In a letter dated November 13, 1787 Thomas Jefferson used the phrase tree of liberty. "The tree of liberty must be refreshed From time to time With the blood of patriots and tyrants!" If you're in my circle I'll share my home My food My guns While praying to God The time never comes To have to play that hand To have to make that stand You measure trust in new ID’s In fences Files And quiet threats You wrap your fear in pretty speech Then tally up our little debts You tap my damn phone You tax my breath You f***ing bless my name Then mark my face And shake my hand Then you shake my damn faith And ask me why my pulse won’t stay in place I only wanted to be left alone to live free Doing my job Just minding what’s mine But you keep pushing Keep crowding Keep crowding me ‘Til we gotta ‘til we gotta Water that liberty tree You say “it’s just a little rule” “Sign right here Don’t make a scene” But every “little” makes a bruise Every line cuts in between How much weight can one back take? How tight can one rope squeeze? How long ‘til quiet people wake And stand knee-deep in fallen leaves? I only wanted to be left alone to live free Doing my job Just minding what’s mine But you keep pushing Keep crowding Keep crowding me ‘Til we gotta ‘til we gotta Water that liberty tree Yeah We gotta Water that liberty tree Wanna meet my demon? He's not buried too deep I've trained him What do ya say? He's not asleep He's ready to play! He's begging you ... BRING IT MOTHER****ER!
