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Refused
The E.P Compilation
Symbols

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Symbols

Release date: 1997

From The E.P CompilationTrack 83:41

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"Symbols" is a track by Refused, from the album The E.P Compilation, released 1997. The track is 3:41 long. It's filed under Hard Rock. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Refused.

About the Artist

Refused

Refused

Lyrics

Symbols

How come your symbols of freedom only restrict?
How come your symbols of pride to me ain't worth nothing?
How come your symbols of freedom only restrict?
How come your symbols of pride to me ain't worth nothing?

How come your symbols of freedom only restrict?
How come your symbols of pride to me ain't worth nothing?
How come your symbols of freedom only restrict?
How come your symbols of pride to me ain't worth nothing?

What better way to oppress us than to make us safe
To make us node in approval to the system we created
Our freedom, our bill of right, just assurance to make us abide
To make us serve their purposes and to serve our time

But I will destroy a system that's build on greed
I will destroy tradition that makes us bleed
I will shut down the power of all those who have lied to me
I will defy their image of what they want me to be

But I will destroy a system that's build on greed
I will destroy tradition that makes us bleed
I will shut down the power of all those who have lied to me
I will defy their image of what they expect me to be

How come your symbols of freedom only restrict?
How come your symbols of pride to me ain't worth nothing?
How come your symbols of freedom only restrict?
How come your symbols of pride to me ain't worth nothing?

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

Track details

From The E.P Compilation

3:411997

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Album

The E.P Compilation

Track number

8

Release year

1997

1Circle Pit
2:15
2Lick It Clean
3:01
3Jag Äter Inte Mina Vänner
4:42
4Voodoo People
3:00

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Refused — Archangel
Refused — Malfire (from The Malignant Fire - EP) [3:01]
Refused — Jackals Can't Be Bothered To Dream (from The Malignant Fire - EP) [3:06]
Refused — Born On the Outs (from The Malignant Fire - EP) [3:35]
Refused — Faceless Corporate Violence (from The Malignant Fire - EP) [2:28]
Refused — Organic Organic Organic (Go Fuck Yourself) (from The Malignant Fire - EP) [2:53]
Refused — Black Dog
Refused — A Like Supreme
Refused — The Ballad of Buck Ravers
Refused — Economy of Death [4:01]
Refused — Malfire (from War Music) [3:01]
Refused — Turn the Cross (from War Music) [3:38]
Refused — I Wanna Watch the World Burn (from War Music) [3:30]
Refused — Economy of Death (from War Music) [4:01]
Refused — Blood Red (from War Music) [3:39]
Refused — The Infamous Left (from War Music) [3:05]
Refused — Death In Vännäs (from War Music) [3:03]
Refused — Rev001 (from War Music) [3:10]
Refused — Damaged III (from War Music) [3:08]
Refused — Violent Reaction (from War Music) [4:03]
Refused — Never Fade Away
Refused — Chippin’ In
Refused — Blood Red [3:42]
Refused — The Shape of Punk to Come (Live) (from Servants of Death) [4:10]
Refused — Tannhäuser / Derivé (Live) (from Servants of Death) [8:00]
Refused — Servants of Death (from Servants of Death) [3:43]
Refused — Thought Is Blood (Live) (from Servants of Death) [4:32]
Refused — Stolen Voices (from Servants of Death) [3:57]
Refused — Dawkins Christ (Live) (from Servants of Death) [4:33]
Refused — Elektra (from Freedom (Deluxe Edition)) [3:12]
Refused — Useless Europeans (from Freedom (Deluxe Edition)) [6:31]
Refused — Françafrique (from Freedom (Deluxe Edition)) [4:38]
Refused — Thought Is Blood (from Freedom (Deluxe Edition)) [4:18]
Refused — Old Friends / New War (from Freedom (Deluxe Edition)) [4:27]
Refused — Servants of Death (from Freedom (Deluxe Edition)) [3:43]
Refused — Destroy the Man (from Freedom (Deluxe Edition)) [3:23]
Refused — War on the Palaces (from Freedom (Deluxe Edition)) [3:34]
Refused — 366 (from Freedom (Deluxe Edition)) [5:19]
Refused — Thought Is Blood (Live) (from Freedom (Deluxe Edition)) [4:32]
Refused — Dawkins Christ (from Freedom (Deluxe Edition)) [4:04]
Refused — Stolen Voices (from Freedom (Deluxe Edition)) [3:57]
Refused — New Noise
Refused — Everlasting (from The E.P Compilation) [3:08]
Refused — Who Died (from The E.P Compilation) [1:37]
Refused — Burn (from The Demo Compilation) [3:33]
Refused — Break (from The E.P Compilation) [1:58]
Refused — I Am Not Me (from The E.P Compilation) [2:00]
Refused — Perception (from The E.P Compilation) [2:24]
Refused — Jag Äter Inte Mina Vänner (from The E.P Compilation) [4:42]
Refused — The Real (from The E.P Compilation) [2:34]
Refused — Re-Fused (from The Demo Compilation) [2:41]
Refused — Fudge (from The Demo Compilation) [2:33]
Refused — No Reason Why (from The Demo Compilation) [2:21]
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Refused — I Wish / D.R.S.S (from The E.P Compilation) [6:49]
Refused — The New Deal (from The Demo Compilation) [2:13]
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Refused — Back in Black (from The Demo Compilation) [3:36]
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Refused — Pretty Face (from The E.P Compilation) [2:14]
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Refused — Hate Breeds Hate (from The Demo Compilation) [3:28]
Refused — Racial Liberation (from The Demo Compilation) [2:30]
Refused — Defeated (from The Demo Compilation) [2:21]
Refused — Voodoo People (from The E.P Compilation) [3:00]
Refused — Guilty (from The E.P Compilation) [3:20]
Refused — Lick It Clean (from The E.P Compilation) [3:01]
Refused — Sunflower Princess (from The E.P Compilation) [2:30]
Refused — Beauty (from Songs to Fan the Flames of Discontent) [2:30]
Refused — Hook, Line and Sinker (from Songs to Fan the Flames of Discontent) [2:45]
Refused — Last Minute Pointer (from Songs to Fan the Flames of Discontent) [2:55]
Refused — This Trust Will Kill Again (from Songs to Fan the Flames of Discontent) [2:22]
Refused — Return to the Closet (from Songs to Fan the Flames of Discontent) [3:49]
Refused — Life Support Addiction (from Songs to Fan the Flames of Discontent) [2:27]
Refused — Worthless Is the Freedom Bought... (from Songs to Fan the Flames of Discontent) [1:33]
Refused — Coup D'etat (from Songs to Fan the Flames of Discontent) [2:41]
Refused — It's Not Ok... (from Songs to Fan the Flames of Discontent) [1:02]
Refused — Rather Be Dead (from Songs to Fan the Flames of Discontent) [3:14]
Refused — The Slayer (from Songs to Fan the Flames of Discontent) [2:16]
Refused — Crusader of Hopelessness (from Songs to Fan the Flames of Discontent) [2:51]
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Refused — Bottom (from This Just Might Be the Truth) [2:16]
Refused — I Am Not Me (from Everlasting) [2:30]
Refused — Trickbag (from This Just Might Be the Truth) [2:18]
Refused — Sunflower Princess (from Everlasting) [2:00]
Refused — Symbols (from Everlasting) [3:41]
Refused — Untitled (from This Just Might Be the Truth) [2:09]
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Refused — Strength (from This Just Might Be the Truth) [3:29]
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Refused — Everlasting (from Everlasting) [3:08]
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Refused — Inclination (from This Just Might Be the Truth) [2:38]
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