[Music] when Rosalyn Wilcox plays she usually
when Rosalyn Wilcox plays she usually
when Rosalyn Wilcox plays she usually wears black hat jeans jacket boots all
wears black hat jeans jacket boots all
wears black hat jeans jacket boots all black except for her lipstick which is
black except for her lipstick which is
black except for her lipstick which is always a vibrant shade of red or pink
always a vibrant shade of red or pink
always a vibrant shade of red or pink tonight she’s agreed to sit for an
tonight she’s agreed to sit for an
tonight she’s agreed to sit for an interview we meet at a restaurant in the
interview we meet at a restaurant in the
interview we meet at a restaurant in the heart of Clarksdale Mississippi place
heart of Clarksdale Mississippi place
heart of Clarksdale Mississippi place where they say the booze was born the
where they say the booze was born the
where they say the booze was born the blues in fact is what brought rosalind
blues in fact is what brought rosalind
blues in fact is what brought rosalind to parks – she’s a blues musician
to parks – she’s a blues musician
to parks – she’s a blues musician they called me Mississippi rolls she
they called me Mississippi rolls she
they called me Mississippi rolls she smiles rolls like Rosa Lee I confess to
smiles rolls like Rosa Lee I confess to
smiles rolls like Rosa Lee I confess to her I don’t guess I’ve ever really
her I don’t guess I’ve ever really
her I don’t guess I’ve ever really listened to the blues I probably
listened to the blues I probably
listened to the blues I probably shouldn’t have said it I think I said it
shouldn’t have said it I think I said it
shouldn’t have said it I think I said it too casually but it’s too late now she
too casually but it’s too late now she
too casually but it’s too late now she responds boy listen here she talks to me
responds boy listen here she talks to me
responds boy listen here she talks to me as if she is my mom and I am a lost son
as if she is my mom and I am a lost son
as if she is my mom and I am a lost son the Blues is your culture the Blues is
the Blues is your culture the Blues is
the Blues is your culture the Blues is black culture go find you a show and
black culture go find you a show and
black culture go find you a show and listen for yourself Roslyn had given me
listen for yourself Roslyn had given me
listen for yourself Roslyn had given me a divine imperative go listen for
a divine imperative go listen for
a divine imperative go listen for yourself now I grew up in a small town
yourself now I grew up in a small town
yourself now I grew up in a small town not too far from here my folk always
not too far from here my folk always
not too far from here my folk always told me that when an elder black woman
told me that when an elder black woman
told me that when an elder black woman tells you to do something you do it so I
tells you to do something you do it so I
tells you to do something you do it so I did it I decided to go to t-bones Blues
did it I decided to go to t-bones Blues
did it I decided to go to t-bones Blues lounge a small club on Clark stills
lounge a small club on Clark stills
lounge a small club on Clark stills downtown square the Blues is black
downtown square the Blues is black
downtown square the Blues is black culture I think to myself as I make my
culture I think to myself as I make my
culture I think to myself as I make my way inside where I am struck first
way inside where I am struck first
way inside where I am struck first figuratively by how crowded
figuratively by how crowded
figuratively by how crowded it is then I’m struck literally as a
it is then I’m struck literally as a
it is then I’m struck literally as a woman wearing purple dances past my arm
woman wearing purple dances past my arm
woman wearing purple dances past my arm stopping only to compel others to join
stopping only to compel others to join
stopping only to compel others to join her I leave before the show is over
her I leave before the show is over
her I leave before the show is over smelling of smoke and unmet expectations
smelling of smoke and unmet expectations
smelling of smoke and unmet expectations I had not long moved to Clarksdale
I had not long moved to Clarksdale
I had not long moved to Clarksdale dragging bags and boxes from the Delta
dragging bags and boxes from the Delta
dragging bags and boxes from the Delta summer heat into the third bedroom of a
summer heat into the third bedroom of a
summer heat into the third bedroom of a house by the river placing them neatly
house by the river placing them neatly
house by the river placing them neatly beside all of the naive ambition that
beside all of the naive ambition that
beside all of the naive ambition that comes with being a fourth year PhD
comes with being a fourth year PhD
comes with being a fourth year PhD student writing a dissertation from
student writing a dissertation from
student writing a dissertation from Chapel Hill I had come to Clarksdale
Chapel Hill I had come to Clarksdale
Chapel Hill I had come to Clarksdale looking like Zora 4001 stories wanted to
looking like Zora 4001 stories wanted to
looking like Zora 4001 stories wanted to study black community life in the south
study black community life in the south
study black community life in the south so when Rosslyn had told me that the
