DIDN'T VOTE ON ELECTION DAY TOO BUSY PLAYING VIDEO GAMES WOKE UP LATE CHECK THE DAY PLANNER MONDAY SAYS GO ON A BENDER RENTS DUE I TOLD THE LANDLORD I'M ON A PROTEST HUNG UP THE PHONE LAUGHING THEY'LL NEVER GET ANOTHER DIME I SWEAR I'D GET MY LIFE TOGETHER IF I ONLY HAD THE DRIVE I'M A SUICIDE I'M A FILTHY DRUNK I'M A PROSTITUTE I'M A DRUG ADDICT I'M A FAILURE I WAS A NUMBER FROM THE BEGINNING I'M FALLING OFF BUT I'M GOING DOWN SWINGING THROWING IN THE TOWEL HERE COMES THE SUCKER PUNCH WHO EVER SAID THERE WAS NO FREE LUNCH THEY CAN REPOSSESS THE CAR IF THEY CAN FIND THE MOTHERF**KER LEFT IT DEAD IN A SAN DIEGO GUTTER STRIP MALL ALCOHOL WITH MY CREDIT CARD DEBT CAREER THAT FLIES LIKE VALUE JET INTENSITY THE RAIN WILL GO AWAY ITS RESIDUES WILL LAST ANOTHER DAY BURNING ON THE TEST SITE IT'S SANCTIONED BUT IS IT RIGHT? I'M AFRAID THE TIME IS HERE THE INFRASTRUCTURES FELL TO PIECES NOW YOU CAN NEVER YOU CAN NEVER COME IN FROM THE COLD THIS ROOM HAS NO NUMBER AND WE HAVE NO ACCOUNTABILITY YET WE ARE THE ULTIMATE AUTHORITY WITHIN THESE FOUR WALLS WHO IS RUNNING YOU? WHO PULLS YOUR STRINGS? WHO IS THIS WOMAN? SHE AIN'T NO PROSTITUTE SO YOU CAN SAVE THAT SHIT HER RECORDS ARE A FABRICATION CLEVER AS YOU ARE WE'LL CRACK YOU LIKE AN EGG WE REPRESENT NO PRESIDENT NO GOVERNMENT OR NATION BUT THE REAL POWER BROKERS THE ONES WHO RUN THE SHOW I CAN PICK UP THIS PHONE AND CAUSE A PLANE TO CRASH WHAT DOES A BUSINESSMAN NEED WITH A STARLIGHT SCOPE ATTACHED TO AN M-16 PRE-EMPTIVE WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS? EVER RUN THE POWER-GRID? WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT LIVING DEAD? LAST TRACE OF LIFE JUST A SKID MARK FADING ANOTHER ONE HITS THE GROUND KILL ME QUICK OR LET ME LIVE THIS MACHINE WON’T LET ME GO I’M ATTACHED TO IT, TURN IT OFF TURN IT OFF MOTHER NATURE PLOTS REVENGE WE BETTER HIT HER WITH A PRE-EMPTIVE STRIKE IF THERE’S A HOLE IN THE SKY WE CAN USE IT TO ESCAPE IS THERE A THOUGHT INSIDE MY HEAD? IS OR NOT IT DOESN’T MATTER TO THE VICTORS RIFLES HELD ABOVE THEIR HEADS THEY WOULD GO FOR OUR THROATS BUT THERE IS NOTHING LEFT TO SHUTDOWN WHATEVER YOU DO DON’T… WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS? THE SKY A PERMANENT GUN-METAL GREY WE MEET BEHIND LOCKED DOORS NO CAMERAS TO SEE OUR FACE ANOTHER ONE HITS THE GROUND LEFT COLD WITH A MOUTHFUL OF DUST WE COULD ESCAPE IF WE STICK TOGETHER IF ONLY THERE WAS “US” FUN & GAMES WAVES AND WAVES OF DISTRESS SIGNALS DECAYING