Gentleman Nation

by DOLLAR STORE

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1.
Creator 02:23
I’m the catalyst I am injustice I’m the reason you can’t stop this I’m a discus I am desire I’m the offering thrown into the fire I’m the answer to your every need The age-old question locked inside of me I am redemption I am disease I can save you from your misery I am the seer I am the slave I am all and nothing will remain I am redemption I am disease I’ll be the force that brings you to your knees Turn back rivers And build a bridge I will close the space And get you to the edge I’m relief I am the pain I am the one that brings you to your grave You tell people you know me Don’t even know how to live Everything you ever needed But you don’t know how to give The whole world where you’re free And you chose endless slavery Bring harm to others blame a talking snake in a tree Destroyed everything we found Cut every single tree down Just to build another town Growing markets for gluttony Destroyed everything we found Cut every single tree down Just to build another town Growing markets for gluttony I am the ocean I am the soul I am the possession you must let go
2.
The newspapers say you were at it again Think you’re so clever but you’ve lost your head Try to make us submit but we won’t forget Cause we all know you’ll just do it again No one cares about your wall Keep your laws off my body had enough of your war You won’t get my vote, you won’t get my soul You’re acting like we haven’t seen this before We found out what you did (You fucking chicken fucker) We all know what you said (Equivocator) You won’t get control You little dick-tator (You fucking chicken fucker) We all know (Equivocator) Can’t stand the sound of your voice We’re done with the lies and your disgusting disguise Straight out of hell and we hate your god We can love anyone the way that we want Pockets are padded with the fruits of our labor They’re giving out guns and putting babies in cages We have the numbers to take back the power You’re making us fear one another We found out what you did (You fucking chicken fucker) We all know what you said (Equivocator) You won’t get control You little dick-tator (You fucking chicken fucker) We all know (Equivocator) You take all the money we’re left in the streets Get off my back I’m a socialist We won’t ever give you control You’re wearing us out and you’re fucking us all (Baby Cages) We found out what you did (You fucking chicken fucker) We all know what you said (Equivocator) You won’t get control You little dick-tator (You fucking chicken fucker) We all know (Equivocator) Get off of my nest Get out of my tree
3.
Tik Tok 03:08
Time is an island Meet me there in that dead sea Find the juice in the vine Let it pull at the tides As it’s slipping away Dry my blood through the vein This long life of mine shortened by time Separate from the past When it began I threw myself in All the bridges you burned All the time that you spent You’re Feeling it shift As you’re watching it fade Takes all the pain From within Away from land we’re drifting Never know how long Feel the end coming fast And we want to keep coming back To that place we belong, we belong We belong Time is an island Meet me there in that dead sea Find the juice in the vine Let it pull at the tides Feel it slipping away Dry my blood through the vein Erasing the shame as it enters the skin Separate from the pain When it began I threw myself in All the bridges you burned All the time that you spent You’re Feeling it shift As you’re watching it fade Easing the pain From everything Away from land we’re drifting Never know how long Feel the end coming fast And we want to keep coming back To that place we belong, we belong We belong Away from land we’re drifting Never know how long Feel the end coming fast And we want to keep coming back To that place we belong, we belong We belong Coucou cuckoo Coucou cuckoo
4.
Spirits in the rocks They’re showing you the way Making things complete Remember what they say You’re only here for a short time Feel your mortality Try harder to make it right What you want this life to be I’m a tragedy forgetting I’m just fine I’m getting in my own way But I’m growing all the time I'm just sick of this shit Not sure how we’ll get through Nothing ever changes No matter what we do I see your face in the stones As we walk through the coals And all the blood that spilled Spirits fall to the ground I’m a tragedy Waiting for a break I get in my own way But I’m stronger everyday Driving with you for miles Your ashes in my hand I feel your heart in the songs Remember every breathe You’re lifted out of my arms As the last light fades Tonight all the stars Will shine your name My life is not mine It was always yours to define My life is not mine It was always yours to define My life is not mine It was always yours to define My life is not mine It was always yours to define
5.
Great! 00:03
Great!
6.
Jerold Hall Kuan Kao Drue Harris/Carolyn Telzrow Andy Lopez George Floyd Michael Brown Sandra Bland Rosebud Freddie Grey Stephon Clark James Rector Rodney King Oscar Grant Oscar Grant Oscar Grant Oscar Grant Oscar Grant Oscar Grant me the courage to change the things that are unacceptable
7.
Pushing it forward Your body is worn With all of the running You cry out for more Your hands want to hold it Just step through that door Time to take action Or hold out in vain The crows are still whispering They remember your name You found me out You found me out You found me out What you imagined Could have become It wasn’t that easy to give yourself up It just didn’t happen What we wanted so much It was all so sudden And came at such a cost You found me out You found me out You found me out In this ribcage That holds your heart back Those blackened wings Are beating fast All that you offered Everything that you did Came with the lesson Of never again With all that you came with And all that you gave And everything that you said All went away We knew it was something We never let grow It wasn’t that easy To let it all go Your hands want to touch it Just walk through the door It's never that simple Your mind is still torn Left with confusion You only want more You found me out You found me out You found me out