so when Rosslyn had told me that the
so when Rosslyn had told me that the Blues had something to say to black folk
Blues had something to say to black folk
Blues had something to say to black folk I went looking went to places like
I went looking went to places like
I went looking went to places like t-bones looking and found nothing so I
t-bones looking and found nothing so I
t-bones looking and found nothing so I thought so I wondered was there in fact
thought so I wondered was there in fact
thought so I wondered was there in fact something to learn about my culture
something to learn about my culture
something to learn about my culture about black culture from the Blues was
about black culture from the Blues was
about black culture from the Blues was there a story to be exhumed from dead
there a story to be exhumed from dead
there a story to be exhumed from dead and dusty places like T bones as a young
and dusty places like T bones as a young
and dusty places like T bones as a young sociologist I addressed these questions
sociologist I addressed these questions
sociologist I addressed these questions the best way that I knew how with data I
the best way that I knew how with data I
the best way that I knew how with data I kept going to shows I went to every blue
kept going to shows I went to every blue
kept going to shows I went to every blue show and juke joint and festival and
show and juke joint and festival and
show and juke joint and festival and Museum and Historic Site i sat in the
Museum and Historic Site i sat in the
Museum and Historic Site i sat in the coffee shop and on blues tour buses
coffee shop and on blues tour buses
coffee shop and on blues tour buses poured over 50 years of census data
poured over 50 years of census data
poured over 50 years of census data combed through photos and documents from
combed through photos and documents from
combed through photos and documents from the archives I talked with folks
the archives I talked with folks
the archives I talked with folks interviewed some 200 folks and after
interviewed some 200 folks and after
interviewed some 200 folks and after months of fieldwork after months of
months of fieldwork after months of
months of fieldwork after months of collecting data it seemed I was exactly
collecting data it seemed I was exactly
collecting data it seemed I was exactly where I had started
where I had started
where I had started that night at T bones when it came to
that night at T bones when it came to
that night at T bones when it came to the Blues in Clarksdale there was
the Blues in Clarksdale there was
the Blues in Clarksdale there was something that seemed to be I don’t know
something that seemed to be I don’t know
something that seemed to be I don’t know missing
missing
missing so I went back disappointed I went back
so I went back disappointed I went back
so I went back disappointed I went back retraced my steps reread clyde woods re
retraced my steps reread clyde woods re
retraced my steps reread clyde woods re listened to BB king rewatched the Queen
listened to BB king rewatched the Queen
listened to BB king rewatched the Queen played Bessie looked again for things
played Bessie looked again for things
played Bessie looked again for things that I might have missed then I went
that I might have missed then I went
that I might have missed then I went back to Roslin I rushed back to Roslin
back to Roslin I rushed back to Roslin
back to Roslin I rushed back to Roslin like st. Luke’s prodigal son like Rita
like st. Luke’s prodigal son like Rita
like st. Luke’s prodigal son like Rita Watson back to sister Mary Clarence like
Watson back to sister Mary Clarence like
Watson back to sister Mary Clarence like me back to my mama house in July and on
me back to my mama house in July and on
me back to my mama house in July and on Sundays and when she cooks I rushed back
Sundays and when she cooks I rushed back
Sundays and when she cooks I rushed back to Roz and wondering what she might say
to Roz and wondering what she might say
to Roz and wondering what she might say how she might deal with what I saw as a
how she might deal with what I saw as a
how she might deal with what I saw as a data supported and therefore undeniable
data supported and therefore undeniable
data supported and therefore undeniable truth she was wrong so I thought what
truth she was wrong so I thought what
truth she was wrong so I thought what happened next changed not just how I
happened next changed not just how I
happened next changed not just how I thought about my work as a student as a
thought about my work as a student as a
thought about my work as a student as a scholar but how I thought about my life
scholar but how I thought about my life
scholar but how I thought about my life gave me and I think us a new blueprint
gave me and I think us a new blueprint
gave me and I think us a new blueprint for what it means to be whole and human
for what it means to be whole and human
for what it means to be whole and human and critical to live in inward and
and critical to live in inward and
and critical to live in inward and introspective and empathetic life to be
introspective and empathetic life to be
introspective and empathetic life to be grateful and brave and Rosalynn and I
grateful and brave and Rosalynn and I
grateful and brave and Rosalynn and I are again at a local restaurant me going
