The Promise
Awakening the Conscience: Strike Anywhere's Anthem for a Stolen America
Lyrics
This is America, yeah it's true
This is America, acknowledging the setting.
Everything else is false that was taught to me and you
Challenging the accuracy of what was taught, emphasizing falsehood.
But I'll try to sort it out
Expressing a commitment to understand and resolve issues.
I'll try to sort it out with you
Committing to sorting out problems together.
Did you promise the world that you'd change it?
Questioning if there was a promise to change the world.
Sounds like the way that I feel
Identifying a resonance with personal feelings.
One brick thrown, one vote alone
Highlighting the potential impact of individual actions.
Won't take back everything they steal
Asserting that one vote or action won't undo everything taken away.
We'll take back everything they steal
Emphasizing determination to reclaim everything taken.
This is America, yeah it's true
Reiterating the context of America and the falsehood of teachings.
Everything else is false that was taught to me and you
Restating the skepticism about what was taught.
But I'll try to sort it out
Recommitting to sorting out the truth.
I'll try to sort it out
Reaffirming the commitment to resolving issues.
Shake it up, shake me til I awake from the coma
Describing a desire to be awakened from a metaphorical coma.
All the distance, distorted and lonely too
Referring to the distance as distorted and lonely.
So out of the target
Expressing being off-target and pushing away.
So out of the target I'm pushing you
Further emphasizing the distancing from the target.
Promise the world that you'd change it
Repeating the question about a promise to change the world.
Sounds like the way that I feel
Reaffirming the alignment of feelings with the idea of change.
One brick thrown, one vote alone
Highlighting the limited impact of individual actions.
Won't take back everything they steal
Reiterating that one vote or action won't undo everything taken away.
Everything they steal
Stressing the extent of what has been taken.
We're all walking forward
Acknowledging collective progress.
For every treaty broken
Linking progress to addressing broken treaties.
Annihilation tokens
Connecting progress to overcoming annihilation threats.
For every treaty broken
Reiterating the importance of addressing broken treaties.
We'll take back everything they steal
Reaffirming the determination to reclaim everything taken.
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