Song for Congress

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I'm a New Yorker with long American roots
 I see a land that's tilting
 And I don't know what to do
 Something is different, this danger feels new
 Who do we look to?
 In the capital building, the chosen few
 I wrote a song for you
 I wrote a song for you
 As you walk through Statuary Hall
 D'you hear the marble breathing?
 All the statues are tryna talk
 What do you think that they're saying?
 The muse of history writes everything down
 She writes just what she sees
 In Washington town
 As you walk through Statuary Hall
 D'you catch the marble moving?
 All the statues are tryna walk
 Where do you think that they're going?
 We're on a bigger team than left or right
 We have a flickering history as a guiding light
 Don't wanna see the American dream die in the night
 Round the world in bars and parks people commiserate
 Complex feelings round this flag of our but don't wanna see it fade
 They still want their American friend
 As you walk through Statuary Hall
 D'you see the marble moving?
 All these statues are starting to walk
 Where do you think that they're going?
 To find the man who would be king
 Doesn't seem to care about anything
 Now's the time to do something
 (Do we dare look away? Shut our eyes as we slide into the dark?)
 Now's the time to do something
 (When we're all looking back, we will cry when we see what we have done)
 Now's the time to say something
 (Families split up, the world heating up)
 Now's the time to say something
 (We are letting hate lead us away)
 

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Duration
04:02
Tempo
104 BPM

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