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Stars & Stripes

by Jess Silk

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There's a cold wind blowing over the wide Atlantic Ocean
And Liberty has fallen to her knees
The promises ring hollow. The joy replaced by sorrow
A target for the bullets on the breeze

In a land built on a charter another unintended martyr
A rally cry to all who have a dream
As those sworn to protect us, with helmets, shields and vests on
Go marching as an army through the streets

In a country not so free as it might seem

Fighting for survival as he stands there with his bible
A mockery of all he represents
People lie there bleeding with others lost to grieving
And all paying that price for their dissent

Ask Liberty what liberation meant

And there's blood in the streets as once again the tale repeats
Another generation taking up the fight
All standing up against the lying and corrupt
Against that rotten core wrapped up in stars and stripes

Rubber bullets flying and blinded children crying
And cops dressed for a war-zone in the streets
With battons, tanks and boots, and a power to abuse
They're still trying to keep the people on their knees

As they cry out from the ground that they cant breathe

And there's blood in the streets as once again the tale repeats
Another generation taking up the fight
All standing up against the lying and corrupt
Against that rotten core wrapped up in stars and stripes

And I know I'll never see it through your eyes
And I'm sorry that it's taken so much time
But you lead the way and I'll be stood there by your side
Against that rotten core wrapped up in stars and stripes

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released June 19, 2020

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Jess Silk Dudley, UK

Jess Silk is a guitarist, singer and songwriter from the Black Country. Her shouty but melodic brand of folk/punk music often has her being likened to a female Frank Turner or Billy Bragg, and it gets people sitting up and listening. Armed only with an increasingly sticker-covered acoustic guitar and a distinctive, gravely voice that many don’t expect, Jess plays to audiences up and down the UK. ... more

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