I was born in the long winter as the summer of love approached
When we traded truth for lies like peace love dope
As we fought a war across the sea to combat the communist
Never noticing the infiltration and it may destroy us yet
We said goodbye to God here, in 1963
And about a decade later, said you could murder legally
So we've lived the last five decades with life itself negotiable
So why complain when our leaders say that you’re non essential?
They shoot a black kid in broad daylight & then the internet explodes
So we can all act self righteous and prove true that love grows cold
It's just the mask that we all hide behind see our outrage and weeping
And we'll pray to our version of god that we don't really believe in
And our money says in God we trust
But it's clear that this is rarely true
You say three trillion bucks to survive the virus
But I say you're robbing our children to do it
We’ve thrown our hymn books in the ocean, traded pulpits for smoke machines
While the true believers argue about the most meaningless things
Do you really think it matters how and when they were baptized?
When you meet those folks in heaven I bet you will be surprised
Those politicians still make speeches while the media genuflects
They exaggerate the issues without an ounce of self-respect
So self-assured but haven’t we given them all their power
I wonder what would happen if we ignored them just one hour
Well my phone’s a spy & my throat is dry from shouting at your wall
Perhaps we should just put down facebook & write letters or make calls
Well every day it seems this place has become a little more like jail
You know I haven’t needed saving for quite some time this will fail
And our money says in God we trust
But it’s clear that this is rarely true
You say three trillion bucks to survive the virus
But I say you’re robbing our children to do it
You say all men are equal, all men our brothers
But what about the ones still inside their mothers
Don’t ask me the answer I’ve only got one
That a man leaves His darkness when he follows the Son
The Great American Sequel
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