I come from behind the orange curtain
To the forefront of the dream unveiled
All the dreams of stories I grew up learning
Were of slave ships already sailed
To wasted lands as barren as the captains were certain
That no greater good could derive from sharing
Because compassion wasn't in fashion
Made sport of giraffe necks' throat slashing
But the tears buried i…
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