UNITED SOUNDS OF AMERICA
it's the sounds of america
it’s mowers mowing and leaf blowers blowing
because husbands have honey to do lists so home depot always stays full
so the wives won't complain because tomorrow is sunday
and he just wants to be able to drink a beer and watch the eagles game
it's the sounds of america
where moviegoers can relax & recline at the IMAX with a glass of wine
and spend millions each weekend
while teachers go on strike and budget cuts affect our children's education
in the classroom they teach in
it’s the sound of america where madness comes in stages
not just in inner cities but from hotel windows in vegas
and in school hallways
and gun control is at the center of the debate always
and it's the NRA who takes the pulse when lives are loss at the Pulse
it’s the sounds of america
where hurt people use metal things to settle things
where reality is worse than your worst bad dreams
when angry teens can legally get their hands on AR-15's
it’s the sounds of america
triggers are squeezed by fingers with no forgiveness
dreams dissolve into the distance
tragedy after tragedy
despair cannot continue be our strategy
the consequence of violence cannot be silence
these are the united sounds of america
a united voice to take us to a better place
a united country not dived by color, class, race or hate
we must unite our cry for justice and equity
instead of building up, we tear down with just word of mouth
fake news is the only news we hear about
they cover us with careless news coverage
meant to smoother us
killing a movement in a moment
fanning the fires of the most violent
intensifying our pain and strife
but what’s wrong has never been right
so we fight
with a belief that we can do better
these are the united sounds of america
it’s the sounds of america
and this is main street in any city across the USA
where mom-and-pop shops and other small business
are being forced to close their doors
for they can no longer compete
with the big box monopoly conglomerates anymore
it's the sounds of america
where the media outlets try to use fear
to control our worldview and what we think and do
today they say it's the virus, no it’s ukraine
and then tomorrow they say it's a new variant coming
but open the schools and unmask the kids
so, we all run out and got our vaccines but still ended up catching covid
it’s the sounds of america
where our inner cities have more deaths than iraq and afghanistan combined
but they mostly blacks and latinos so america leaves it in the blind spots of its mind
lost in americas blind spot screaming hands up don't shoot
battlefields on american boulevard's bring death like bombs in beirut
it's the sounds of america
and it sounds like a gunshots from trigger-happy cops
it's the sounds of america when another body drops
for I've seen the beauty of the morning sunlight become good
for only revealing the ugliness from last night’s gun fight
where blood stains still remain from where little Jermaine got slain
and it's too many Freddie grays and Eric Garners in my heart to be forgot
too many Arteise Browns , Ronald Kelsons & Walter Scotts
and Trayvons and so on and the list continues on -
and it appears that there is no end in sight
when an officer can pull up to a playground and shoot down 12 year old Tamir Rice
they say Black Lives Matter but I’d have to disagree
with all the tragic traffic stops i see
the united sounds of america
a need to fill the air with something true
something meaningful
the good old red, white and blue
empowering the equality of rainbows
these sounds are just as american
as the muted sound of our children’s pain
just the song of a slave
where the walls of my classroom
are the walls of my grave
the united sounds of america
where flag draped coffins
rest under patriotic skies
cries of no more war
without an agreed upon declaration of what we are truly fighting for
these are the united sounds of america
it's the sounds of america when school doors are closing
and prison doors are opening
so in prison you stay
because to the justice system he's a criminal
but really he's just a sad little boy
he was sad his dad went away
sad that his mom had no money on picture day
and he didn't have a new bike on Christmas day
so that's why he tried to steal that bike and ride away
it’s the sounds of america when a police officer come his way
it's the sounds of america and we all are crying
from pain at the pump
everyday gas prices jump
stock market down - inflation is up
democrat vs republican
enough is enough
just what happened to that land
with opened boarders and welcoming hands?
it's the sounds of america
america is as beautiful as the sounds of our children's laughter
as beautiful as a thousand flowers opening slowly
american you're so beautiful
america please show me
it’s the sounds of america
racist propaganda presented as policy
we can create all sorts of laws
and we still will not be safe
from her own hate
singing the united sounds of america
we search for silence in the midst of screams
our children living in the land of lost dreams
police sirens sadly serenade
the souls of those soon to be trafficked
hymns sung with silence
beneath the chorus of sex and violence
naked aggression
she’s beaten until she sees stars
strangled beneath this banner
these are the united sounds of america
where anxiety and doubt
spilling out of our children’s mouths
communities of color
where cries go unnoticed
that these disparities existed
well before covid
unrecognized pain and anguish
you would think our united sounds of america
are being sung in a different language
glass ceilings above floor after floor of racism
built upon a foundation of hatred
united sounds of america
sill the birth of a nation
these are the united songs we sing
together we move to a place
beyond the hate
beyond the hype and hysteria
these are the united sounds of america
we must stop feeding the lies to the boys and the girls
stop spreading the sickness which is now the way of the world
we wait for the healing to begin
if not now, then when?
our children demand more
we stand for justice
we stand united for what’s right
unified we march for our sisters, our brothers, our fathers, our mothers
we march for our children, our husbands, our wives
we march for our lives
from the mountain tops
from the farms to the street blocks
this is the united sounds of america
this is more than just street art
it’s graffiti written on the walls of my heart
it’s the tree of life
it’s our roots that run deep
that keeps us standing strong
united voices carrying this song
the united sounds of america
a unified harmony
producing environments
where our children feel safe
without carrying a gun
the chorus of my country
telling me that i can be someone
these are the united sounds of america
