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American Hearts Lyrics

Hey! You're part of it
Yeah! You're part of it
Hey! You're part of it
Yeah! You're part of it

I walk the streets of a Carolina
Watching people pushing shopping carts
And there's a guy above me
And he's washing windows
Making ten bucks a pop
And he says to me...

Hey! You're part of it
Yeah! You're part of it
Hey! You're part of it
Yeah! You're part of it

And I say, "Sir, well have you heard that this country is unequal still?"
History continues itself
Continues itself
History continues itself
And I did not create the rules

From all I've heard
And all I've seen
This place has broken
My American heart
From all I've heard
And all I've seen
This place has broken
My American heart

Hey! You're part of it
Yeah! You're part of it
Hey! You're part of it
Yeah! You're part of it
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Cover art for American Hearts lyrics by Piebald

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Cover art for American Hearts lyrics by Piebald

Awesome song, but the lyrics are a little wrong. Because I don't know how to edit or add lyrics- I guess I'll just do it here.

Hey! You're part of it Yeah! You're part of it Hey! You're part of it Yeah! You're part of it

And I walk the streets of a Carolina Watching people pushing shopping carts And there's a guy above me Washing windows- Making 10 bucks a pop And he says to me...

Hey! You're part of it Yeah! You're part of it Hey! You're part of it Yeah! You're part of it

And I say "Sir, well have you heard?... That this country is unequal still History, continues itself Continues itself Histroy, continues itself...

And I did not create the rules."

From all I've heard And all I've seen This place has broken My american heart

From all I've heard And all I've seen This place has broken My american heart

Hey! You're part of it Yeah! You're part of it Hey! You're part of it Yeah! You're part of it

Cover art for American Hearts lyrics by Piebald

fuck canada. i can't believe i just got into piebald and their reunion shows literally start in 3 days

like god damn, what are the chances and how is that for a kick to the nuts!?

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Cover art for American Hearts lyrics by Piebald

obviously i say fuck canada because the shows are in america and i'm in vancouver. maybe i should say fuck america?

Cover art for American Hearts lyrics by Piebald

Yay. throws confetti for Piebald

Cover art for American Hearts lyrics by Piebald

I love how the song relates a mini-story...I love the whole meaning behind it. Basically I think it's blatantly putting down capitalist society in America...at least, that's what I THINK...=)

Cover art for American Hearts lyrics by Piebald

yeah, this is definately against capitalism, I set in my cubicle in a large american corporation, and think about how I'm "part of it" and this song bascially makes me say, "fuck it", cause everyone is part of it some way or another.

Cover art for American Hearts lyrics by Piebald

Great song, great band, even better live

Cover art for American Hearts lyrics by Piebald

This song is definitely about the "system" and how it's unfair, anarchy, etc, whatever. It's so great though! The guy washing windows... "HEY! You're part of it." It's so meaningful - and truthful.

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I don't know how to edit other peoples lyrics, ,but Emokid you forgot the yeah your part of it, which is just as important as the first your part of it. Also it is "And theres a guy ABOVE ME and he is washing windows" I am pretty sure that the above me pertains to the fact that a guy washing windows is not a slave in the same way most americans are to the capitolistic socity our goverment so eagerly adapted. So morally a window washer is above the singer of the song, either travis or a fictional person travis has created through a lyrical masterpeice.