Dead Elders

[Intro ]

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Interviewer: Why are you here today? 

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Marsha P. Johnson: Darling, I want my gay rights now. 
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I think its about time the gay brothers and sisters got their rights... 
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and especially the women! 

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We bashed back your genocide 
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Through government inaction 
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We caught AIDS, you let us die 
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Refused to give us condoms 

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Bodily autonomy 
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They're stripping rights from you and me 
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Watch it or you're gonna get the fist 
 

 
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You gave us dead elders 
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A whitewashed history 
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Re-educate us with your worthless paper currency 

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Your nuclear family 
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I'll tear it down 
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Fags and dykes and trans unite 
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We're coming for your crown 
 

 
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Twenty-twenty-five 
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Still fighting for our lives 
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Pass your ugly bills in the dead of night 

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Freedom fighters beat to hell 
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Protesting genocide 
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Do your worst if you dare 
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Our comrades are by our sides (Hey!) 

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Teach in, occupy 
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We know our history 
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Scrub us from your textbooks 
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But you can't get rid of me (No!) 
 

 
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You gave us dead elders 
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A whitewashed history 
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Re-educate us with your worthless paper currency 

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Your nuclear family 
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I'll tear it down 
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Fags and dykes and trans unite 
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We're coming for your crown (You gave us!) 

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You gave us dead elders 
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A whitewashed history 
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Re-educate us with your worthless paper currency 

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Your nuclear family 
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I'll tear it down 
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Fags and dykes and trans unite 
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We're coming for your crown 
 

Outro 
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