There's No "I" in Team
Unveiling the American Dream's Fragility
Lyrics
I can still remember times
I recall past moments
Of prosperity while staring clear eyed
Times of success while being fully aware
With broad strokes of promise
Using optimistic and sweeping gestures of commitment
We coloured highlights of our future and
We painted vibrant images of our future, but
Something we'll never get
Some things we won't achieve
Until we look back with sincere regret
Only realized with genuine remorse when looking back
Is our American dream subject to
Is our vision of the American dream vulnerable to
Collapse beneath their density
Collapse under the weight of their density
And we'll break before we bend
We will shatter before we yield
With tomorrow as yet undetermined
As the future remains uncertain
You can write your congressmen
You can communicate with your representatives
And take your grievances to the highest level
Express your complaints at the highest level
To achieve a common end
To reach a shared goal
To serve the bourgeois, the laissez-faire
To serve the middle class and advocate for free markets
Citizens duty-bound so we play our part
Citizens obligated to fulfill their duties, so we play our role
If you kill the brain
If you eliminate rational thinking
Then you'll stop the heart
Then you will stop the core, the essence
And we foster the illusion of a
We nurture the false image of a
Democratic archetype
Democratic ideal
Can we forge hope from this devastation
Can we find optimism amid this destruction
And bring about participation
And encourage active involvement
To stem the apathetic tide
To halt the indifferent wave
Now poised to wash us all away
Now ready to engulf us all
And we break before we bend
We will fracture before we yield
With tomorrow as yet undetermined
As the future remains uncertain
We achieve such selfish ends
We pursue selfish goals until
'Til we concern ourselves with the plight of others
We empathize with the struggles of others
You can write your congressmen
You can communicate with your representatives
And fucking spit in the wind
And futilely oppose prevailing opinions
For all the good it'll do you friend
For little benefit, my friend
We haven't got the luxury
We don't have the luxury
Of neutral observation
Of remaining impartial observers
'Cause when its said and done
Because when it's all said and done
We stand or fall as one
We stand or fall together
And though the situations grave
And despite the seriousness of the situation
I think its worth the risk to save
I believe it's worth taking the chance to preserve
This notion of the free
This idea of freedom
And the asylum of the brave
And the sanctuary for the brave
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