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Awakening Americans Lyrics
We watch movies of murder and we censor the breast
Give thanks for the murders of Chris Columbus
We kill our own and we vote for the men
The lesser of evils and us starring the role of victim
I wonder how we change if we can in this land
I wonder how many mountains we'd move if we bent together
Us priveleged Americans
We pass our revisions onto the next generation
We kneel to the gods of corporation
We eat when we're full and we hoard all the rest
With our hands on remotes we say "yes, we're the best"
I wonder what we change in this land, cause we can
Even with western centricity this rampant
Us ugly Americans
Tired are not my hands
But see strangers and enemies as part of me, is real.
For me this awakening Canadian
We teach our offspring for themselves, every man
We shrug shoulders and create yet another -ism
We dissuade our young from using their imagination
We avert our eyes from this our very own manifestation
I wonder what will change in this land, cause we can
I wonder how many mouths we'd fill if we band together
Us awakening Americans
Give thanks for the murders of Chris Columbus
We kill our own and we vote for the men
The lesser of evils and us starring the role of victim
I wonder how many mountains we'd move if we bent together
Us priveleged Americans
We kneel to the gods of corporation
We eat when we're full and we hoard all the rest
With our hands on remotes we say "yes, we're the best"
Even with western centricity this rampant
Us ugly Americans
But see strangers and enemies as part of me, is real.
For me this awakening Canadian
We shrug shoulders and create yet another -ism
We dissuade our young from using their imagination
We avert our eyes from this our very own manifestation
I wonder how many mouths we'd fill if we band together
Us awakening Americans
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This song is how Americans are hypocrits. and how much America isn't what it really says it is. Alanis Rules. I'm movin to Canada Fuck this shit!
This song is how Americans are hypocrits. and how much America isn't what it really says it is. Alanis Rules. I'm movin to Canada Fuck this shit!
Exactly. We won't show completely natural things, like, say, a woman's breast, on television, but it's completely cool to show grotesque violence on kiddie shows.
Wow! This is the first time I've come across this song and it's so true! It's through and through Alanis. Also because I'm English it's always extra-interesting to read peoples opinions/views on different countries and learn more. Loving this song.
Why the eff didn't she release this song!?
This is a great awakining song for us. But we hear things like this a lot, but never does it impact us for more than 5 minutes after hearing it. I agree with MusenMolly when i quote "why the eff didn't she release this song!?" Alanis is my fuckin hero...her quality of writing is stimulating and blissful. I can not help but close my eyes when listening, and even if i dont know all of the the words, i still sing. Alanis is a fuckin goddess.
alanis = god