ours

ours.

you advertise
as the guiding light of your life
all the past achievements
all the times, all the wars you fought
that qualify you
through the years
our biggest hero
you're so brave
you're so bold, your ideas, so beautiful
we're just young and restless
admirers all around
waiting for your voice, just one sound
god helped you through the tough times, the hard years
showed you where to go
a place picked out for you
a land all your own

put that light in me
let it guide my heart, let it guide my hand
the fires inside, rise to the ceiling of my head
now you see it in my eyes
it's growing all the time
getting brighter and brighter and brighter
you were right all along
they were wrong, left behind, pushed to the side
where they belong
now i see it in my flesh, hear it echoed with each thought

this is the place god made
this is the place god made
this is the place we belong
home of the strong
it itches inside me, it longs to be free
i can unleash it
with you with me

let's put on our uniforms
say one more prayer
it's time to take more of what's ours

load the gun
i'll light the fuse
they don't stand a chance against you and me and an effigy

god bless us. god bless us
we're just going after more of what you gave us
god bless us. god, bless us

march...
march...
watch t.v.
watch it all go down
as we become
what god told us to be

march...march...march....onward
don't stop.
march!

(marching song)
presidents from kings
polyarchy of our dreams
we don't give a single fuck
give us t.v. and we'll suck
tabloids are just as good
falsely modest
sycophant
platitudes and pious cant
a few of the things we like the best

left wing! right wing!
left wing! right wing!
left wing! right wing!

do your thing
i'll do mine
we will get along just fine
decentralized focus-is what i need
desensitized empathy--is how i feed
i'll give up my liberty
if you promise i'll be free

left wing! right wing!
left wing! right wing!
left wing! right wing!