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Rebel March through the Valley of Demons

from Night Terrors by Bill White

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i never owned a slave, never associated with them that did
who try men on for size. as if they were shoes bought for a kid
but i served with blood and honor under general robert e lee
i guess most folks would call me a ghost of the confederacy
you can pull down the monuments, you can lie about the war
we seceded from the union because we couldnt stand no more
when you raped and killed our women and burned our barns to ash
we fought to stay alive, and nearly whipped your yankee ass

but in the end the victory belonged to the men in blue
after you wiped us out, you massacred the commanche and the sioux
god damn you damn slavemongers, headhunters in the georgia woods
stealing back the flesh you sold, as if people were reading post goods
you pulled us back into the union under threat of a hanging tree
but it was jefferson and lincoln pushing white supremacy
its hard to see as equal the women mopping up your floors
one day the african people will be the new conquistadoors

you wear the badge of moral authority but i know you from your fruits
you torture anyone who talks back to your occupying troops
you are the sons of bitches gonna go down in the flood
the ghosts of the choctaw indians gonna rise from the mississippi mud
you still claim the moral high ground while you ride a hellbound train
followers and leaders, not one will escape
you scale the walls of heaven but fall into the fires of hell
cant you see its you who are the true infidels

and so i sing my thanks to the end of your thanksgiving
i sing thanks to those who broke away and by grace continue living
i sing thanks to the ghosts who rise and i dance with ghosts who fly
i will march through the valley of demons
and ill never salute your bloody flag again
thank god ill stay a rebel to the end

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from Night Terrors, released October 29, 2022
written and performed by bill white

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