raise your right hand to the heavens
place your left hand on the book
cast the mothers in the jury box
your most immaculate look
for it's death that's on trial
and color that hangs from your bones
truth forever on the scaffold
wrong forever on the throne
it's open season on old black joe
and open season on the poor
while death sits cleaning his revolver
on the steps outside my door
and all the scribes stand their ground
to absolve themselves of the drone
truth forever on the scaffold
wrong forever on the throne
it's open season on our children
my god have mercy on our souls
as the resistance that we've weaponized
is just waiting to explode
credits
from Uncle Stephanie's Murder Ballads *FOR KIDS!,
released July 31, 2015
stephanie - piano, vocals
matt wigton - upright bass
zach brock - violin & fx
frederick kennedy - drums
recorded by mike judeh at dubway studios in nyc.
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