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Sisters

by Belladonna Ciao

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This is a song of love, mourning, hate, and freedom. I wrote it in my head shooting guns in the desert after losing a dear friend to transphobic violence, then spent months learning the banjo to be able to truly do the lyrics justice.

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C G
Another sister's name upon my wall
Dm F
Maybe this is just the life I chose
C G
I'll lay here trying not to lose it all
Dm F
Wondering how long until my signature
Am
Joins hers

[hold Am two bars]

C G
But why the fuck would I do it for them
Dm F
Just what they want psychological warfare I’ll
C G
Take this cold barrel out of my mouth point it
Dm F/C
Into the sky fill the night with folk music

C G Dm Am
Em G Am F

C G
Fuck your religion, fuck your opinions we’re
Dm F
Not gonna live in your christian dominion you
C G
Want to go back to some old mythical past but I’m
Dm F/c
older than written tradition.

C G
And I Know that
Dm F
nothing I do could ever bring her back So l
C G
Lay outside and I
Dm F
Look to the stars but the night’s painted black oh we
C G
Tried to mourn but you
Dm F
Took that from us so now what can we do we will


C G
Dress all in black and start lighting these pyres the
Dm F
Funeral’s not for her it’s fucking yours oh we
C G
Tried to remember now we will avenge her
Dm F/c
Brought hate into our home now we're burning your Rome

C G Dm Am
Em G Am F

C G
No more second chances no peace for you fascists
Dm F
No platforms no both-sides no place for your bullshit
C G
No time to be peaceful won't hold no more vigils
Dm F/C
Turn candles to cocktails set light to barricades we


C G
Won't go back to
Dm F
Hiding and waiting or assimilating we're
C G
Here to stay, oh
Dm F
Ancient and beautiful gods of creation you

C G
Tried and failed to
Dm F
End us or make us want to do it ourselves this
C G
Is our day no
Dm F/c
peace for remembrance now this is our day of revenge.

C G Dm Am
Em G Am F

C G Dm F
C G Dm F/c C

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released March 12, 2023

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