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Phoolan Devi was a warrior from India. She was sold into slavery, gang raped at a young age, and would later rise up and win election to Parliament in India. Then, one tragic afternoon on July 25th, 2003, Phoolan Devi was gunned down by the very men who oppressed her all her life. This song is a tribute to her.

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she was only eleven years old
when she was sold into slavery
at the age of 15, she was gang raped
again, and again, and again
so, she took up arms
and hunted down the mauraderous of her youth
can you blame her?
can you blame her?
can you blame her?
can you blame her?

ah…yeah, oh woah.
yeah, oh, yeah.

i, phoolan devi
i, phoolan devi

they sentenced her
to eleven years of jail
after gunning down everyone
in her tribe
she did her time
so they set her free
and she went on a rampage of democracy.

i, phoolan devi
i, phoolan devi

they came one day
in the broad daylight
and they gunned down our sister across the sea
our sister across the sea
oh, yeah, oh, yeah…oh, yeah.

armed with a gun
or a ballot box
it don’t really matter
‘cause they hated her all along
they hated her all along
they hated her all along
they hated her all along
they hated her all along
they hated her all along

i, phoolan devi
i, phoolan devi

yeah.

her pyre burns
her pyre burns
don’t let it burn in vain
don’t let it burn in vain
don’t let it burn in vaaaaaa yayyyayyya in

i, phoolan devi
i, phoolan devi

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from a little too hard is​…​not so soft, released December 28, 2001

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Amrit Kohli Detroit, Michigan

From the East African genocides of Idi Amin to sexual persecution in the United States, activist-songwriter Amrit Kohli has experienced lifetimes of conflict in the mere decades under his belt. Seeking refuge in a new country as a child then becoming entangled in the battle for personal freedom as an adult would galvanize anyone to use their voice for the betterment of humankind. ... more

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