Lyrics
America is a big country
America is a vast geographical expanse.
America is a big idea
America represents a significant ideological concept.
I once got a fortune cookie that said
A personal anecdote about a fortune cookie's message regarding self-invention in America.
America is a place where people can invent themselves
A description of America as a place where individuals can shape their identities.
So when I found myself making out with two girls at once
An experience of engaging intimately with multiple people at a historical site.
At the Linkin Memorial in Washington, DC
Specifically, making out at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC.
I knew what that fortune cookie said had been
Reflecting on the fortune cookie's message as profound, unusual, and accurate.
Beautiful, strange and true
The experience was beautiful, unusual, and aligned with the fortune cookie's sentiment.
Wake up to America, up to America
An urging to become aware of and acknowledge America.
Feel your broken heart
Sensing emotional pain related to America.
Beaten' like a drum
Feeling emotionally battered like a rhythmic drumbeat.
Wake up to America, up to America
Encouragement to confront and recognize America.
Even in the dark
Even in challenging times or situations.
Shine for everyone
To radiate positivity or hope for everyone despite difficulties.
America, I've been reading your history
Engagement with America's historical narrative.
And alot of it sounds like Empire building
Comparing aspects of American history to empire-building.
America the world needs a foreign policy of compassion
A call for a compassionate global approach from America.
I still believe that somewhere underneath all this mess
A belief in the inherent goodness of America beneath its problems.
America's a good country
Expressing faith in America's fundamentally positive nature.
'Cause I guess I believe that people
Belief in the inherent goodness of people.
In their hearts are essentially good
People are fundamentally good but influenced by greed and fear.
They just get greedy and they get scared
Wake up to America, up to America
A repetition urging to awaken to America's reality.
Feel your broken heart
Feeling emotional pain associated with acknowledging America.
Beaten' like a drum
Metaphorically feeling emotionally beaten.
Wake up to America, up to America
Encouragement to confront and understand America.
Even in the dark
To maintain positivity even in difficult times or circumstances.
Shine for everyone
To radiate hope or positivity for everyone despite challenges.
America it must get so lonley being you sometimes
Empathizing with America's potential loneliness.
Up all night, no one to share the long drives with
Imagining America's solitude, especially during long drives.
Don't worry we won't let you fall asleep at the wheel
Assurance to support and prevent America from falling apart.
Wake up to America, up to America
A repetition urging to awaken to America's reality.
Feel your broken heart
Emotionally experiencing the pain of acknowledging America.
Beaten' like a drum
Metaphorically feeling emotionally beaten.
Wake up to America, up to America
Encouragement to confront and understand America.
Even in the dark
To maintain positivity even in difficult times or circumstances.
Shine for everyone
To radiate hope or positivity for everyone despite challenges.
Wake up to America, up to America
A repetition urging to awaken to America's reality.
Up to America
Up to America
-Up to America
-Up to America
-America
A reaffirmation of the focus on America.
Wake up to America, up to America
A repetition urging to awaken to America's reality.
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