"spade" by Ani DiFranco

(thanks Jacob, Sarah)
i will not lie down 
on the wrongful ground or play 
while it's still a radical sound
just to call a spade a spade  
dear friends, women and men  
please check my math once more  
in the totality of all war's history 
there's but one common denominator
the answer is in the intention
that lies behind the question
put that on your standardized multiple choice
i mean, how's this supposed to look to me
but half of divinity
out there trying to make harmony 
with only one voice  
  
you know i've got experience 
looking right past the obvious  
so i know what is so big and so close 
is always the hardest stuff 
for us to reckon with  
the hardest stuff to know 
  
dear friends, especially the women,
tell me are you up to the task? 
of turning the wheel on human history 
at long last
  
the answer is in the intention  
that lies behind the question
put that on your standardized multiple choice
i mean, how's this supposed to look to me
but half of divinity
out there trying to make harmony 
with only one voice  
  
i will not lie down 
on the wrongful ground or play 
while it's still a radical sound
just call a spade a spade 
  
dear friends, women and men  
what better time to face  
that we've been looking for 
the answer to war
in the wrong place  

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