American Flags

this is SUCH a badass song. suprised the lyrics weren't already up.

American Flags

though reticent to represent they wave as their beloved republic bleeds the victim of insatiable greed criminal acts dressed up in the flag so no one can disagree

then went crack the camel's back it started out in front of the capitol a hundred coming down from their flag poles it'd gotten so bad even blue white and red refused to take it anymore

american flags are hunting the fortunate sons, to swallow them up and bury them deep into the ground

present tense the president is calling for diplomacy or a truce a dozen more are filling the room now down on his knees, "lord, they're coming for me for doing what you told me to"

American flags "waive as their beloved republic bleeds"

Why does it bleed? ----> It bleeds because the republic (The United States) is "the victim of insatiable greed" However, we are not allowed to question this greed because those "criminal acts" are "dressed up in the flag". It is unpatriotic to question anything dressed up in the flag... even crime.

"Then went crack the camel's back" and a hundred of those waiving flags came down from their flag poles to hunt the fortunate sons and swallow them up (like when we wrap our soldiers who die in war) and burry them deep into the ground.

Present tense the president (Bush at the time this song was written) is "down on his knees" praying "lord they're coming for me for doing what you told me to." Basically President Bush is asking God why the public as angry with him over a war God instructed him to wage. How could God be wrong?