This song is a letter adressed to then-recently retired U.S. Supreme Court judge William Brennan (who held his office from 1956 to 1990, seven years before he died).
Brennan was a notoriously liberal Associate Justice, having been a part of the Warren Court, which was key for the American civil rig...
Justice Brennan
Take out some insurance on me
Uh, baby
Uh, baby, it's just
It's like I, like I said
I'm over [?] busted and dripping
It's like I, like I said
My sorry lungs are all leaking
It's like I, like I said
It's all over
It's like I, like I said
It's all over I said
The last fair deal going down
You let your gown to the ground
I'm not waiting around until the kiss-off
Wasn't it you who said, yeah you can shoot me lightly
Ask me to be excused, I won't go die politely
Any time that you want you can shoot me lightly
Ask me to be excused, I won't go die politely
Justice Brennan
I know it's not your fault
No baby
No baby, it's just
It's like I, like I said
You're over [?] busted and dripping
It's like I, like I said
Your sorry lungs are all leaking
It's like I, like I said
It's not over
It's like I, like I said
It's not over, I said
The last fair deal going down
You let your gown to the ground
I'm waiting around until the kiss-off
Wasn't it you who said, yeah you can shoot me lightly
Ask me to be excused, I won't go die politely
Any time that you want you can shoot me lightly
Ask me to be excused, I won't go die politely
Here comes the kiss-off
Justice Brennan
Justice Brennan
Justice Brennan
Justice Brennan, yeah
Dear Justice Letter was written by Brendan Canty & Joe Lally & Guy Picciotto & Ian MacKaye.
Dear Justice Letter was produced by Fugazi.