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Urban Camouflage

by The Leeches

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1.
Pain and Suffering 01:47
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Pain & Suffering This is our new rallying anthem This is what we’ll use for ranson This is what society brings This is what precludes the kings It’s Pain And Suffering Pain And Suffering This is why we use our knives This is what we do to survive This why the jailbirds sing This is why the rich can swing It’s Pain And Suffering Pain And Suffering This why they rule the world This why the bombs are hurled This is how we lost the war But this is how we’ll even the score It’s Pain And Suffering Pain And Suffering Pain!
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Guns and Revolvers 02:50
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See all the people dressed in their finery See all the people marching in harmony See all the people inspecting their weaponry See all the people wounded and bloody Guns & Revolvers are for perfect gentlemen Guns & Revolvers are respected in society See all the people getting their clothes dirty See all the people shouting in futility See all the people without blood in their arteries See all the people swimming in a red sea Guns & Revolvers are for perfect gentlemen Guns & Revolvers are respected in society Guns & Revolvers are for perfect gentlemen Guns & Revolvers are respected in society See all the people getting their clothes dirty See all the people without blood in their arteries See all the people using field artillery See all the people dying for a company Guns & Revolvers are for perfect gentlemen Guns & Revolvers are respected in society
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Nazi Dread 03:01
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Do what the big man say He say do it my own way Follow my own way Do it this very way The eyes of the eternal damned Are scattered throughout the land Bodies strewn across the days What will extinguish the blaze!? This is nazi dread Find a young man dead This is nazi dread Catch a bellyful of lead! They don’t drive the same kind of car Despite wearing the same kind of star Work hard for the man they hate Put all the food on his plate In Babylon we sit and stare At people we don’t care Bodies strewn across the days What will extinguish the blaze!? This is nazi dread Find a young man dead This is nazi dread Catch a bellyful of lead! They don’t drive the same kind of car Despite wearing the same kind of star Work hard for the man they hate Put all the food on his plate In Babylon we sit and stare At people we don’t care Bodies strewn across the days What will extinguish the blaze!? This is nazi dread Find a young man dead This is nazi dread Catch a bellyful of lead!
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Street Life 02:09
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Walking down to the Haymarket Square What do you think I see? A man with a piece, a .38 special And what you think he’s pointing at me? Walking down to the slumtime square And what do you think I see? A kid and his piece and what will he say to me? They all say: Hands in the air Cuz we just don’t care What you have to say And we won’t jive If you’re dead or alive Cuz we won’t go away Walking around with my feet on the ground What do you think I see? An amazon with half her clothes on Whatcha think she’s pointing at me? I don’t make a sound as I hit the ground Cuz what do you think I see? It’s a big gang with a big bang which hopefully won’t see me! They all say: Hands in the air Cuz we just don’t care What you have to say And we won’t jive If you’re dead or alive Cuz we won’t go away Rumble tumble in the concrete jungle It’s become too much for me What do I see but an old lady And what you think she’s pointing at me? Don’t make a sound if you don’t have a touch Because then you’ll want to see What you’ll see is a comedy But you won’t laugh for free Cuz you’ll be! Turned on the ground Emitting no sound Dead for all to see And you won’t care about the right to bear You’ve seen mortality
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Real World 02:23
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This is the Real World That no one told you about This is the Real World The one that makes you shout It’s contempt for frustration That’s been building up all of this time This is the real world Real world Real world Real world This is the Real World The one that makes you cry This is the Real World Where they hang you out to dry It’s contempt for frustration That’s been building up all of this time This is the real world Real world Real world Real world This is the Real World Where theories never seem right This is the Real World Where love never turns out right It’s contempt for frustration That’s been building up all of this time This is the real world Real world Real world Real world
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Right to Robbery 02:53
