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Inspired by Bella Gahlos from East Timor and her experiences with the Indonesian occupation of her country. It details her rebellion, sleight of hand and eventual defection to Canada, which much like the United States (and much of the Western world) economic support of the occupation.
Dick heads shit-talk, huddled single file
First world frat boys and prairie skinheads who will never walk a mile
Or mourn a murdered friend in this tiny woman's shoes
Drink up and mumble your abuse, I'm still humbled by it all
And around the same time, I was riding with no hands
Busting windows and getting busy behind the Sportsplex
With Laplante's older sister decked out in
Her Speedos, Bella was flinching from the sting
Of a Depoprovera family planning, her own Pearl Harbor
And a holocaust spanning 25 years to life
A prison my country underwrote in paradise
And in the shadows of Santa Cruz
She crossed her fingers behind her back
And built Suharto a Trojan horse
And lay still till the motherfuckers sent her north
Where as night fell she emerged
With a box under her arm
That held her pledge of allegiance and her uniform
And she laid it at the gates
Of the General's embassy
And her whisper echoed into dawn
As she disappeared
"The truth will set my people free"
Mate Ka Moris Ukun Rasik An was written by Chris Hannah & Todd Kowalski & Jord Samolesky.
Mate Ka Moris Ukun Rasik An was produced by Ryan Greene.
Propagandhi released Mate Ka Moris Ukun Rasik An on Tue Feb 06 2001.
From propagandhi.com:
This song was inspired by the real-life story of Bella Gahlos. We met her in 1997 at an East Timor Alert Network benefit in Winnipeg. We are humbled to have crossed paths with her. This is her story:
Bella Gahlos is one of three East Timorese who have defected to Canada. She...