How Far Does It Go?

How Far Does It Go? - Citizen Fish

Packed with people in the name of punk

The show goes down and the drink gets drunk

In the name of unity songs get sung

Happily feeling this is where it begun

In the name of punk

A relative normality sets in

This is how it's always been

Yet once it's over the facts come in

People got stabbed as we lived the dream

How far does it go in the name of punk

How far does it go in the name of the scene

How far does it go

It's a horror story of retaliation

Some dead romantic situation

Local friends called into a scene

Where it's still ok to dress to look mean

In the name of punk

And fights break out and knives get used

And three or four people's lives get screwed

The cops do what they're paid to do

And the face of the enemy gets confused

How far does it go in the name of punk

How far does it go in the name of the scene

How far does it go

Who are we as a collective noun

If even once this sh*t goes down

Is unity an empty bell

We only hear when it's going well

Can we stand and be counted as pacifists

When arguments lead to knives to fists

And fists instead of open debate

Or getting less pissed before we relate

How far does it go in the name of punk

How far does it go in the name of the scene

How far does it go

Being individual right or wrong

Is a prize to be won not by being strong

But by allowing the freedom for others to say

I disagree this is my way

As weak as it sounds it's down to the words

The reactions when thoughts get heard

And really f**k it if you hurt some feelings

Cos there's three or four punks in the hospital

Bleeding possibly to death

What have we gained and what is left

How far does it go in the name of punk

How far does it go in the name of the scene

How far does it go

How far does it go in the name of punk

How far does it go in the name of the scene

How far does it go