Kids In NY-The Julie Ruin

[00:14.00]They're making feminist fanzines in Bushwick right now [00:17.26]There's still a lot to say [00:21.01]And performance art in the alleyways of Chinatown [00:24.24]What's a downtown artist anyway? [00:27.57]They're making art that blurs the line between can would should and can't [00:31.62]The dancers from the dance follow the bass [00:34.55]And starting bands with broken amps and rusted old mic stands [00:37.71]All the kids know this must be the place [00:41.21] [00:41.48]They love it here and they're not gonna go [00:46.45]It's so expensive now that they always get hardcore [00:51.79] [00:57.64]They're shutting down Fifth Avenue screaming "No more war!" [01:01.84]There's still a lot to say [01:04.38]Instead of sitting 'round talking 'bout how it used to be before [01:08.61]Nostalgia's so passé [01:11.94]Clapping their hands so ****ing fast and cutting each other's hair [01:15.50]Let your hands and feet follow the bass [01:19.45]They're making art that's less crystal ****ing clear and more full on dare [01:22.25]All the kids know this must be the place [01:25.00] [01:25.45]They love it here and they're not gonna go [01:31.53]It's so expensive now that they have to get hardcore [01:36.07] [01:45.02]From the train to the deli to the coffee shop [01:47.57]Past the beauty salon and the parking lot [01:50.87]Up the stairs by the bus near the hardware store [01:54.18]On the bench in the sun with their headphones on [01:58.16] [01:58.51]They love it here and they're not gonna go [02:04.51]It's so expensive now that they have to get hardcore [02:12.11]They love it here and they're not gonna go [02:18.37]It's so expensive now that they have to go hardcore