America the Beautiful

At the polling station again, like it makes a difference
 But I wanted to, "voice my opinion"
 Nothing ever changed from behind the voting curtain
 Another check on paper, of that I am certain
 Another day, another crime that we can't atone
 What have we done to ourselves in our home
 When fear and lies become routine
 Spread from the soapboxes shaped like our tv screens
 Fear gives into hate, and hate kills our hope
 But it's not enough to forget what we know
 The walking war crime that is the place I call my home
 "America the great, America the beautiful"
 Despite what we know, despite what you know
 Fake pictures of being happy
 And Facebook statuses of pride and solidarity
 We need reaction, a stronger action
 Instead of trending topics treated as distractions
 Another day, another crime that we can't atone
 What have we done to ourselves in our home
 When fear and lies become routine
 Spread from the soapboxes shaped like our tv screens
 Fear gives into hate, and hate kills our hope
 But it's not enough to forget what we know
 The walking war crime that is the place I call my home
 "America the great, America the beautiful"
 Despite what we know, despite what you know
 "Give us your tired, give us your poor"
 Words we don't believe in anymore
 Why are the masses sealed to their fates
 And misfortune is not caused by their mistakes?
 "America the great, America the beautiful"
 Despite what we know, despite what you know