1981 - Where Did All My Good Dreams Go?

   Here's one of the songs that'll feature on this week's Just Some Punk Songs show (8pm (GMT) today) https://www.facebook.com/events/844636042584478/). It's by anarcho punk band 1981 and it's the lead track on their recent Acts Of Rebellion ep. Based in Turku, Finland, they've been releasing quality fare for the best part of a decade. It's been 3 years since their last release but the new ep was definitely worth the wait.  It's self released on 7" by 19 in 81 Records and you can find it on Bandcamp :   https://i98i.bandcamp.com/album/acts-of-rebellion-ep

  The ep deals with themes of conformism, despair, fear and anxiety in a world we're destroying. They encourage us to speak up and voice our opposition to force fed lies. As the record sleeve says, "Challenge the stereotypes. If you're not ashamed of who you are, the outsiders' opinions begin to grow mute!"

  This is a beautiful song that asks if there's not a better way of living. Where Did All My Good Dreams Go?....

What happened to all my hopes and dreams? 
Where did they all go? 
What happened to my hopeful thoughts 
That we could build a better world 
These days are filled with fear 
These days are filled with fear 
These days are filled with fear 
These days are filled with fear 
Where did all my good dreams go? 

This is a cold world 
Our ignorance has helped to create 
It's what we leave for our children 
That our selfishness has dealt their fate 

All this fear and war... 
I can't take it anymore 
There's gotta be a better existence than this, I know 
Where did all my good dreams go? 

These are our last days 
We live in fear, in fear of the unknown 
Never care to question the truths we're not told 
Nor the facts we are never shown 

All this fear and war... 
I can't take it anymore 
There's gotta be a better existence than this, I know 
Where did all my good dreams go? 

This is a sick world 
People bickering and fighting over material greed 
Lives lived so blindly, rather than meeting each others' needs 
This world has become my nightmare 
Nature torn down and replaced 
No respect for its resources 
We just take and take 
And take and take 
And take and take 
And take and take 
And take and take 
And take and take 
And take and take 
And take and take 
And take 

All this hatred, fear and war... 
I can't take it anymore 
There's gotta be a better existence than this, I know 
In my heart for sure 

What happened to my hopes and dreams? 
Where did they disappear? 
What happened to all my hopeful thoughts 
That we could build a better world? 

Where did all my good dreams go? 
Where did all my good dreams go? 
Where did all my good dreams go? 
Where did all my good dreams go? 
Where did all my good dreams go? 
Where did all my good dreams go? 
Where did all my good dreams, 
Where did all my good dreams go?