Kumbaya, for fuck’s sake.
It’s just science.
May 13, 2017
I need to write about so many things: Carrying the Paul Ryan sign for the day on Tuesday, and the reactions it provoked; how incredibly specifically informed people are right now, how much they want to express their incredulity over the brazenness of the corruption and how long it’s taking to prosecute. Then there’s the two “get a load of her” guys on the subway uptown today — I’m not even playing anymore.
Kumbaya, the president fired James Comey because he’s guilty as shit, kumbaya
Kumbaya, today he met with the Russians at the White House and didn’t allow any press, kumbaya
Kumbaya, his attorney general lied about Russia under oath, kumbaya…
My deal is, if you look away, I will stop singing. But if you try to stare me down, I am just going to get louder and smile wider. I say to a young woman who’s smiling supportively from a nearby seat, “This song goes on and on. I have verses until 125th Street.”
He said the Constitution is bad, kumbaya
He doesn’t believe in a free press, kumbaya
He wants to restrict your right to protest, kumbaya
This thing is devolving into fascism pretty quickly, kumbaya
He’s a coward, a tyrant, a draft-dodging cheat
He contradicts himself every day
Everybody around him is crooked, rich, and/or racist
He’s making money on real estate and auctioning visas to rich Chinese people
He can’t keep his own lies straight
Our allies hate us now
The whole world thinks this is a disaster
I’ve been doing this for four months now
People are angry and sick of this shit
We will fight him every single day
Kumbaya
I haven’t devoted time to writing about this, so I’m behind –so many encounters to record, so many thoughts on those encounters, so much love for the people of my city. So many verses of this song to sing. Four months worth of verses. I didn’t think I’d be singing for so long, but I’m not quitting now, not when we’re so close to getting him out. I have verses to 125th Street, and beyond.
Even your HMO won’t deny this!
(To read Kumbaya, Motherfucker in chronological order, click here.)