are again at a local restaurant me going
are again at a local restaurant me going on and on and on telling her how I had
on and on and on telling her how I had
on and on and on telling her how I had been to every club and juke joint every
been to every club and juke joint every
been to every club and juke joint every show and festival all for nothing
show and festival all for nothing
show and festival all for nothing telling her I told her you told me to go
telling her I told her you told me to go
telling her I told her you told me to go find a show and see for myself she
find a show and see for myself she
find a show and see for myself she responded plainly as if she was my
responded plainly as if she was my
responded plainly as if she was my mother and I was her wanting son no I
mother and I was her wanting son no I
mother and I was her wanting son no I told you to go listen not go see Roslyn
told you to go listen not go see Roslyn
told you to go listen not go see Roslyn Wilcox is a blues musician 39 years on
Wilcox is a blues musician 39 years on
Wilcox is a blues musician 39 years on guitar 10 on drum 15 on djembe and
guitar 10 on drum 15 on djembe and
guitar 10 on drum 15 on djembe and tambourine when she plays she usually
tambourine when she plays she usually
tambourine when she plays she usually wears black hat jeans jacket boots and a
wears black hat jeans jacket boots and a
wears black hat jeans jacket boots and a pair of sunglasses Roslyn Wilcox is
pair of sunglasses Roslyn Wilcox is
pair of sunglasses Roslyn Wilcox is legally blind things are blurry she
legally blind things are blurry she
legally blind things are blurry she tells me I see lots of dots and things
tells me I see lots of dots and things
tells me I see lots of dots and things will go around I see shapes and
will go around I see shapes and
will go around I see shapes and but not much else and you’re still doing
but not much else and you’re still doing
but not much else and you’re still doing blues I say question and answer him and
blues I say question and answer him and
blues I say question and answer him and exultation it’s in my bones she says I
exultation it’s in my bones she says I
exultation it’s in my bones she says I can play with my eyes closed
can play with my eyes closed
can play with my eyes closed let me give you a song she sings then
let me give you a song she sings then
let me give you a song she sings then says the blues is about culture you grew
says the blues is about culture you grew
says the blues is about culture you grew up in the church if you grew up in the
up in the church if you grew up in the
up in the church if you grew up in the church you really grew up with the blues
church you really grew up with the blues
church you really grew up with the blues and we say it this is Mississippi
and we say it this is Mississippi
and we say it this is Mississippi Rosalee and we’re gonna go to church and
Rosalee and we’re gonna go to church and
Rosalee and we’re gonna go to church and I Yoho the Blues she repeats herself is
I Yoho the Blues she repeats herself is
I Yoho the Blues she repeats herself is black culture think about it there I’ve
black culture think about it there I’ve
black culture think about it there I’ve been thinking that I was thinking about
been thinking that I was thinking about
been thinking that I was thinking about it thinking that if I look long enough
it thinking that if I look long enough
it thinking that if I look long enough that if I looked hard enough I’d
that if I looked hard enough I’d
that if I looked hard enough I’d eventually find something that I’d find
eventually find something that I’d find
eventually find something that I’d find the story that needed to be told by the
the story that needed to be told by the
the story that needed to be told by the sheer force of my own will and
sheer force of my own will and
sheer force of my own will and determination that is by my own sight
determination that is by my own sight
determination that is by my own sight but I was always only trying to see
but I was always only trying to see
but I was always only trying to see looking looking for what I thought would
looking looking for what I thought would
looking looking for what I thought would be the obvious thing and when I didn’t
be the obvious thing and when I didn’t
be the obvious thing and when I didn’t find it I thought the problem was in the
find it I thought the problem was in the
find it I thought the problem was in the lookin so I just looked harder then I
lookin so I just looked harder then I
lookin so I just looked harder then I heard Roslin’s words go listen not look
heard Roslin’s words go listen not look
heard Roslin’s words go listen not look and when I did that when I stopped
and when I did that when I stopped
and when I did that when I stopped studying the things that were obvious
studying the things that were obvious
studying the things that were obvious turned my attention to the impulses to
turned my attention to the impulses to
turned my attention to the impulses to the people to the communities to the
the people to the communities to the
the people to the communities to the memories to the experiences that were
memories to the experiences that were
memories to the experiences that were quiet and seemingly missing I realized
