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Telling the truth is like the edge of a knife |
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Hit the wrong nerve it could cost your life |
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All heard him |
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Most feared him |
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The media slants the truth |
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Said he's the enemy |
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[Bridge:] |
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You're a rattle on the snake of democracy |
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Can a free man speak or is he really not |
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Just a boil on the ass of all decency |
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See what King and X got Shot |
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[Chorus:] |
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Just a man teaching non-violence |
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A sign of fear for those who rage free |
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We want the truth and nothing but the truth |
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We want the truth and nothing but |
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Just a man who said let freedom ring |
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Shed a tear for those who killed me |
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We want the truth and nothing but the truth |
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We want the truth and nothing but |
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Why is it that those who speak of unity |
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Can't escape the grip of fatality |
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Pose a threat without the use of deadly force |
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For those who follow lynched with no remorse |
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[Bridge / Chorus] |
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And they marched |
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Bloody but unbowed |
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Against the grain |
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Only the strong survive |
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Hear the battlecry |
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We shall overcome |
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Fight for the dream even when I must die |