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Safety First!

by The Safety Collective

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1.
So you’re all alone on Valentines Day You never seem to be able to get a date Palmala Handerson is your only piece But it gets boring to say the least You’ve tried the KY; you’ve tried the toys And this song’s written for all you girls and boys Who have got; sticky fingers! Who have got; sticky fingers! Who have got; sticky fingers! Who have got; sticky fingers! All night! It’s been like this, all your life Only spouse was in grade nine Probably won’t get a husband or wife? Tried Blind Date, tried Lava Life But you still got Sticky Fingers You still got Sticky Fingers You still got Sticky Fingers All Night Is it cause your personality Do you need plastic surgery? Do you need to meet someone like you? To escape this wretched blues Cause you got Sticky Fingers Sticky Fingers All Night So you met someone the other day The liked you so much they agreed to a date A few dates later, you got laid Now you're singing different tunes today. Now you got stinky fingers Now you got stinky fingers Now you got stinky fingers Now you got stinky fingers All night! It helps you feel alright!
2.
My pint glass is full and my perspective much fuller The drink may corrode me like a ship in sea water But in moderation it will help carry me over This ocean of emotions they are turbulent waters But I know I must set sail And leave lovers rock For the island where wonderers Occasionally meet up The boat, it docked at a pier in a foreign bay And it may be here now but it's not here to stay I know I'm not an island I am tied to a larger land For I am connected to all whom I know and befriend And I lean on them As I would let them lean on me And it is this mutual aid Which fosters our communities
3.
When I get the pipe it always wants to be smoked So I put it to my lips and take a big toke Just chilling with a friend after school getting high Not doing any harm, just having a good time I’m innocent until proven guilty Cops on people’s backs for a quarter or a dime To me it’s just change, but to them a bad sign Banning it allows a black market to exist For this herb that’s the virtually harmless It’s a bullshit law, doesn’t make sense When at the same time you can buy cigarettes So break the law, be happy and free Cause your innocent until proven guilty Eat a brownie if you don’t wanna cake the lungs But no matter how you do it, it’s always good fun Acting on receptors in your brain, and insides Cannabinoids in your body before your first time And I know this in my head every time I spark it up I just smoke it peacefully don’t worry about the cops Cause I’m innocent until proven guilty Yeah, I’m innocent until proven guilty Why do you want to try to dominate my life? You say I have freedom of choice then you take away that right If pot is such a dangerous drug than ban all booze and butts But if you aren’t prepared to then let me smoke my blunts
4.
Ran into buddies from the old neighbourhood Started drinking in a heated garage We were steeped in grease and machines and old memories The back-and-forth that we had was pure jokes The factory owns us but they can't steal our soul We were steeped in grease  and machines and old memories Two of the four buddies left the garage One was too drunk, the other had shit to do You told me that you were a white supremacist We started arguing, you fed me more beer And then I found out why the beer was free When you leaned in and tried to make out with me I'm not a homophobe but that shit was weird I'd be the first to stand up for a queer Unless they are a fascist or a racist

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Debut DIY EP by Hamilton's eclectic rock band. Recorded independently in a living room in East Hamilton, November 2012.

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released November 10, 2012

Stephen Hanson - Vocals, Guitar (Tracks 1, 2, 3), Bass (Track 4), Songwriter (Tracks 1, 2, 3)
Chris Turner - Vocals, Guitar (Track 4) Bass (Tracks 1, 2, 3)
Campbell Young - Drums, Songwriter (Track 4)

Recorded November 9, 10 & 11 at The Science Lab in Hamilton, engineered by Chris Turner & Steve Hanson and produced by Steve Hanson,

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The Safety Collective Hamilton, Ontario

An eclectic rock band with the aim to make bars & night clubs safer spaces to party.
The Safety Collective has performed over 15 times, including performances at This Ain't Hollywood, Open To The Core, Open Streets 2011 & 2012, and The Doors Pub.
Chris & Steve both sing & share guitar/bass duties. Cam drums. All three contribute lyrics. Some songs are written collaboratively & others separately.
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