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And now, a pep song. Brought to us by Rob, John and Someone, known as NoMeansNo. From the album The Day Everything Became Isolated and Destroyed, it's "Victory".


When I set out on this journey, I thought it would never end.
When I started down that road I could not see then end.
And when I took that first step I fell in so deep.
And all the things that were so hard won I thought I could always keep.

Now what do you think I see standing like a wall in front of me.
Defeat, not victory.
Defeat, not victory.
Defeat, not victory.

So what are you going to do, die? No!
So what are you going to do, die? No!
I will not admit defeat. I will not admit defeat.
I will see victory.

Pride and deceit have choked my life like weeds.
And I lost sight of what I really had - what I really need.
And all the things I should've valued I gave away for a prayer and a song.
And now when I reach out for them they are gone.

Now you know what I see standing in front of me.
Like a headstone. A fucking monument to human misery.
Defeat, not victory.
Defeat, not victory.
Defeat, not victory.

So what are you going to do, die? No!
So waht are you going to do, die? No!
I will not admit defeat. I will not admit defeat.
I will see victory.

Do I have any friends here? I can't see.
Are any of my friends here? I can't see.
What about you? Could you be a friend to me?
What about you? Could you mean anything to me?

I've got a question to ask you and then you can ask it of me.
It's a simple request and then you can make it of me.

Can you forgive me?
Can you see what will be?
Is it victory?

Now I can't show you all the things I've seen and I can't make you feel anything.
Certainly not what they meant to me.
And someday I know, no matter how hard we try we are all going to have to lay down and die.
So maybe I should just tell you what I hope and believe.
For every defeat there will be a victory.
For every defeat there will be a victory.
In defeat.
Victory.