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This song comes from the album, The Better Angels of Our Nature. The song tells of the months leading up to the start of the American Civil War and the tensions that began mounting throughout the country.

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senator sumner
you got your wish
came tumbling down
in the form of a cane
and the boys in the chamber
they're calling for more blood
the folks out in kansas can't get a break
from the rain

won't you ask them unions
bout their flaming heart
bout their flaming heart
oh lord
and ask them rebels
who they tear apart
who they tear apart
for Dixie

from the shores down in Georgia
to the Rio Grande
blood will be spilled to cover this land
and the boys out in the fields
crying her name
all of these things will make it a shame
what a crying shame

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from The Better Angels of our Nature, track released January 3, 2014

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The Band of Rivals Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Five musicians from seemingly unrelated genres of expertise come together to make The Band of Rivals. Since 2012 the quintet has succeeded in blending the rich traditions of American Folk music with more contemporary forms of jazz, rock, and blues. Lyrically their songs tell tales of loss, redemption and are also deeply historical and influenced by classic literature. ... more

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