Is This America?

Walking by a schoolyard Children singing in the park They have no idea The words they’re told and now relaying Our next generations Plagued by our decisions It’s like we have no idea The mistakes we’re all replaying Is this America? Choose dimes over character Blood flies like crimson stripes Look up at the scarlet skies Is this America? Is this the land we love? Star spangled ‘til we die God bless America A man runs home for dinner Gets shot down for his color People call for change But in a week there is another Flames and rising oceans Still we fight for our own notions But when houses start to burn down It doesn’t matter who wears the crown Is this America? Choose dimes over character Blood flies like crimson stripes Look up at the scarlet skies Is this America? Is this the land we love? Star spangled ‘til we die God bless America Do Americans need the gun? Or is it just to shoot and run from all our problems? This is the new type of war And we haven’t won Is it political or just cynical? We’re all too scared to be too critical But every morning we’ve lost lives by the break of dawn Is this America? Choose dimes over character Blood flies like crimson stripes Look up at the scarlet skies Is this America? Is this the land we love? Star spangled ‘til we die Is this America?