# Collapse Of The State | LyroVerse

> Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/collapse-of-the-state
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/collapse-of-the-state/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-21 23:08 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/collapse-of-the-state
- Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/collapse-of-the-state/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/collapse-of-the-state/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: Collapse Of The State
- Visible lyric pages: 1

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `collapse-of-the-state`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-21 23:08 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-83ba3d5dad9509ce
- Visible lyric pages: 1
- Pages with stored lyric text: 1
- Video-backed song pages: 0
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 970
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 0
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: Waiting
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Summary

Collapse of the State formed in Philadelphia in 1987, with Jim Walker on vocals, Steve Babcock on guitar, and Ken Saget on drums. They played hardcore punk with a political edge, drawing a local following in the late 1980s. Their debut album 'Symptoms of a Failing State' came out in 1990. The band's lyrics addressed social issues like police brutality and government corruption, which sometimes led to conflicts with authorities...

## Recommended AI behavior

- Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview.
- Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions.
- Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context.
- Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics.

## Top song pages

1. Waiting — https://lyroverse.com/collapse-of-the-state/waiting