These songs they sing
The things they preach
The lessons they teach
The lies they speak
The riddles they lay
Day after day
Year after year
Fear for fear
Tear for tear
It goes so deep
It goes into the bones
And hides behind the eyes
To think freely
Is rare these days
These thoughts
They are chained to the wheel
Anchored to the sea
It's in the salute to the flag
And it plays through our screens
Their pledges and their anthems
Echo from the grand canyon
To Mrs. liberty
Across the universe
And into our veins
It’s in the languages we speak
And the gestures we make
This culture
There’s no escaping it
Through and through
From birth to dirt
Two blind eyes
To survive the maze
-C.H.