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In 1828, following the discovery of gold on Cherokee land, the Georgia legislature passed a law extending its jurisdiction over the Cherokee Nation and allowing state surveyors to assess and divide land occupied by Cherokee people. The land was then redistributed — with buildings intact — to white r...
[Verse 1]
In the lotteries of stolen fate
To clear the way, gas up the trade
To rape the soil to the end of days
Where they bury our soul in a shallow grave
[Refrain 1]
In a shallow grave
[Verse 2: Tré Burt]
Gold mountain ghost, spirit remains
For the destitute, for the cast away
Manifest destiny to fill our shame
Where they bury our soul in a shallow grave
[Refrain 1]
In a shallow grave
In a shallow grave
In a shallow grave
In a shallow grave
[Verse 3]
Bodies piled on the border lines
Shots of patron in the friendly skies
Futurеs detained on the Rio Grandе
Will wash their blood right off your hands
[Refrain 2]
In a promised land
In a promised land
In a promised land
What promise?
[Outro]
We are the warmth of the other suns
Five hundred years of violence undone
We are the sins that you will not forget
The broken promise of the innocent
We are the warmth of the other suns
Five hundred years of violence undone
We are the sins that you will not forget
The broken promise of the innocent
SHALLOW GRAVES was written by Justin Sane & Chris #2 & Chris Head & Pat Thetic.
SHALLOW GRAVES was produced by Jon Lundin.
Anti-Flag released SHALLOW GRAVES on Fri Jan 06 2023.