Breakfast of Champions - Lyrics

Eat your wheaties, not your meaties
Eat your wheaties, not your meaties

See that cow lying on the ground?
She’s been raped and her babies can’t be found

Eat your wheaties, not your meaties
Peace and justice have no species
Eat your wheaties, not your meaties
Love and family have no species

Meat is disgusting and dairy is evil
If you don’t believe it then you’re easy to deceive

Eat your wheaties, not your meaties
"Do unto others" has no species
Eat your wheaties, not your meaties
Our feminism has no species

{It was as though the country were saying to its citizens ‘In Nonsense Is Strength.’ But some of the nonsense was evil, since it concealed great crimes. Nobody could believe, until it was much too late, how heartless and greedy they were. The projectiles cut through meat and bone very easily.}

Who the hell eats a baby lamb?
You sick motherfucker
Who on Earth boils a living lobster?
A sad-ass sucker

Eat your wheaties, not your meaties
The fight for justice has no species
Eat your wheaties, not your meaties
The right to autonomy has no species

{Their childhoods were over. They were dying now. The created chemicals in their own bodies which were bad for their heads. There were thousands upon thousands who bought bad chemicals and ate them, or sniffed them, or injected them. They actually built factories whose only purpose was to kill by the millions. Business velocity, slow to detect insanity. He supposed that the heart-rending cries had fled into outer space. He was mistaken.}*

*Bracketed voiceover lyrics compiled from various pages of Kurt Vonnegut’s novel Breakfast of Champions.

"Breakfast of Champions" by Scarlet Rescue (Lisa Barca, Nathaniel Burns, Stephen Davis, Dillon Pape)
Lyrics: Lisa Barca and Nathaniel J. Burns
Voiceovers: Stephen P. Davis, compiling lines and fragments from Kurt Vonnegut's eponymous novel
Lisa Barca: Lead vocals, lead guitar, rhythm guitar
Stephen P. Davis: Backup vocals, voiceovers, keys
Dillon Pape: Backup vocals, bass guitar
Nathaniel J. Burns: Backup vocals, percussion

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Keycard to Hell - Lyrics

Shiny knives, and glistening doors
They cry for mercy but you cut them more
No one without a keycard can go down those stairs
There are monkeys in the basement
it’s cold down there

Keycard to hell
You’ll know by the smell
The sounds are obscene
Sights better unseen
Keycard to hell
Keycard to hell

Since 1996 you’ve been giving them cigarettes
And you haven’t found out anything worth knowing yet
Since 1983 you’ve been giving them cancer
And still not any closer to finding an answer

Keycard to hell
You’ll know by the smell
The sounds are obscene
Sights better unseen
Keycard to hell
Keycard to hell

I draw a paycheck from that tainted till
They torture them and we pay the bill

Keycard to hell
You’ll know by the smell
The sounds are obscene
Sights better unseen

Keycard to hell
This keycard will get you into hell

Lyrics by Lisa Barca

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released January 1, 2021
Lisa Barca: vocals, guitar, mandolin
Dillon Euell Pape: bass
Stephen P. Davis: keyboard
Nathaniel J. Burns: drums

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Regan's Song (GoVegan4Regan) - Lyrics

Regan's Song (GoVegan4Regan - Go Vegan For Regan)
(lyrics by Jane Velez-Mitchell and Lisa Barca)
(music by Scarlet Rescue)

Where did you go, Regan Russell?
You were here just a moment ago
In a flash she got hit by the truck
I can see her blood flow

The pigs were thirsty and frightened
The slaughterhouse smell in the air
They scream from inside the truck
Blood is everywhere

Go vegan for Regan
She didn't die in vain
She gave her life
To spare them the knife

Go vegan with Regan
We will fight in her name
Run down and killed
Her blood was spilled

Regan took a stand at the slaughterhouse
To give water and comfort the pigs
To beg us to stop the killing
And let these babies live

The vigil was calm and peaceful
A protest with kindness and love
Regan had the right to be there
Gentle as a dove

Go vegan for Regan
She didn't die in vain
She gave her life
To spare them the knife

Go vegan with Regan
We will fight in her name
Run down and killed
Her blood was spilled

Where did you go, Regan Russell?
You were always here at the gate
You held your sign and spoke your mind
Till you met your fate

