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1.
wisdom from ancients just doesn’t apply assembly line teaching put it all online force me to remember never to admit historicity of theory its oppressive bullshit i’m not blowing any whistles i’m punching in the face we’ve all got things to do here but i’ve had all i can take now i’m supposed to pay you but you’re not worth the cake i’m not blowing any whistles i’m asking you to change don’t take student surveys cause they’re tracking all your names to locate those among us who refuse to play their game if you’re gonna charge me to twiddle my thumbs i don’t need a survey to say your shit is dumb i’m not blowing any whistles i’m punching in the face we’ve all got things to do here but i’ve had all i can take now i’m supposed to sue you but i haven’t got the strength i’m not blowing any whistles i’m asking you to change they’re trying to destroy you buy you bit by bit force us all to hate you and give up ownership the only thing to save you is a new curriculum increase your relevance embrace your connectedness educate don’t assimilate get out of the way your people will create the carnegie unit has come and gone grades are dead we burned them on the lawn sure we want job skills but not to be a slave you reinforce class structure in the public’s name i’m not blowing any whistles i’m punching in the face we’ve all got bills to pay here but i’ve had all i can take now i’m supposed to kill you but i haven’t got the strength i’m not blowing any whistles i’m asking you to change oh i swear i won’t sue you if you’ll go ahead and change
2.
nothing rhymes with hegemony yet every word’s the same nothing rhymes with hegemony it’s a crooked game who is this in my mind constantly chanting buy sell buy can’t tell what this all means we know for sure it’s not as it seems oh nothing rhymes with hegemony yet every word’s the same nothing rhymes with hegemony it’s a crooked game how to handle all this rage guillotine too heavy for the digital age now take down this historic bloc awaken every soul in the freedom to rock nothing rhymes with hegemony yet every word’s the same nothing rhymes with hegemony it’s a crooked game nothing rhymes with hegemony except for maybe parsimony it’s just as fucking lame they better be glad that i use my words they better be glad that i use my words they better be glad that i use my words they better be glad that i use my words nothing rhymes with hegemony yet every word’s the same nothing rhymes with hegemony it’s a crooked crooked game nothing rhymes with hegemony every word’s the fucking same cause nothing rhymes with hegemony question everything it’s all the fucking same
3.
Trash Data 02:50
there’s so much i wanna see of what you will not show just like Archimedes i’ll die to know what’s so i wanna know what’s in your trash i’m gonna look right up your ass i can sell that data for cash i wanna know what’s in your trash would it be intrusive shall i seek consent the truth is so illusive subject malcontent i wanna know what’s in your trash objectify objectify i’m gonna look right up your ass rectify rectify i can sell that data for cash liquefy liquefy i wanna know what’s in your trash quantify quantify methods are exhausted elicitation drained i keep on thrusting thrusting forward it’s how we all were trained i wanna know what’s in your trash objectify objectify i’m gonna look right up your ass rectify rectify I can sell that data for cash liquefy liquefy i wanna know what’s in your trash quantify quantify science runs the bourgeoisie though analysts askew cause none of us can ever see beyond dimension two i wanna know what’s in your trash objectify objectify i’m gonna look right up your ass rectify i can sell that data for cash liquefy i wanna know what’s in your trash quantify
4.
Bully This 02:34
you change your mind all the time from day to day and week to week it changes so fast you dare not speak when lies are what you fear then lies are what you’ll seek you better not speak oh don’t you speak propaganda abounds predators surround you just can’t think your mind is the prey but they’ll never say we think you’re unique when lies are what you say then lies are what you’ll hear there’s something to fear oh you better be clear his scientific skeet is never discreet twelve inches hard put splatter the wall now measure it all against a king’s foot we put so much stock in rulers and clocks when all they are is a big fat crock and sales may say that apple’s on top but the metrics show its cherry pie we wanna pop goes straight to my thighs to my thighs to my thighs to my thighs to my thighs thighs thighs thighs thighs it’s the truth you fear and that’s pretty clear silence will speak bullies will shriek truth will be revealed no one will kneel we all must speak let me hear you speak truth will be revealed no one will kneel we all must speak let me hear you speak
5.
administrate do your job collect those fees do not rob just dig in deep what do they own if there’s nothing there then sign a loan gimmie your money gimmie your money gimmie your money gimmie your money gimmie your money gimmie your money gimmie your money gimmie your money gimmie your money gimmie your money gimmie your money get down on your knees write the check cash withdraw atm we take it all western union paypal’s free mastercard discover me gimmie your money gimmie your money gimmie your money gimmie your money gimmie your money gimmie your money gimmie your money gimmie your money gimmie your money gimmie your money gimmie your money we will not hear your pleas can i tell you how many times i've tried to fit a square peg into a round hole i don’t know baby where did it go? pushin these papers is all I know now you’ve got to pay its just the norm so gimmie your money and sign this form gimmie your money gimmie your money gimmie your money gimmie your money gimmie your money gimmie your money gimmie your money gimmie your money gimmie your money gimmie your money gimmie your money respect the hierarchy gimmie your money gimmie your money gimmie your money gimmie your money gimmie your money protect the bourgeoisie
6.
tell me again why you’re not accountable for every ill that grazes your eyes tell me again how you stomach the rot without choking on the lies two blue ones and a white oh yes, that’s right how stupid to forget our prescription USA for the land of the not quite free and the home of the foolishly brave where the dollar bill becomes the law and you die if you don’t play the game so you jones for the jones’s and hope for a promotion every night you bow down to pray now tell me again how you got this way is this really who you are you say you have your heart’s desire but that’s blood on your credit card one fat fist shoved full in your mouth the other’s still stuck in the jar not even plenty is quite enough and your belly growls deep for more so tell me again why you’re not accountable for wrongs done in your name if freedom means free to take it all then someone somewhere is prey two blue one white oh yes that’s right tomorrow is another day
