yeah,
almost.
Though I recently found this live version:
... and I ADORED it. Mostly because of Cindy Lauper as the guest singer... because her inclusion is truly heretic for the standards of punk or hardcore... and yet so beautifully following the sense of the lyrics!
Society's arms of control
Rise above! We're gonna rise above!
Think they're smart; can't think for themselves
Rise above! We're gonna rise above!
Laugh at us behind our backs
Rise above! We're gonna rise above!
I find satisfaction in what they lack
Rise above! We're gonna rise above!
I guess it is the beauty of destroying the standards of what is acceptable for some audiences that became very rigid and adopted some sort of uniform....It gives a different sense to the whole song and I like it.
I enjoy Black Flag, but for some reason my heart is with Minor Threat when it comes to early american hardcore punk bands.