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Class Traitor

from Class Traitor by Backdoor Frontman

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VERSE:
She was a hard workin girl with an ornery streak
But smart and sane and seemed responsible.
She was conventionally rebellious, traditionally kept telling us
The whiskey that she drank made her unique.

Her marriage unsustainable, she's plausibly attainable.
She had a car, no pets, and zero kids.
She was arguably adorable, became a bit deplorable.
She took a job responding to hate mail from drivers caught on camera
For a place that monetized victimless crimes.

CHORUS 1:
Became a... class traitor,
And I should hate her.
She says he should have followed the rules.

She’s a class traitor.
You should debate her.
She used to do the same things too.

And you’re a class traitor if you
imitate her,
and turn on folks because you’re paid to.

When you’ve been beaten by the system so you... evangelize
that conformance and obedience are somethings to be prized.
Well this is why we fell out, and
she should get the hell out, cuz
no one condemns a rebel like a former rebel sell-out.

GUITAR SOLO

CHORUS 2:
She’s a.. class traitor
And I should hate her.
She says he should have followed the rules.

She’s a class traitor
You should debate her.
She used to do the same things too.

And you’re a class traitor if you
imitate her,
and turn on folks because you’re paid to.

I hope you see the day when you... hesitate or doubt…
and see your misplaced loyalty forgotten by the royalty
you thought appreciated all the orders carried out,
but they’ll just punish insubordinance replace you with a fresh resource.

BRIDGE:
Drug tests to get a job are what you should be mad at.
It’s an invasion of your privacy because there’s the technology.
You’re picking the wrong enemy…
If you think the response should be…
Extending it to welfare seekers…
When all you do is en-rich… the testing company… owned by the governor’s wife.

CHORUS 3:
You’re a… class traitor.
You’re cops who beat up protestors
and hassle actual journalists who give voice to the powerless.

Class traitor
If you're calling to out whistleblowers
who risk their lives and job prospects to stand up to what’s wrong.

You’re a... class traitor
when you trust someone who claims he knows what god wants you to do.
If you... say the oppressed should just be civil or some brainwashed bullshit drivel,
you’ve been suckered by fake leaders trying to keep us all divided
so we fight among ourselves instead of joining for what’s right,
and they’ll keep their stolen wealth until we finally unite.

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from Class Traitor, released February 1, 2020
Written by Jason Musser

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