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It’s the morning after, the streets are calm
Fire simmers, cops and protesters gone
The sun is shining and the stench remains, it’s a battle of years, not days
Until we recognize race matters
Despair and privilege we must shatter
Despair and privilege we must shatter
Look in the mirror, look deep inside
Take in your face, tone and size
Imagine another, sex or pigment
Faced with a cop, Who will survive?
Faced with a cop, Who will survive?
Faced with a cop, Who will survive?
Faced with a cop, Who will survive?
Until we recognize race matters
Despair and privilege we must shatter
Despair and privilege we must shatter
Fix the system by design it’s broken, stop messing, we don’t accept simple tokens
This is why society is burning, we are tired and yearning
We need unanimous condemnation of the racism destroying our great nation
The virus festers in the population, police brutality but one manifestation
We need unanimous condemnation of the racism destroying our great nation
The virus festers in the population, police brutality but one manifestation
Until we recognize race matters
Despair and privilege we must shatter
Despair and privilege we must shatter
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Thoughts & Prayers
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You send, “Thoughts and prayers,” but I know you don’t really care,
It was printed on her jacket, we all know you just can’t hack it,
Yeh, you know this is for real, Donny’s got no clothes, no sex appeal,
You know it’s too little, too late, to walk back your fascist race bait,
You put young kids in cages, still you wonder what the rage is,
You said, “Stand back, stand by,” pile of blubber, don’t it make you want to cry?
You said, “fine people on both sides,” that’s feces we cannot abide,
It’s not that hard to say, “No KKK in the USA.”
But I guess it’s hard for you, brain-sucker, ‘cause you’ve got a big loose screw,
You said, “Thoughts and prayers,” we all know you don’t really care,
It was printed on her jacket, we all know you just can’t hack it,
Nearly three hundred thousand dead, get it through your simple head
You said, “Stop the vote count,” damn fool, you ain’t a King or a Count,
We the people didn’t choose ya, yeh, and you’re just a big sore loser,
Democracy is here to stay, yeh, here comes a brighter day!
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We will never be defeated, we will find a brighter way,
Even if they have us cheated, victory is in our day,
No public official, including President, shall accept any present or emolument,
Of any kind whatever from any foreign state officer (see Art. I, S. 9, C 8)
We will never be defeated, we will find a brighter way,
Even if they have us cheated, victory is in our day,
No public official, including President may bestow employment
Upon a relative in the agency they serve or over which control they observe (see 5 USC 3110)
We will never be defeated, we will find a brighter way,
Even if they have us cheated, victory is in our day,
Tax exemption, silly POTUS, is only for a charitable purpose,
No part of the net earnings of which, inures to the benefit of a private person!
(see 26 USC 501(c)(3))
We will never be defeated, we will find a brighter way,
Even if they have us cheated, victory is in our day.
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Rose from ashes, rose from ashes, rose from ashes, rose from ashes,
Oh, lake of happy tears, wash away all my fears,
The Liquid Sapphire breathes through fire,
Cold on the inside, pretty to wonder ‘bout,
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, older than gold
Older than gold / Rose from ashes
The Liquid Sapphire burns a little brighter
Earth ends, the sky begins, knew she was a fighter,
She could make mountains smile, glaciers melt for miles of isles,
Never knew ‘til I jumped through, rose from ashes older than gold,
Older than gold / Rose from ashes.
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Sotê Falls Church, Virginia
The core of Sotê are brothers Daniel & Marco Sotelino. They grew up in São Paulo scratching out guitar chords and riffs as they listened to their favorite songs on FM radio, cassettes and CDs. They draw from a wide range of influences-reggae, rock, samba, bossa nova, folk, and jazz. To bring their original songs to life, Sotê collaborates with various talented artists. ... more
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