Biography:
Sometime at the turn of the century a small gang of boys grouped together in the noble pursuit of transcending suburban boredom through the traditional performance of punk rock songs. 3 of these young products of white America never moved on from this adolescent rebellion phase, and 9 years later The Max Levine Ensemble continues to rock basements, bombed out buildings and other holes in the fabric of the status quo, with lofty aspirations of creating
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[Verse]
C F
i was born in 1984.
Am G C
post vietnam, and then post cold war,
F
in a world that my parents worked hard for,
Am G
i grew up safely and secure,
C F
which all in all, was a cause to celebrate.
Am G
we said "mess with us, and you must be crazy,
C F
got my money on the dream team, baby!
Am G
we take gold and it comes easy."
[Chorus]
Am G
and the sentiment was raised in me.
C F
to know proudly, unmistakably
Am
who i am...
G
and where i stand…
C Am G F Am G
american.
C Am G F Am G
american.
[Verse]
C F
but given time, found myself questioning
Am G
a country i saw biding time in a confrontation
C F
guess i never really saw this place as
Am G
fighting wars of speculation.
C F
but i didn't see how our nation's history
Am
was not fully revealed to me.
G C F Am
no i didn't see how our "invincibility" was naive,
G
like our power, “guaranteed.”
[Chorus]
Am G
and the questions raised up out from me,
C F
in the company of a fading dream,
Am
i asked who am i?
G
and for what do i stand?
C Am G F Am G
american
C Am G F Am G
american.
[Bridge]
C F Am F C F Am F
C
growing up i had a grasp on the concept
C
of "war" as a thing from the past
F
that held a place in our history
F
but never really could apply to me
Am
a decade passed yeah engaged in conflict
Am
a generation came of age under it
F
raised in fear and uncertainty
F
but that was never how it felt to me cause
C
the first gulf war in my dim recollection
C
was a time we cheered in celebration
F
at parades that they held for the troops then
F
though i never even knew what happened,
Am
bosnia broadcast on tv,
Am
the berlin wall, in my memory,
F
crumbled beneath our undying belief,
F
in this, the empire of liberty yeah.
C
i was a child brought up in contradiction
C
i never held these events to be questioned
F
but the years wore at my confidence
F
and with time it started making sense:
Am
rejection faced internationally,
Am
it’s all part of the backlash baby
F
look inside, tell me what you see,
F
can you tell me now what it means to be
C Am G
american?
F Am G
american
C Am G F Am G
american
[Outro]
C Am G F Am G C
C
american
C F
i was born in 1984.
Am G C
post vietnam, and then post cold war,
F
in a world that my parents worked hard for,
Am G
i grew up safely and secure,
C F
which all in all, was a cause to celebrate.
Am G
we said "mess with us, and you must be crazy,
C F
got my money on the dream team, baby!
Am G
we take gold and it comes easy."
[Chorus]
Am G
and the sentiment was raised in me.
C F
to know proudly, unmistakably
Am
who i am...
G
and where i stand…
C Am G F Am G
american.
C Am G F Am G
american.
[Verse]
C F
but given time, found myself questioning
Am G
a country i saw biding time in a confrontation
C F
guess i never really saw this place as
Am G
fighting wars of speculation.
C F
but i didn't see how our nation's history
Am
was not fully revealed to me.
G C F Am
no i didn't see how our "invincibility" was naive,
G
like our power, “guaranteed.”
[Chorus]
Am G
and the questions raised up out from me,
C F
in the company of a fading dream,
Am
i asked who am i?
G
and for what do i stand?
C Am G F Am G
american
C Am G F Am G
american.
[Bridge]
C F Am F C F Am F
C
growing up i had a grasp on the concept
C
of "war" as a thing from the past
F
that held a place in our history
F
but never really could apply to me
Am
a decade passed yeah engaged in conflict
Am
a generation came of age under it
F
raised in fear and uncertainty
F
but that was never how it felt to me cause
C
the first gulf war in my dim recollection
C
was a time we cheered in celebration
F
at parades that they held for the troops then
F
though i never even knew what happened,
Am
bosnia broadcast on tv,
Am
the berlin wall, in my memory,
F
crumbled beneath our undying belief,
F
in this, the empire of liberty yeah.
C
i was a child brought up in contradiction
C
i never held these events to be questioned
F
but the years wore at my confidence
F
and with time it started making sense:
Am
rejection faced internationally,
Am
it’s all part of the backlash baby
F
look inside, tell me what you see,
F
can you tell me now what it means to be
C Am G
american?
F Am G
american
C Am G F Am G
american
[Outro]
C Am G F Am G C
C
american
The Maze
The McCain Broth (...)
The McCalmans
The McCarters
The McClymonts