u.s.

Oh say can you see
A woman in the white house, first lady POTUS
Oh say can you see
Yeah and tell me would you notice
The power she carries, not from who she marries, no
Or is or isn't wearing
Things aren't running so great
People are running away
Or running here but then they can't stay
Could I run someday I once asked and you laughed
Sounded like my past, know your place, don't ask
And if I had all the facts to my truths
You'd try to disprove, the cries of Me Too
First my body then my voice
Now you're tryna take my choice
Taking seats in the house but I'm still standing up
Wondering when will U.S. spell us

Us, us, us, us

By the dawn's early light
Will I see what the dark tries to hide
By the dawn's early light
Will the truth ring true through the lies
Will the day show color
And how each one sees a brother in the other
Will the day bring lovers
From the sides that they ran to for cover from each other
Or will we find brand new names for division
Ways to keep free souls locked in prisons
Games made long ago that we're lost in
Greed hiding in the powers we trust in
Why oh why oh why oh why oh why oh why
Do liberty and justice look like
American dreams lying in the dust
Tell me when will U.S. spell us

Us, us, us, us

Representation

The land of the free
Building walls and cages, in the name of greatness
Does each heritage earn a mention
That's not the attention of a racist cliche
The land of the free
Am I a threat on arrival to your survival
What if I'm gay
Am I still free to be even if you see more than 3 colors in the flag that I wave
Can the brave ones who long for a home
Call this land home for themselves and their own
What will they find when they make their way here
New days to suffer and more nights to fear
Battle-worn forgotten on the streets
Along with the battle-worn who fought overseas
In four years will this home be, more or less, what it was
Tell me when will U.S. spell us

Us, us, us, us