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Nine​-​Person Salute

from Solarcaine for Followers by Shane Smith

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An issue that should've been solved during the 1960s.

inb4 "oh my god he's literally an SJW"

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Look at that starry field:
red, white and Unionized blue
my daddy flew it when he
drove down Old Fourth Ward
my granddaddy flew it
when he screamed at the sit-in
my great-granddaddy flew it
when he killed a scholar on a dare

and yet, it's totally innocent -
innocuous symbol in the sky
don't know why they hate it
it symbolizes my pride
whatever connotation it has
that's not its intention

I already forgot its origin
why give into the hysteria

look at that flag
lapping in the coastal wind
actually, it's about ethics in
the ability to choose our path
my ancestor flew it
when he did a Mandingo
my other ancestor flew it
when he held his own superiority

and yet, it's totally innocent -
innocuous symbol in the sky
don't know why they hate it
it symbolizes my pride
whatever connotation it has
that's not its intention

I already forgot its origin
why give into the hysteria

my flag means peace and love
especially me and me
my pride outweighs your pain
my pride supersedes complaint
I have Uncle Tom for it
outliers look unreasonable now
I split your identity
cause I don't want change

and yet, it's totally innocent -
innocuous symbol in the sky
don't know why they hate it
it symbolizes my pride
whatever connotation it has
that's not its intention

I already forgot its origin
why give into the hysteria
I don't mean to oppress you
I don't want you to take off
my favorite Dodge Charger
in place of more Norman Lear
postmodern should suicide
you liberals never change my Southern pride

credits

from Solarcaine for Followers, released September 15, 2015
Shane Smith - vocals, guitars, drum programming, keyboards, that annoying Mellotron that tries to sound like an Eck Robertson fiddle line

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