In the shadows on the safest streets
Hidden right between your eyes
Born across man made borders
Now lives on white bread & apple pie
They were always our neighbors
But now close enough to hear their baby's cry
The language of love you preach
Supports the hate you justify
From blueberry fields to cleaning dishes
Low wages and sweatshop conditions
Unseen sacrifice, exploited wishes
Writing letters home to loved ones she misses
Past walls and border militias
Are undocumented kisses of resistance
Sweeping dirt from under our rugs
And used as steps in our stairs
Building homes and landscaping
The land that was once also theirs
Under the same sun
Asking that this land be shared
Under the same moon
Asking your god to answer prayers
The quiet thank you's
And ghostly walks
Away from misdirected frustration
Finding them at fault
The miseducation
The hate we are taught
Let love disrupt our tracks
The tracks under our train of thought
credits
from D/A + All The Forgotten (split),
released January 20, 2017
D/A is Dan + Alan
Recorded/Mixed/Mastered
Jan '17 in a Collingswood Basement & Kitchen
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