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Divided to the bone
There's a deep-seated division among people.
Main Street America
Referring to typical, average America.
This all hits too close to home
The issues discussed hit too close to home, feel personal.
Before you say
Before denying something happens nearby.
Not in my backyard
Refusing to acknowledge problems that affect oneself.
Ü know these
You're aware of these difficult truths.
Truths r fuckin hard
Truths are painfully difficult to accept.
Families divided
Families are separated due to these issues.
Never to b united
No chance for unity among them.
Brother against brother
Conflict between siblings.
Disdain for father and mother
Lack of respect for parental figures.
We can all disagree
We can have different opinions.
Shouldn't we find
Shouldn't we search for common ground?
Commonality
Seeking shared traits or beliefs.
We are all the people
Emphasizing unity among people.
Prolly want the same things
We probably desire similar things.
Decent living wage
A fair income for all.
Clean water to drink
Access to clean drinking water.
An education system
A functional education system.
Not on the brink of failure!
Preventing the education system from collapsing.
It's possible to meet
Meeting halfway is achievable.
In the middle
To reach a complete, united state.
become whole
The situation is extremely urgent.
situation is critical
Where you get your information.
Sourcing your news
Information overload without value.
Overloading with
That's the truth.
Nothing of value
Greed and corrupt practices shape our democracy.
that's true
Another upheaval in politics.
Greed and corruption
Presented to discourage questioning authority.
The basis of our democracy
The foundation of our system.
Another political disruption
Disturbance caused deliberately.
Thrown out there
Thrown out to avoid scrutiny.
so we won't question
Authorities we're not meant to question.
The powers that be
Manipulating facts.
Alterna-facts
Dismissing the validity of alternative facts.
That term is fuckin whack
Criticizing the term "alternative facts."
Just another
It's a biased political strategy.
Tribal politics attack!
The attack of politics based on groups.
Whose the winner
Who gains in this divide.
In the great divide
The winners amidst the division.
Corporate news
Media controlled by corporations pushing their agenda.
From their greed we can't hide
We can't escape their greed-driven narratives.
Baiting us all with lies
Manipulating people with false information.
We need to question
It's crucial to question their trustworthiness.
Their integrity
Where's the willingness to negotiate?
What happened to compromise
Compromise seen negatively by some.
Seen as failure
Compromise is viewed as a failure.
through some people's eyes
From a certain perspective, compromise is failure.
Ya know hat happened when
Reflecting on the consequences of compromising.
Ya compromised baby
The outcome of compromise felt as a loss.
All I saw was loss
Seeing only loss through compromise.
When I looked in yr eyes
A reflection on loss seen in someone's eyes.
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