Written on the passage of proposition 187 and on the anniversary of Kristalnacht
(On November 8, 1994 voters in California voted to prohibit undocumented immigrants from using public services, schools and health care. In 938, Herschel Grynszpan killed a German diplomat in reaction to a decision to deport all Polish Jews. Kristalnacht, (November 9 1938), the night of broken glass, resulted in the death of 99 Jews, the destruction of Jewish property and close to 300 synagogs, and the deportation of as many as 30000 Jews to concentration camps.)
The fog horns went off, sending warning signals through her head.
Genocide alert!
Genocide alert!
You must now register yourself down at city hall or you do not exist
You must now register yourself down at city hall
we will decide if you exist
The fog horns went off
The fog horns went off
sending shivers through her skin
down her spine
through her belly
The sirens went off
The sirens went off blasting their warning,
sounding their call
You do not belong here
You are blocking our destiny
You must go back to your bush
your cave
your rock
The fog horns went off
The fog horns went off
As if to purify the night air
As if to settle the dust
that draped itself over the cities
Glass shattered
crashing, as if splattered on the pavement
it could put food in their bellies
hope in their hearts
Heads crack like crystal
Hopes line the pavement
The sirens went off, the search lights sputtered
In search of them
In search of them
They are relegating you
They are relegating you
The buses are over here
The trains are over here
We give you your one way ticket
We give you your one way ticket
Your new destinations.
You are blocking our destiny
-Single file
-Your own good
-A gentle transition
We are relocating you
We have relocated you
Genocide alert! genocide alert!
