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Two Halves

from Single Bullet Theory by Pamela Means

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Partly inspired by "Operation Pipeline" along the I-95 corridor and a bunch of other mess...

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TWO HALVES
by Pamela Means
tuning: CADGBE, full capo II, partial capo V


jersey troopers take a walk
high paid lawyers bargain talk
about the poison in the system
how they drank it down and became victims
today they overturned convictions
of louima's civil rights violations
by a gang of nypd's finest
who were really just thugs
with a penchant for violence
is that him walkin' now
ol' jim crow
comin' from all of them parties
WTF, WTO
he's a sharp dressed fella'
with a tight grip on the globe
has all the connections
to keep the high high
keep the low down low
keep the high high
keep the low down low
when i'm out there on the road
those traffic laws i do uphold
i don't need to be pulled over
by a big dick cop with a billy club boner
behind a badge and a loaded weapon
over time i've learned this lesson
though there are two halves of me
there's only one half they will see
though there are two halves of me
to a racist cop out on the beat
another black bitch is all i be
to a racist cop out on the beat
another black bitch is all i be
but, i be
yes, i be

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from Single Bullet Theory, released April 4, 2003
Pamela Means: vocal, acoustic guitar
Lyndell Montgomery: bass
Kim Zick: drums
Connie Grauer: b4 organ
Audre Lorde: spoken word

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"When PAMELA MEANS picks up her guitar and begins to sing, a listener doesn't forget her. She possesses musical attitude and purpose." - WSHU Connecticut Public Radio

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