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The message is simple: don’t join the army. If you want to do any good in this world: work for a charity or set something up yourself. The army is nothing but a political instrument and a hoard of people trained to kill. Of course for some young poor kids joining the army looks like an adventure and easy money, but we believe that no profession is worth giving your life for, and certainly should not be about taking lives either.

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Keep your rifle close –
We’re hitting enemy ground soon
For king and country
Let’s shoot them “Charlie” gone

Run run run run run
But you’ll never get there
My son son son son son
What did you sign up for?

You chose a profession of killing
But are you willing to give everything?

So
Run run run run run
But you’ll never get there
My son son son son son
What did you sign up for?

Fratricide – the fate of our evolution
A paycheck: your soul for a minor contribution
You’d better be your countries’ rejection than be exposed to vivisection
Ending up in statistics of another failed mission

Keep your rifles close
We’re hitting enemy ground soon
For god and country
Start wars to make wars stop!

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from Old Ideas Keep Fighting Us (LP​/​CD), released September 1, 2014

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Sweet Empire Amsterdam, Netherlands

Sweet Empire is a politically engaged melodic punk rock band from The Netherlands. Their sound is aggressive and emotional, yet melodic and playful. Mixing elements from 80's and 90's punk rock and hardcore, it is difficult to pin this four piece down to one genre. ... more

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