The Ableist - Early in May Lyrics

Last night I met Paul Robeson
He spoke softly by my bed
He whispered of our values
And those who paid for them
I said "but you're among them now"
In that booming voice he laughed
Oh how the living think of death

I found myself on Randolph between Halsted and Des Plains
There's something haunting being there that early in May
Don't you fucking tell me that this is all in vain
Guns and ropes may end our lives, but there will come a day

Young one you have much to learn
And much more yet to be
I retorted back at him about the world as it is
He cautioned me so sternly then
Do not be harnessed by your fear
A greater world lies ahead
Ignore what is currently

I stand freezing in the alley behind Hubbard and Clark St
What happened here still chills all these mid- November days
Don't you fucking tell me that this is all in vain
Guns and ropes may end our lives, but there will come a day

So to every global power heed the warning we emit
Our voices have grown louder than the ones you strangled then