state of the union
pray for us
pray for us
excuses melted down
excuses melted down
we are lost
we are lost
excuses melted away
excuses melted away
in a country that once was a friend
in a country that once was a friend
pray for us
pray for us
smoking cigarettes again
smoking cigarettes again
sitting in church pews
sitting in church pews
now filled with red hats
now filled with red hats
who once marched to songs of freedom
who once marched to songs of freedom
pray for us
pray for us
vomiting hybrid pseudo tomatoes
vomiting hybrid pseudo tomatoes
this corporate earth has desecrated
this corporate earth has desecrated
left us prisoners
left us prisoners
alone
alone
in our room cells
in our room cells
in these streets
in these streets
cynical eyes following
cynical eyes following
hesitancy in our steps
hesitancy in our steps
distrustful of our colors
distrustful of our colors
in these streets
in these streets
mountains erode after the flood
mountains erode after the flood
we may be buried alive
we may be buried alive
without a sound
without a sound
but for silent rain
but for silent rain
falling on a lake
falling on a lake
hours drifting
hours drifting
pasting back together another day
pasting back together another day
pray for our deliverance
pray for our deliverance
from these gray streets
from these gray streets
and we will come to you heads bowed
and we will come to you heads bowed
unashamed
unashamed
for we are not a generation who fears the loneliness
for we are not a generation who fears the loneliness
and the struggle to resist
and the struggle to resist
this country that once was a friend
this country that once was a friend