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Haymarket Riots

from Standing Strong by Squared Off

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IT'S 8 O' CLOCK ON A VERY QUITE NIGHT AND THEY GATHERED ON RANDOLPH ST.
1886 A CHAPTER OF UNITY
THE DYING BRIDGE OF CAPITAL & LABOR
THE WORKERS ASSEMBLE A STRIKE! STRIKE! STRIKE!
THE CHICAGO RIOTS A WORKING CLASS STORY

chorus:
THEY REPRESENT THE COLORS OF THE BLACK AND RED
WAS THE BATTLE FOR THEIR LIBERTY
IT WAS THE HAYMARKET RIOTS WE FIGHT TO THE END
AND THE BEGINNING OF ALL EQUALITY

THE "Y" WAS THE SIGN FOR ALL ARMED MEN
AND RUNE FOR THE REVOLUTION
SO ANARCHIST ASSEMBLED A MASS CAMPAIGN
300 OR MORE CALL OUT TO REVENGE
TO ARMS ALL THE WORKING MEN
AND THE BOMB EXPLOSION THAT CHANGED OUR HISTORY

Chorus:

THEY CALLED IT A CRIME. WE CALLED IT AVENGE
THE TRIALS OF THE CENTURY
CHICAGOAN’S WILL RISE AND STRIKE FOR ALL THEIR MEN
THE STORY CONTINUES TO THE BITTER END
TO ALL OF THE WORKING CLASS
JUST REMEMBER THAT BOMB THAT CHANGE OUR HISTORY

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from Standing Strong, released August 15, 2005

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Squared Off Chicago, Illinois

Squared Off is a 4-piece street punk band hailing from Chicago IL. Since 1996, Squared Off has been playing in small basements, local dive bars and large touring venues. These guys bring out some of punk’s forgotten ideals of brotherhood, pride, and the words of the working class. Squared Off’s music gives you the sense of kinship with the understanding of the struggles of society today. ... more

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