Go vegan for Regan
She didn't die in vain
She held her ground
Till they ran her down

Go vegan with Regan
We will fight in her name
She died for them

Song Credits:
Lyrics by Jane Velez-Mitchell and Lisa Barca
Music composed and performed by Scarlet Rescue:
Lisa Barca - vocals, guitar, mandolin
Nathaniel Burns - percussion
Dillon Pape - bass guitar
Stephen Davis - keyboard & artistic edge
Hunter Bireley - Sound Engineer & Aside Theatre Technical Director
Recorded at Cosmic Soup studio
Mastering by Nathan James at The Vault Mastering Studios

Music Video Credits:
Music performed by Scarlet Rescue
Paul Little - Director, editor, & producer of Advancer Films: www.advancerfilms.com/music-videos
Co-producers & editors: Nathaniel Burns, Dillon Pape, Lisa Barca, Stephen Davis
Vigil footage, images of Regan, and activist photography provided by the Save Movement, with dedicated coordination by Toronto Pig Save and Save activists around the world.
Kevin Lambert - Aside Theatre Facilities Manager
Virginia Senior - Chef at Urban Beans & Aside Theatre Producer

(All rights reserved --- Copyright Lisa Barca and Scarlet Rescue, 2019 - 2020)

Barbecue Protest - Lyrics

Barbecue Protest
(lyrics by Lisa Barca)

I've been on the outside for a long time
which makes me less concerned about your approval
If my vision meets with your derision, you'll be flagged for removal.

'Cause I don't mind walking on my own
And I don't mind deleting you from my phone
We're all born and die alone anyway
Like the feeling beings we killed for food today.

So I don't want to go to the barbecue
I don’t want to go ‘cause it makes me blue
Now that you know, are we still friends?
Sorry, I can't bend.

Before you unfollow me, will you hear what I have to say.
There's nothing more hollow, see, than looking the other way
You don’t want to hear unpopular opinions
And I don’t have a megaphone or minions
I make nice, pretend it doesn't bother me, but that's another me...
The real one says:

I don't wanna go to the barbecue
I don’t wanna go ‘cause it makes me blue
Now that you know, are we still friends? ......

And I don't mind finally taking a stand.
Won't find me in ham-burglar land --- not by my dollar or my hand.

No I don't want to go to the barbecue.
I still won't want to go in a year or two!
I don't want to go to the barbecue.
And I ain't gonna show no matter what you do.
Now that you know, are we still friends?
Or is this the end?

(All rights reserved --- copyright Lisa Barca and Scarlet Rescue, 2019 - 2020)

Seeing Her Being Her - Lyrics

Seeing Her Being Her
(lyrics by Lisa Barca)

Homeless, aloneness, her future so bleak
Hasn't seen a bed or a shower for a week
Screaming at someone from the past
Trying to avenge those injuries at last

Every possession in an old plastic bag
Some kid shouts out, “Shut up you stupid hag!”
Your morbid curiosity gives way to irritation
You turn away along with your wealthy nation

Maybe you don't like seeing her because you wouldn't like being her
Would you mind seeing her if you wouldn't mind being her?

She’s fresh into college, new books and life's a charm
After nights of studying, a party, what's the harm?
Waking from a stupor, the waft of stale beer
Phone, wallet, shoes are nowhere near
Alone on the stairs, an ache beyond words
It's hers against his and the sorority girls
Pretend it didn't happen; they come out to defend

The quarterback---So afraid it could happen to them.

Maybe you don't like seeing her because you wouldn't like being her
Would you mind seeing her if you wouldn't mind being her?

"Have a nice day....we'll sweep this away" the talking heads say
Won't be on the news---advertisers can't use it

Bellowing for days they took her baby away
A round-eyed calf she got to love for one day
He's in what they call an "individual housing unit"
She can almost hear his cries beneath the waning moon
He'll be killed soon
He'll be killed soon
He'll be killed soon
She'll be hooked up to the milking machine for at least a year more
Then passed across the same slaughterhouse floor

Maybe you don't like seeing her because you wouldn't like being her
Would you mind seeing her if you wouldn't mind being her?  

