Altruism Born of Suffering

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A thoughtful mind walks away from this life
Leaving all the pain and strife
Inherent human nature strives
To live for good but everybody dies
It leaves me thinking every time
Why this common bond doesn’t unify
To push apart with a wedge between
Like an impassive ghost to never intervene

We’ve got our whole short lives
To get ready to die
But when we look back
We want to know that
We left our marks behind

All those years back when we were just kids
We could never understand what the adults did

To learn about war and all those people who had died
was enough to make us want to run and hide
Now we’re grown up and it’s the same
But in this life you’ve gotta seize the reins
To end the violence and suffering
Like an old departed friend once said to me

We’ve got our whole short lives
To get ready to die
But when we look back
We want to know that
We left our marks behind

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from OH THE HUMANITY!, released April 16, 2021

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OH THE HUMANITY! Massachusetts

OH THE HUMANITY! is:
Kevin Athas - Vocals
Jim Silvio - Guitar
Chris DiIeso - Guitar
Kyle Paradis - Bass
Chris Santoro - Drums

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Hutghi’s at the Nook

Westfield, MA
Apr 27

Bar Freda

Queens, NY
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Flemington DIY

Flemington, NJ
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O'Brien's

Allston, MA
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The Shaskeen

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Worth Nothing

Oct 2022
Blues

Oct 2022
OH THE HUMANITY!

Apr 2021
SPLIT w/ The Hideout

Aug 2018
Tired Ears

Jun 2017
Stay Pissed

Dec 2014
Carry Me Home

Apr 2014

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