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Washington Square
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Singer/Songwriter
Washington Square was released on July 20, 2010 by Strictly Country Records as a part of the album Courage
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AlbumCourage
Release DateJuly 20, 2010
LabelStrictly Country Records
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM109

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Si Kahn
Si Kahn
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Si Kahn
Si Kahn
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jens Kruger
Jens Kruger
Producer

Lyrics

On the southeast corner of Greene Street and Waverly
On the east side of Washington Square
The air is still troubled, the sidewalk unsettled
Young voices still cry through the afternoon air
March 25, 1911
This is the way she told it to me
A factory of immigrants, Jews and Italians
Are hard at their work when the fire breaks free
At the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory
Women fall through the bitter spring air
Their young faces turn to question me
I still hear their voices as I walk in Washington Square
They rush to the doors, but the bosses have locked them
Lest someone step out for a breath of fresh air
Trapped in this wreckage they run for the windows
Stare ten stories down to the street lying there
They stand on the ledges, the fire behind them
The wider before them, they jump holding hands
They cry out in Yiddish, cry out in Italian
And plunge to the street where my old mother stands
At the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory
Women fall through the bitter spring air
Their young faces turn to question me
I still hear their voices as I walk in Washington Square
Twenty years later she still can't believe it
She cries through her story, I sit at her feet
One hundred twenty-three immigrant women
Twenty-three men lie dead in the street
This is our history, this moment that shapes us
My mother falls silent, tears frame her cheeks
She could never forget, I will always remember
It could have been her, it still could be me
At the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory
Women fall through the bitter spring air
Their young faces turn to question me
I still hear their voices as I walk in Washington Square
I still hear their voices as I walk in Washington Square
Written by: Si Kahn
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