Written in 2017. Still valid in 2020, maybe moreso.
lyrics
Every time we open our ears and eyes as the day begins
No matter what we know as true or fact they dispute, always seem to win
This assault is more than blatant but they keep shouting we are lost
Trying to change the rules of reality with no mind to the cost
CHORUS
What can I say to my sleeping child
How do I explain this travesty
What will I tell them when this is through
There is so much but never enough to speak clear to
Lies are every thread in the fabric they’ve weaved
Drape themselves in the purple of old Roman kings
Though they think the facts have gone. “Good riddance,” they say,
“Some of your people have spoken here in the Good Ol’ US of A.”
CHORUS
When people years from now look back and write the book
This bullshit will still smell from all the “liberties” they took
You can’t keep tellin' me it’s raining when I see that yellow tinge
The world will keep on spinning no matter how this term does end
They don’t want us in their club for rich racist old white fucks
They’re gonna keep their money, we keep their debt, “sorry about your luck”
But my voice isn’t silent as I stand here right now
The voice of my brothers and sisters can still ring true out loud
CHORUS
We stand for truth, justice (and) the American way.
The Captain America that I remember punched Nazis every day
We will not let your gaslight guide us on our way (through our day?)
We the people stand together here in the good ol’ US of A
credits
from Here From There,
released April 9, 2021
Chris Falcon – Vocals and Guitars
Chris Fordyce – Electric and Upright Bass
Dan Tripp – Drums and Percussion
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