Maintain the Rage Songtext
von Ivan Král

Way back in those stormy days
When fiery youth set streets ablaze
Banners blown by winds of change
Fanned the fires of freedom
But a candle burns and a flame it dies
Old friends fall to the other side
Yesterday′s allies, tomorrow's enemies
So much for radical beat

So pinky a two left feet
He drank more borscht in a single week
Than his comrades could in a leap year
Now it′s capital gains and tax evasions
Sold out to a new persuasion
He's a red brick in the hands of the bourgeoisie


Makes you feel out of place
Like a breed that's dying
A vanishing race
Sometimes it′s so hard trying to maintain the rage
Maintain the rage
Maintain the rage

Where is the guy I knew so well
He could play a guitar like ringing a bell
He took time out for a well-earned spell
Supposed to be a short vacation
Now he′s tied down to a family bond
With bills that kill and a suicide bond
And these days he don't think about nothing at all

Makes you feel out of place
Like a breed that′s dying
A vanishing race
Sometimes it's so hard trying to maintain the rage
Maintain the rage
Maintain the rage


High hopes dashed and dreams astray
Wasted time done and gone
Funny how the largest voice
Is always first to fade away
Lost all faith and abandoned trust
Try to find means to justify lust
Cold comfort rules where hard work reigns supreme

Maintain the rage
Maintain the rage
Maintain the rage