The Day We Killed
Reading from "Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee" by Dee Brown. (It is a very good book. You should read it.)
Into mass graves we've shoveled lives
A massive pipeline for the lies
A past so vast with genocide
And ignorance we hide behind
You say that we are done with this
Turn blind eyes and still dismiss
Chalk this up as something passed
And still create a lower caste
Lies
The way you live shows no remorse
For the day, the day we killed Crazy Horse
Innocence with glassy eyes
Kill the nation, steal their pride
On broken backs we build empires
Twisting spines for the steeple spires
How many people can you kill?
Look at your twenty dollar bill
Do you see the third world poverty
Inside the lines of your country?
And now to treaties we are loyal
But tear them up when we smell oil
Lies
The way you live shows no remorse
For the day, the day we killed Crazy Horse
Innocence with glassy eyes
Kill the nation, steal their pride
Comments: While the past is behind us, we must still bring it to mind that we may guard our steps to ensure that we do not repeat the terrible injustices committed by those who came before us.
In place of a bridge, the song contains an excerpt read from Brown's book.
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