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The Lost Art of Empathy

by Voice Of Addiction

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    This album would not be possible without the countless people who help and support us touring coast to coast throughout North America. My heart goes out to all of you for keeping me out of a cubicle for over a decade. Cheers to Dennis Tynan on drums, Jake Smith on guitars/backing vocals, Luke Ostojic on backing vocals. And most importantly Dan for locking himself in the studio for a couple weeks with me - Ian Tomele on vocals/bass/acoustic
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    All songs written by V.o.A. LLC & Ian Tomele
    Recorded, mixed and mastered by Mr. Precision at Bombshelter Recording Studio. Produced by V.o.A., Mr Precision and Wrecking Ball Production.

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1.
Rustbelt 03:00
Born in the Rustbelt, raised in these steel towns And nothing ever seems to go our way We just slave, to the grave, they take away Industry! Gotta work till the day I die. Gotta work just to survive No ones looked out for us, just sitting here waiting on the 56 bus They stole our money & our trust, left us face down in the dust Why can't we escape these charcoal skies Our broken backs will be our final demise Oh Lord I know, I'm just wandering without a home
2.
Dead By Dawn 02:28
Just when you thought you'd seen it all It gets so dark before the dawn Cuz everyday I learn something new and it makes me.. I've been running all my life, blurred the lines between wrong & right Wretched in the struggle & the strife, I fight for breath every night Breaking me down, breaking it down, faking it all, watching me drown We're all hungry, just need to eat, only the basic necessities Without each other we come undone Without each other nothing is done Without each other we've lost they've won
3.
Unity 02:04
I'm not your fucking pawn, I don't believe in your laws What if punk rock becomes what I always thought it could be Because I still believe, that with Unity, everything can be achieved I will not be knocked down, together we will stand our ground what if we all give in to something bigger than you and me
4.
I only wanted to leave, your politics and your Petty Schemes I took I-80 west, but no ones getting out of here Contracted the disease, you sweat with greed bullets in your sleep You couldn't have enough, even with all your pockets full Well I'm sick & tired of your bitching and complaining You're like a spoiled little kid, who cares what you did If you swallow the world, you'll have all the gold, can control the roads Destroy our dreams, with your Petty Schemes, tear it at the seams You flex your muscles at me, the money talks & the liquors sweet I can smell it on your breath, the desperation the Petty Schemes Allergic to the disease, the plots they twist G.O.P. Dreams Call this democracy? I won't subscribe to the fallacy We have no choice when we're run by the same money We slave to the grave, for you just to spend You won't tax the rich, leave us in a ditch, so fuck it I quit until we are fading away
5.
I missed you late last night when I wasn't breathing Got stuck in believing, in no reason. Right or wrong it makes no difference Turn the radio on, I turn the radio off Playing familiar songs, all with words, to which we used to sing along Life without seasons, war without treason, we gave everything until we died. We had no decision in being poor, we didn't vote for this war, don't have to settle no score We're only looking for some traction, a reaction, to that blank expression on your face And I fucking can't stand this place We gave birth to a false messiah, created a corporate pariah The Lost Art of Empathy, behind this global tragedy Tell me what knowledge can be learned, when all our brain cells have been burned Where we call home, just like in Rome Won't die alone, reap what you sow It's all coming down tonight We had no intention of being ignored, being passed out on the floor, it's all that we can afford We'll never make it on your billboards, or in your magazines, cuz this just ain't our scene But I fucking hate this routine
6.
Lockwood 03:03
We were young, blast the stereo, riding round in cars Knocking back the whiskey, three sheets to the wind We had our whole lives, we were just having fun, until it all came undone So we raise our glasses to the sky! Punk rock heroes never die Put on the shows, grabbed the microphone, you gotta sing it like you mean it Been raising the dead in Hell City since 1974 Had time for reflection, in your record collection, until we finally sung
7.
Because Eric can't breathe and this plane is going down We all make believe that the pilot is awake But the city isn't safe and the ground is coming fast And when this plane hits everybody feels the blast Because the engine has failed but everyone's asleep In their own assigned cabins only first class has safety belts The oxygen masks have fallen from the ceiling But not everybody gets one and Eric isn't breathing Some of us have hoodies and some of us have parachutes If all lives matter why won't you share the safety boat The plane is in the water but not everyone can swim Eric isn't breathing somebody help him
