State Of The Union

Album: Siren Song Of The Counter Culture (2004)
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  • If we're the flagship of peace and prosperity
    We're taking on water and about to fuckin' sink
    No one seems to notice, no one even blinks
    The crew all left the passengers to die under the sea

    Countdown, to the very end,
    Equality, an invitation that we won't extend
    Ready aim, pull the trigger now,
    In time you firmly secure your place in hell

    State of the union address,
    Reads war torn country still a mess
    The words: power, death, and distorted truth
    Are read between the lines of the red, white, and blue

    Countdown, to the very end,
    Equality, an invitation that we won't extend
    Ready aim, pull the trigger now,
    In time you firmly secure your place in hell

    'Guilty' is what our graves will read,
    No years, no family,
    We did nothing to stop the murder of a people just like us Writer/s: BRANDON BARNES, CHRISTOPHER CHASSE, JOSEPH PRINCIPE, TIMOTHY MCILRATH
    Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 2

  • Kelsey from Rustburg, VaBush is gone. This is Obama's fault now. I don't see anyone writing songs about him being a Jack-Ass and a failure. Idiots this it's racist because he's black. Start trashing the sucky new president and I'll be more open minded towards these other bands.
  • Mike from Presque Isle, MeI've never heard this song, but having read the lyrics, it proves that there's a market for stupidity and self-righteousness.
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