Nation at War

I've tried to find my way, through the fire and flames To shine a light on the darkest of days Yes the city of angels, a house painted white The battle we lose but the war we shall fight And you know that I can see A nation torn by our democracy Yes I can attest, the civil unrest A nation longing to be free Waving the white flag, we try to call a truce Building the mantle while they tie the noose We're at war with ourselves, with everything we can We can't even decide if we can smoke on our land Whether we own guns, or if the sick should be healed Whether gays are people and what holidays are real Whether cops are punished when they kill the wrong man Whether other lives matter even though we're all man As a people we must rise up to The left and right and their financed views These are the things we must learn to learn ourselves If we continue to follow our television screens And criticise our brothers for the lives that they lead We will stay a nation at war with itself Nowhere for me to turn All I see is the sight No matter the morals we all much be right It's this mentality that has sunken the ship Who gave you the handbook on how one should live And I know that it must be oh too much trouble for you to believe We're not all the same, we have our own minds, If you don't focus on yourself then you'll never be free As a people we must rise up to The left and right and their financed views These are the things we must learn to learn ourselves If we continue to follow our television screens And criticise our brothers for the lives that they lead We will stay a nation at war with itself