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Tear 'Em Down

by The High Divers

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This song was written in response to the Charleston Mother Emanuel A.M.E. Church shooting on June 17th, 2015. Clementa C. Pinckney, 41; Cynthia Graham Hurd, 54; Susie J. Jackson, 87; DePayne Vontrease Middleton-Doctor, 49; Tywanza Kibwe Diop Sanders, 26; Daniel Lee Simmons Sr., 74; Sharonda Coleman-Singleton, 45, and Myra Singleton Quarles Thompson, 59 were all killed when a white supremacist opened fire on a bible study that welcomed the shooter into the group. Three others survived: Felicia Sanders, her granddaughter, and Polly Sheppard.

We believe this country should take swift action against the glorification of The Confederacy and white supremacy, as well as looking at ways to dismantle the systemic racism that has become so deeply rooted into the fabric of this country.

All of the proceeds of this song will be donated towards The Charity Foundation based out of Charleston, SC. www.charityfoundationlh.org

lyrics

***Explicit***
The past is closer than it appears
I can see It in my rearview mirror
That statue standing down in the park with stone eyes that watch the town grown dark

Mother Emanuel's got flowers outside
That little fucker came and took their lives
He thought that all the hate within his heart would go on to tear the world apart

But look who's crying now
That rebel flag is coming down
No more will it fly from the grounds
All around the South, Tear 'Em Down

There's people yelling down in the streets
Confederate children look a lot like me
Could be related but I can't conceive
Of all the bullshit that they've come to believe

But look who's crying now
That rebel flag is coming down
No more will it fly from the grounds
All around the South, Tear 'Em Down

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released June 18, 2020
Produced by Sadler Vaden
Engineered by Jeremy Ferguson (Battle Tapes, Nashville)
Mixed by Andy Dixon
Mastered by Richard Dodd
Written by Luke Mitchell

Luke Mitchell: Lead Vocals, Guitar, Background Vocals
Mary Alice Mitchell: Organ, Piano, Background Vocals
Kevin Early: Bass
Julius DeAngelis: Drums
Sadler Vaden: Guitar

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The High Divers have been covered by Paste, Performer Magazine, KDHX, practically every outlet in their hometown of Charleston and are consistently named one of the best bands in South Carolina. Now, with their new Sadler Vaden-produced EP, Ride with You — an emotion-clad and wholly triumphant project — this four-piece are poised to break out on a national scale. ... more

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