wide lawns and narrow minds

from the rebirth bug by Olivia Blumenthal

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lyrics

during the spanish conquest
natives were striped, hung and burned
the cries i heard never made me
much concerned.

i’ve trampled every last corner of the globe
in guise of bravery
relegated birds beast rivers and trees,
human beings to slavery

wide lawns and narrow minds are my reality.
i am the paranoia that creates police brutality.

my face is is almost beautiful,
made perfect by cosmetics,
i am the father of the
manipulation of genetics.

i'm prone to stuffing humans into locked rooms
with little air, and absolutely no voices.

i’m your boss, i’m your landlord,
i’m the judge and such,
i'm the one making sure that your
children never amount to much.

and i killed the Indian and i
didn't save the child,
i had my reasons why,
i just can't remember.

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from the rebirth bug, released May 4, 2015
co-written with jangri jo

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Olivia Blumenthal Guelph, Ontario

a human mother and forest nymph cryptically teaching kindergarten with a jazzy-folk delivery.

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