Dirty Opus (part one)
Album: Keepin' It Cute & Lonely
By: Friend House
By: Friend House
Duration
2:34
Description
Commentary on two loosely related topics, international border laws and race relations, and the heavy feelings of guilt feigned by Caucasians for the racism made commonplace by their ancestors.
Lyrics
Ben, my brother, is sneaking back from Canada On a modern-day underground railroad. These days it’s a-runnin’ backwards. These days, you know, it don’t run so slow, So he’s more like a mallard, and less like a captured soul. Ever-lingering tension is a pastime. Each word we speak is wrapped up in code. One slave and many masters now, One master many slaves not long ago. Now we’ve just got slumlords, bad bosses, and impossible goals. This is the time that you need your family. What about the time that they needed you? Were you too drunk to answer? So sad. You were sleeping the whole day through. Tired from the white guilt that you’ve been through.
