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The Greater Crime

from Trigger Warning by The Songs of Tom Smith

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Jammed his fingers I knew it was fraudulent
Did it at home I still signed the documents
Corroborated he sustained a work injury
Joined the Brotherhood at the Academy.

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Respect the unwritten rules
Sustain the greater crime

Beaten to death a homosexual
Police statement, his murder was destiny
Personal choice your sexual preference
Suspects arrested we took no evidence

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Do I have to be a racist, do I have to be a homophobe
Do I have to think you’re all scum
Don’t wanna be chased out, be disowned
I don’t wanna be shunned

Minor offences like public drunkenness (Aboriginals)
Resist arrest there was kicking and a punching up
In the end it doesn’t matter how he died
Easy enough to make it look like suicide

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I got hold of the evidence on video (I could go to gaol)
What amounts to murder I leaked it to the media
Offending officers transferred to another town
The Brotherhood closed ranks around me

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I don’t wanna be shunned – sustain the greater crime

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from Trigger Warning, released July 25, 2020

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The Songs of Tom Smith Brisbane, Australia

The Songs of Tom Smith is a recording and performance project created by Tom in 2012. It has a large pool of musicians across Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide.

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