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Poisoned Children

by The Write-Ups

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Sores and lesioned scratches growing down my skin, I don’t know if I’ll sleep that tight
Water’s coming out all dirty and brown, I got a feeling that something’s not right
I can’t afford to pay the rent, the lights are off and on again, neighborhood’s filled with blight
Emergency Manager’s been flipping the switches and we’re drinking from the river tonight

Neglected, rusted, abandoned town
Corroded, toxic, drink it down
Struggling, desperate people abound
It’s coming undone

Cognitively damaged, never the same
Crooks and liars avoiding the blame
Fiscal solvency, that’s what they claimed
Rich Baird, you’re a fucking shame
You’re a fucking shame

Cars lined up around the block every day, the people are on the brink
Of collapsing, just trying to survive today, with only plastic bottles to drink
Cooking, cleaning, bathing and teeth brushing, we can’t trust that shit from the sink
What more to expect in a city abandoned by General Motors corporate greed

Neglected, rusted, abandoned town
Corroded, toxic, drink it down
Struggling, desperate people abound
It’s coming undone

Cognitively damaged, never the same
Crooks and liars avoiding the blame
Fiscal solvency, that’s what they claimed
Rick Snyder, you’re a fucking shame
You’re a fucking shame

If we see your face in this town, your welcome will be short
How can a rich mother fucker like you get away with poisoning children?
Your day of judgment is coming for you, no escaping your fate
Flint won’t ever forget, we’ll take it all to our graves.

Neglected, rusted, abandoned town
Corroded, toxic, drink it down
Struggling, desperate people abound
It’s coming undone

Cognitively damaged, never the same
Crooks and liars avoiding the blame
Fiscal solvency, that’s what they claimed
Rick Snyder, you’re a fucking shame
You’re a fucking shame

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released November 8, 2023

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The Write-Ups Flint, Michigan

A politically-driven, dirty ska band out of Flint, MI. Some people around Flint decided to start a ska band as part of their midlife crisis. Songs were written to be danceable and get your ass shaking, while simultaneously singing about dark themes including police brutality, Rick Snyder poisoning children, overdose, death, and mental illness. What happened to my hairline? Get off my lawn! ... more

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