Album: American way by Sacred Reich (1990)

Crimes Against Humanity

Toxins, pollutants and poisonous gasses
without notice take their toll on the masses
air becomes thicker than the water we drink
people unaware of the spread of disease

smoke fills the sky and the sun disappears
rain from above is like acid filled tears
the fragile balance of sky and earth has been altered
forever harmony disturbed

Towering temples of modernization
megatropolis monument to civilization
pollution and waste is direct indication
to the growing problem of the world's situation

smoke fills the sky the sun disappears
rain from above is like acid filled tears
the fragile balance of sky and earth has been altered
forever harmony disturbed

What will it take to make us see
these are crimes against humanity
not only you, not only me but even our future society
these are crimes against humanity

Pain and suffering are what can be found
violence and hatred are what abound
building the weapons that we can't use
can't we see they have only one use

we need more compassion not more war planes
are we so blind uncaring insane
brought into this world with nothing
and with nothing we're destined to depart

What will it take to make us see
these are crimes against humanity
not only you, not only me but even our future society
these are crimes against humanity

Crimes against humanity


A great song that classifies the problems of devastating development, pollution and destruction of the environment and nuclear armament as crimes against humanity. Indeed. It's a war crime against nature and consequently against humanity because we both (ecosystems and humans) suffer.



The American Way

Truth and honor faith and pride
all convictions surely died
honesties time has passed
time for lies is here at last
truth is false I'm so fed up
how did we come to be so fucked
hate fear pain death
all our country has got left

Talk to children hear them say
daddy left again today
brother steals and mommy lies
future lost before their eyes
the sun was lost behind the clouds
they rapped it up and blacked it out
acid rain fell today
it came and washed our hopes away

This was once the land of dreams
now these dreams have turned to greed
in the midst of all this wealth
the poor are left to help themselves

a capitalist's democracy
no one said that freedom's free lady
liberty rots away no truth,
no justice the American way

Don't look past your t.v.
all of us are what you see
a looking glass into our lives
what we watch is what we buy
priorities are out of whack
who is next to stab our back
doesn't it make you mad
to have lost all that we've had

This was once the land of dreams
now these dreams have turned to greed
in the midst of all this wealth
the poor are left to help themselves

a capitalist's democracy
no one said that freedom's free lady
liberty rots away no truth,
no justice the American way

Doesn't it fill you with disgust
that there's no one left to trust
is this happening is this real
my body numb I cannot feel
are you happy are you sad
are emotions a thing of the past
I have no tears I cannot cry
no one mourns for a world that's died

This was once the land of dreams
now these dreams have turned to greed
in the midst of all this wealth
the poor are left to help themselves

a capitalist's democracy
no one said that freedom's free lady
liberty rots away no truth,
no justice the American way



A song that reveals the falsification of American dream: The king is nude, and hypocrisy prevails, plastic human relations, consumerism, social injustice, corruption, fake democracy and pollution are the main traits of american society.

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Sacred Reich 1987, 1988

Ignorance, Album: Ignorance, 1987

Evil minds bend on destruction
Ignoring the pleas of their race
The final chapter in humanic abduction
All signs of society erased
People asking fewer questions
Letting politicians do their thinking
Not questioning nuclear judgement
As warheads enter our space

Our atmosphere clouded with poison
We're killing ourselves to live
Filling the world with hate and dissention
We'll have only our lives to give
What we do now is the key to the future
We'll only have ourselves to blame
For arming the world with the tools of destruction
Our ignorance means death

Warring on opposite nations
Starvation amongst impoverished nations
Outlook bleak for the world residue
Ignorance of mankind
Clouding the world with residue
Of man's toxic industry
Slowly killing nameless victims
Whose ignorance leaves them dead

Our atmosphere clouded with poison
We're killing ourselves to live
Filling the world with hate and dissention
We'll have only our lives to give
What we do now is the key to the future
We'll only have ourselves to blame
For arming the world with the tools of destruction
Our ignorance means death

We're crowded with anger inventions of danger
From man's diabolical mind
Humanities dying no use in trying
It's only a matter of time
How long will it be before there's no air to breathe
And our water is polluted water
Ignorance runs rampant noone is caring
Suicide of the human race

Ignorance

A similar song with that of Ramones we have already presented: a more detailed accusation about the ignorance of people focusing mainly on environmental issues and health hazards.


One Nation, EP: Surf Nicaragua, 1988

A vision of unselfishness, a union of black and white
One nation of all races, it's clear within my sight
I see it clear, no hate, no fear, no soldiers sent to die
A state that's free and thrives on peace, no greed, no threat to life

We won't build the weapons of war which looms over your heads
We'll not feed the war machines that lead our youth to death
We won't close our eyes to the atrocities which abound

We won't stand and watch until we're six feet underground

The future is our burden, we can't stand and watch
As the world around crumbles, opposing armies march
We work towards our goal: one nation - unity
And you must be the convert who works towards world peace

Muthafuckers around us who stand and say no way
Opposing lessened armies, they say are here to stay
But no one knows until we try, what we all can do
I won't watch children die, it's up to me and you

Our world is divided, the boundaries have been drawn
Ideas are decided by where you have been born
You can't judge people by the government of their land
They're flesh and blood like us - why don't you understand?

The future is our burden, we can't stand and watch
As the world around crumbles, opposing armies march
We work towards our goal: one nation - unity
And you must be the convert who works towards world peace

A song that calls for stopping war conflicts, for abolishing the borders and for realising that all people, no matter race, religion, nationality are brothers: one humanity, one nation

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Ignorance

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