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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
Vocals
Larry Klein
Larry Klein
Bass
Denny Fongheiser
Denny Fongheiser
Drums
G.E. Smith
G.E. Smith
Electric Guitar
William Smith
William Smith
Organ
Bobbye Hall
Bobbye Hall
Percussion
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
Producer
John X Volaitis
John X Volaitis
Additional Engineer
Marty Lester
Marty Lester
Assistant Engineer
Kevin W. Smith
Kevin W. Smith
Mixing Engineer
David Kershenbaum
David Kershenbaum
Producer

Lyrics

You in your fancy Material world Don't see the links of chain Binding blood Our own ancestors Are hungry ghosts Closets so full of bones They won't close Call it upward mobility But you've been sold down the river Just another form of slavery And the whole man-made white world Is your master You in your fancy Material world Create in your own image A supreme god Your virgin Mary Your holy ghosts Claimed to be pure of heart Have hands that are stained with blood Call it upward mobility But you've been sold down the river Just another form of slavery And the whole man-made white world Is your master You in your fancy Material world Don't see the links of chain Binding blood Our own ancestors Are hungry ghosts Closets so full of bones They won't close Call it upward mobility But you've been sold down the river Just another form of slavery And the whole man-made white world Is your master You in your fancy Material world Don't see the links of chain Binding You in your fancy Material world Don't see the links of chain Binding You in your fancy Material world Don't see the links of chain Binding
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