An American Lie

In the land of the free and home of the brave Hand over heart pledging to our own grave There are too many wrongs that can never be named From one knee to our feet An American lie On any American night Well tell me how you sleep When he says I can't breathe? Shut it down and start it over There's a story still to tell How many have to die You can't deny evil's alive and well The clock moves a little slower When you're counting down your time Look this ignorance in the eyes It won't be just another lost life There won't be any peace Till there is justice we Can't waste another day Wishing that this will go away To any mother's ears From any child's tears A universal cry It's what it means to be alive So deny An untimely time to die These are all of our problems Only together will we solve them Shut it down and start it over There's a story still to tell How many have to die You can't deny evil's alive and well The clock moves a little slower When you're counting down your time Look this ignorance in the eyes It won't be just another lost life Look this ignorance in the eyes It won't be just another lost life