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Bible Thumper
01:43
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like a eulogy
for a deceased close friend
given by strangers
they misremember him
spitting on an empty grave
I didn't lose my faith
you stripped it away
spitting on an empty grave
I didn't lose my faith
you stole it from me
he didn't die for you
to use him like a sword and shield
he did not die for you
for you to keep us all at heel
we were hungry and you cut our food stamps
the water’s poisoned and you’re charging for cups
we were dying and you cut our health care
you’re quoting scripture while we’re gasping for air
I was a stranger and you turned your nose up
no salvation for your kind here
trade the public schools for private prisons
good luck with that needle and camel
you heretic
if you want to follow his words
they're the ones printed in red
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Solid Dude, Backed Hard
01:32
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this is the end
of waiting for you to change
accepting the scraps you gave
and all of the other cliches
when you get back from the hospital
i’ll already be gone
what’s done is done
what's done is done
repeating disappointment
disaster with a grin
no thought to consequences
good dude backed hard i guess
fool me once shame on me right
fool me another 30 times
making enemies, falling backwards
but i’m the one to apologize?
why bother
saying nothing the loudest
just to hear your own voice
and when i needed you
your backbone disappeared
your mouth sewn shut
your priorities oh so clear
i won’t beg for your respect
i’m done cleaning up your mess
my time's more valuable than this
whatever you tell yourself
to get through the night
it seems to be working just fine
so please don’t call
it’s you not me
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Dog Whistle
01:46
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To every follower and every friend
who didn’t hear their call to arms
who didn’t see their manifesto
The silent whistle and the secret attack
The army growing while the guard was relaxed
Now what’s become of our old friend?
Another bigot
Another scapegoat
What started as a cry for help is now a declaration of war
It all started with a cry for help
The warning signs were all ignored
The edgy humor and the sexist tone
Quoting headlines like a xenophobic drone
Another discontented youth
Another meme taken for truth
Another eager young recruit
Another fragile racist goon
You’ll never win this fight
You’ll never win this fight
False sense of persecution
Confusing fact and opinion
Seeking out your revolution
This is not your freedom fight
This is not your culture war
This is your indictment of progress
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4. |
Pay to Play
02:14
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check’s in the mail
thanks for pulling the strings
on another public service puppet show
check’s in the mail
thanks for your attention
this bill just needs a few things changed
it isn't what you know
it's who you paid to know
you sell the country out
and every time we foot the bill
who needs experience?
even goddamn competence
you've got promises to keep
with hands in pockets that deep
check's in the mail
(thanks to your tax break)
good luck on your campaign
you don’t represent me
you just represent your own greed
greasy palms, greasy smiles
as our home falls down around us
striped ties and blank eyes
as the pen touches the paper
a vested interest
with payment in kind
a couple grand
a helping hand
and when that favor’s owed
they all pick up the phone
“yes sir right sir we can squeeze it in
just write another amendment”
why would you give a fuck
about the plebs like us
you don't need sympathy with a hundred fifty grand
and gold plated health care
it isn't who you know
it’s who you paid to know
you sell the country out and every time
we foot the bill
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White Terrorism
02:10
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bulletproof backpacks
active shooter drills
another cop on campus
another open carry bill
every month a different city
the news writes itself
mental illness, a lone wolf
another spike in gun sales
it happened again
this time at a church in Charleston
it happened again
a hundred-forty page manifesto
it happened again
this time watch it live on Twitter
and it'll happen again
because you're doing nothing
call it what it is
white terrorism
call it what it is
white terrorism
things will never change
when you're pointing fingers the wrong way
things will never change
not with fifty million from the NRA
somehow less mature
than the children you let die
somehow greedier
somehow you sleep at night
somehow less mature
than the kids who watched their classmates die
somehow greedier
somehow you sleep
how do you sleep at night
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I'm not a let down
I'm not a set back
I'm not a disappointment
I'm not an obstacle
I'm not a failure
I'm not a disgrace
I am just human
I am just human
I am enough! I am enough!
I am enough! I am enough!
I am enough! I am enough!
and that's enough for me
I won't waste another minute listening to the lies
my broken brain feeds me at my lowest times
I am not anything that vicious voice says
I will do everything to make that voice end
If I can't shut it up, I'll have to drown it out
Keep on screaming until I pass out
I am enough! I am enough!
I am enough! I am enough!
I am enough! I am enough!
And that's enough!
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