American Dream

Another man dressed in a suit
Selling change in designer shoes
Telling me what I can’t afford to lose

In my cubicle I count the minutes
I count the seconds, I say a prayer
Drink my coffee black, numb to the glare
Might quit right here, start a daycare

I count my breath like I count my dimes
Try to exhale and not just sigh
Sold my youth for overtime
Mama told me good men lie

I just want a home by the countryside
I just want a love that doesn’t lie
And a Christmas that is actually white

I just wanna feel alive
Chasing my dreams not dollar signs
The revolution won’t be televised
But tell me, are you having a good time?

Another Sunday live-streaming church
Still bow my head, still hope it works
Talk to Jesus through a screen
Pray my anger doesn’t make me mean

Another truth dressed up to sell
A new fake promise I know too well
Another war I didn’t choose
Another side I’m supposed to lose

Another song singing “we’re alright”
Keep working hard, swallow the lies
They tell me fear’s not patriotic
So I hold my tongue and just might bite it

I just want a home by the countryside
I want the truth not monetized
A politician that does more than sell us his lies

I just want to feel alive
Chasing the stars not dollar signs
The revolution won’t be televised
It’s a slow burn deep inside

Fluorescent lights hum like a prayer
I whisper God please meet me there
Told that women shouldn’t be bitter
Smile more, you’ll get there quicker

Never been much of a fighter
Just want a nation not ruled by liars
Today I signed my resignation
Turned on the TV, new assassination

One day they’ll ask what were the signs
They never looked in our tired eyes
I lit the fuse with my mind
Hope didn’t pay the rent on time

I just want a home by the countryside
A little love and a simple life
I just want a slice of the American fucking pie

Don’t need a house up on the hills
Just a mailbox not filled with bills
Just want a future for my children
“Release the files” — who am I kidding

* The American Dream is not guaranteed.
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