quiet and seemingly missing I realized
quiet and seemingly missing I realized that the thing that I was looking for I
that the thing that I was looking for I
that the thing that I was looking for I already had I had it I had it in the
already had I had it I had it in the
already had I had it I had it in the story of Rick Sutton who had drag bags
story of Rick Sutton who had drag bags
story of Rick Sutton who had drag bags and boxes more than twenty years ago
and boxes more than twenty years ago
and boxes more than twenty years ago into the bowels of an old school bus
into the bowels of an old school bus
into the bowels of an old school bus that sat sunken in the middle of a field
that sat sunken in the middle of a field
that sat sunken in the middle of a field in the country placing them neatly
in the country placing them neatly
in the country placing them neatly beside his pride which lay unfurled
beside his pride which lay unfurled
beside his pride which lay unfurled across a seat at the back his bed who
across a seat at the back his bed who
across a seat at the back his bed who twenty years later
twenty years later
twenty years later dragged those same bags and boxes
dragged those same bags and boxes
dragged those same bags and boxes between the walls of a building off the
between the walls of a building off the
between the walls of a building off the square placing them neatly underneath a
square placing them neatly underneath a
square placing them neatly underneath a gallery of degrees and
gallery of degrees and
gallery of degrees and Awards certificates and pictures one an
Awards certificates and pictures one an
Awards certificates and pictures one an old Polaroid of a school bus reminders
old Polaroid of a school bus reminders
old Polaroid of a school bus reminders of the way that he traveled not by
of the way that he traveled not by
of the way that he traveled not by wheels or Road but by me in back I had
wheels or Road but by me in back I had
wheels or Road but by me in back I had it in the story a 71 year old door is
it in the story a 71 year old door is
it in the story a 71 year old door is king who had told me in the single
king who had told me in the single
king who had told me in the single breath with a wide smile about a
breath with a wide smile about a
breath with a wide smile about a tattered and torn and incomplete set of
tattered and torn and incomplete set of
tattered and torn and incomplete set of encyclopedias that she loved most of
encyclopedias that she loved most of
encyclopedias that she loved most of them read two of them blue all of them
them read two of them blue all of them
them read two of them blue all of them dusty worn by the Rays of the daylights
dusty worn by the Rays of the daylights
dusty worn by the Rays of the daylights first Sun right at the front of the old
first Sun right at the front of the old
first Sun right at the front of the old woman’s mind full in the memory of her
woman’s mind full in the memory of her
woman’s mind full in the memory of her late uncle drew rich like the greens on
late uncle drew rich like the greens on
late uncle drew rich like the greens on the land that she plowed still like the
the land that she plowed still like the
the land that she plowed still like the stone that now covers her grave I had it
stone that now covers her grave I had it
stone that now covers her grave I had it in time spent at cookouts and at folk
in time spent at cookouts and at folk
in time spent at cookouts and at folk kitchen tables under tents fanning away
kitchen tables under tents fanning away
kitchen tables under tents fanning away mosquitoes and barbecue smoke inside
mosquitoes and barbecue smoke inside
mosquitoes and barbecue smoke inside jokes and lyin Devils had it at pickup
jokes and lyin Devils had it at pickup
jokes and lyin Devils had it at pickup basketball games we folk old like my
basketball games we folk old like my
basketball games we folk old like my soul young like my spirit and tall
soul young like my spirit and tall
soul young like my spirit and tall enough to dunk without barely even
enough to dunk without barely even
enough to dunk without barely even jumping church’s fellowship folk putting
jumping church’s fellowship folk putting
jumping church’s fellowship folk putting aprons over day Sunday best to serve
aprons over day Sunday best to serve
aprons over day Sunday best to serve chicken and biscuits in honey sweet
chicken and biscuits in honey sweet
chicken and biscuits in honey sweet preachers kicking off day shoes making
preachers kicking off day shoes making
preachers kicking off day shoes making folk move and shout in there’s arguments
folk move and shout in there’s arguments
folk move and shout in there’s arguments over spade games and the best kind of
over spade games and the best kind of
over spade games and the best kind of hot sauce straight Hennessy over dirty
hot sauce straight Hennessy over dirty
hot sauce straight Hennessy over dirty dominoes and the best kind of communion
dominoes and the best kind of communion
dominoes and the best kind of communion laughter had it in kids walking and
laughter had it in kids walking and
laughter had it in kids walking and running in the streets with their shirts
running in the streets with their shirts
running in the streets with their shirts off in their hands up and living to tell
