Red Neck War-Byzantine

[ti:Redneck War] [ar:Byzantine] [al:And They Shall Take Up Serpent] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Red Neck War - Byzantine [01:21.88]Many a man bear the scars [01:23.57] [01:24.56]Of laboring to pay a toll [01:26.51] [01:27.57]They lie just to exploit [01:29.82]Our miners and hell bent to export our coal [01:33.69] [01:34.25]Come step into our territory [01:37.50]And our laws you shall not adhere [01:39.63] [01:40.82]They're gaining control through [01:42.94]The voting and bribery built on your fear [01:46.19] [01:48.88]Lay down the bible and take up the rifle [01:53.07] [01:54.94]Our blood runs thick down [01:57.13] [01:57.70]The banks of the crooked creek [01:59.38] [02:12.68]These grass roots have all been [02:14.18] [02:16.29]Tilled for generations next in line [02:17.91] [02:18.91]Our heaven will never be filled [02:20.85] [02:22.10]While death overfloweth the mines [02:24.16] [02:25.35]The backs that break under the [02:27.72]Strain of burdens brought on by their lives [02:30.97] [02:32.10]Are put out to fend off the rain [02:34.29] [02:37.59]Oppression that cuts like a knife [02:39.66] [02:40.41]Lay down the bible and take up the rifle [02:44.09] [02:45.59]Our blood runs thick down [02:49.16]The banks of the crooked creek [02:50.00] [03:30.49]Let's war [03:46.93]Take up arms for your mother [03:48.99]There is nothing to lose [03:50.61] [03:52.05]Around the necks the union [03:53.36] [03:55.63]Symbol hangs like a noose [03:56.94] [04:12.59]It is autumn on the mountain [04:14.34] [04:15.77]And a Chafin is to fall [04:16.95] [04:18.57]Charged with murderous treason [04:20.20] [04:22.02]Harding declares martial law [04:23.46] [04:59.47]Lay down the bible and take up the rifle [05:03.04] [05:05.16]Our blood runs thick down [05:07.04] [05:08.04]The banks of the crooked cree