(All rights reserved --- copyright Lisa Barca and Scarlet Rescue, 2019 - 2020)

Song Credits:
Lyrics and music by Lisa Barca
Recorded at Big Bug Sound in Phoenix, Arizona

Scarlet Rescue is:
Lisa A. Barca - vocals, guitar, mandolin
Nathaniel J. Burns - percussion, vocals
Dillon E. Pape - bass guitar, vocals
Stephen P. Davis - keyboard, vocals, artistic edge

Music Video Credits:
Featuring: Lisa A. Barca, Nathaniel J. Burns, Dillon E. Pape, Stephen P. Davis, Alexander Nieb,
Annamarie Lagasse, Nyzia Northern, Daniel Jonasson, Jessica Hogan, Amar Camisi
Nathaniel J. Burns - director
Paul Little - videographer, editor, & producer of Advancer Films: www.advancerfilms.com/music-videos
Co-producers & editors: Nathaniel J. Burns, Dillon E. Pape, Lisa A. Barca, Stephen P. Davis
Protest footage provided by the Save Movement and by Andrea Vee
Hunter Bireley - Aside Theatre Sound & Lighting Engineer
Daniel Jonasson - Production Assistant
Anthony Andres Rodriguez - Production Assistant
Alexander Nieb - Production Assistant
Amar Camisi - Production Assistant
Rose Torres - Hair and Makeup Artist/ Behind the Scenes Photography
Kevin Lambert - Aside Theatre Facilities Manager
Virginia Senior - Catering, Executive Chef at Urban Beans & Aside Theatre Producer

Clean and Clear - Lyrics

Clean and Clear
(lyrics by Lisa Barca)

I am stepping into the light
It’s been a long long hard cold night
I am stepping into the sun
I’m an angel on the run
I am the devil’s rebel daughter
Elusive and supple like water
Take it to your lips drink it down
I’m flowing to your side of town

And I am clean and I am clear
And there is nothing that I fear
And I can bring us all the stars
I can travel so far, so good
I’m not giving too many answers without the questions in my mind
Take it now or leave it behind

Have you ever had someone you wanted so much to communicate with
That if it was your last breath you’d sing an aria?
And have you ever loved the wind like it was your own soul?
And have you ever gotten high
by learning how low you can get before you die?

The map draws lines that lead me back to an alien place, where I
Couldn’t find a mirror in which I recognized the face
And the water comes crashing down, again
I think I finally found myself a friend

And I am clean and I am clear
And there is nothing that I fear
And I can bring us all the stars
I can travel so far, so good
I’m not giving too many answers without the questions in my mind
Take it now or leave it behind 

The End of Tyranny - Lyrics

The End of Tyranny
(lyrics by Lisa Barca)

I’m singing this out of love, I’m bringing this for peace
The time has finally come for tyranny to cease

The sky was black when I woke up today
Too much injustice for my mind to allay
Instead of imploding I'm gonna shout it away...
Namaste, bitches! :-)

I got so much to say I ain't got time for pretty melody
Hear this song out and you will surely see
I'm on the attack, taking a stand for nonviolence
'Cause I can't sleep amidst all this silence

I’m singing this out of love, I’m bringing this for peace
The time has finally come for tyranny to cease (2x)

Why do we humans think we're so amazing?
When I look around I often see us moaning and lazing
Or slashing and blazing
We're unkind even to our own kind
The other animals we think are ours to confine
Cut off their beaks and claws
For no necessary cause
The killing goes on every day of every week of every season
For no justifiable reason
Do you think we need those products to be healthy?
These bad habits make a few soulless corporations wealthy
While messing with the climate, arable land goes to waste
Feeding the poor man's bread to the rich man's cow
For a matter of taste?
The alternatives are delectable
So I'm inclined to find this unacceptable

I'm singing this out of love
I'm bringing this for peace
The time has finally come
For tyranny to cease

Have you ever looked into the eyes of an animal
And see they feel love and fear, just want to be fulfilled
And don't want to be killed?
Like your dog or your cat
The ones we eat are like that
Open up and you'll see
In all the really important ways
They're just like you and me
Every hamburger once had beautiful eyes
It's time to open ours and avert our own demise

I'm singing this out of love
I'm bringing this for peace
The time has finally come
For tyranny to...
CEASE!!

(All rights reserved --- copyright Lisa Barca and Scarlet Rescue, 2019 - 2020)