Just like the virgin queen with foreign kings proposing
I forget to breathe. I wonder what I really owe my beloved country
Sacrifice these needs for the good of many
Who benefits from a leader, a lover, stuck ruling all her enemies
If I leave I’ll come back in one piece
I’ll come running through enemy lines
Never mind who decides, they’re all enemies
Just like a martyr, to be forced to stop
Might ease me through that of which I know not
And are you innocent in all of this, Good Samaritan?
Stand by, bystander, or make the whole world one green dot
If you hear this ballad, then I must be on my way
Don’t believe them when they say, “I don’t need you”
This benefit album for the NEFOC Land Trust by Erica Dawn Lyle (Bikini Kill) and Vice Cooler features an array of punk superstar guests. Bandcamp New & Notable Jun 7, 2022
Still my favorite of all their releases. It feels slightly unhinged and like every song could go off the rails at any moment. Hot take: this is Ben Koller's finest hour. Kyle