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This is for the rich man walking down the street The man without bread has a right to robbery This is for the policeman on his beat The kid on the corner has a right to be free This is for the soldier fighting to the beat The enemy also wants to live happily This is for the racist who aims to defeat The Black man is only like you and me So you want to change? But you never will. So you want to help, but you know? You never will! This is for the general with the missiles at his feet The people will end their stupidity And this is for presidents in latin periphery Those countries have a right to autonomy This is for the so-called majority The people will end their stupidity This is for the average person walking down the street: If you’re robbed you’ve the right to robbery So you want to change? But you never will. So you want to help, but you know? You never will!
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Urban Camouflage 02:55
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Many sweat for the profit of the few Hungry stomachs are shouting out for food I can hear the calling of the fascist few All around the world is a terrorist review The barking out of orders the praises of power The pressing of a button and a nuclear shower Idealistic demigod’s spurning of the fist He gets shot in the head before he can slit his wrist Out amongst the factories in amongst the dirt He still has a blue collar but he hasn’t got a shirt He lives among the vermin, he lives among the shit He believes the promises politicians never keep Slaves of revolution are the slaves of reform Does governmental socialism purify the norm Freedom of religion leads to freedom of the mind Follow me, or follow you -- it’s blind leading blind!
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I'm Gonna Make This World (the Way I Want It) 02:22
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I wanna see Blacks in my neighborhood I wanna see KKK off with their hood I wanna see segregation die I wanna see all the rednecks cry I’m gonna make this world the way I want it I’m gonna make this world the way I want it I wanna set hypocrites aside I wanna see all the sinners cry I wanna see power with the people I wanna see stockholders fretful I’m gonna make this world the way I want it I’m gonna make this world the way I want it I wanna see the oppressed resist I wanna see tyrannies desist I wanna see power go to the frail I wanna see corporations fail I’m gonna make this world the way I want it I’m gonna make this world the way I want it I wanna see justice in this world I wanna see the red and black unfurled I wanna see all the biases die I wanna see all the people try I’m gonna make this world the way I want it I’m gonna make this world the way I want it I’m gonna make this world the way I want it I’m gonna make this world the way I want it
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The Leader 02:31
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I can hear the click of the rifles set But we are the targets I can see them storming up the steps They’re heading for the silhouettes I see the leader of the hour Setting forth his solution And I can see people like you and me In a bind without a future Another reign of terror and we are the dead Another aimless error and we have lost our head I can hear the call of the battle charge But it is a sightless order I can hear the trumpet call our name But we are cannon fodder I see the sons and daughters of the world In a bind without a future I can see the writing on the wall And it says there is no future Another peaen to war And only we will die Another fucking war And the rich, they won’t cry I can hear the rotting bodies sing They’re finally free of domestic problems And I can see the shadows following me They’re finally free to give us problems
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Cultural Revolution 03:14
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It’s a cultural revolution No need to take out your gun It’s a cultural revolution Hand in hand beneath the sun It’s a cultural revolution A change in what we believe There’s no need for blood and violence Just stand up, oppose the silence Who are you going to listen to Men in suits so what else is new Give some food from off of that shelf Don’t just think about yourself Though oppression might have you down Don’t let the truncheons knock you down It’s a cultural revolution No need to take out your gun It’s a cultural revolution Hand in hand beneath the sun It’s a cultural revolution A change in what we believe Education is most important Tap resources that lie dormant Justice served from the barrel of a gun Leads to riots, which benefit none No need for all-out armed struggle Six feet deep without a shovel Great outpouring of moral outrage Can do more than just set the stage It’s a cultural revolution No need to take out your gun It’s a cultural revolution Hand in hand beneath the sun It’s a cultural revolution A change in what we believe Freedom is slavery and Peace is War What have we learned from 1984 Only when we expand our mind Will we see rather than be blind Can’t you see that your out of touch Be individual or is that too much? From red white and blue just see red Or in the end you’ll just be dead It’s a cultural revolution No need to take out your gun It’s a cultural revolution Hand in hand beneath the sun It’s a cultural revolution A change in what we believe
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Killing a Myth 02:16
