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I’ve been picking at the bones of freedom struggles come and gone
looking for a starting point that that doesn’t disappoint someone
tomorrow is the path that wraps itself around past failures
listens long to their confessions with gratitude and salt
salt salt let us sing let us sing:

When we started to fight we fought for all the wrong reasons
We mistook need for change as a lesson chalked it up to God’s will
When we started to fight we had to make sure we didn’t sound crazy
we guarded those too hard too hear realities with morals and cup cakes

and you’ll call me a white girl who plays sad guitar.
And I am trying very hard at not presuming who you are.

When we started to fight we fought with dulled instruments of oppression
we fought by candlelit ink wells of guilt this cabin we built we didn’t build windows.
When we started to fight we didn’t know how to look at each other.
We still don’t know how to look at each other: the other.

our nineteenth century dreams were patronizingly simple
And now it’s been 200 years only if imagination serves.

We can change the world rearrange the world is dying to get better

When we started to fight we didn’t know how to be allies
we named ourselves Generals but where the real battles lied we had no idea.
well there’s wrong and there’s and then there the things that we do when we’re trying.
but there’s no excuse and there’s no denying we don’t always get better
And we have been blessed with a life full of privileges
and we have been blessed with a belt full of tools
and we are only starting to fight to fight
we are only starting

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from SelfRealizedNation: a song cycle for the occupation, released July 3, 2013
The apathetic sounds of Amherst Coffee, where "Hub Tones" by Freddy Hubbard was playing in the background and my distracted plastic cup dodged the beat.

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Alma's Engine is creative work by Eppchez. Ey has been know to make music in pursuit of honest reflection and deep connection to others. Eppchez had a period of compulsive song writing from 2011-13. Ey hopes to be back at it when eir wrists heal/ ey gets a band together. These songs, in their open sorrow and musing joy are for you. ... more

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