Regime Of Redemption

The misery all started in 1776

When a bunch of petty farmers began fighting off the Brits

You were being taxed without having anything to say

A national trauma from which you suffer until this day

If your nation had a psyche then I'd call it paranoid

To ensure your survival all threats must be destroyed

Many men have perished, many more will be undone

In the Founding Fathers' quest to forge out of many, one

If you are a patriot

Then God is on your side

Impose your sense of justice,

Protect your way of life

An inalienable right

That is passed from father to son

To make sure the stars and stripes

Will always overcome

Regime of Redemption

With the outbreak of the civil war in 1861

Brothers were killing brothers, and fathers butchering sons

This profound inner conflict took your confidence away

Another national trauma from which you suffer until this day

You still want us to be grateful

For what you did in World War Two

But you acted from self-interest,

Because the Germans were a threat to you

One doesn't have to be a genius

To see what's on your mind

You may fool the fools

But I will never trust in you and your kind

Regime of Redemption

If your nation has a character then it I'll never comprehend

With your obtrusive attitude you're not making loyal friends

You talk of mutual interest, but this alliance will not last

When we're totally dependent, then Judas will she'd it's mask