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Do you believe the leader’s words Do you believe his killing words Do you believe in killing for money Do you believe that capitalism’s funny Do you believe in mind control Do you believe you’re in control Well if you do, just know you won’t last for long Well if you do, just know you won’t last for long Do you believe your life’s a waste Do you believe in deciding in haste Do you believe in creationism Do you believe in religious fanaticism Do you believe in holy wars Do you believe in social mores Well if you do, just know you won’t last for long Well if you do, just know you won’t last for long Do you believe killing your brother Do you believe in hurting another Do you believe in urban violence Do you believe in shouting defiance Do you believe in government Do you believe it’s permanent
12.
Garage Rockin' Tonight! 02:05
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Bring out a guitar smash out a chord Belt out a melody swear to the lord Beat on the tom tom wear out the skin Pound out the bass line declare yourself in Garage Rockin’ tonight We’ll have some fun tonight Garage rockin’ tonight Everyone’s feeling alright Sing about your enemies Sing about your friends Sing about the kennedys Sing about the trends Sing about your ideals Don’t put down your pen Don’t let the pressure knock you off the end Garage Rockin’ tonight We’ll have some fun tonight Garage rockin’ tonight Everyone’s feeling alright Sing the way you think Write the way you feel Just make sure you keep your hands upon the wheel You may find love, you may find war And if you’re lucky you can fuck a whore Garage Rockin’ tonight We’ll have some fun tonight Garage rockin’ tonight Everyone’s feeling alright
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Holding Hands Dying 02:11
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Under the watchful world’s eye (Holding hands dying) I see people cry and die (Holding hands dying) Under the Latin American Sun (Holding hands dying) I see governments go and come (Holding hands dying) Under the materialistic moonlight (Holding hands dying) I can see the multinationalists’ might (Holding hands dying) Under the vaguely socialistic stars (Holding hands dying) I see the aftermath in the scars (Holding hands dying) Under the Latin American Sun (Holding hands dying) I see governments go and come (Holding hands dying) Under the electric rain-bombed sky (Holding hands dying) I see mothers for their children cry (Holding hands dying) And the people hope they’ll die (Holding hands dying) They don’t want to sit and cry (Holding hands dying) Fated brothers fighting for their good (Holding hands dying) They die as the government thinks they should (Holding hands dying) Holding Hands Dying!
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Guns from the Caribbean 03:16
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Guns from the Caribbean are aiming for you Guns from the Caribbean are pointed at you! Guns in Cuba are from the CIA Our guns in Viet Nam have seen their day Guns in El Salvador carry our name They say guns in the home are not to blame You walk so well with guilt on your shoulders Heedless of the lives of so many soldiers You walk so well with death in the air You live your life without a fucking care! Guns, Guns, Guns, Guns! From the Caribbean Guns, Guns, Guns, Guns! From the Caribbean It was a year ago It was just a year ago Reagan sent his troops into Grenada... Guns in New York City They don’t say much it don’t sound pretty They sound like they jam down the town Don’t you see they’re going uptown Don’t they sound like they’re just so distant Guns in the trenchtown they make the same old sound As the guns in the city are all around And the guns in Jamaica, and the guns in the Kingston town And the guns in the shanty towns shatter the sound Of the saints and the sinners all around Let’s Rock! Guns in the USSR are not to near Guns in Europe are not to fear Guns in Africa it’s only color they kill The guns in your pocket, of course are for nil You walk so well with the rules in your pocket In effect you plug your fingers in the electric socket You walk so well with a swastika on your lips You live on the curve of a woman’s hips Guns, Guns, Guns, Guns! From the Caribbean Guns, Guns, Guns, Guns! From the Caribbean Guns, Guns, Guns, Guns, Guns, Guns, Guns, Guns, Guns, Guns, Guns, Guns, Guns Guns!

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Urban Camouflage LEE-001CD is actually two albums: the digitally remastered for CD/Streaming/Digital Download of the original Leeches vinyl EP 33 1/3 record (LEE-001), which comprises tracks 1-6; and then the digitally remixed and remastered version of the original 4-track Tascam cassette recordings to prepare for the EP.

The first six songs are the first recordings of any kind with our then new lead guitarist Mark Ambrose. These were recorded at Future Studios in Chicago, recording engineered by Archie Manning and jointly produced by Archie Manning and the band. Unfortunately, we did not have the money to purchase the 16-track original, so only had the 1/4-track mixed master to work with.

The other 8 songs were from our pre-Mark Ambrose 4-track recording, which included Tony Morrison on bass, Louie Relucio on drums, and myself playing my usual rhythm guitar along with dubbed leads.

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released March 14, 2021

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Taking an axe to the era of the moral majority, greed, and reagan, The Leeches grooved and riffed with the sounds of the street: rappers poetry got them off their seats, rebels shuffled to their 4/4 beats.

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