Things to Like and Not Like in America
Exploring the Heart of America: A Melodic Reflection on Love and Loss
Lyrics
Some Stuff to Like in America
Expressing positive aspects or qualities found in America.
Some Stuff to Like in America
Reiterating the presence of things to like in America.
Some Stuff to Like in America
Continuing to highlight positive elements within the country.
Some Stuff to Like in America
Emphasizing positive aspects or experiences associated with America.
A patch of grass off the I-80 entrance ramp.
Describing a specific location – a patch of grass near the I-80 entrance ramp.
An ironic memory offered at a Jersey funeral.
Recalling a memorable moment with irony at a funeral in New Jersey.
A patch of grass on the highway's shoulder.
Pointing out another patch of grass, this time on the highway's shoulder.
A lovely lawyer sings the 21st psalm
Highlighting a positive image of a lovely lawyer singing the 21st psalm.
A hearse that stops beyond a light,
Depicting a hearse that stops beyond a traffic light.
A gas station, abandoned on the right.
Noting an abandoned gas station on the right side of the road.
An honest observation
Referring to an honest observation.
Made in eulogy
Specifying that the observation was made in a eulogy.
Stuff Not to Like in America
Introducing negative aspects or elements not liked in America.
Stuff Not to Like in America
Repeating the idea of unfavorable things within the country.
Stuff Not to Like in America
Continuing to highlight disliked aspects or experiences associated with America.
All the junk that's said before or after that funeral
Listing negative experiences or statements said before or after a funeral.
The details in the rocks of our country's schizophrenic body
Describing intricate details in the rocks symbolizing the country's internal conflicts.
The parts of the Interstate where blood red rock
Pointing out sections of the Interstate where vibrant red rocks are hidden by a metal fence.
is obscured by a metal fence.
Highlighting a contrast between the beauty of nature and the obstruction caused by a fence.
How soft-hearted kids are put in hard-hearted hearses
Expressing the sadness of sensitive individuals placed in unfeeling hearses.
How even death don't get a proper funeral.
Commenting on the lack of proper funerals even in death.
Stuff to Like and Not to Like in America
Combining positive and negative aspects in America, suggesting a mixed experience.
Just so much Stuff Not to Like in America
Emphasizing the prevalence of disliked elements in America.
So much Stuff
Highlighting the abundance of negative things or experiences.
So much Stuff
Repeating the idea of an overwhelming presence of negative elements.
So much American
Describing the overwhelming nature of American experiences, both positive and negative.
Stuff
Concluding with a concise reference to the overall "stuff" in America.
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