David Rovics put up this song– “Song for Bradley Manning”– in a great American tradition of the folk-hero ballad… Some lyrics below. H/t Ira Glunts.
Now Adrian Lamo has to live within his skin
He stabbed Bradley in the back, called the cops and turned him in
But not before the soldier took half a million files
If you printed all the pages they’d stretch on for miles
Evidence against the state right from the horse’s mouth
Machinations in the west, bombings in the south
A treasure trove of details for all the globe to see
How much they need to lie and kill for democracy
How many drone strikes have hit villages leaving everyone to die
They blamed on someone else, the official line, Not I
How many coups have been plotted by ambassadors who say
That free and fair elections be the order of the day
Now it’s all out on the table and everybody knows
The emperor is naked, he’s not wearing any clothes
