"Death of Diplomacy" genre: Electronica
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	Electronic version of the song I wrote on March 23rd. A response to GW's violent lies. It took me six months to put this version together, and it's not even done, but I wanted people to hear it. Feedback welcome (I know the mix is awkward, but if you have specific suggestions feel free to tell me them.)
	Lyrics When the buildings fell I was not afraid of terrorism I was afraid of my own nation's call to repression (and pre-emptive aggression) Now I see that my fears were justified And our fearless leaders -- once again they lied Why won't he ever tell us the real reasons? Propaganda wins over real information Redistribution of wealth justifies murder Enforcing one mandate by violating another And so you pretend it's business as usual The American way of life is not negotiable And so you pretend it's business as usual The American Dream is possible (even if only in his speeches) I want to trust my government; I don't need to be further radicalized But what choice do I have when there's no way to rationalize His power has corrupted him, like those he fights, absolutely I wasn't scared of terrorism until they killed diplomacy And now you pretend it's business as usual The American way of life is not negotiable And so you pretend it's business as usual The American Dream is possible

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