Choking Victim was an influential ska/punk/hardcore (what they call "Crack Rock Steady," a slight satire on the Rocksteady style of music which Choking Victim's style often included) band from New York City in the 1990s. The band became hometown (C-squat in the Lower East Side of Manhattan where they squatted and frequently continue to inhabit and organize shows) legends for their innovative music and highly political lyrics. At the same time they also became infamous for their Satanic imagery and numerous references to the vagrant lifestyle such as crack-smoking, shoplifting, and squatting. They also, like many other bands in the punk scene, have strong anti-police sentiments in their songs. The band prides itself on its Atheism, often making sardonic references to Satan, for the sole purpose of being offensive, rather than any sort of actual worship of the alleged deity.
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Choking Victim

(backwards CD Intro)
You think you're alive motherfucker?
You're just the walking fucking dead.
You're fucking sheep, stepping on my back to stay alive.
West coast, East Coast, your all bunch of fucking fools.
You and the rest of this greedy fucking world.
Kill yourself, stay in school, say no to drugs and oh yeah... hail satan.
Goodnight boys and girls.
Pleasent dreams.

(backwards 7" Intro)
Sometimes I get so straight edge.
I sit in a room and cry.
A real dark room man..
Feelings and shit man.
Getting hurt.
Then I masterbate and everything's so much fucking better.

The public is shocked by the peoples opinions,
they crush your dreams and forclose your dominions.
You always stand there, a reader digesting.
Never bothered to ask any questions!
Hate your state!

I know my rights, get out of my way,
I won't fall for the lies that you say.
You want me to kneel down, you want me to pray.
But then it will be me that will pay.

hate your state (3 1/2x)

The people: stupid and happy are set in their ways.
Content as their lives grow sick and decay.
And the readers all stand there, digesting the system,
You don't have to be choking to become a victim!

hate your state (4x)