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lunasun

(21,646 posts)
Thu Apr 4, 2013, 09:43 AM Apr 2013

Time To Fight Back song (Chicago school closings and the protests)


Farmer said he came up with the idea to write a battle hymn of sorts Sunday morning, nailed down the lyrics that night and recorded "It's Time To Stand Up" on Monday.

"Now it's Tuesday, and the song's out there," Farmer said.

Farmer, too, is out there, making his way to Washington, D.C., this week to attend a four-day education rally called "Occupy the Department of Education," where he's scheduled to speak on Saturday.

The D.C. event is being heralded as a "battle for public schools" and includes a scheduled march on the White House on Saturday.

The mayor's office did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Matt Farmer

Musician and activist Matt Farmer
(Matt Farmer)

Lyrics:

"It's Time To Fight Back!" (words and music by Matt Farmer)

Nine times six
Fifty-four
Schools gettin' closed
Like never before
It's the most school closings
In history
But it ain't no
Scooby-Doo mystery
Gonna clear out
The neighborhood
Keep people movin' out
To Harvey and Maywood
Rippin' out
Community anchors
Push out the poor kids
Bring on the bankers
Where was Rahm
When the deal got done?
Out skiing
In the Utah sun
These are your schools, Chicago
And it's time to stand up
CHORUS
You've got to stand up
And show him who you are
It's time to fight back
Rahm has gone too far

Progressive poseur
Walkin' bulldozer
Union bustin'
Grade school closer
9.5
Landed a quick jab
South Side, West Side
It's a land grab
Lookin' for a tax base
Maybe a white face
All-out crisis
That he won't let go to waste
Runnin' schools
With the help of the fat cats
Treatin' poor kids
Like they were lab rats
These are your schools, Chicago
Tell 'em what to do, G
CHORUS
You've got to stand up
And show him who you are
It's time to fight back
Rahm has gone too far
Mad about the strike
So now he's strikin' back
Bully with a big stick
Hittin' the brown and black
Movin' kids
Like Monopoly pieces
Same old games
Class size increases
When you fight back
Rahm's like a rich dad
Tryin' to buy you off
With a brand new iPad
Air conditioning
For when you get hot
Got his fingers crossed
That you don't get shot
These are your schools, Chicago
Tell 'em what to do, G

CHORUS
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Time To Fight Back song (Chicago school closings and the protests) (Original Post) lunasun Apr 2013 OP
K&R.... Earlier I was listening to the Chicago teacher union President talk about all the Gangs midnight Apr 2013 #1

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1. K&R.... Earlier I was listening to the Chicago teacher union President talk about all the Gangs
Thu Apr 4, 2013, 01:08 PM
Apr 2013

that made moving these kids more dangerous....




Also schools help keep property values up and neighborhoods stronger...

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