album cover
Somebody's Jail
album cover
Somebody's Jail was released on April 25, 2006 by Calico Tracks Music as a part of the album Show Up
AlbumShow Up
April 25, 2006
LabelCalico Tracks Music
LanguageEnglish
BPM126
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy

Lyrics

Just walking along
Shopping for food
Stepping out of the line of fire
When people are rude
Cheap stuff made in China
Someone calls it a sale
Somebody's mama
Somebody's daughter
Somebody's jail
Beat down in the market
Stoned to death in the plaza
Raped on the hillside under the gun
From LA to Gaza
Her house made of cardboard
Living close to the rail
Somebody's mama
Somebody's daughter
Somebody's jail
And I feel the witch in my veins
I feel the mother in my shoe
I feel the scream in my soul
The blood as I sing the ancient blue
They burned in the millions
I still smell the fire in my grandma's hair
The war against women rages on
Beware of the fairy tale
Somebody's mama
Somebody's daughter
Somebody's jail
The noise of elections
The promise of change
The grabbing of power at the top
A day at the rifle range
Somebody's in danger
Somebody's for sale
Somebody's mama
Somebody's daughter
Somebody's jail
And I feel the witch in my veins
I feel the mother in my shoe
I feel the scream in my soul
The blood as I sing the ancient blue
They burned in the millions
I still smell the fire in my grandma's hair
The war against women rages on
Beware of the fairy tale
Somebody's mama
Somebody's daughter
Somebody's jail
It isn't a country
It's not on a map
Weight of the world
On somebody's back
It's the clothes that I wear
It's the food that I eat
It's the women and the children
Living out on the street
It's the war at the border
The refugee camp
It's the child bride doomed
To walk the ramp
It's the boot in the stomach
The slap in the face
It's the death that is handed out
Simply by race
Rape by the soldiers
Abduction of sons
It's nuclear threat
The fascination with guns
Looks at the office
The danger at night
The one you call darlin'
Coming home for a fight
It's the AIDS with no borders
It's the African teen
It's the women all over
Simply going unseen
It's the arrogant posture
The man on the moon
It's the dying of need
Before the promise of soon
It's the millions who go
Without food and water
It's somebody's mother
It's somebody's daughter
And I feel the witch in my veins
I feel the mother in my shoe
I feel the scream in my soul
The blood as I sing the ancient blue
They burned in the millions
I still smell the fire in my grandma's hair
The war against women rages on
Beware of the fairy tale
Somebody's mama
Somebody's daughter
Somebody's jail
Written by: Near Holly Holmes

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