HORDES AND HORDES OF THE ENEMY COLONIZING HEARTS AND MINDS OCCUPIED THE REPERCUSSIONS OF THESE ACTIONS LAST FOR GENERATIONS AS WE PAT OURSELVES ON THE BACKS AGAIN WEAPONS SELL BY CRATES AND CRATES MILITARIZE WEAPONRY COMES EASILY THESE DAYS FRIENDS BECOME ENEMIES AGAIN FREEDOM FIGHTERS OR TERRORISTS AN ENDLESS STREAM OF BLOODSHED IT GOES ON AND ON ANOTHER EMPTY SCENARIO LETS BREAK OUT THE BOOZE AND HAVE A BALL IF THAT'S ALL THERE IS BORN OF SCIENCE THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE WORLD TODAY ANOTHER PROBLEM I CANT SOLVE THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE WORLD TODAY ANOTHER LINE THAT I CANT CROSS WE'LL BUILD WALLS AROUND OUR NATION WE'LL TRY TO FOCUS ALL OUR HATE IT'S JUST ANOTHER COMPLICATION TO POINT THIS BARREL AT YOUR FACE THE GUN THAT STOPPED THE WORLD ITS KINDA HARD TO SEE THE WORLD WHEN YOUR LOOKING THOUGH A SHOT GLASS I GUESS ITS HARD TO GET ALONG WHEN YOUR TOO BUSY STABBING BACKS YOU WANNA CUT YOUR OWN THROAT? I'D TRY TO HELP YOU BUT WHAT'S THE USE I THINK I'D HAVE TO PULL THIS TRIGGER JUST TO GIVE MY VOICE SOME JUICE THE GUN THAT STOPPED THE WORLD AS WE LIE IN EACH OTHERS ARMS THE WHOLE COLD WORLD AWAITS US NO ONE LEFT TO HOLD US DOWN NO ONE LEFT TO HATE US ITS OK IF WE ABORT OUR MISSION FOR THE TRUTH CUZ IT LOOKS LIKE YOU DIED TODAY AND I GUESS THAT I DID TOO IT'S ALL A WASH RIOTSTARTER 200 MILES AN HOUR THE SPEED I MAINTAIN SNIPERS BULLETS PUMPING THOUGH MY VEINS NOT THE DAY OF THE JACKEL YOU’LL STILL HEAR THE SOUND CLICK-CLACK OF MY TRIGGER CUZ WHAT GOES AROUND COMES BACK HARDER CALL UP THE RIOT STARTER DUSTIN’ OFF AN INTERNATIONAL REPORTER ASKING HOW COULD IT BE I THAT WAS A KIA IN ‘79 AND STILL IN ACTION? I THINK YOU KNOW THE ANSWER NOBODY KNOWS WHO’S RUNNING YA SMUGGLED DRUGS OUTTA COLOMBIA CRACKHOUSE TAC SQUAD PUT THE CUFFS ON ME I WAS CIA SO THEY SET ME FREE YOU CAN COUNT THE DRUG WAR DONE YOU WANNA STOP THIS YOU CAN COME AND GET SOME MONEY TO BE MADE ARMS FOR HOSTAGE TRADES NO DEMOCRACY JUST ANTI COMMIE AMERICAN MONEY PEACE IS A GAME AND A LOTTA PEOPLE PLAY IT WITH KNIVES AND GUNS AND I AINT AFRAID TO SAY IT KEEP DEFENDING YOUR SPACE AND YOU MIGHT GET A TASTE OF THIS STEALTH BOMBER APOCALYPSE ENOUGH BIGOTS TO HATE ENOUGH SUCKERS TO PLAY I THINK YOU’D CUT OFF YOUR NOSE TO SPITE YOUR FACE A LOTTA MURDER FLOWING FROM YOUR HANDS DUMP THE KALASHNIKOVS FOR THE 61-M NEGATIVE LIVING IN SUBURBIA EVERYDAY PUNCH DRUNK OFF THE RADIO WAVES THEY TELL ME WHEN I GROW