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Kids in Cages

by Dang!t

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Wake up and smell the coffee
It’s been burnin’ for quite some time now
Brush your teeth to get that taste out of your mouth
The anchor said today is gonna be the
First day of the rest of your life and
You pray the system will take care of itself

But that’s not how this works.
Before it gets better it’s gonna get worse
We won’t resort to reports to implement the force of our voices.
We have choices.

That’s enough! That’s enough!
Open the cages and set your hearts free
That’s enough! That’s enough!
When did we stop fighting for life and liberty?
How is this not enough for you to see?
We won’t allow them to normalize their bigotry
The enemies you’re looking for are not defenseless refugees.

So let’s talk about the elephant in the room
Mr. Mueller didn’t come through for you
SHOCKER
He should be the mascot
For putting all your eggs in one government-issued basket
Now that the “witch hunt” has finally come to an end
Can we turn off Fox and fuckin CNN
And talk about the politics of distraction
Covering up the rise of hate crimes and aggressive military action?

It doesn’t matter that he’s not completely innocent
The most important thing to remember is that he's dangerous
It’s going to take years to reverse the regression
And it ain’t gonna happen while Congress is in session
We need to align our hearts and minds
And be the generation that finally removes the blinds
Cure the disease and stop treating the symptoms
Call out racists and dismantle their systems!

That’s enough! That’s enough!
Open the cages, and set your hearts free
That’s enough! That’s enough!
When did we stop fighting for equality?
Tell me, where is your empathy?
We won’t allow them to normalize their bigotry
Injustices aren’t rectified through civility

If there’s one thing to come of this tragedy
Which befell us by our own naivety
It’s liberating us of our collective apathy.
How can you stand chanting “USA!” while they’re separating families?
You fucking asshole, listen, you are making it embarrassing to be an American!

That’s enough! That’s enough!
Open the cages, and set your hearts free
That’s enough! That’s enough!
When did we stop fighting criminality?
How is “kids in cages” not enough for you to fucking see?!
We won’t allow them to normalize their bigotry!

Use your minds. Use your voices.
Use your votes. Make the choices
That your children can be proud of
And make it loud, because without love
What’s left of this world will fuckin suck
You can’t depend solely on luck
To vote out an obstructing racist shady fuck

That’s enough! That’s enough!
Of elected officials who do not represent our values!
That’s enough! That’s enough!
Of fueling bullshit news stories that distract from bigger issues!
That’s enough! That’s enough!
Of complacency! Of apathy! Of tolerating racism!

THAT’S ENOUGH!

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released January 1, 2020
The album art for "Kids in Cages" is a collection of rosary beads confiscated from migrants and asylum seekers detained at the U.S./Mexico border by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection. It was created by Tom Kiefer as a part of the collection El Sueño Americano/The American Dream.

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