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Thread #128376   Message #2873676
Posted By: Stewie
27-Mar-10 - 10:57 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Angela Davis (Chris McCloud)
Subject: Lyr Add: ANGELA DAVIS (Chris McCloud)
Thanks to a prompt reply from my mate, I am able to supply the lyrics.

ANGELA DAVIS
(Chris McCloud)

Angela Davis on her black feet went running
Over white roads she left a trail
They said she was a rebel and she ought to pay the price
For her hands had purchased guns for those in jail

But she said, 'You locked George Jackson up and threw the key away
'Black men are chattels in your eyes
'In Soledad, you know, you shot three of my brothers down
'And now you say that George must surely die'

They said Angela Davis your soul is not your own
Bow down to us, you'll never flee at night
You'll end up like George Jackson
You know he spent ten years
Growing whiter in a cell that has no light
Growing whiter in a cell that has no light

She said, 'George Jackson will go free
'And so will I, for well you know
'There comes a time when locks no longer hold
'I promise you the time has come, our passion is the key
'And the truth of your crimes will soon unfold
'For it's you who are the criminals, oppression is your crime
'Your white skin reflects an angry light
'But you can't imprison everyone who finds out what you are
'My people are invisible at night'

Chorus

Still Angela Davis in her black voice goes singing
Down the corridors of justice till the day
When a dozen policemen may point to a clock
And then lock her cell and throw the key away
And now George Jackson is still in his cell
And he's standing trial for death, but still he sings
And a jury may free him or send him to his grave
And the question is: will I do anything?

Angela Davis your soul is your own
So don't bow down, don't try to flee at night
Your brothers must go free, and so must you, the time is near
There'll be no one in the cell that has no light
There'll be no one in the cell that has no light

--Stewie.