America the What:Now

The heartbeat of America is hurting everydayThe essence of our glory is slowly fading awayThe truth about our history I hear the wise ones sayMass incarceration,migrant slavery,impoverished payWe resist our responsibility, mine and yours at bayPunishing those who are different,brown,pooror gayThe sun won’t shine for real until we truly must revealThe change that’s gonna comethrough the actions that we lay.