July Eighth
It was a Tuesday a terrible Tuesday the wind blew as it was suppose to as they told us it would
It was a Tuesday a terrible Tuesday the wind blew as it was suppose to as they told us it would
wooden houses dry grass didn't stand a chance
water for the rich, drought for the poor
the heat the wind the apocalypse
the dismay the hate that smeared the kill be or be killed
he zoomed by on a dirt bike after moving his boat and I was stuck to die in this car (or my car)
the dismay the hate that smeared the kill be or be killed
he zoomed by on a dirt bike after moving his boat and I was stuck to die in this car (or my car)
as the cloud engulfed us and everything turned black
a coffin on Front Street
(Pre-Chorus or chorus) August slipped away like a moment of time, this life was never mine
he speaks to the pictures on the fridge asking if they are alive to please come home
please send a sign
she can't stop crying, they will get away with it all watch and see
the liars and thieves the speculator the investor the builder the wrecker
Chorus: am I dead mon, yes mon
have I died here, yes mon
will I rise here, yes mon
will they build here, yes mon
they tell stories about Hallows Eve when people would walk up and down this street
in costumes sometimes naked come say hello to my grave
green grass of the golf course
the breadfruit that once grew the pond that once was
a woman wearing slippers walks through the ashes of her home
it's probably the only shoes she owns
you were flown here I was grown here
I don't own here, I just died here
it is what it is
it's fucking unbelievable that's what it is
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"MAALAEA — Walking along the shoulder of Honoapiilani Highway, a man shouts at a caravan of cars ferrying Gov. Josh Green and FEMA officials into Lahaina town on Saturday morning.
“I know this is a f—— motorcade!” he yells. “Open it up!”" Excerpt from an article titled, ""Placard system aims to answer West Maui’s access woes". Program rolls out today; cards can be obtained at Napili, Keopuolani parks." The placard program lasted 4 hours because people couldn't help themselves and walked amongst the dead.
11:30 a.m.
"The Maui Police Department announced as of about 11:22 a.m. today that the placard program for travel into West Maui has been suspended due to overwhelming demand from “non-essential individuals” and non-Maui residents."
Articles:
Mauinews.com/news/local-news/2023/08/placard-system-aims-to-answer-west-mauis-access-woes/ by Colleen Uechi, August 14, 2023. The Maui News.
An updated blog about Maui: staradvertiser.com/2023/08/14/breaking-news/aid-pours-into-maui-as-search-for-victims-continues-in-lahaina/ The Honolulu Star Advertiser.
