• Silic0n_Alph4@lemmy.worldEnglish
    51·
    1 month ago

    TIN SOLDIERS AND NIXON’S COMING

    WE’RE FINALLY ON OUR OWN

    THIS SUMMER I HEAR THE DRUMMING

    FOUR DEAD IN OHIO 🎵

    …I wonder if there’s a Chinese equivalent of CSNY who wrote a song about Tiananmen Square…?

    • blazeknave@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      1 month ago

      Never paid much mind to the second line, seeing it in writing is somehow so much more chilling.

      • Silic0n_Alph4@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        1 month ago

        Gotta get down to it, soldiers are cutting us down

        Shoulda been done long ago

        The sense of resignation, the combination of slaughter and starting a long-overdue chore.

        What if you knew her and found her dead on the ground?

        How can you run when you know?

        How indeed? Beyond chilling.