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Thread #105552 Message #2173200
Posted By: bfdk
17-Oct-07 - 05:24 PM
Thread Name: ADD: You Don't Speak for Me (Judy Small)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: you don't speak for me
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You Don't Speak For Me Judy Small
You who scribble on walls with your miniscule minds You who make midnight calls, you who rattle my blinds The violence you preach is the core of your creed You don't speak for me
You call yourselves patriots, swastika-style You feed on the fear of the ignorant child There's no love of nation or people or land In the hatred behind your smile You don't speak for me, no you don't speak for me
I've seen where you come from, I've seen where you lead It's a poisonous fruit that grows from your seed You stir up the hatred till something explodes You don't speak for me
You who slaughter free creatures and then call it sport You proudly display the corpses you've shot You talk about freedom and rights and control You don't speak for me
You who poison the airwaves with Ghengis Khan views You broadcast your bias and call it the news You say that you speak for the millions out there And deny that you're lighting a dangerous fuse You don't speak for me, no you don't speak for me
You don't speak for me, you don't speak for my friends We've followed that line, we've seen where it ends Intolerance, hatred, division and strife You don't speak for me
You who march in your hundreds of thousands for peace You who work for political prisoners' release You who fight the injustice of women ignored You speak for me
You who combat apartheid wherever it's seen You who struggle to keep the unique forests green You who fight for the rights of all people in chains You speak for me, you speak for me, you speak for me