8.
Why must we polarize the country to disagree, political lobotomy The new poor are the former working class, we finish last, no safety nets, can't pay the rent Everything must go, stripped to the bone, left in the cold, my flesh is torn Destroy the future for the young, with these poison clouds where can we run We've sculpted landscapes in this smog, watch it collapse lets watch it burn So many lost in this charade, democracy what a false dream The walls are slowly closing in, majority population
9.
Ad Nauseum 04:14
I only wanted another drink, need some time to clear my head I just need some time to think, won't just repeat what they've said There's always somebody yelling in my ear, pushing their agenda I don't wanna hear Not every issues black or white, keep on twisting the public's will Not as easy as wrong or right, twenty three hours left to fill There's always somebody you want me to fear, keeping us afraid & profits in the clear How can we all survive, when we wish so many would die When war brings peace freedom equals slavery, there's nothing left to believe Can create panic from thin air, your corporate interests must be shared Push controversy fuck being fair, the truth is worthless when we're scared
10.
Create borders divide &build walls, construct barriers religions & Gods As long as you believe they control everything Distract with puppets fear mongers & drugs, keep paying taxes to their licensed thugs Be a cog in the machine until we're out of oxygen Giving birth to the machine, the one that destroys everything You can't stop once you begin, when all is lost what can you win Freedom isn't just a song it's in us all Competition enslavement & greed, advertising corrupting my dreams Embrace disposable economies, building up foreign terrorist regimes Destabilize for a few to profit until we rise up and they've lost it
11.
Alcorn Queen 03:11
Impose your limits, impose your limitations, Boys must be boys Ideas dichotomous, constructs of the mind Your perfect box is breaking at the seams, one size fits all couldn't hold humanity Pushed to the limits, pushed to the breaking point, nowhere to confide Voices go unacknowledged, not worth living
12.
It started in Chicago we took 90/94. All the way to Minnesota where the rain soaked our bones North Dakota was freezing but the protests kept us warm Lost our minds in Montana didn't find them till the coast Where we met Typhoon Songda and she stayed for 5 days We drank with all the locals and no one behaved We fought for power in Portland but the show must go on Anarchists in Eugene and pints with the Goths Punk rock Mondays in Boise & old friends in Reno The storm finally lifted in California Our first stop was Oakland and the kids sang along So we partied round the bay for about 6 days With murderers & derelicts someone even shit their pants Took 101 down to L.A. where we stayed with Ironsides We'd stay here forever if we'd make it out alive Tried our luck out in Vegas & drank ass juice with the punks Blackouts in Phoenix & Tucson got us fucked Raged in Albuquerque and we never got enough While on stage in Fort Collins Cubs won it all Drank with Satan in Denver until the morning dawn Found the beef out in Kansas that created all this smog Had a shiddy reunion in Omaha *These are our songs of defeat & revolution and the strength to carry on Where we all belong no hate or false division we'll all die in this together But what happens if we do somehow make it through, build us something new Never really did this on our own, we set our sails and hope for the shore But are we even human anymore?

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released July 16, 2017

This album would not be possible without the countless people who help and support us touring coast to coast throughout North America. My heart goes out to all of you for keeping me out of a cubicle for over a decade. Cheers to Dennis Tynan on drums, Jake Smith on guitars/backing vocals, Luke Ostojic on backing vocals. And most importantly Dan for locking himself in the studio for a couple weeks with me - Ian Tomele on vocals/bass/acoustic
All songs written by V.o.A. LLC & Ian Tomele
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Mr. Precision at Bombshelter Recording Studio. Produced by V.o.A., Mr Precision and Wrecking Ball Production.

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Voice Of Addiction Chicago, Illinois

Voice Of Addiction are politically charged and socially conscious Chicago based punk-rockers. V.o.A. has been around since 2004 doing over 1,500 shows across North America. A feature length documentary on V.o.A. entitled "Punk Band" is out on all major outlets. The new full-length “Divided States” was released 8/5/22. The Video for Shinigami was just released & WON Chicago Indie Music Awards. ... more

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