The Heart of America - FGFC820

When the weapons of mass destruction thing turned out to be not true,

I expected the American people to rise up.

Ha!

They didn’t

And now, it’s been discovered the executive branch has been conducting massive,

illegal, domestic surveillance on its own citizens.

You and me

Torture, warrantless search and seizure, illegal wiretappings

I object to government abusing its power to squash the constitutional freedoms

of its citizenry

And what I’m most sick and tired of is how every time somebody disagrees with

how the government is running things, he or she is labeled unAmerican

We take our orders from the evening news

Paper dolls with political views

Find religion on the radio

The more you listen, the more you know

Sell the lie in a new pop song

No one questions as they sing along

Keep the pigs happy in the shit

Pick a side and bend the truth to fit

It’s far easier to fight for principles, than to live up to them

The grass is green and the skies are blue

And they’re saying grace in the heart of America

Your mind’s wiped clean when they come for you

And they lie to your face when you live in America

We are the tools of the government

Tiny pawns, we are all for rent

Here to hail the dictator in chief

Freedom fighters and world police

Put the blame on the generals

When politicians act like criminals

Arm the troops, then tie their hands

Plausible denial to retain command

It’s far easier to fight for principles, than to live up to them

The grass is green and the skies are blue

And they’re saying grace in the heart of America

Your mind’s wiped clean when they come for you

And they lie to your face when you live in America