Driftone - Nation at War Lyrics

I've tried to find my way, through the fire and flames
To shine a light on the darkest of days
Yes The city of angels, a house painted white
The battle we lose but the war we shall fight
And you know That I can see
A nation torn by our democracy
Yes I can attest, the civil unrest
A nation longing to be free

Waving the white flag, we try to call a truce
Building the mantle while they tie the noose
We're at war with ourselves, with everything we can
We can't even decide if we can smoke on our land
Whether we own guns, or if the sick should be healed
Whether gays are people and what holidays are real
Whether cops are punished when they kill the wrong man
Whether other lives matter even though we're all man

As a people we must rise up to
The left and right and their financed views
These are the things we must learn to learn ourselves

If we continue to follow our television screens
And look at other people's views and criticize them as our own
We will stay a nation at war with itself

No where for me to turn
All I see is the sight
No matter the morals we all much be right
Its this mentality that has sunken the ship
Who gave you the hand book on how one should live

And I know that it must be oh too much trouble for you to believe
We're not all the same, we have our own minds,
If you don't focus on yourself then you'll never be free

As a people we must rise up to
The left and right and their financed views
These are the things we must learn to learn ourselves

If we continue to follow our television screens
And look at other people's views and criticize them as our own
We will stay a nation at war with itself