Donna
Donna's Rebellion: A Song of Freedom and Defiance
Lyrics
I see the Donna lighting candles every night
I observe Donna lighting candles nightly.
We speak in whispers, when the rain comes we get wild
We communicate quietly; excitement arises with rain.
Oh, brother tell me why your denim is so blue
Curiosity about why your denim appears so blue, brother.
Don't take the dollar it'll make fool of you
Caution against accepting money that may deceive you.
Stand up get counted, brother, tear this statue down
Encouragement to stand up, be recognized, and challenge authority.
When it gets rowdy Donna lets her hair hang down
Donna becomes uninhibited when things become lively.
I see the future in your dilated eyes
Perceiving the future through dilated eyes.
I can't keep running when there's no place left to hide
Unable to keep avoiding problems with nowhere left to hide.
I can't keep running, I can't keep
Reiteration of the inability to keep running from troubles.
I can't keep running, I can't keep
-I can't keep running, I can't keep
-I can't keep running when there's trouble on my mind
The challenge of facing trouble when it occupies the mind.
They call you prodigal
You're labeled as prodigal.
They call you wayward son
Termed as a wayward son.
Unload that rifle, you don't have to shoot that gun
Advising against using violence, putting down a weapon.
I see the sunset through the shadow on their eyes
Observing a sunset through the shadow in others' eyes.
They send our children to defend the bottom line
Children sent to defend financial interests.
I taste the tear gas
Experiencing the effects of tear gas.
Wash the pepper from my eye
Rinsing pepper from the eyes after a confrontation.
When it gets rowdy, I stand by the Donna's side
Standing alongside Donna when things become chaotic.
She'll lay a curse down on the prideful and the damned
Donna has the power to curse the prideful and the damned.
I can't keep running, till I know which son I am
Unable to keep running until understanding one's identity.
I can't keep running, I can't keep
Reiteration of the inability to keep running from troubles.
I can't keep running, I can't keep
-I can't keep running, I can't keep
-I can't keep running when there's trouble on my mind
The challenge of facing trouble when it occupies the mind.
I can't keep running, I can't keep
Reiteration of the inability to keep running from troubles.
I can't keep running, I can't keep
-I can't keep running, I can't keep
-I can't keep running when there's trouble on my mind
The challenge of facing trouble when it occupies the mind.
They'll call you sinner, they will call you alien
You'll be called a sinner or alien.
Spit at your children for the color of your skin
People may mistreat your children based on their skin color.
They'll brandish weapons to defend their valiant cause
People may resort to violence to defend what they see as just.
I can't keep running, till I know that trouble's gone
Unable to keep running until assured that trouble has dissipated.
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