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Burn Down the South

from Raised In America by G Slade

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Burn Down the South
By George Slade

Verse 1
Burn it down, Smoke it out, Don’t nobody need the south,
About a million small towns that the world could do without,
Born and raised in the place that made the KKK
Still flyin’ rebel flags to represent our states

No justice, No Peace, No early release,
People dying on their knees next to crooked police,
McMillian was innocent, still got death penalty,
We’re just searchin’ for Mercy amidst this endless disease

2020, there’s still plenty people hatin’ on the many
That look different, it’s ignorance, the hate down here’s indigenous
If you wanna make a difference, strike a match and lose your grip,
And let it fall into the pit, the world won’t miss this place a bit,

Chorus
Burn it down, Burn Down the South

Verse 2
Where else in the world has caused so much distress?
I feel ashamed when I gotta give out my mailing address,
I wanna get out the south, come back and burn it all down,
Start it over from scratch, don’t let those good ol’ boys back,

Heaven forbid you’re not a heterosexual
Southern Baptist White Male gone full evangelical
They say stand for the flag, but fly the stars and bars
If the country’s a face, then the south is the scar,

We can’t just rearrange the room, we gotta cauterize the wound,
Rain fire from the sky, Let ‘em burn, let ‘em die
Let ‘em bleed, watch ‘em writhe, the truth I can’t deny,
If the day ever arrives, we’re gonna light up the sky

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from Raised In America, released September 11, 2020

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