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Damned To Be Free
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Written by: Greg Graffin
Released in: 1982
BPM: 144
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Death and the shadow that it casts on life scares me little or none.
People tell me of a divine right and the happy chosen one.
I'm a freak 'cause my morals clash with others in the world.
I go home while they work hard, then they say I'm wrong.
There's only one place to be, while living with tragedy.
If their sins affected me, I gotta be damned to be free.

Freedom is responsibility, pay more than it's worth.
Instincts tells us not to die, hazy myth since birth.
Learn their rules, play their game, deceive yourself in haste.
Turn your own brain into dust; it's not theirs to waste.
There's only one place to be, while living with tragedy.
Extract the nectar, burn the tree, I gotta be damned to be free.

Thinking... This world it ain't so bad.
Dying... It's just another fad.
Working... 8 hours, that's not for me.
Dying... It's just your destiny.

Versions
Version Length Release Catalog ID Country Format Year
Album version
How Could Hell Be Any Worse? Canada 12" 2022
How Could Hell Be Any Worse? United States 12" 2022
How Could Hell Be Any Worse? United States 12" 2022
How Could Hell Be Any Worse? United States 12" 2022
How Could Hell Be Any Worse? United Kingdom 12" 2022
How Could Hell Be Any Worse? United States 12" 2022
How Could Hell Be Any Worse? Australia 12" 2022
How Could Hell Be Any Worse? Europe 12" 2022
How Could Hell Be Any Worse? Europe 12" 2022
How Could Hell Be Any Worse? Germany 12" 2022
How Could Hell Be Any Worse? Europe 12" 2022
How Could Hell Be Any Worse? United States 12" 2017
How Could Hell Be Any Worse? E-86407-1 / 86407-1GRY United States 12" 2014
How Could Hell Be Any Worse? E-86407-1 // JBGPN0JZ United States 12" 2010
How Could Hell Be Any Worse? E-86407-1 United States 12" 2009
How Could Hell Be Any Worse? E-86407-1 United States 12" 2009
2:03 80-85 1309083-1 Brazil CD 1997
2:03 80-85 E-6407-2 Europe CD 1997
2:03 80-85 E-6407-2 Israel CD 1997
2:03 80-85 6391-2 (E-86407-2 listed in booklet) Brazil CD 1997
How Could Hell Be Any Worse? 86407-4 Poland MC 1996
2:03 80-85 Japan CD 1995
2:03 80-85 ESCA 6142 Japan CD 1995
2:03 80-85 2-3024 Argentina CD 1995
How Could Hell Be Any Worse? EPI-BRLP 1 United States 12" 1994
2:03 80-85 Poland MC 1992
2:03 80-85 Poland MC 1992
2:03 80-85 N/A Russia MC 1991
2:03 80-85 TJK 204 Thailand MC 1991
2:03 80-85 1133 Russia MC 1991
2:03 80-85 E-86407-2 Australia CD 1991
2:03 80-85 E-6407-2 Europe CD 1991
2:03 80-85 United States CD 1990
2:03 80-85 Indonesia MC 1990
How Could Hell Be Any Worse? E-86407-4 United States MC 1988
How Could Hell Be Any Worse? E-86407-1 United States 12" 1988
How Could Hell Be Any Worse? E-86407-1 United States 12" 1988
How Could Hell Be Any Worse? United States 12" 1986
How Could Hell Be Any Worse? EPI-BRLP 1 United States 12" 1985
How Could Hell Be Any Worse? United States 12" 1982
How Could Hell Be Any Worse? Russia MC 1982
How Could Hell Be Any Worse? EPC-BR 1 United States MC 1982
How Could Hell Be Any Worse? United States 12" 1982
How Could Hell Be Any Worse? United States 12" 1982
How Could Hell Be Any Worse? United States 12" 1982
Live
The Best of Flipside Video Vol 1: Bad Religion, Circle Jerks, Dickies, Weirdos FSDVD-0001 United States DVD 2001
The Best of Flipside Video #1 United States VHS 1995
Live video
The Riot Brazil DVD 2019
The Riot Unknown Argentina DVD 2014
The Riot K0012 | AA0015000 Brazil DVD 2014
Sex Pistols and Bad Religion Split Argentina DVD 2010
The Riot DR-4530 United States DVD 2009
The Riot DR-4530 United States DVD 2006
The Riot DAVID0267 Australia DVD 2000
The Riot DR-4315 United States DVD 2000
The Riot DR-4135 United States DVD 1996
The Riot n/a United States VHS 1996
Live video, August 1989
Along The Way 6414-9 Europe DVD 2004
Along The Way 86414-9 United States DVD 2004
Along The Way E86414-3 United States VHS 1991
Along The Way n/a Germany VHS 1990
Remastered
How Could Hell Be Any Worse? Europe CD 2004
How Could Hell Be Any Worse? United States CD 2004
How Could Hell Be Any Worse? Japan CD 2004
How Could Hell Be Any Worse? Australia CD 2004
How Could Hell Be Any Worse? Japan CD 2004
How Could Hell Be Any Worse? United States CD 2004
How Could Hell Be Any Worse? Indonesia CD 2004
How Could Hell Be Any Worse? 99998-2 United States CD 2004
How Could Hell Be Any Worse? Russia CD 2004
Not specified
Brainkiller (U.S. Punk '77-'83) Spain MC 1996
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