[Verse 1] Murders in the valley Blood in the dust You weigh every color But not every cut You chain one hand Let the other one ride You write your justice On only one side [Chorus] We never know when we’re doing right Law like smoke in a stranger’s light Swear our truth Still lose the fight We never know when we’re doing right [Verse 2] You call the red men forward To answer your blame But when white hands strike us You forget their names Our words fall hollow On a polished floor You lock your ledgers Then lock our doors [Chorus] [Bridge] You enter our houses Point at what you choose Say “debt” and “interest” And everything we lose Paper we can’t read Tongues we can’t speak How can we stand On a floor that leaks? [Chorus]
