The Ballad of Buck Ravers (song)

This article is about the song. For the side job in Cyberpunk 2077, see The Ballad of Buck Ravers (quest).

The Ballad of Buck Ravers is a song preformed by the band Samurai.

Background

Although it isn't as well-known as Never Fade Away or Chippin' In, the Ballad of Buck Ravers is considered by many hardcore Samurai fans to be the band's angriest and most cyberpunk song.

By 2077, it was usually played on 107.3 Morro Rock Radio.

Lyrics

The Ballad of Buck Ravers by SAMURAI (Refused)

[Intro] (Instrumental) [Verse 1] Lost another day To pointless drudgery The slow chippin' away Of my autonomy A rodent in a race Unsung and underpaid My colleagues seem to me Like slaves in sheep-array [Verse 2] Then a shock goes through the herd! At the nauseating purr! Of the corpos of the world! When the content is secured! 'Cause they're naked emperors! Hear the rattling of the purse! I hunger for the hearse! 'Cause nothing could be worse! Than a life lived as a limb! In a debt anatomy! Rather be dead than a link! In a chain of tyranny! [Refrain] Need a way to set it straight! Need to go out on the edge! Need to rage and get revenge! Need to feel myself again! [Pre-Chorus] (Instrumental) [Chorus] Suit up! Punch in! Punch out! Non stop! Suit up! Punch in! Punch out! Get fucked! [Verse 3] Pressured to mount The backs of my brothers Clamber for clout Year after year The load multiplies Up high on the ladder The bottom falls out Then so does the fear [Bridge] I've had - enough! I've done - enough! Here comes - revenge! Here comes - the end! [Verse 4] Blood spatter in my face! Dead suits in my way! Bullets piercing me! Mama here comes liberty! [Refrain] Need a way to set it straight! Need to go out on the edge! Need to rage and get revenge! Need to feel myself again, instead of [Pre-Chorus] (Instrumental) [Chorus] Suit up! Punch in! Punch out! Non stop! Suit up! Punch in! Punch out! Get fucked! [Verse 5] Don't know how I began But I was once a decent man The promises I was made Were made to keep me a slave Cornered and kept on a wage To come the worst of my rage One day the curtain falls [Bridge] Time comes for all! Time comes for all! (Now you gonna feel it!) Time comes for all! (Now you gonna feel it!) Time comes for all! (Now you gonna feel it!) [Riff] (Instrumental - guitar solo) [Outro] I've had - enough! I've done - enough! Here comes - revenge! Here comes - the end!

Music video

• File:Cyberpunk 2077 — The Ballad of Buck Ravers by SAMURAI (Refused)

Credits

• Performed by Refused
• Lyrics by David Sandström; Dennis Lyxzén
• Music by David Sandström; Kristofer Steen; P.T. Adamczyk
• Published by CD Projekt RED

Notes

• The Ballad was originally found through scanning a QR code that appeared on the bottom of the Xbox One Cyberpunk controller.
• The solo at the beginning is also used in The Rebel Path.