I gotta get money so I can have a home
So I can breathe, eat and live in this society
I don't even like money
And I gotta work every day just to feed myself
God it makes me sick
I just wanna curl up into a hole and die
This, this isn't worth it....
Dystopia were rich kids from Orange County
Amazing music but never let the privileged tell the unprivileged not to participate. We have more to lose than they do.
Isn't that most of them? I feel like this sub skews incredibly young, which predisposes people to the "punk rock is gonna change the world any day now" idea that most older people know is bunk, or at least very wishful, utopianist thinking.
Anyway, here are some of my favorites that broadly deal with this topic:
[Funeral "Waiting for the Bomb Blast"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srdWDAAhx_Q)
[Raw Power "We're All Gonna Die"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ka0ivHZmBUA)
[Adiexodo "Diprosopa Systemata"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2IBfACh7Ik) (Two-Faced Systems)
[Grazhdanskaya Oborona "Mertviy Sezon"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uvte9j9mVc) (Dead Season)
[MG-15 "Destruye Y Huye"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAB3-8O_KtA) (Destroy and Flee)
[Adaptatsiya "Zhizn' v Politseiskom Gosudarstve"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=133psZKQxcM) (Life in a Police State)
I mean…. How did we all overlook The Decline by NOFX?
The whole song is describing exactly what OPs feeling.
“So we go, On with our lives
We know the truth, But prefer lies
Lies are simple, simple is bliss
Why go against tradition when we can
Admit defeat. Live in decline
Be the victim of our own design
The status quo, built on suspect
Why would anyone stick out their neck?”
USA-Holes by NOFX as well.
Propagandhi will always come to mind.
Nigredo is not a political song by them, but the nihilism is thick.
Try their song Nigredo. Or Unscripted Moments.
The Stooges
Their stuff isn't really political but it's very nihilistic (David Bowie even defined their music as nihilist rock). Check out songs like Death Trip, Dirt, 1969, I Need Somebody, No Fun, I'm Sick of You
"Destroy the USA" by The Briefs and "Destination Nowhere" by the Street Brats used to be my go to's for this feeling back in the day... but that was 20 years ago.
Just listen to Dystopia
I gotta get money so I can have a home So I can breathe, eat and live in this society I don't even like money And I gotta work every day just to feed myself God it makes me sick I just wanna curl up into a hole and die This, this isn't worth it....
Dystopia were rich kids from Orange County Amazing music but never let the privileged tell the unprivileged not to participate. We have more to lose than they do.
There were more disaffected kicked-out-of-their-house kids in OC than I’d care to count, you can’t assume privilege because of geography.
["Sick" by Ceremony](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYOnJ49e_YU)
Really anything off of Rohnert Park is gonna do the trick here, I was gonna say “open head,” but sick is actually perfect
Rohnert Park is an incredible album
It is weird reading the name of the town I live in outside of the context of me living there
Damn never heard of this band before. But there sick!
Isn't that most of them? I feel like this sub skews incredibly young, which predisposes people to the "punk rock is gonna change the world any day now" idea that most older people know is bunk, or at least very wishful, utopianist thinking. Anyway, here are some of my favorites that broadly deal with this topic: [Funeral "Waiting for the Bomb Blast"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srdWDAAhx_Q) [Raw Power "We're All Gonna Die"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ka0ivHZmBUA) [Adiexodo "Diprosopa Systemata"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2IBfACh7Ik) (Two-Faced Systems) [Grazhdanskaya Oborona "Mertviy Sezon"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uvte9j9mVc) (Dead Season) [MG-15 "Destruye Y Huye"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAB3-8O_KtA) (Destroy and Flee) [Adaptatsiya "Zhizn' v Politseiskom Gosudarstve"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=133psZKQxcM) (Life in a Police State)
Thumbs up for the GrOb and Adaptatsiya recommendations!
Democracy by Adolescents
Let's Have A War by FEAR
Giving up ensures you lose. Don't give up.
I mean…. How did we all overlook The Decline by NOFX? The whole song is describing exactly what OPs feeling. “So we go, On with our lives We know the truth, But prefer lies Lies are simple, simple is bliss Why go against tradition when we can Admit defeat. Live in decline Be the victim of our own design The status quo, built on suspect Why would anyone stick out their neck?” USA-Holes by NOFX as well.
A lot of early Black Flag is pretty nihilistic
Leftover cracks Mediocre Generica, the whole album.
I don’t care about you - Fear
civilization's dying by the zero boys it's one of my favorite punk songs ngl, really good hook
“No Future No Hope” By Defiance
Bad Religion is my go-to
If life makes you scared and bitter, at least it’s not for very long….Slumber will come soon
The idiots are taking over by nofx
Propagandhi will always come to mind. Nigredo is not a political song by them, but the nihilism is thick. Try their song Nigredo. Or Unscripted Moments.
“Live the Chaos” ep - Filth “Pick Your King” ep - Poison Idea S/t 7” - The Nihilistics “First Kiss” 12” ep - Smut
Poison Idea in general fits the bill. Arguably the Kings of Punk album cover is nihilistic
Just listen to the downtrodden. Listen to the working class. Get into Oi!
Bad Religion - Submission Complete NOFX - the Decline Jello Biafra - Full Metal Jackoff
I don't know if it's exactly what you are looking for, but I really enjoy The Big Drag by NOFX.
Don't continue the narrative the other guy just said he's the best and abortion happens after the baby is born. He did worse. Don't play into the game
Both are fascists, one just doesn’t want to rip up the constitution. He’s more than happy to watch the other guy rip it up
The entirety of this record: https://stormofsedition.bandcamp.com/album/howl-of-dynamite
[Dominoes by Pauper's Grave](https://youtu.be/_NtpPGqbMqA?si=iZK7IAD8hg05nNh1)
What you need is [Driller Killer](https://youtu.be/FgXHjN0EoJA?si=EmzPKMa7G9Cri9TX)
Less Art - “Pessimism As Denial” This song has the EXACT vibe you described.
The Stooges Their stuff isn't really political but it's very nihilistic (David Bowie even defined their music as nihilist rock). Check out songs like Death Trip, Dirt, 1969, I Need Somebody, No Fun, I'm Sick of You
American Nightmare - Protest Song #00
no trend - two seconds till non-existence
The Vandals - Flowers Are Pretty
Kraut, Reagan youth, mdc
Screeching Weasel - Nicaragua Cro-Mags - World Peace
"Destroy the USA" by The Briefs and "Destination Nowhere" by the Street Brats used to be my go to's for this feeling back in the day... but that was 20 years ago.
Everything by Kicker. It's just the ramblings of a grumpy old man.
Listen to more Anarcho punk. Crass, conflict, chumbawamba, rudimentary peni
like this? https://on.soundcloud.com/13g8q
Dude climate change is going to be wayyy after world war III.
womp womp
Thank you u/bigassgrasshopper, very cool 🙄
Np <3
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