Purple mountains, fruited plains
we all see what we want to see
all I see is gray after election day
‘cause nothing really appeals to me

Is silence just convenient or just the lack of nerve?
Then politics is used against those it’s supposed to serve
what use is education if you don’t get the point

Intolerance preserves integrity
but where to stop drawing the line?
the banner of hate against the treason you see
is definitely not mine

Armed with the bible blinded by the right takes on attack
rhetoric for the middle class "let’s get the country back!"
Back from what from where? Every four years the same old crap
Why should I pledge allegiance to the flag?

The horsemen of the moral apocalypse
whose armor’s too thick for them to see
cripple us all when religion becomes
the backbone of democracy

Don’t think common sense will go away without a fight
your religious values never held up well in light
hypocrisy thickens the farther you go right
Why should I trust one nation under god?

Hands are tied while corporations thrive
there’s something shadowing the state
can’t you realize where the real threat lies
when the interests, not ideals are at stake

The unthinkable scenario can be bred out of fear
the military warns the president not to interfere
your last mistake would be to think it can not happen here

The damnnation joke’s on us...