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Artist: Against Me!
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I Was A Teenage Anarchist
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I Was A Teenage Anarchist
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I was a teenage anarchist, looking for a revolution
I had the style, I had the ambition
I read all the authors, I knew the right slogans
There was no war, but the class war. I was ready to set the world on fire
I was a teenage anarchist, looking for a revolution
Do you remember when you were young and you wanted to set the world on fire?
I was a teenage anarchist, but the politics were too convenient
In the depths of their humanity all I saw was bloodless ideology
And with freedom as the doctrine, guess who was the new authority?
I was a teenage anarchist, but the politics were too convenient
Do you remember when you were young and you wanted to set the world on fire?
I was a teenage anarchist, but then the scene got too rigid
It was a mob mentality, they set their rifle sights on me
Narrow visions of autonomy, you want me to surrender my identity
I was a teenage anarchist, the revolution was a lie
Do you remember when you were young and you wanted to set the world on fire?
I was a teenage anarchist
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