"Code Red" genre: Folk
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	Credits: Jane Hurst (words and music, guitar and vocals)
	Story Behind the Song I recorded this song on the day the United States started bombing Iraq. This is how it feels to live in D.C. in spring 2003. "Truth is the first casualty of war." Lyrics Code Red Jane Hurst (2003) Can’t tell what’s really happening here Ringing in my head Too much noise and nothing’s clear And the TV says Code Red Big wind coming from the west Big rain from the south All our fears made manifest That’s what this war’s about No one’s turning to the light Here in Plato’s cave Airplanes roaring through the night My dreams a restless wave Big wind coming from the west Big rain from the south All our fears made manifest That’s what this war’s about Photo ops and helicopters Celebrities and talking heads Plastic sheets and duct tape Anthrax and you wake up dead Who are the ones who stand to gain? Who profits from the war? It’s you and me who take the pain When guns are fired once more Big wind coming from the west Big rain from the south All our fears made manifest That’s what this war’s about Poison in the air I breathe Something falling on my head Dirty bombs and gas masks Smallpox and you wake up dead Can’t tell what’s really happening here Ringing in my head Too much noise and nothing’s clear And the TV says Code Red

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