Monument

by Pete Mancini

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Thank you to everyone who donated to the various causes this song was recorded to support. To hear Matthew Grimm's version of Monument, visit matthewgrimm.hearnow.com

lyrics

There's a torchbearer marching
with shield and sword
he's angry at his brother
he's angry at the lord
There's hate on his tongue
and a rifle in his hand
we don't need a monument
to that kind of man
we don't need a monument
to that kind of man

The congressman prays
He sticks to his guns
sleeping safely on the hill
when the work days done
There’s a graft in his pocket
a Bible in his hand
we don't need a monument
to that kind of man
we don't need a monument
to that kind of man

There's a lady in the harbor
a monument to tempest-tossed
millions upon millions came here
yearning to breathe free
All the men you now bow down to
would snuff her light forever,
burn down everything those people built
and call the smoking embers 'peace'

The king of the world
wears a cap for a crown
says rapists and criminals
are living in your town
he vows to build a wall
and turn the country red
Rip children from their mothers
While they're sleeping in their beds
there's hate in his heart
a cell phone in his hand
we don't need a monument
to that kind of man
We don't need a monument
To that kind of man

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released November 5, 2018
Pete Mancini - Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica

Words and music by Pete Mancini (Milkman Paperboy, ASCAP) and Matthew Grimm (Grimm Reality Music, ASCAP)
Recorded and mixed at the Homestead by James Commonwealth
Mastered by Scott Simon
Artwork by Scott Simon

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