off in their hands up and living to tell
off in their hands up and living to tell about it
about it
about it crafting elaborate maps from triangles
crafting elaborate maps from triangles
crafting elaborate maps from triangles and squares then hopping one foot by two
and squares then hopping one foot by two
and squares then hopping one foot by two towards the Sun sitting on steps with
towards the Sun sitting on steps with
towards the Sun sitting on steps with dolls and beads and braids in jail and
dolls and beads and braids in jail and
dolls and beads and braids in jail and rubber bands sharing their highs and
rubber bands sharing their highs and
rubber bands sharing their highs and lows and hopes had it in a third grader
lows and hopes had it in a third grader
lows and hopes had it in a third grader holding my hand in the hallway icing
holding my hand in the hallway icing
holding my hand in the hallway icing from a rich caramel cake smudged on his
from a rich caramel cake smudged on his
from a rich caramel cake smudged on his cheek asking me if I had anybody in my
cheek asking me if I had anybody in my
cheek asking me if I had anybody in my family
family
family they died if I still had my mama
they died if I still had my mama
they died if I still had my mama he lost his had it in glowing candles
he lost his had it in glowing candles
he lost his had it in glowing candles and dim goodbyes tick marks toward
and dim goodbyes tick marks toward
and dim goodbyes tick marks toward justice marches toward peace balloons
justice marches toward peace balloons
justice marches toward peace balloons floating like Roslin’s voice when she
floating like Roslin’s voice when she
floating like Roslin’s voice when she gave me a song low but rising like smoke
gave me a song low but rising like smoke
gave me a song low but rising like smoke to winter sky I had the story the story
to winter sky I had the story the story
to winter sky I had the story the story had come not in the apparent answer to
had come not in the apparent answer to
had come not in the apparent answer to my question in the data but it had come
my question in the data but it had come
my question in the data but it had come in the journey that I taken to find it
in the journey that I taken to find it
in the journey that I taken to find it on the days and nights before all them
on the days and nights before all them
on the days and nights before all them shows and after all of them festivals
shows and after all of them festivals
shows and after all of them festivals owned streets like Richie and barns and
owned streets like Richie and barns and
owned streets like Richie and barns and poplar not sidewalks burdened with lawn
poplar not sidewalks burdened with lawn
poplar not sidewalks burdened with lawn chairs in coffee tins at the stage or
chairs in coffee tins at the stage or
chairs in coffee tins at the stage or the rich we ain’t at Willow Park
the rich we ain’t at Willow Park
the rich we ain’t at Willow Park Apartments where folks set and stood on
Apartments where folks set and stood on
Apartments where folks set and stood on steps with guns and zippers and cups
steps with guns and zippers and cups
steps with guns and zippers and cups communion run all the way to the top so
communion run all the way to the top so
communion run all the way to the top so they could see the road shooting
they could see the road shooting
they could see the road shooting straight through the night to the sky
straight through the night to the sky
straight through the night to the sky like their dreams and the time spent at
like their dreams and the time spent at
like their dreams and the time spent at folk houses on the good chairs with the
folk houses on the good chairs with the
folk houses on the good chairs with the thin plastic and the front porch with
thin plastic and the front porch with
thin plastic and the front porch with auntie and Mama waving at the cars of
auntie and Mama waving at the cars of
auntie and Mama waving at the cars of folk they don’t know at the gas station
folk they don’t know at the gas station
folk they don’t know at the gas station and the post office and the mourners
and the post office and the mourners
and the post office and the mourners bench cursing and quiet and looking and
bench cursing and quiet and looking and
bench cursing and quiet and looking and lost in the quest to find and feel the
lost in the quest to find and feel the
lost in the quest to find and feel the emptiness inside of me to hear my own
emptiness inside of me to hear my own
emptiness inside of me to hear my own voice in story tale a tale that’s been
voice in story tale a tale that’s been
voice in story tale a tale that’s been past and present and even echoes into
past and present and even echoes into
past and present and even echoes into the future square Lyon and in the
the future square Lyon and in the
the future square Lyon and in the imagination of all them people spent all
imagination of all them people spent all
imagination of all them people spent all that time seeking and making and doing
that time seeking and making and doing
that time seeking and making and doing and teaching and keeping the future
and teaching and keeping the future
and teaching and keeping the future being a new way to see and make sense of
