Anthem
Unveiling the True Essence of Freedom
Lyrics
A nation stands with heart in hand
A nation expresses allegiance and unity.
To sing their anthem proudly
To proudly sing their country's anthem.
Voices raised to sing their praise
Voices lifted in praise.
Of their hollow country
Criticizing the emptiness or lack of substance in the country.
All this talk of freedom
References to the rhetoric of freedom.
And some talk of liberty
Discussion of liberty alongside freedom.
From your plastic podium
Conveying a sense of artificiality or insincerity from those in power.
You try and convince me
An attempt to persuade or influence.
I can't fall anymore
Refusal to be swayed or deceived any further.
For some silver-tongued song
Distrust toward persuasive speeches or manipulative language.
Your freedom isn't free
Highlighting that there's a cost or sacrifice for freedom.
So let me say what freedom means to
Expressing the personal definition or understanding of freedom.
I can't see red, white, and blue waving in the air
Not feeling stirred by national symbols (flag colors) or patriotism.
I don't hear the bombs bursting and I don't even care
Detachment from the impact of war or conflict.
I'm sorry for my lack of faith
Admitting a lack of belief or trust.
I'm not the greatest patriot
Humility about one's patriotism.
If this is all their is to freedom I don't want it
Rejecting a superficial or unsatisfactory notion of freedom.
I can't fall anymore
Reiteration of refusal to be swayed by persuasive words.
For some silver-tongued song
Distrust of manipulative rhetoric.
Your freedom isn't free
Reiteration of the cost or sacrifice for freedom.
So let me say what freedom means to
Personal perspective on freedom.
Pushing us a drug that you call freedom and democracy
Criticism of how freedom and democracy are pushed as a drug.
Promise us that selfishness is the means for happiness
Highlighting the idea that selfishness is promoted for happiness.
I burned that bridge so long ago that I can hardly see
Metaphorically distancing from previous beliefs or systems.
Anything but solace in what freedom means to me
Finding solace in a personal interpretation of freedom.
I can't fall anymore
Firm stance against being swayed by persuasive language.
For some silver-tongued song
Reiteration of distrust towards manipulative speech.
Freedom isn't free
Emphasizing the cost of freedom.
So let me say what freedom means to
Personal perspective on freedom reiterated.
It cannot mean to serve ourselves
Rejecting the idea of serving oneself under the guise of freedom.
That doesn't mean a thing
Asserting that self-service is meaningless.
It doesn't mean to give the license
Rejecting the idea of using freedom as a license for self-gratification.
To seek ourselves in anything
Highlighting the enslavement caused by self-indulgence.
That would be slavery to ourselves it isn't free
Stating a personal belief in the connection between freedom and faith.
Jesus Christ, the only thing that freedom means to me.
Declaring Jesus Christ as the sole embodiment of freedom.
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