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The civil war's not over The sides are re-arranged Those who once were allies Now, they are estranged The uniforms don't matter It's now the colour of their skin That's put the country back To when the trouble did begin Slavery abolished? Have you looked outside your door? Just take some time and ask yourself Just who you're working for The civil war's not over It didn't ever end Just watch your local nightly news and see it's continuing my friend America is burning The flames are getting higher The country's feeding on itself Throw more fuel on the fire Ferguson and Baltimore are the start of the new pyre America is burning Throw more fuel on the fire One percent to ninety nine That's slavery to me It's not just racial segregation There's more than that to see The civil war's not over It's continued rolling on It will stay there in the background It's the country's most successful con Johnny comes marching home again...hurrah, hurrah Johnny comes marching home again...hurrah, hurrah The country will be burning when he comes From a war where no one really won As another town burns, for all the world to see
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May 1, 2015
May 1, 2015 at 11:17 AM UTC
America is burning
The civil war's not over The sides are re-arranged Those who once were allies Now, they are estranged The uniforms don't matter It's now the colour of their skin That's put the country back To when the trouble did begin Slavery abolished? Have you looked outside your door? Just take some time and ask yourself Just who you're working for The civil war's not over It didn't ever end Just watch your local nightly news and see it's continuing my friend America is burning The flames are getting higher The country's feeding on itself Throw more fuel on the fire Ferguson and Baltimore are the start of the new pyre America is burning Throw more fuel on the fire One percent to ninety nine That's slavery to me It's not just racial segregation There's more than that to see The civil war's not over It's continued rolling on It will stay there in the background It's the country's most successful con Johnny comes marching home again...hurrah, hurrah Johnny comes marching home again...hurrah, hurrah The country will be burning when he comes From a war where no one really won As another town burns, for all the world to see
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May 1, 2015
May 1, 2015 at 11:17 AM UTC
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