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Body Ablaze

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On February 25, 2024, Aaron Bushnell, a 25-year-old serviceman of the United States Air Force, died after setting himself on fire outside the front gate of the Embassy of Israel in Washington, D.C. Immediately before the act, which was live-streamed on Twitch, Bushnell said that he was protesting against "what people have been experiencing in Palestine at the hands of their colonizers" and declared that he "will no longer be complicit in genocide", after which he doused himself with a flammable liquid and set himself on fire.

R.I.P. to Aaron Bushnell, as well as the countless Palestinians murdered at the hands of the Israeli occupation.

lyrics

I was a soldier, I was built for bowing down
Droppin' to my knees and worshipin' the sound
Of bombs droppin' overhead and screams in the haze
I will set my body ablaze

I was a soldier, never thought I'd done no wrong
Come to find I've been workin' for the devil all along
I'll take back my arms, I will sing you no praise
I will set my body ablaze

I was a soldier, but now I am set free
Free from all your crimes against humanity
All mothers and their children all buried with no graves
I will set my body ablaze

I was a soldier, I was built for bowing down
Dropping to my knees and worshiping the sound
Of lyin' politicians sayin' it oughtta be this way
I will set my body ablaze

I was a soldier, but now I am set free
Free until the end of my days
Cuz my governments decided this is how it's gonna be
I will set my body ablaze

credits

released February 26, 2025
Margot Dogwater - vocals, banjo, guitar
Isaiah Sibi - guitar
Orion Spencer-Speirer - banjolele

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Futchdog Lawrence, Kansas

Margot "Maud" Anthrax Ulysses Dogwater, aka Futchdog

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