Dead Kennedysformed in in 1978 when vocalist Jello Biafra(nÃ© Eric Boucher) and bassist Klaus Flourideresponded to a magazine ad placed by guitarist East Bay Ray. The three joined with drummer Tedand formed one of the most successful hardcore punkbands of the 80s. The band played hard and fast punk that matched the raw energy of the West-coast scene with twists such as Ray's surf-guitar influences and Jello's nasal machine-gun vocals and political fervor. They released their first single, "California Ãœber Alles", in 1979 and first album, Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables, in 1980 on Jello's own Alternative Tentacles record label. Fresh Fruitis considered a punk classic.
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Cesspools In Eden Lyrics

Dead Kennedys

Poison is bubbling
Beneath your dreamhome
Buried there years before
Kid runs in crying
From playing in the garden
Mommy, I burned my hands!
Whats making our eyes so itchy?
Dont rub emtheyll swell up.
Oh oh oh oh
Its the big waste dump
Oh, yeah
We built your ticky-tacky houses
On landfill soil
To cover up a gift
We left you years before
Of toxic chemicals
And leaking gas
Just dig a little while,
Youll find our acid baths
Cesspools
In eden
Oozing away
Groundwaters poisoned
Air stings like hell
The lines for doctors grow long
Over martinis
The company laughs
We dont owe you one damn thing.
But what about all these fainting spells?
Howd you like a lick
From my open sores
And oh.oh oh oh
Why are our babies stillborn?
A storage tanks leaking
Its about to explode
Why evacuate
When you can watch the fun
Nothing happens here
Get out the lawn chairs
Well drink pink lemonade
And watch martinez burn
Cesspools
In eden
Oozing away
Cesspools in eden
Leak by the day
The land we sold you
Is right atop our acid pits
We fill them by the truckload
In the dead of night
Theres thousands more toxic
Tips of the iceberg
We pay a little bribe
Or we just dont report them
And see what you get
Cesspools
In eden
In eden
No accident
Just a little of our greed-fueled negligence
So youve found the proof why
Your cancer rates shot up
But whatcha gonna do
When weve got all the cards
Times beach, rocky flats,
Love canal & bhopal
Merry christmas, hostages
From the folks who care
Cesspools in eden
Oozing away
Cesspools in eden
Leak by the day
Cesspools in eden
Have a nice day