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Land of the Free
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<p>Majestically soaring through the air&nbsp;</p>
<p>resounding cries of power and pride&nbsp;</p>
<p>swooping down, the prey is found,&nbsp;</p>
<p>razor claws sink into that which has died.&nbsp;</p>
<p>And so our legacy begins,&nbsp;</p>
<p>and over the centuries carrion has been consumed.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Tearing down and destroying those who have fallen&nbsp;</p>
<p>and targeting our own when we cannot find them abroad.&nbsp;</p>
<p>viciously we use wars of violence and hatred to promote peace,&nbsp;</p>
<p>and a book of peace to promote violence and hatred.</p>
<p>Churches, mosques, synagogues, and temples &nbsp;</p>
<p>where the gods of creation, love and life were worshiped&nbsp;</p>
<p>have been replaced by stadiums, fields, and race tracks.&nbsp;</p>
<p>We worship the gods of money and power,&nbsp;</p>
<p>granting fame and fortune to athletes and singers,&nbsp;</p>
<p>while starving the educators of our children.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The land of the free.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Free from what?&nbsp;</p>
<p>Free to do what?&nbsp;</p>
<p>This country was built on the backs of immigrants,&nbsp;</p>
<p>built to withstand corruption.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The American Dream was the pinnacle of the world,&nbsp;</p>
<p>and thousands flocked to that beacon.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Now we burn immigrants at the stake,&nbsp;</p>
<p>creating a new beacon&nbsp;</p>
<p>and the American Dream has become a nightmare of corruption.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Home of the brave.&nbsp;</p>
<p>We send our brave all around the world,&nbsp;</p>
<p>to fight people we’ve never met&nbsp;</p>
<p>and when they return,&nbsp;</p>
<p>we condemn them for being sent.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Home of brave ignorance.&nbsp;</p>
<p>"America’s the greatest" &nbsp;</p>
<p>we whisper into the void&nbsp;</p>
<p>shaking back and forth clutching a bottle.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The rest of the world watches with a mixture of pity, loathing, and disgust.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Spending our fortune away on useless shining things&nbsp;</p>
<p>And the newest toys.&nbsp;</p>
<p>We traded our freedoms and our voices to the media&nbsp;</p>
<p>so that we would not have to form our own opinions.&nbsp;</p>
<p>A nation of free zombies, spewing out waste&nbsp;</p>
<p>And calling it gold.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Home to the brave,&nbsp;</p>
<p>where we kill and maim the helpless&nbsp;</p>
<p>in order to protect the invulnerable.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Smile, for you’re always on camera&nbsp;</p>
<p>in the land of the free&nbsp;</p>
<p>and the home of the brave.</p>
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