I Remember

by SAVAK

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This is a cover of an M.D.C. song from their 1982 LP, Millions Of Dead Cops.

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I remember when I first went to school
They said don't be a joker, don't be a fool
Pledge your allegiance to the red, white and blue
But don't expect your country to do nothing for you
They said your forefathers loved you, but I only had one
And I watched him die in the heat of the sun
Sucking on the bullets of a policeman's gun
Sucking on the bullets of a policeman's gun

I remember when I first hit the road
Running from the lenders of the money I owed
Came to New York, heard a knock at my door
So I crossed another border and I ran some more
They ain't found me yet, no they ain't found me yet
But I'm burning my fingers on my last cigarette
Like I’m sucking on the bullets of a policeman's gun
Sucking on the bullets of a policeman's gun

I remember all the stories I heard
Man's supposed to be free as a bird
But my brother's in jail, my father's dead
I'm tired of living with a price on my head
I just want a chance, a chance to be free
But this country's trying to make a dead man out of me
Sucking on the bullets of a policeman's gun
Sucking on the bullets of a policeman's gun

I gotta get away
I gotta stay away

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released October 28, 2015
Live at The Bell House, Brooklyn, NY
October 22, 2015
Recorded by Hewson Chen
Live sound mix by Jeff O'Neil

Sohrab Habibion - guitar, vocals
Michael Jaworski - guitar, vocals
Greg Simpson - bass
Matt Schulz - drums
James Canty - keyboards
Greg Vegas - saxophone

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SAVAK Brooklyn, New York

Formed in 2015 by members of The Obits, Holy Fuck and The Cops.

SAVAK is Sohrab Habibion, Michael Jaworski and Matt Schulz.

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