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Halliburton Boardroom Massacre
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About something that's got to happen, it's just inevitable.
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"If the great Phil Ochs were to rise from the dead today, he would probably be hailed as the new David Rovics." Andy Kershaw, BBC
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Rock • Folk Rock
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Peak #14
Peak in subgenre #1
Author
david rovics
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David Rovics 2005 All Rights Reserved
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May 02, 2006
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MP3 5.5 MB • 320 kbps • 2:24
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About something that's got to happen, it's just inevitable. Aim for the boardroom and find out more about it at www.davidrovics.com!
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I joined the army when high school was through I didn’t know what else to do Thought I’d take care of that traveling jones Then maybe take out some student loans They sent me away to the land of the dead Where I didn’t know a word that they said I got shot at a lot, I was nearly toast But it’s the ones that I killed that hurts the most Most of the time I didn’t know what was going on The rest of the time I knew there was something going wrong Every reason we were there turned out to be a lie I thought of that each time I saw another person die I was supposed to stay for a year, they kept me for four By the time I got back home no one knew me anymore Of the man I once was there didn’t seem to be a trace And when I looked me in the mirror I didn’t recognize my face I wasn’t home too long before the time that I fell ill It was like the air was thick as mud and I ached enough to kill I didn’t know I’d been fighting in a nuclear war DU was in my blood and I was knocking on death’s door I can’t tell you how it felt to be betrayed at every turn Like the earth was spinning backwards, like my heart began to burn Like I had to do something while I still had the strength to stand While I still could run with a machine gun in my hand I thought of Halliburton and the military brass And the things they get away with all for their ruling class But I’m not a pawn and I can’t just let it be And if I’m gonna die, I’m gonna take some of them fuckers with me I’ll spare you the details, I did what I had to do There’s a boardroom blown to hell and soon I will be, too You can say I lost it, you can say that I’m insane But may no one ever say that my death was in vain I joined the army when high school was through I didn’t know what else to do
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procks
Jan 24, 2008
You`ve got a very magnificent style.I like the vocals and the great guitar playing. Very nice song.
Bill Wright
Nov 29, 2007
Enjoying this song. Has an intense energy and a sound that's like a cross between Cake and U2. I could imagine such a massacre, Dick Cheney does seem to have a license to shoot people in the face. 5 stars! Feel free to drop by and check out my Beatlesque alternative songs, a few of which are in the top 10. Peace, BILL WRIGHT