You fucking bigot, you’re so fucking dull
Your whole life revolves around making other people uncomfortable
You took the abuse, now you dish it out
The knee-jerk reaction is what you’re all about
(Chorus)
The game is rigged you get to play for free
The rules for you they don’t apply to me
That’s the definition of hypocrisy
It takes a big man to trash things you don’t know shit about
You fucking cheat, you run a scam
You destroy people’s lives you don’t give a damn
And when you piss the profits away
Your risk is subsidized and we all pay
(Chorus)
You mother fucker, you little shit
They force feed you the answers, you don’t question it
Repeat the pattern, so you stay stuck
You’re going nowhere, you’re totally fucked
Saw Haram at Oklahoma's Everything Is Not OK III festival, and have never seen a show get more fucking insane. Haram were killing it, people were literally flying all over the place, including the vocalist. But it's more than that. Haram stands out as one of the most culturally relevant and important bands in the states, challenging issues of cultural and social oppression for all marginalized peoples. Vocalist Nader also sings in Arabic and stands full force against the racism and religious phobia faced by middle eastern americans, issues that have relentlessly plagued our country and people, even before 9/11. I highly recommend reading his interviews, I challenge all to join and support them in this effort. I hope I've done an at least passable job representing them here. I also consider myself lucky to have seen them. Ariele Betterton
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