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De-Recognized
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Punk
De-Recognized was released on January 1, 1991 by Downcast as a part of the album Downcast
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Release DateJanuary 1, 1991
LabelDowncast
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Downcast
Downcast
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Downcast
Downcast
Songwriter

Lyrics

Honor the treaties that came before us
We must right this moral and legal wrong
We've raped their culture, stolen their land
It's time for the Ione Band to receive a fair hand
BIA must not stop appropriations
Why are they not Indian enough?
Undeserving of our pompous speculation
When will they be Indian enough?
Too small a factor banned together
Their voice was stolen and promises were broken
It takes a short time to divide we take our time to decide on the heredity of a people present way before our time
Can we learn the lesson and forget the question
Remember history and set them free
A culture repressed leads to indentured service
Left hanging out to die it’s time to end this lie
Left hanging out to die in the barren wasteland
Out of sight, out of mind while they're left in the hills
Round 'em and crowd 'em and wipe away the rancherias because the land has been lost or sold in tax sales
Ownership of the earth was an idea unheard of
Beautiful people lived in harmony with the land
Took what they needed reciprocated with love
Now we de-recognize the only true Americans
Written by: Downcast
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