A.d. Lyrics - A.d. - Hatebreed

This dream can't be 

What it used to be, ever again 

I don't want this dream or the grievance it brings 

Can't justify greed at the cost of equality 

Tangled in endless archaic chains 

Of power, profit, gain 

What about the poor bearing poverty's marks 

What about the sick whose lives are torn apart 

What about those whose rights aren't respected 

A nation of youth dejected 

It's time to rethink this dream you call American 

Corrupt beliefs, that some will call their heritage 

A burdened soul once searching for liberty 

Crowned in debt as the new face of slavery 

Died by design with a senseless hope 

And a never ending rope 

What about the leaders abusing authority 

Corrupt moral compass guarded bureaucracy 

What about those who died so we can live our complacency must end 

It's time to rethink this dream you call American 

Corrupt beliefs, that some will call their heritage 

This dream can't be 

What it used to be, ever again 

Spirits of the slain hiding in the corners of my mind 

Screaming when I kneel to look inside 

Stomach fucking turning and now it's disconcerting 

Fight fire with fire you'll see everyone's burning 

Turn on the TV for the murder spree 

Get distracted while they take your civil liberty 

Thoughts and prayers again, is that what it'll take? 

Which industries profit while lives are at stake 

Now hear the media fools discuss the killer's mind 

Starring at the screen to tell us what they find 

Manifesto, dollar, worship get on your knees 

So they can sell us a cure for the American disease 

It's time to rethink this dream that they call American 

Corrupt system of beliefs, some will call their heritage 

It's time to rethink this dream that they call American 

So one day it can mean something real again