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Trigger warning, describes in first person true story of police using torture methods on me and a fellow Rochesterian, the latter, Daniel Prude. He's dead for being Black, I'm alive for being white. From my forthcoming album 16/61, in which my sixty-one (ish) yr old self plays music that some part of was created by my sixteen (ish) yr old self. The only rule is sixteen-ish gets veto power, so whatever it is, it has to impress him.  Hope to have it finished before I have to rename it 17/71 ;)This is the first draft master and may not reflect the song that ends up on the album, although it will be pretty close so as to be hard to tell the difference.

Phonebook
Lyrics and Music, RIch Rath

who knew?
phonebook. 
It's not what it seems. 

For years I thought it was my fault,
must have been something I did
like have a psychotic break or
something, at least I'm
white or I'd be dead
Like say his name, 
Daniel Prude.
Same city, same police force, different day. 
off The deep end we go.

Below zero out --
freezing still inside.
Toilet ice weather.

Yanked out kleig lights
stripped naked by six cops
wrestled down pinned down
to the cold cement
one each per arm per leg.
Right leg lady cop.
Humiliation part of the plan,
laughing.
They all got off that night
for sure.

Number 5 stood on the ends
of my long hair
so I could still lift my head
just how they liked
I learned quick.
Cop 6 put a phone book on me
just below the ribs,
what the???

Torture lesson pay attention
billie club bam to the book
double up head bounce til
lights out to six cops laughing
made their shift
pure pain no marks....
Concussion 
Unconscious
While I ingest this injustice
WombTombDoom

Your restless ghosts
I know them all by name

Come to, who knows when,
windowless bars cement
and a board
naked cold alone
no pot to piss in
guard slid a blow me sandwich
moldy bread fuck you too.
Guard keys cell clanks
How long? how long?
here's your clothes
see the crooked judge
Brother to another
crooked cop.
case dismissed.
White kid
might have rich parents
Consider yourself lucky
and I for a long time did.
Didn't even get what we deserved,
which was was actually some care

Your restless ghosts
I know them all by name
I know where you've been
You did it again
Say his name: Daniel Prude
He was Black, now dead.
ruled police homicide, 
but grand jury blinked, nobody tried
nobody tried to help
cuz they are 7 armed cops and afraid.
Mental health problems endanger the ill but 
we're treated like danger and if 
you are a Black man, you might not be coming back man, still....
and I'm left here to tell
some predictive policing:
they're going to do it again
Unless we stop them. 
Watch them right back.
Teens can do it
Watch them right back
Say her name, too
Darnella Frazier

WOMB TOMB DOOM
Your restless ghosts, 
You can look them up: 
The Scacchetti bros for me,  then in 2020, misters Magri, Harris, Ricotta, Santiago, Specksgoor, Taladay, Vaughn. Afraid indeed. Torture and death. Fuck you all.  
Phonebook, not what it seems.  

For reference:

Carl Scacchetti, Tony too. Mike Magri Josey Harris, Paul Ricotta, Frank Santiago, Andie Specksgoor, Troy Taladay, Mark Vaughn.

16/61

phonebook

Phonebook

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