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By the Time They Nuke D.C.
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As research into mini-nukes continues at the Y-12 Nuclear weapons factory in Tennessee, the specter of nuclear terrorism becomes ever more real.
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"If the great Phil Ochs were to rise from the dead today, he would probably be hailed as the new David Rovics." Andy Kershaw, BBC
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Acoustic • Acoustic Folk
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Peak #25
Peak in subgenre #2
Author
David Rovics
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David Rovics 2002 All Rights Reserved
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May 27, 2005
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As research into mini-nukes continues at the Y-12 Nuclear weapons factory in Tennessee, the specter of nuclear terrorism becomes ever more real.
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I want to write this song Because it should be written now And these thoughts should be between us As far ahead as time will allow For once the suitcase has exploded In this country some call free Thoughts like these might not be tolerated By the time they nuke DC By the time they nuke DC Will it be too late to wonder If there might have been another path Than that of rape and plunder When the mushroom cloud is rising And it's all revenge and unity Who will ask these questions By the time they nuke DC By the time they nuke DC And there are millions lying dead From the radioactive wasteland Will more angry words be said Who will recall the empire The years of global tyranny The millions slaughtered by our bombers By the time they nuke DC By the time they nuke DC Will it be too late To stop this vicious cycle And turn around the planet's fate If this eye for an eye continues Will we have security And will anyone believe that By the time they nuke DC By the time they nuke DC Will the rulers think again Before they push the button To kill a billion women and men Must we wait to find out Or might we change history Will we stop the madness Before they nuke DC ---- Created July, 2002 Copyright David Rovics 2002, all rights reserved
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