Alexipharmic - American lyrics

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Rich get richer and the poor stay stuck

And in the big picture we all turn to dust

All of us claim the system's corrupt

And all of us scream "In God We Trust"

Open your eyes on the American Dream

Where the sun beams on the beauty between

On the roots that make this whole life pristine

Corner to the countryside, peasants to kings

40 some million stonewalled from health care

Liberal millionaires advocating welfare

Pro-life "rights" supporting capital punishment

And apathetic college kids who whine about the government

Rich get richer and the poor stay stuck

And in the big picture we all turn to dust

All of us claim the system's corrupt

And all of us scream "In God We Trust"

Born from the blood, sweat, and tears of immigrants

And the stardust that gave us our innocence

The downfall's the colossus of war

Where we don't have a clue what the hell we're fighting for

How many more Atefahs is it gonna take?

Until we awake and realize that hate

Ain't our necessary fate and take responsibility

For the world we wanna create, it's not a sin to be

Whatever you are - don't be a wannabe

All you gotta do is be what you wanna be

And bend with the shots in a land where Tarantino's

Deified and sex is evil

I'd rather have my kid make love for a living

That's a lot better than making a living killing

How we treat our troops' homecoming is evidence

We need to go back to holding memories like elephants

Rich get richer... poor stay stuck

We all turn to dust... In God We Trust