Name: Postcard From Waco (Witness)
Duration: P00H05M59S
Description: Jesse Washington was hanged, dismembered and burned alive. His death was witnessed by the whole town of Waco, Texas in 1916. Sadly, his story remains relevant today.

Postcard From Waco (Witness)

by Alien Anomaly

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Jesse Washington was hanged, dismembered and burned alive. His death was witnessed by the whole town of Waco, Texas in 1916. Sadly, his story remains relevant today.

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In a Texas town, they cut the body down.
Under a Texas sky, they hanged him high.
In a Texas fire, they pulled him higher.
In a Texas sun, they watched his body burn.
And they put it on a postcard

They dragged him down to City Hall.
The kids left school, they watched it all.
His burning flesh, doused with oil,
His boiling blood soaked the soil.

And they left their jobs, the cops stood by
And they praised the lord, while they hanged him high.
And they took his bones and they kept his chains
And they took their time, while he writhed in pain.
And they put it on a postcard.

Let’s make that life matter.

They loved their wives and they lived their lives.
They worked their jobs. They worshipped god.
They stood their ground. They built their town.
Where they hanged him high in the Texas sky.
And they put it on a postcard

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released May 15, 2021
Lyrics : Rohan Lightfoot
Music : Rohan Lightfoot
Production : Jon Lister

Vocals : Justin Yeo
Guitar : Justin Yeo
Guitar : Ryan Thomas
Guitar : Chris Celis
Bass : Rohan Lightfoot
Drums : Jon Lister

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Alien Anomaly Singapore

An Alien artefact was discovered during the 2020 COVID lockdown.

It infected us with the virus of Alien rock.

Now it's our mission to infect the world.

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