"South Carolina (Barnwell)" lyrics - GIL SCOTT-HERON

I heard they're building a factory down in South Carolina
With a death potential that's uncontrolled by government designers
They would house atomic waste and be a constant reminder
That they got a great big time bomb tickin' in South Carolina

Said whatever happened to the protests and the rage?
Whatever happened to the voices of the sane?
Whatever happened to the people that gave a damn
Didn't they just apply to die in the jungle of Vietnam

Said they're building a great big factory down in South Carolina
And the trains will roll cross country with their cargo behind 'em
They could take a million lives, my brother, need I remind you
And they got no respect for human life in South Carolina

Said whatever happened to the protests and the rage?
And whatever happened to the voices of the sane?
And whatever happened to the people that gave a damn
And didn't they just apply to die in the jungle of Vietnam I wonder

I heard they're building a factory down in South Carolina
And the trains will roll on through here with their cargo behind 'em
They could take a million lives, see woman now, need I remind you
That they got a great big time bomb tick-tick-tickin' in South Carolina

Said whatever happened to the protests and the rage?
Whatever happened to the voices of the sane?
Whatever happened to the people who gave a damn
Didn't they just apply to die in the jungle of Vietnam

Talkin' bout South Carolina
Thinkin' bout South Carolina
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