being a new way to see and make sense of
being a new way to see and make sense of a moment that requires something from
a moment that requires something from
a moment that requires something from each of us a way for us to hear our own
each of us a way for us to hear our own
each of us a way for us to hear our own blind spots in absent places and keep
blind spots in absent places and keep
blind spots in absent places and keep the rhythm of the beat in time like
the rhythm of the beat in time like
the rhythm of the beat in time like Roslyn I’m gonna give you a song in it
Roslyn I’m gonna give you a song in it
Roslyn I’m gonna give you a song in it there are 14 worth listening for first
there are 14 worth listening for first
there are 14 worth listening for first is what we might call the own beats the
is what we might call the own beats the
is what we might call the own beats the first and third beats in a measure the
first and third beats in a measure the
first and third beats in a measure the beats that we typically stomp our feet
beats that we typically stomp our feet
beats that we typically stomp our feet to second are the back beats the second
to second are the back beats the second
to second are the back beats the second and fourth in the measure the beats that
and fourth in the measure the beats that
and fourth in the measure the beats that we typically clap to those beats playing
we typically clap to those beats playing
we typically clap to those beats playing in tandem are easy to follow
in tandem are easy to follow
in tandem are easy to follow they are apparent they are loud but
they are apparent they are loud but
they are apparent they are loud but there’s more number three that’s the
there’s more number three that’s the
there’s more number three that’s the guitar the accent as effortless as it is
guitar the accent as effortless as it is
guitar the accent as effortless as it is light as fresh as it is folk like all
light as fresh as it is folk like all
light as fresh as it is folk like all the people and all that time there’s the
the people and all that time there’s the
the people and all that time there’s the voice of Elsie Omer as timeless as it is
voice of Elsie Omer as timeless as it is
voice of Elsie Omer as timeless as it is here thanking her life with his thinking
here thanking her life with his thinking
here thanking her life with his thinking her name in the quiet calling
like Tom before there’s another beat
like Tom before there’s another beat sometimes comes before their own beat or
sometimes comes before their own beat or
sometimes comes before their own beat or right after the backbeat maybe it’s a
right after the backbeat maybe it’s a
right after the backbeat maybe it’s a silent pause a break in rhythm a double
silent pause a break in rhythm a double
silent pause a break in rhythm a double clap either way if we didn’t have it we
clap either way if we didn’t have it we
clap either way if we didn’t have it we have a different song a different sound
have a different song a different sound
have a different song a different sound these beats we call the offbeat’s they
these beats we call the offbeat’s they
these beats we call the offbeat’s they play in the background they seem missing
play in the background they seem missing
play in the background they seem missing we all have offbeat blind spots
we all have offbeat blind spots
we all have offbeat blind spots privileges white privilege male
privileges white privilege male
privileges white privilege male privilege class promotes
privilege class promotes
privilege class promotes maybe they echo in our homophobia
maybe they echo in our homophobia
maybe they echo in our homophobia xenophobia racism misogyny massage in
xenophobia racism misogyny massage in
xenophobia racism misogyny massage in life maybe they are muted in our fears
life maybe they are muted in our fears
life maybe they are muted in our fears and insecurities made inaudible by some
and insecurities made inaudible by some
and insecurities made inaudible by some trauma that although it happened long
trauma that although it happened long
trauma that although it happened long ago still seems closed and loud like Jim
ago still seems closed and loud like Jim
ago still seems closed and loud like Jim BAE’s and tambourines listen the pathway
BAE’s and tambourines listen the pathway
BAE’s and tambourines listen the pathway to hold this to a changed society begins
to hold this to a changed society begins
to hold this to a changed society begins in the offbeat in our own capacities to
in the offbeat in our own capacities to
in the offbeat in our own capacities to hear ours to call out others speak truth
hear ours to call out others speak truth
hear ours to call out others speak truth even when it hurts to power even when
even when it hurts to power even when
even when it hurts to power even when they don’t want to listen but we do it
they don’t want to listen but we do it
they don’t want to listen but we do it we say it we sing it we play it making
we say it we sing it we play it making
we say it we sing it we play it making sure the sound Rises like smoke
disguise and Falls chemicals on the all
disguise and Falls chemicals on the all or the back or the house
or the back or the house
or the back or the house [Music]
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