Today In Charlottesville (Cifras)

David Rovics

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[Verse 1]

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There was a massacre in church that got certain forces moving

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Many towns are now at least superficially improving

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Such as in Virginia, where a statue of General Lee

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Stands as a reminder of the days of slavery

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In the city center, an indelible mark

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In the spot that's been renamed Emancipation Park

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Slated for removal, when a judge intervened

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Which might be the moment that most fully set the scene



[Chorus]

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(For) 19 injured, one killed

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today in Charlottesville



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[Verse 2]

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With their man in the White House, members of the Right

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Marched through the university, torches alight

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Chanting against immigrants, Africans and Jews

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But it's not the flying bottles that put them in the news

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So much as the bigot in the car, revving his engine loud

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Speeding forward and then back, running down the crowd

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Using the same tactic promoted by Islamic State

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Maybe he was even shouting âGod is greatâ



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(For) 19 injured, one killed

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today in Charlottesville



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[Verse 3]

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More than half the city used to be in chains

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Now their descendants who still remain

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Are being forced to leave by gentrification

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Just like poor white folks all across the nation

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And with the presidential tweets and xenophobic rants

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It's just a matter of time before some pawn takes the chance

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To plow into a march with half a ton of steel

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This is not fake news -- it's real



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(For) 19 injured, one killed

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today in Charlottesville



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