First they came for the communists and I did not speak out
Then they came for the socialists and I did not speak out
Next they came for the trade unionists and I did not speak out
And then they came for me
This is autonomy
My American dream
Stepped over on the street
Stars and stripes blinding me
The contagious air we breathe
My American dream
Classism, the black plague
Will mark your grave
This is the second time
We will not fall in line
No, you can't stop this exodus
No, you won't stop this exodus
No, you can't stop this exodus
No, you won't stop this exodus
Hooded prisoner on the bay
These truths let freedom ring
A child, Darfur refugee
Home of the free and brave
The ghosts of war who will not sleep
These truths let freedom ring
The poor who drown in bigotry
Will mark your grave
This is the second time
Yeah, it's the second time
We will not fall in line
No, you can't stop this exodus
No, you won't stop this exodus
No, you can't stop this exodus
No, you won't stop this exodus
Fight forevermore
The movement of the people
Fight forevermore
The voice of the emigre
Fight forevermore
The movement of the people
Fight forevermore
No concession, no compromise
Fight forever
First they came for the communists and I did not speak out
Then they came for the socialists and I did not speak out
Next they came for the trade unionists and I did not speak out
And then they came for me
No, you can't stop this exodus
No, you won't stop this exodus
No, you can't stop this exodus
No, you won't stop this exodus
This is the second time
We will not fall in line
Then they came for the socialists and I did not speak out
Next they came for the trade unionists and I did not speak out
And then they came for me
My American dream
Stepped over on the street
Stars and stripes blinding me
My American dream
Classism, the black plague
Will mark your grave
We will not fall in line
No, you won't stop this exodus
No, you can't stop this exodus
No, you won't stop this exodus
These truths let freedom ring
A child, Darfur refugee
Home of the free and brave
These truths let freedom ring
The poor who drown in bigotry
Will mark your grave
Yeah, it's the second time
We will not fall in line
No, you won't stop this exodus
No, you can't stop this exodus
No, you won't stop this exodus
The movement of the people
Fight forevermore
The voice of the emigre
Fight forevermore
The movement of the people
Fight forevermore
No concession, no compromise
Fight forever
Then they came for the socialists and I did not speak out
Next they came for the trade unionists and I did not speak out
And then they came for me
No, you won't stop this exodus
No, you can't stop this exodus
No, you won't stop this exodus
We will not fall in line
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reminds me of some of their older stuff. Good to see them mixing it up a bit. this song is about the government trying to convince us of the war and that they have just had it with them
This is a great song because I see that it could possibly enlighten some apathetic individuals out there.
This song is basically saying that we sit around complacent when peoples freedoms are taken away, because we have that "its not me, its them" mentality.
But when they come for us, taking our freedoms away, there is no one to help us. We need to fight against all attempts the government makes to take away our freedom.