I saw a woman on the TV
Somebody said she was a saint
They said that she was America
But I say that she ain't

Lady Liberty's been falling down again
There's blood on our stars and our stripes
The gutters are full again in Washington
We've fallen under the knife

With our trust in America
We cut ourselves again
With the sword of truth, broken at last
Trust in America
Have faith in her lies
It's all we can do with broken glass

We follow a new age Pontius Pilot
Living our own masquerade
Security's an illusion built on faith
But he sold our soul and sealed our fate

No more home fires burning
There's more to fuel the fires of rage
We lack the courage to stand on our own two feet
We keep peace held in a cage

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The American dream is a wasteland
Our soul goes up in smoke
Damned for our desires, as human as they may be
The American dream is a joke

That woman on the TV
She got our hands right in her hand
And she just keeps on squeezin'
What will it take to make you understand?

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