Capitol Hill Gang

by Cement Babyhead

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Originally written in 1997. Recorded by Jim Frenette in Ithaca, NY. Remixed by Mason Wolak between Dec 2019 and early June 2020. Original tracks bounced to digital by Josh Strange. Most of the recording is original with the exception of some newly recorded guitar overdubs.

Lyrical theme and content seems relevant to June 2020 even though it was written 23 years ago.

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The killer / stagnation on the mic
Policy going down without a fight
Cowards talking shit to get the cream
Damaged peoples never make the scene
Up on that ghetto / Capital Hill
Congress gives the rights to kill
Gavels falling down without remorse
Third World taken down by greater force

Who's paying for the war on the outside? / Failure!
Whose mother eats the shit on the inside? / Traitor!
Whose father went to jail for his skin tone? / Failure!
Who's questioning why our hatred has grown? / Traitor!

Uncle Sam / he'll never pay us back
Media pins it all on brown and black
While yellow / standing somewhere in between
Candidates trying to sell us broken dreams
Straddle that line until we die
Who's going to stop and question why?
History books erase our past
While wall street's trading corpses for cash

Who's paying for the war on the outside? / Failure!
Whose mother eats the shit on the inside? / Traitor!
Whose father went to jail for his skin tone? / Failure!
Who's questioning why our hatred has grown? / Traitor!

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released June 6, 2020
Lyrics and vocals: Huy Dao
Guitars: Mason Wolak
Bass: Dan Moon
Drums: Doug Bacon

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