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Lonnie's Last Stand - MNS MUSIC

MNS INFO: It is high time that the MNS co-founder Lonnie Earl Johnson was manifested in a song. Years ago Mad Nick Greger dedicated a chapter to Lonnie in my book ‘Man Against the Machine - Life in Captivity’: www.amazon.de/dp/B086PRLC1J Lonnie and Mad Nick Greger became pen pals when they were both in prison in 2005, Mad Nick in Germany and Lonnie on death row at Livingston Prison/Pulunsky Unit in Texas. In late 2006 after Mad Nick`s release from prison, he fulfilled a promise and travelled to Texas to visit Lonnie on death row where Lonnie was awaiting execution. It was Lonnie's vision to create a brotherhood dedicated body and soul to the fight for justice and the fight against tyranny when he ended his wish with the following words: ‘I just wish that every responsible and concerned person would step back regardless of race and gender and just take a closer look at what's really going on in the world today, and say enough is enough!’ Eight months after Mad Nick`s visit, Lonnie was strapped to a gurney on death row at Livingston Prison and executed by lethal injection. Another six months later, Lonnie's prosecutor was proven to have falsified evidence and sentenced an innocent man to death. Mad Nick was on a mission in Uganda when Lonnie, after 16 years on death row, was executed on 24 July 2007. On the same day, with the blessing of Ugandan Bishop Benjamin Ojwang, the brotherhood known today as MNS aka the "League of the extraordinary Gentlemen" was founded and has been fighting for justice and for the downtrodden ever since: www.mns-qs.org/services Here are the lyrics to the song that gives an insight into Loonie's story, so that this great friend and mentor will never be forgotten: Title: Lonnie's Last Stand In a cell where shadows creep, Lonnie Earl, he lost his sleep, Texas sun beating down like chains, A heart full of dreams, now washed in pain. Two souls gone in a desperate fight, But the truth was buried deep that night. Whispers echoed through the walls of stone, An innocent man standing all alone. Oh Lonnie, you were just a soldier at war, Fighting for your life on that prison floor. Corrupted hands wrote your fate with lies; They took away your freedom and left you to die. Injustice painted red across the skies Lonnie’s last stand was never goodbye. Mad Nick Society rallied round his name, Shouting from rooftops against the shame. But hope dimmed like the evening glow, As they watched their brother fade into woe. The jury’s gavel came crashing down hard; A puppet show played in a graveyard. With every tear that stained his face, He fought for truth in this wicked place. Oh Lonnie, you were just a soldier at war, Fighting for your life on that prison floor. Corrupted hands wrote your fate with lies; They took away your freedom and left you to die. Injustice painted red across the skies, Lonnie’s last stand was never goodbye. Now the stars shine bright over Texas plains; Echoes of laughter mixed with silent pains. Two lives lost but one still remains, In our hearts where justice wanes. Oh Lonnie, you were just a soldier at war, Fighting for your life on that prison floor. Corrupted hands wrote your fate with lies; They took away your freedom and left you to die. Injustice painted red across the skies Lonnie’s last stand was never goodbye. So raise a glass to those who fall For every hero fighting through it all. Lonnie Earl will forever inspire; His spirit burns like unquenchable fire!