Today In Charlottesville

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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

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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 “God is great”

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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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today in Charlottesville

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