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The American People
We are the American people
Loving Jesus, church with steeple
Voluptuous cushion of assurance
Unquestioning, righteous, our concurrence
The nations fear is so infectious
Redemptive bloodlust might protect us
They cannot change so what's in store
If not a never-ending war?
What can we do, who can we blame?
We know inside they're all the same
This national lynch mob cannot stop
Glorious presidential photo-op
It's so simple, black and white
Reason fails so we must fight
While we won't give for we are strong
Unlike us they'll break before long
We can't be wrong, I'll be explicit
It's all their fault, we're not complicit
If we can't get the ones who dunnit
Get some others, that's how we'll run it
World opinion matters not
We need no friends to join our plot
When we need help they'll have forgotten
The spoils however misbegotten
Be resolute and do not bend
For they will thank us in the end
For mother, father, sister, son
Dead and buried, freedom won
Oh Lord, sweet Jesus, God of war
Help us smite them we implore
Rain oil down on us from on high
Until our wells have all run dry
And please accept our stated reasons
For more death with each passing season
We'll help them learn Lord, if you're willing
See it our way or see blood-spilling
We're good at war, as well you know
Your kids don't even need to go
There is no risk, no roll of dice
We do it without sacrifice
Labels define us to a "T"
Yellow ribbons on our SUVs
For the cause one hundred percent
Regretful though not penitent
Our body counts, so good, so low
Just working class, the ones who go
Their hope is our benign neglect
No need to think, care, or reflect
IED’s and missiles in space
Unleashed without even a face
To know in moment of last breath
A reason for the end, one’s death
Will hope arise, will it fight back
Through mindless stupor, Mac Attack?
Find one good man, a fearless leader
Sans riches, ego, vengeance meter
Who's strong enough to turn a cheek
Holding mighty no higher than meek
Relentless in the quest for peace
No cronies, debts, or palms to grease
©2006 SixFootGlass Productions
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