Hatebreed - A.D. lyrics

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 spirit's 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
Staring 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