Circle Jerks are a punk rock band formed circa 1979 in Hermosa Beach, California. Lead vocalist Keith Morris was an original member of Black Flag, co-founding the band with Greg Ginn and recording the Nervous Breakdown EP with them before suddenly departing the group in 1979. Morris formed Circle Jerks along with guitarist Greg Hetson, bassist Roger Rogerson (a classically trained guitarist), and drummer Lucky Lehrer. They, along with such bands as Black Flag and Bad Religion, were among the preeminent punk bands of the L.A. scene in the early '80s.
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Circle Jerks
Look at all those people livin' in those places
The look of desparation's written on their faces
No escape, no way out
Trapped in a circle of doubt
Are they happy? I don't know
Pocket your emptiness, what does it show?
Living, just living
I've got a miss, I'm trapped on a map
I'm tired to be something
Is god all there is? Is god all there is?
Not much hope for any future
No desire to recall the past
Lower standards of education
Hard to think when your stomach's empty
Procreation, no concious, no caution
Another one, look what's you've done
Soon another mouth to feed
Babies for income, you can't be doing that
Thoughts of many colors
Look at what they're saying
Territorial frustration
There is a war zone inside this nation
Young man stands accused
Street light, nothing new
Filled with anger, filled with hatred
The situation understated