7.
i don’t blame the poor for stealing bread so i can’t blame you for messin with my head still we all must walk the line you gotta be first every time king capital it’s your episteme you is smart and you is free bless your hearts poor little things they don’t mean to make it hard it’s in the gene to choose luxury privilege is as privilege does acting so tough when you just need a hug king capital it’s your episteme you is smart and you is free bless your hearts poor little things got us bootstrappin living on a dime tryin to get out no ladder to climb they’re only one percent we’re ninety-nine been in charge too long now it’s all on the line paternalism bureaucracy lain at your feet need to control make me submit better give up now cause i’ll never quit the world needs water not codeine we need energy not oil i know you wanna frack me but i'm rotten to the core you can’t frack all my cracks even if you cheat DV DA? TV TA? we’ve already got two drills in our hole and we can’t take three no we can’t take three when will we break free we don’t need your corrput greed we are many we are free you’re the last of the lying kings blame it on the oligarchs their superiority is such a farce we can see what you have done we all want peace but i’m keepin my gun king capital its our destiny we are many we are free will you die with dad’s legacy blame it on the oligarchs their superiority is such a farce we can see what you have done you’re not worth killing but you still better run king cannibals it’s our episteme we is smart we is free bless our hearts poor little things
8.
Slave Body 02:39
demons want to eat you up licking clean the bones conscience cries for recognition quite adrift on the unknowns in keeping with the old traditions i'll reconcile the two deliver you such sweet submission you'll think that it's the truth if you try to touch me you’re going to feel my rage you want to touch me just to manipulate when you touch me you’re going to feel my pain if you try to change me you’re going to feel my rage demons want to eat you up licking clean the bones conscience cries for recognition quite adrift on the unknowns in keeping with the old traditions i'll reconcile the two deliver you such sweet submission you'll think that it's the truth truth truth truth truth truth truth truth truth truth truth truth truth truth truth truth truth truth truth truth truth if you try to touch me you’re going to feel my rage you want to touch me just to manipulate when you touch me you’re going to feel my pain if you try to change me you’re going to feel my rage truth truth truth truth truth truth truth truth truth truth truth truth truth truth truth truth demons want to eat you up licking clean the bones conscience cries for recognition quite adrift on the unknowns in keeping with the old traditions i'll reconcile the two deliver you such sweet submission you'll think that it's the truth if you try to touch me you’re going to feel my rage you want to touch me just to manipulate when you touch me you’re going to feel my pain if you try to change me you’re going to feel my rage now feel my rage
9.
Quit Lit 05:31
tuitions due and there’s books to buy but accounts on hold in a system glitch students must be rich rich rich with a credit card you can get by but interest is at twenty-nine conditioned for bureaucracy eff your title nine diversity put to the test just like a witch is how you treat minorities only see disability when i provide a paper ream but doctors charge me every time insurance is still denied compliance and integrity you say it’s your priority training module was assigned but there’s nowhere to bill my time cause hours worked over twenty-nine count as unpaid overtime adjuncts in the food stamp line told cause i’m large i’m such a bitch should shut my mouth marry rich you steal my wages while boring me held to blooms taxonomy i'm more into perrry’s scheme no escape and no retreat these are things that I have seen that warn me out of the academy so you can take my quit lit put me on your hit list i don’t wanna do this diploma’s just a knick knack i deserve my money back can you hear my feedback you can take my quit lit put me on your hit list i’m not gonna do this soon i can be faculty then i will have a dean so i can have someone over me say don’t use the word epistemology cause they won’t know what that means you’ll just hold up the committee who do it all at least three times and never ask the reason why their service is priority just follow the majority make an ecological fallacy the outliers they won’t mind we do it to them all the time for thirty years they’ve lied and lied forced it through to be recognized transfer becomes generalize academic freedom dies all’s quiet in the tenure line live in fear of the IRB unclear on generalizability don’t deserve to reify or say exempt category five is only for those in the welfare line this more than just the reason why they’re all pissin in cups and wastin time mindless authority no reflexivity these are things that I have seen that warn me out of the academy so you can take my quit lit put me on your hit list i don’t wanna do this i know there’ve been some cut backs loans are just a poor tax can you hear my feedback you can take my quit lit put me on your hit list i’m not gonna do this if tarynn witten can’t get tenure then there’s no hope for me there’s no hope for me there's no hope for me ten years a slave is too much for me it’s too much for me it’s too much for me if tarynn witten can’t get tenure then there’s no hope for me there’s no hope for me there’s no hope for me these are all the things that i have seen that warn me out of the academy these are all the things that i have seen that warn me out of the academy so you can take my quit lit put me on your hit list i’m not gonna do this baby we can fight back we just need a system hack give em better feedback not gonna give my quit lit now you’re on my hit list you can never stop this you wish you had my quit lit forget you and your hit list you can never stop this we just want our system back information hijack can you hear our feedback don’t wanna give our quit lit now you’re on our hit list you can never stop this you can never stop this
10.
I Can't Wait 00:50
call me up take me out hold my hand love like this can’t be planned baby i can’t wait to hear the band and dance all night dance all night dance all night hold me tight touch my face kiss my lips pull me in real close at the hips baby i can’t wait until we trip and fall in love fall in love fall in love oh baby i can’t wait until we kiss i can’t wait until we kiss i can’t wait until we kiss we’ll dance all night now hold my hand let’s fall in love