UP I'LL BE FREE TO GET PAID WHY DO I FEEL LIKE I'M TRAPPED IN A MAZE FINAL EXAM SAT THE RIGHT LIST I AM BIGGER THAN THIS I'M FEARLESS YET FORCED TO SUBMIT ANOTHER COG IS WHAT THEY NEED JUST ANOTHER MOTHERF**KER BEEN SCARED TO SUCCEED I SAY THE YOUTH THEY HAVE NO POWER I'D SIGN A NON-AGGRESSION PACT IF YOU'D PUT DOWN THE APPARATUS BUT I'M JUST A SLAVE UNIT WITH THE KILLING FLOOR STATUS I'D SEND SOCIETY BURNING WHEN MY KILL SWITCH KLICKS BUT I'M A LITTLE TOO ADDICTED TO THIS MONEY THE PURSUIT OF CAPITAL GAINS I'M THE PERFECT COOKIE CUT OUT CAN'T YOU TELL I'M IN PAIN SCARED TO LOOK OVER MY SHOULDER FOR ALL THE GHOSTS BEHIND ME CUZ WHEN YOU FAIL YOU FAIL AND NO ONE LIKES A LOSER JERK I SAY THE YOUTH THEY HAVE NO POWER LETS TAKE A TRIP TO THE INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT EVERYTIME I PULL THIS LEVER I GET DEEPER IN THIS SINKHOLE THAT I CAN'T GET STRIKEBREAKER EQUALS MONEY AND POLITICAL CLOUT AND EVERYTIME I LOOK INTO THIS SCREEN THAT MOTHERF**KER INSIDE TRYING TO CHOKE ME GOT ME RUNNING ON THE TREADMILL MY FUTURE BEFORE ME THE PAST IS BUT A DREAM I'M DEAD I'M DEAD ENEMIES THE PIECE IS IN HIS HAND EXTENSION OF HIS ARMOR I HOVER ABOUT THIS PLACE WITNESS THE HUMAN DRAMA BEHIND HIS FACE A CHAOTIC JUMBLE WANTS EVERYONE TO KNOW HIS CROSSED UP WIRES BUT HE'S INVISIBLE SUCH THAT HE FLOATS THROUGH DECADES THE CUFFS ARE OFF THE CRIME RATES BOUNCE AGAIN NO HE'S NOT OLD ENOUGH TO MAKE ADULT DECISIONS HE'LL FADE AWAY INSIDE THIS ADULT PRISON CRIMINALS UNITE UNITE ENTIRE CORPORATIONS BASED ON THE PENAL SYSTEM YOUTH ACTING OUT AGAIN CLEAN UP THE COMMUNITY PACKED TO THE RIM OUR STORAGE FACILITIES OUR MEDIA CAMPAIGNS THEY SCARE THE MARKS TO DEATH OUTLAWED MARIJUANA TOO MUCH COMPETITION BLACK MARKET SEX AND DRUGS AIDS SPREAD OVERDOSE GANG WARS OVER PRODUCT POLICE STATE HEATING UP YOU THINK YOUR THE EXCEPTION YOU BETTER THINK AGAIN CRIMINALS UNITE UNITE BLACKJACK YOU CAN TELL ME HOW TO ACT BUT I AINT GOING OUT LIKE THAT YOU CAN TELL ME WHAT TO DO BUT THIS SYSTEM REJECTED THE FUSE CUZ I'M A 2 TON TRUCK BARRELING DOWN YOUR ROAD FUEL INJECTED HAZARDOUS CARGO I AM KINDA HARD TO FIND AND KINDA HARD TO STOP I AM A JACK KNIFE BABY AND I'M BLOWING UP EVERYTIME YOU ROLL THE DICE IT COMES UP A SEVEN AND YOU LOSE ON THE LINE SOME PEOPLE THINK THEY CAN CONTROL ME BUT THEY CRACKED UP FATAL OVER 3000 FEET I AM A FUGAZI BROADCAST COMMUNIQUÉ THE WAR IS OVER BUT THE LANDMINES REMAIN MANIPULATION OF A SACRED TRUST I AM A LIVE WIRE