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Awakening Americans (unreleased)

Alanis Morissette

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Awakening Americans (unreleased)

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Awakening AmericansWe watch movies of murder and we censor the breastGive thanks for the murders of Chris ColumbusWe kill our own and we vote for the manThe lesser of evils and us starring in the role of victimI wonder how we change if we can in this landI wonder how many mountains we'd move if we band togetherUs priveleged AmericansWe pass our revisions onto the next generationWe kneel to the gods of corporationWe eat when we're full and we hord all the restWith our hands on remotes we say "Yes, we're the best!"I wonder what we'd change in this land cause we canEven with western centricity this rampantUs ugly AmericansTied are not my handsBut see strangers and lineamentsas part of me; as youFor me this awakening CanadianWe teach our offspring for themselves; every manWe shrug our shoulders and create yet another "ism"We dissuade our young from using their imaginationWe avert our eyes from thisOur very own manifestationI wonder what will change in this land, cause we canI wonder how many mouths we'd fill if we band togetherUs awakening Americanson his facehe blew the othersout of the waterhe said and was gladthey were disgracedall these symptoms symptoms are simpler cuzi've had moments in my life when I've contributed by believing we areseparate we are separatedisconnected in this unityhe stole what he couldhe only had minutes before he'd be caughthe justified every penny taken by blaming the gap between the rich and rich notall these symptoms symptoms are simpler cuzi've had moments in my life when I've contributed by believing we areseparate we are separatedisconnected in this unityseparate we are separatedisconnected in this unity
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