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This record uses punk rock, confessional poetry, and explicit criticism in an attempt to demystify systems of higher education. Many of the issues stopping education system improvement are philosophical ones. Math is Hard! confronts some of these issues and seeks to shift the focus from blaming individuals to instead recognizing how systems perpetuate aggressions. Counter-hegemony deals directly with the dominance of positivism and how it has led to the financialization of education, further discussed in Student Accounting. Trash Data questions the effectiveness of laws around informed consent in today’s world of big data. Bully This tells the story of women and queers in science, attempting to work within a world dominated by white, male epistemologies. Slave Body serves as a thinking-man’s chain gang song, with perspectives coming from the id, ego, and super ego. Quit Lit sheds light on specifics of how people are degraded by education systems. Blame it on the Oligarchs draws attention to the role education systems play in maintaining wealth disparity in the world and Are You Blind? questions how this continues to happen. Whistleblower delivers a powerful message demanding change. Graduates Rise formed in specific response to how students, employees, and the community of Richmond, Virginia are treated in the wake of Virginia Commonwealth University’s expansion and occurs in conjunction with community activism demanding VCU utilize engaged research approaches to develop ethical and rigorous measurement systems designed to assess student, employee, and community climate and satisfaction.

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released May 4, 2016

Music/Vocals by Cyn Corrigible
Guitar/Vocals by the Grey A
Bass by Jay Westermann (Rest In Peace)
Drums by Herschel Stratego
Engineered and Produced by Russell Lacy at Virginia Moonwalker

Cover art by Morf

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Straighten your backs Graduates and RISE! The burdens of the national debt are upon us!

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