8.
Candy 02:08
Oh you’re a pretty baby And you have to have your candy You’re SO cool still in school The music moves you, but it’s just candy Should I make it sweet Give you a treat So you can eat All my candy This could be the one Just like bubblegum So you can have your fun We won’t tell your daddy Music soft as taffy for your fickle fans Number-rated plastic band Then all our songs will be number one We’ll watch you sing along to all our candy You might get your respect for one day But you’ll never last Cause you're just a flash They play our songs on the radio Between all the commercials What’s the difference anyway? You’re handing out that candy We’ve got the contacts we’ve got the contracts We’ve got the hairspray we’ve got the airplay
9.
Madness 05:15
Falling down that hill As the madness calls It waits for you still Until the heart can take no more When it starts and when it stops When it stops and when it starts When it starts and when it stops When it stops and when it starts You could feel it all along The beating of your heart You just got it all wrong How it starts and how it stops Oh when the madness calls You knew it all along Running down that hill You just got it all wrong When it starts and when it stops When it stops and when it starts When it starts and when it stops When it stops and when it starts The pull before you leave Only brings you more They just wanted you to be Who you claimed you were Shut down the heart Wait until the day When you find yourself As you walk away When it starts and when it stops When it stops and when it starts When it starts and when it stops When it stops and when it starts Falling down that hill As the madness calls It waits for you still Until the heart can take no more
10.
Fast Lane 02:57
Between all the uploads and traffic jams We’re forced to be silent And listen to the world as it is They’re making us buy it We struggle to stay alive Under all this carbon monoxide Forced to upgrade Download and accumulate Your road is paved With only a fast lane We think we can make it Through the chaos and doubt Hit or miss Til something gives in We’re all waiting Waiting to see what happens Will we all make it Will we slow down Your road is paved With only a fast lane Traffic lets up Before it's too much The anger subsides As the wheels start to glide Just too many people Stand in the way Caught in this cage Of capital gain Reduce to survive Are we even alive Live in anxiety Rely on technology We need to give in Never before and never again Reduce to survive Are we even alive Live in anxiety Rely on technology We never give in Never before and never again Live in anxiety Rely on Technology We never give in Never before and never again
11.
The way this water flows Seems as if it’s over Gasping at the oxygen That’s passing right in front of him Two ears with nothing in between East and West where we see, hear and feel We drink before the toast Even when the wine is gone Nothing that lives will last He cannot wait until its gone All the sunsets are manmade They’re much prettier that way Every drop drained til the ground caves in He takes and he takes, and we tag along with him Making flags with shells of false belief That this gentleman stands on his own two feet Love ourselves into loneliness We speak as if some drug can bring it back Eyes burning as his fingers take His engines roar crying for their fuel Nothing that lives will last He cannot wait until it’s gone All the sunsets are manmade They’re much prettier that way From the start it was never meant to be great He cannot wait until it’s gone Everything that lives won’t last Never to be seen again
12.
12345678 I’m feeling it again The world is closing in There’s no place left For anything to exist Cities like deserts People thirsty for water Praying for rain Hear only thunder 12345678 Even though we’re surrounded We stand separated By all of the weapons We’ve accumulated I’m dreaming it again The war is closing in Buildings burning Power surging The sky is falling Children are dying Meanwhile denying We are killing it all Cities so big we can no longer sleep Nothing left in the skyline Except for tall square buildings Trying to get away from the Earth we’re screwing We’re expanding taking over space And out here the ground shakes As we try to walk straight A jewel at the end of a golden thread Man becomes master Playing god changing matter Lack of conscience nothing left behind In any dark corner of his mind Are we moving forward Are we moving backwards Does it even matter Just pay the rent Now, then, never our consent Everyone is so tragic So much is chaotic Lives are not lived Only misguided I’m feeling it again The world is closing in There’s no place left For anything to exist You're already dead You just don't know it yet You're already dead You just don't know it yet 87654321

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released May 23, 2025

Recorded by Bart Thurber at House of Faith, Oakland, CA
Mastered by Jack Endino

Dave Slaverave: Bass/Vocals/Battle Cry!
Leda Gannon: Vocals/Sax
Patrick Murray: Drums/Vocals
Jeff Ott: Guitar/Vocals/Triangle, Cowbell, Slide Whistle

Artwork: Leda Gannon, Jeff Ott, & Guy Michel

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DOLLAR STORE Oakland, California

DOLLAR STORE
Oakland CA.
Bay Area band DOLLAR STORE is releasing their first full-length LP "Gentleman Nation" arriving in May.

DOLLAR STORE is:
Jeff Ott (Fifteen, Crimpshrine, Phone Bill, SAG, and Phallucide) - guitar vox
Dave Slaverave - bass vox
Leda Gannon (Wire Graffiti) - vox sax guitar
Phill Thee (Apogee Sound Club, The Big Forgive, Future Twin) - drums.
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