RAPE IN MEMPHIS

The wire broke the news about a rape in Memphis

And I was a boy confused too young to witness

But the T.V. explained it soon enough

By sellin’ Bibles with his pictures on the cross instead of Jesus

They come from all over to watch a rape in Memphis

No need to be sober you might see where the truth is

There are thousands that look and move and sing

And they say they got permission straight from heaven directly from the King

Ain’t no grace in this land I see a rape in Memphis

And dollars just change hands his best friend checks the price list

And the woman that said she loved him but they never met

Sales her story to some rag for ten thousand dollars or anything she can get

Disciples line the streets near the rape in Memphis

And hearts skip a beat at the mere mention

And they all know his name but they ain’t quite sure of the man

So they buy his pictures and trinkets and locks of his hair to prove they’re his biggest fans

The walls whisper around the rape in Memphis

You can’t hear the music even when you listen

And once a boy stood here so inspired

Now I’ve grown up to watch the Shylockes piss on the flames that set the world on fire

The wire broke the news about a rape in Memphis

words and music by David Bell