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The Death of Rachel Corrie

from Falasteen Habibti by David Rovics

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The Death of Rachel Corrie

When she sat down in the dirt in front of your machine
A lovely woman dressed in orange, you in military green
If you had met her in Jerusalem you might have asked her on a date
But here you were in Gaza rolling towards the gate

As your foot went to the floor did you recall her eyes
Did her gaze remind you that you've become what you despise
As you rolled on towards this woman and ignored all the shouts to stop
Did you feel a shred of doubt as you watched her body drop

And as your Caterpillar tracks upon her body pressed
With twenty tons of deadly force, crushed the bones within her chest
Could you feel the contours of her face as you took her life away
Did you serve your country well on that cool spring day

And when you went back across the Green Line – back to the open shore
Did you think that this was just another day in a dirty war
And when you looked out on the water did you feel an empty void
Or was it just one more life you've taken, one more home destroyed

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from Falasteen Habibti, released July 30, 2014

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