An obvious starting point to a blog update about Alex Hellcat (https://www.facebook.com/alexhellcatmusic) is that he's listened to more than his fair share of Rancid records.
He's from Regensburg, Germany and he's got that bass led punk rock sound down to a tee.
Below you'll find his latest song. It's about life in East Germany before reunification and the dismantling of the Berlin Wall. "It touches on oppression, rebellion, and the fight for freedom, expressing frustration, disillusionment, and perhaps lingering resentment about the past and the way history played out."
It's called The World On Fire...
Ever since this country was divided,
the Eastside skies are always grey.
The wall came down; we're reunited,
side by side but still not the same, no.
It was tough growing up in East Germany.
Run-down houses and few opportunities.
Anything but living the dream,
and we were watched by the state security.
We set the world on fire.
We set the world on fire.
We set the world on fire.
The system in flames was our desire.
Citizens attempting to defect to the golden west,
risked imprisonment and even death - what's left at best?
Dictatorship and state police on your back.
The system kept us numb with booze and cigarettes.
Now welcome to insanity.
And we were told the West is our enemy.
Now tell me, why the fuck is this supposed to be?
Huh, yeah well, whatever.
We set the world on fire.
We set the world on fire.
We set the world on fire.
The system in flames was our desire.
the Eastside skies are always grey.
The wall came down; we're reunited,
side by side but still not the same, no.
It was tough growing up in East Germany.
Run-down houses and few opportunities.
Anything but living the dream,
and we were watched by the state security.
We set the world on fire.
We set the world on fire.
We set the world on fire.
The system in flames was our desire.
Citizens attempting to defect to the golden west,
risked imprisonment and even death - what's left at best?
Dictatorship and state police on your back.
The system kept us numb with booze and cigarettes.
Now welcome to insanity.
And we were told the West is our enemy.
Now tell me, why the fuck is this supposed to be?
Huh, yeah well, whatever.
We set the world on fire.
We set the world on fire.
We set the world on fire.
The system in flames was our desire.
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