CROSS AND I'LL BURN YOU UP 9.0 THE RICHTER SCALE SOME WALK AWAY FROM ME THEY LIVE TO TELL THE TALE BUT I’LL BE WITH YOU EVERYDAY HIDING IN YOUR SHADOW WAITING TO ESCAPE SO I CAN LEAP OUT BLIND AND SNAP YOUR NECK ON THE STREET OR PUSH YOU INTO THE ARMS OF THE POLICE YOU WANNA KNOW WHY THE BEST SWIMMERS ALWAYS DROWN? CUZ I'M A BLACKJACK HONEY AND I'LL PUT YOU DOWN DIAL M NO ONE GETS HOTTER KNOWN TO FLOW LIKE LAVA OR GO OFF LIKE AN M-1 THE ACCIDENT STARTS ON THE INDUSTRIAL SKIDS WITH THE SCARS ON THEY’RE WRISTS I SAY WHAT’S UP CUZ I FEEL I COULD EXPLODE ANYDAY TOO ALL THE STRUGGLE TO GET OVER AND NOBODY CARES THROW IT STRAIGHT BACK IN THEIR FACE WITH MY SICK ULTIMATUM TO ALL PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT ARE BREATHING MY AIR PLEASE FALL OVER AND DIE SO I CAN FIND A PLACE TO PARK SM MOTHERF**KING P DIAL M FOR MURDER JUST LIKE STARFLEET YOU TALK AND YOU TALK STEP INTO THIS AIRLOCK YOU’LL SEE THAT OUR PHASERS ARE ON KILL GIVE ME JUST 20 SECONDS I’LL PUT THIS AT YOUR NECK SHOULD I PULL THIS TRIGGER OR WATCH YOU SWEAT? YEAH MOTHERF**KER I’M CALLING YOU OUT MATE YOU REMIND ME TOO MUCH OF A CHUMP I USED TO TOLERATE HOW ‘BOUT A RIDE WE CAN BOTH GO DOWN IN FLAMES WHEN THIS WRECK ROLLS OVER I THINK YOU’LL KNOW WHO TO BLAME SM MOTHERF**KING P DIAL M FOR MURDER DEPRESSED? BORED? THEY MAKE PILLS FOR THAT SORTA STUFF BUT THIS ONE IS CRAZY SO GET READY TO DUCK REMEMBER EVERYTHING BREAKS IF YOU KEEP BANGING ON IT 2 CENTIMETER LEDGE AND I’M STILL HANGING ON IT THE USELESS ONE THEY CALL THE DEAD RINGER DISINTEGRATING SUCKERS WITH THE TWITCH OF HIS FINGER SO CLIMB BACK IN YOUR COFFIN AND PLEASE SHUT THE F**K UP HAPPY THOUGHTS MERRY CHRISTMAS RAZED NEW AGE SCIENCE ACCIDENT LIQUID MALATHON OIL SLICKS ON THE SURFACE UNDERNEATH IS ALL TOO MUCH MAN WANTS TO CREATE MAN WANTS TO KILL MAN WILL MEET HER ENEMY HER ENEMY IS US A PRAYER FOR THE SACRIFICE I GUESS WE OWE THEN THAT MUCH THE ROAD TO DISCOVERY IS LINED WITH THE INNOCENT RECOVERY IMPOSSIBLE REMISSION UNLIKELY WHEN THE FUTURE DIGS THIS THEY'LL KNOW THAT SELFISH IS HOW WE EXPIRED IF IT DOESN'T WORK SMASH IT IF IT DOESN'T FIT JUST FORCE IT IF IT GETS OLD JUST THROW IT AWAY IF YOU CANT GET ALONG WITH IT JUST SQUEEZE THIS THING 'TIL THE SHIT IS EMPTY TORN OUT SHELLS OF FACTORIES POLLUTION HATCHERIES RECORDS OF THE PAST THEY REVEAL AN ABOMINATION THEY SAY THAT OUR ANCESTORS LIVED CARE FREE THOSE SELFISH BASTARDS THEY'VE ROBBED US OF EVERYTHING CUZ EVERYTHING IS RAZED