Recorded in the Spring of 2003, literally as the invasion of Iraq commenced, "The Global Cannibal" is a call to arms for those who are disgusted by the current political travesty inflicted upon the nation by George W.
Soon the newly-revamped Behind Enemy Lines began writing what would evolve into their second release. Rather than lose momentum, Behind Enemy Lines recruited bassist Mary Bielich and guitarist Matt Tuite, known for their work with Iron City's doom metal veterans Penance, to fill the vacant spot as well as adding a second guitar to the mix. However, soon after its completion, Behind Enemy Lines faced the loss of bassist Matt Sachs, who relocated to New England. Drawing inspiration from bands such as Conflict, Crass, Icons of Filth, Discharge, Motorhead, and Amebix, among others, Behind Enemy Lines worked relentlessly to write and record what evolved into their first release, "Know Your Enemy", released through Tribal War Records in 2002. Venturing into far heavier realms than Aus-Rotten ever did, Behind Enemy Lines fuses the best elements of punk and old-school metal into brief yet undeniably powerful bursts of sonic anger. Thematically picking up where Aus-Rotten left off, Behind enemy Lines offers even greater urgency fueled by their utter contempt for today's rotting political infrastructure and the ill-gotten spoils of war at the expense of humanity. The band was founded after the legendary Aus-Rotten's demise by Dave Trenga, Matt Garabedian (both ex-Aus-Rotten), Matt Sachs (ex-Devastation) and Bill Chamberlain (ex-React/The Pist). Note: When you embed the widget in your site, it will match your site's styles (CSS).Search lyrics by band name or use our Advanced Search engine:īehind Enemy Lines is an American anarchist crust punk band, formed in late 2000 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Get the embed code Behind Enemy Lines - Know Your Enemy Album Lyrics1.American Made Death Squad2.Behind Enemy Slumber5.The Growing Wealth Gap6.Voice Of DissentBehind Enemy Lines Lyrics provided by So they sedate us with tiny victories that keep us all defusedĭiverting our attention away from their power that they defendįearing what we're capable of if we didn't depend on them People reach their breaking point when they've got nothing left to lose Where those who we are fighting against are also the ones we're working for What can we hope to accomplish when fighting in a war They're out to save us from ourselves and contradict our common senseĪs bureaucracy batters self-reliance at everyone's expense Masquerading as democracy's guardians to make it seem as if we need them Lines are all they feed us when politicians speak of freedom They manipulate our means of survival, discourage our desire to reactĪnd insure our lack of involvement by keeping our apathy intactį**k what you think you know-don't want to deal with politics?į**k what you think you know-but there's no escapeį**k what you think you know-where do you think you're going to hide?į**k what you think you know-we're behind enemy lines Targeted by the tactics they so willingly abuse Governed by the policies of an ignorant bigoted few When we act as if it doesn't affect us we do nothing but pretendīecause there's not a single place on earth that doesn't belong to them Not interested in politics or don't want to f**king face itīut if we don't stand against oppression we might as well embrace it