"Jade" - Track 6 off The Tank by The War I Survived

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You take from the poor man
You take from him everything
Give it all to the rich man
Who doesn't need anything
We follow in their footsteps
Our children's children
Making the same mistakes
Iniquities of our forefathers
Transgressions staining our bloody hands

We serve up bitter fruit
We're jaded Americans
There's always more to loot
For jaded America
There's always more to take
We never make mistakes
We can't see what's at stake

More violence will follow
Politicians thriving on blood and oil
We sing for the sorrow
Left behind, buried in stolen soil
We manifest destiny
Shape the minds of the people we destroy
Repetition of history
But we still can't see the coming storm

We serve up bitter fruit
We're jaded Americans
There's always more to loot
For jaded America
There's always more to take
We never make mistakes
We can't see what's at stake

I'm dumbfounded by people sometimes, and what they do to get ahead in this world. I find it amusing, and troubling all at the same time that once you make it big, you start getting everything handed to you, and the people who really need a little help are swept aside. I feel like each generation gets a little worse than the last. We spoil our children, the cycle continues. The dollar inflates and the Federal Reserve keeps pouring more money in, with nothing of substance to back it up. We give our children everything they want, and they lose all sense of value.

We are spinning out of control. Yet somehow, our leaders and big businesses remain oblivious. There's too much at stake, something needs to change.

As our backwards American values spread across the globe, our empire gets thinner and thinner. Like Rome before us, the fall awaits. And afterwards will be a tough winter. You reap what you sow, live by the sword, die by the sword. Your cutthroat elitist standards will be used to measure your own worth someday, and you will not be able to face the results. Prepare your heart, for the American dream has died, and you will be waking up in a cold and bitter world soon.



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03 Phoenix http://bit.ly/03_Phoenix
04 Silent Cries http://bit.ly/04_Silent_Cries
05 Low http://bit.ly/05_Low

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