o o o II

[firsty]

i saw the sailors comin
th' horizon burnin red
i saw the streets'r fillin up
with the strangers
and the dead
i saw eleven dogs
hiding frightened in the can
i saw a child crying
and tryin to be a man
i saw a hundred toolsheds
shredded by the winds
i saw a million potholes
filled up with our sins
i saw another sunset
and laid myself right down to sleep
freedom isnt easy
freedom isnt cheap
freedom isnt won
in another woman's land
minutemen dont fight invaders
the hourglass watches them
i saw another leader
with another tombstone head
walk into the ocean
and leave us all for dead
but i can see for miles
and it all looks clear from here
this land's got stamps all o'er it
and none of them say "fear"
and i can see for miles
no matter what they say
i'm gonna plant another rose
and fight with all my days.

[stilltrucking]

I saw the shadows on the wall
So far we have come from our sticks and stones
Human ingenuity with weapons is marvelous
We are the crown of creation

i'm gonna plant another rose
and fight with all my days.

yes
the good fight
armed with flowers

[the flaming ace]

oh i'm a rose carryin patriot
a riot of roses stuck in their noses
the thornies are comin
ready to prick them aristocrats
them bums
the real bums
shit market target the rich
forgetaboutit
im sick of it
we're free dumb basturds
whey and curds
spidery words
scared away
no play
oy vey
crunch
to th barricades!

[stilltrucking]

"If the way we handled the Tiananmen crisis was incorrect, we would not have today’s prosperity. China would be in chaos. The people would have risen and resisted the government."

http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSA ... ex.html#ps

Yes let us go down to Barricades R Us Inc.
(a subsidiary of the PRC and WalMart) .

We will circle the wagons in Tianamen Square
And aim our gunz at the center of the circle
We will shout our battle cry
“More bread, more circuses, and cheaper gasoline”

Only love can save us now.
It really is as simple and hidden
as the mystery of the rose
growing from the black earth.