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Ten miles east of Denver in the land of the Cheyenne
There’s a eulogy for Elijah being played on violin
Only twenty three, he went out for an iced tea
Three officers decided they couldn’t let him be
But when you break a man down and then give him a gun
And spoon feed him the lies of this broken system
Why are you surprised
Why are you surprised
In the shadow of the Rockies in the very same town
A white man shot up a theater and the police walked him out
But god forbid this gentle soul dance in the streets alone
Innocence just doesn’t matter when you're in a chokehold
But when you break a man down and then give him a gun
And spoon feed him the lies of this broken system
Why are you surprised
Why are you surprised
James Holmes killed twelve people and wounded seventy more
But Elijah McClain couldn’t even go to the convenience store
George Floyd, Tamir Rice, Tony McDade
It’s not just Aurora or Tallahassee
It’s the United States
It’s the United States
That breaks a man down and then gives him a gun
And spoon feeds him the lies of this racist system
Why are we surprised
Why are we surprised
When another black boy dies
Ten miles east of Denver in the land of the Cheyenne
There’s a eulogy for Elijah being played on violin
The Icelandic songwriter packs her stunning debut with sweeping melodies delivered via intimate, folky arrangements. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 12, 2023