We Almost Lost Detroit

from Boston Eats Its Young / Futur Pour Eux EP by Battery March

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Just thirty miles outside Detroit there stands a giant power station
Ticking while the city sleeps just seconds from annihilation
But no-one stopped to think about the sleepers
Or how they would survive
We almost lost Detroit this time

It stands out on the highway like a creature from another time
It inspires babies’ questions — “what’s that?” — for mothers as they ride
But no-one stopped to think about the babies
Or how they would survive
We almost lost Detroit this time

The sheriff of Monroe County had enough disasters on his mind
And what would Karen Silkwood say if she was still alive?
That when it comes to people’s lives and safety
Money wins out every single time
We almost lost Detroit this time

We’re gonna lose somewhere, sometime
They’re gonna chose somewhere, sometime

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from Boston Eats Its Young / Futur Pour Eux EP, released April 7, 2023

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