Uploaded January 2010 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
From the album Dumpster Generation.
A Billion Ernies are a ska/hardcore/(genre) band from Hemet, California. Their lyrics are heavy with political content and religious ideas. I am not a christian or a wobbly myself, but I agree passionately with most of this band's lyrics. They're amazing live and this is one of my favorite albums of recent years. Do yourself a favor and download this album for free from communityrecords.org While you're there check out bands like Brunt of It, The Flaming Tsunamis, Stuck Lucky, and Fatter Than Albert. then do all of those bands a favor by going to their shows and promoting for them. It takes a village.
Here's the lyrics because the lyrics are very important to the band:
HOWS A CHILD TO FEEL WHEN TOLD HIS PEOPLE WERE KILLED? HIS CULTURE COMPLETELY DESTROYED, IN THE NAME OF GOD, GOLD, AND GLORY? WHILE THE WHITE KIDS SIT AND SMILE, THEIR TEETH LIKE CROCODILES, THEIR PRIDE THE SOURCE OF HIS PAIN. THIS SHALL NOT BE TAUGHT AGAIN. NOT TONIGHT, WE MUST STAND AND FIGHT. HOW IS FREEDOM TO RING WHEN OUR ENTIRE LIVES WE OWE SOMEBODY SOMETHING? STILL WE ARE EXPECTED TO EXCEL IN A COUNTRY THATS BEEN SHOT TO HELL BY THEFORFATHERS WE ARE SUPPOSED TO RESPECT, THEY CLAIM THIS LAND THE SAME WAY THEY CLAIM 15% OF EVERY PAYCHECK. THEY HOPE YOURE COMFORTABLE. THEY HOPE THAT CHAIR YOU SIT IN, THAT SKIN YOURE WEARING, IS COMFORTABLE. THEY HOPE YOURE GULLIBLE. THEY HOPE
THAT BRAIN YOURE USING, THAT CHILD YOURE RAISING, IS GULLIBLE. THEYRE SO PROUD OF YOU, SO GLAD THOSE LIES THEY TOLD YOU MADE YOU PART OF THE WAR MACHINE. LETS TURN THE TABLES. LETS BREAK OUT OF OUR STABLES AND THROW DOWN ALL OF OUR PICKET SIGNS. LETS MAKE A STAND. ONE RACE, ONE CLENCHED FIST, SINGING NOT TONIGHT. WE WILL STAND AND FIGHT.
From the album Dumpster Generation.
A Billion Ernies are a ska/hardcore/(genre) band from Hemet, California. Their lyrics are heavy with political content and religious ideas. I am not a christian or a wobbly myself, but I agree passionately with most of this band's lyrics. They're amazing live and this is one of my favorite albums of recent years. Do yourself a favor and download this album for free from communityrecords.org While you're there check out bands like Brunt of It, The Flaming Tsunamis, Stuck Lucky, and Fatter Than Albert. then do all of those bands a favor by going to their shows and promoting for them. It takes a village.
Here's the lyrics because the lyrics are very important to the band:
HOWS A CHILD TO FEEL WHEN TOLD HIS PEOPLE WERE KILLED? HIS CULTURE COMPLETELY DESTROYED, IN THE NAME OF GOD, GOLD, AND GLORY? WHILE THE WHITE KIDS SIT AND SMILE, THEIR TEETH LIKE CROCODILES, THEIR PRIDE THE SOURCE OF HIS PAIN. THIS SHALL NOT BE TAUGHT AGAIN. NOT TONIGHT, WE MUST STAND AND FIGHT. HOW IS FREEDOM TO RING WHEN OUR ENTIRE LIVES WE OWE SOMEBODY SOMETHING? STILL WE ARE EXPECTED TO EXCEL IN A COUNTRY THATS BEEN SHOT TO HELL BY THEFORFATHERS WE ARE SUPPOSED TO RESPECT, THEY CLAIM THIS LAND THE SAME WAY THEY CLAIM 15% OF EVERY PAYCHECK. THEY HOPE YOURE COMFORTABLE. THEY HOPE THAT CHAIR YOU SIT IN, THAT SKIN YOURE WEARING, IS COMFORTABLE. THEY HOPE YOURE GULLIBLE. THEY HOPE
THAT BRAIN YOURE USING, THAT CHILD YOURE RAISING, IS GULLIBLE. THEYRE SO PROUD OF YOU, SO GLAD THOSE LIES THEY TOLD YOU MADE YOU PART OF THE WAR MACHINE. LETS TURN THE TABLES. LETS BREAK OUT OF OUR STABLES AND THROW DOWN ALL OF OUR PICKET SIGNS. LETS MAKE A STAND. ONE RACE, ONE CLENCHED FIST, SINGING NOT TONIGHT. WE WILL STAND AND FIGHT.
