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Servitude

Published on these records

Give a Monkey a Brain and He'll Swear He's the center of Universe

(1993)

(1993)

Fishbone Familyhood Instructional Visional Guide Ofishal Bootleg Video

(1996)

Live in Bordeaux

(2009)

Official video

Performance Statistics

Performed	First played	Last played
180 times	21 Jul 1992 @ The Riverside - Newcastle (GB)	29 Apr 2026 @ Cat's Cradle - Carrboro (NC-US)

Date Sort descending	Venue
Dec 22nd 2018	Discovery Ventura - Ventura (CA)
Jun 1st 2019	Riverfront Live - Cincinnati (OH)
Aug 11th 2019	Cuthbert Amphitheater - Eugene (OR)
Aug 14th 2019	Hodi's Half Note - Fort Collins (CO)
Dec 11th 2021	Bossanova Ballroom - Portland (OR)
Dec 14th 2021	Bottom Of the Hill - San Francisco (CA)
Dec 31st 2021	The Venice West - Venice (CA)
Sep 3rd 2022	Bottom Lounge - Chicago (IL)
Sep 9th 2022	State Theatre - Falls Church (VA)
Sep 11th 2022	Le Poisson Rouge - New York (NY)

Found on these live recordings

87 live recording(s)

	Date	Venue	Source
	Oct 8th 1993	Espace Seichamps - Nancy (FR)	Audience
	Oct 9th 1993	Festival du Devenir - Saint Quentin (FR)	Audience
	Mar 2nd 1994	Avalon Ballroom - Boston (MA)	Audience
	Jun 23rd 2000	Paradiso - Amsterdam (NL)	Audience
	Jun 30th 2000	Elysée Montmartre - Paris (FR)	Audience
	Feb 14th 2001	The Catwalk - Seattle (WA)	Soundboard
	Jun 8th 2001	Wetlands - New York (NY)	Audience
	Jun 8th 2001	Wetlands - New York (NY)	Audience
	Jun 9th 2001	Wetlands - New York (NY)	Internet stream
	Jun 12th 2001	Toad's Place - New Haven (CT)	Audience

Found in these videos

Tagged in 7 videos

Found in 8 full show videos

Lyrics

Who, Who do you serve?
For whose empire and for whose whims?
Is your honor judged by men?
Will you lie?
Will you lie if they say it's their will?
Will you die or continue to kill?
Until the generals all ahve their fill

Craven Cowards
Armchair Warriors
You will serve Them well

What, what will you write?
For whose pleasure, for whose delight?
Will your readers see your light?
Will you say...That the singer can't blow you away?
That we hate people just 'cause they're gay
Women and children all stay away

To whom, whom do you pray?
Do dollars wash your sins away?
Does God love cold hard cash?
Do you say...If we all just continue to pay
All our ailments will go away
And our souls will be saved

God's not with you
"Holy Roller"
Your heart dwells in Hell

Why, Why do you run?
Our awareness has spoiled your fun
Our eyes see you too clear
Will you hide
From the joy of expressing our pride
For the leaders and people who've died
While combating your genocide

Chains are breaking
Minds are waking
Soon we'll serve no more...