Story Behind The Song

Based on the Crenshaw Slave House incident in Illinois, where even though slavery was illegal, a man by the name of Crenshaw captured runaway slaves, bred them and then sold them back to slave states.

Song Description

Throbbing dark blues told from the point of view a slave forced to impregnate many women and girls. Struggles with his blame in the situation. True historical story.

Lyrics

I am Robert, I am a man, I am a slave, I am livestock
three hundred children, share my flesh, with my strong seed, they will draw wealth, for the man, who sleeps in, luxery, below

They push in my cell, the wife of, a fellow slave
he is weak, and shall not breed, they maimed him,
yesterday, and he still whimpers, now in a cell, eight feet away
And now he must hear his wife with me
in an act he'll never, know again

And now they give me, a 12 year-old, the child still, in her face, tonight it will, marry, sorrow
She is a virgin and she will bleed
her blood belongs not to me
but too a man on the horizon
she must explain of this night
and her blood will cry out,
from this wooden floor

And what of me?
can i find grace from my deeds?
These sins I choose to do
should i refuse and go with God ?

years have passed, and now I am free, but not from my, yesterday, man

I see many children, and wonder if, they are of me

I dremt Jesus walked up to my shack
and sat with me on my porch
ya should've seen his lovin' eyes
said "leave your burdens with me"
embraced my achin' back
kissed my leathered cheek
and was on His way
Praise the Lord of foregiveness
for i am finally free

Playlist Creator	Playlist Name	Date Added
synapse trap	Laptop root cellar	5/9/2012