Текст песни The Lonesome Death of Rachel Corrie - Billy Bragg
An
Israeli
bulldozer
killed
poor
Rachel
Corrie
As
she
stood
in
its
path
in
the
township
of
Rafah
She
lost
her
young
life
in
an
act
of
compassion
Trying
to
protect
the
poor
people
of
Gaza
Whose
homes
are
destroyed
by
tank
shells
and
bulldozers
And
whose
plight
is
exploited
by
suicide
bombers
Who
kill
in
the
name
of
the
people
of
Gaza
But
Rachel
Corrie
believed
in
non-violent
resistance
Put
herself
in
harm's
way
as
a
shield
of
the
people
And
paid
with
her
life
in
a
manner
most
brutal
But
you
who
philosophise
disgrace
and
criticise
all
fears
Take
the
rag
away
from
your
face
Now
ain't
the
time
for
your
tears
Rachel
Corrie
had
23
years
She
was
born
in
the
town
of
Olympia,
Washington
A
skinny,
messy,
list-making
chain-smoker
Who
volunteered
to
protect
the
Palestinian
people
Who
had
become
non-persons
in
the
eyes
of
the
media
So
that
people
were
suffering
and
no
one
was
seeing
Or
hearing
or
talking
or
caring
or
acting
And
the
horrible
math
of
the
awful
equation
That
brought
Rachel
Corrie
into
this
confrontation
Is
that
the
spilt
blood
of
a
single
American
Is
worth
more
than
the
blood
of
a
hundred
Palestinians
But
you
who
philosophise
disgrace
and
criticise
all
fears
Take
the
rag
away
from
your
face
'Cos
now
ain't
the
time
for
your
tears
The
artistic
director
of
a
New
York
theatre
Cancelled
a
play
based
on
Rachel's
writings
But
she
wasn't
a
bomber
or
a
killer
or
fighter
But
one
who
acted
in
the
spirit
of
the
Freedom
Riders
Is
there
no
place
for
such
a
voice
in
America
That
doesn't
conform
to
the
Fox
News
agenda?
Who
believes
in
non-violence
instead
of
brute
force
Who
is
willing
to
confront
the
might
of
an
army
Whose
passionate
beliefs
were
matched
by
her
bravery
And
the
question
she
asked
rings
out
round
the
world
If
America
is
truly
the
beacon
of
freedom
Then
how
can
it
stand
by
while
they
bring
down
the
curtain
And
turn
Rachel
Corrie
into
a
non-person?
Oh,
but
you
who
philosophise
disgrace
and
criticise
all
fears
Bury
the
rag
deep
in
your
face
'Cos
now
is
the
time
for
your
tears
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