Aaron Pierre - America Lyrics

Once upon a time, America was born from some centuries of crime
Up in Great Britain
The government was tripping
The people had enough and they wanted independence
Soon, it was written
Then the revolution
Which resulted in a war
Both sides shooting
Political pollution
Then they went and signed the constitution
Black niggas in bondage was the conclusion
Took us from our home
Threw us on a ship
Locked us up with chains
Beat us all with whips
Blood leaking down our lips
Our religion and our culture was stripped
Generations of destruction that could never be fixed
Land of the free
Home of the brave is the
Land of the greed
Home of the slave
The place you got to die to know your worth
Welcome to America
The greatest place on Earth
I know we're trapped in the darkness
I know this place is so heartless
This is the land of the free
Home of the brave
God please, take this pain away
Welcome to America
It ain't what it seems
Malcolm had a gun
Martin had a dream
Black bodies lynched
Water hose sprayed
Separate but equal is what the country portrayed
Slavery was abolished but they locked us in a cage
Minimizing wage
Cross us off the page
We just want equality
We want the world to change
When we speak our truth, they perceive us in a rage
Stuck up in they ways
Trying to be civilians but they still see us as slaves
Drowning in the hatred
Losing hope in being saved
Only way for peace is when we stuck up in a grave
It's a shame to say
Land of the free
Home of the brave is the
Land of the greed
Home of the slave
The place you got to die to know your worth
Welcome to America
The greatest place on Earth
I know we're trapped in the darkness
I know this place is so heartless
This is the land of the free
Home of the brave
God please, take this pain away
We need the glory
We need the power
We need the glory
We need the power
We need the glory
We need the power
We need the glory
We need the power
Make America great or make America hate again
That's the agenda of Donald Trump
Law and Order got us dying by a gun
At least now, we see what they sweeping under the rug
Government corrupt
Niggas losing hope and so they settling for drugs
Dealing to a kid just to make a couple bucks
Today, politicians is the modern day thugs
America's beloved
Police killing blacks at an all time high
To the point where it's hard to even chill outside
Never will you justify
How you voted for a man that wanted to murder the Central Park Five
(Exonerated)
Sounding like unusual and cruel
Money for the war but there's no money for the schools
Welcome to America
Land of the foes
Hatred for eternity
Is all we'll ever know
I know we're trapped in the darkness
I know this place is so heartless
This is the land of the free
Home of the brave
God please, take this pain away