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Tom Alter
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Tom Alter
Songwriter
Texty
The shovels start to dig
While others throw dirt in
Blanket over misery
Fight with nail and tooth
To keep me from the truth
Busy, busy
White washing history
In Oaklawn unmarked graves
They're finding the remains
Crimes covered up
Don't make a sound
(Don't make a sound)
May never know their names
Recovering bits today
They've tried to keep Tulsa underground
One hundred years after
Unveiling the matter
Bodies buried, homes and lives burned down
Hidden from the pages
Secret through the ages
They've tried to keep Tulsa underground
Protecting me from guilt
'Bout how this nation's built
Piling dirt over evidence
Covering up my eyes
To keep the truth inside
The wooden walls of hastily built caskets
One hundred years after
Unveiling the matter
Bodies buried, homes and lives burned down
Hidden from the pages
Secret through the ages
They've tried to keep Tulsa underground
Oh, one hundred years after
Unveiling the matter
Bodies buried, homes and lives burned down
(Don't make a sound)
Hidden from the pages
Secret through the ages
They've tried to keep Tulsa underground
(They've tried to keep Tulsa underground)
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah. yeah
Written by: Thomas Alter
