American Flag Umbrella by Derek Webb
American Flag Umbrella lyrics
i�m building a house on the limb
i need something that could stop a war
but i�m beset on all sides
by extremists with eyes on my heart
so i lie to everyone
i�ve lied to so many lovers
i�ve gotten away with it too
but if God is against us
then who can be for us my friends
there�s justice for everyone
please take your hands off my brother
please take your laws off my lover
the agents of law
should always be blind and on time
till there�s freedom for everyone
where are your american brothers
american before they were named
they�re a huddling mass
with no oceans to cross for our shores
where there�s fortune for everyone
oppression is always oppression
no matter the reasons or means
for skin or for sex,
by stares or by fists it�s the same
there are blinders on everyone
i�ve looked through the eyes of my father
i�ve walked through lincoln�s backyard
and there�s still a backseat
when you ride on the bus through this town
there�s color on everyone
so we lie beneath a tree of no color
like an american flag umbrella
it keeps the elements out
and it�s stuck to the ground in this place
but there�s room for everyone
i know a way out of hell
we raise all our enemies� children
after they�ve murdered ours
we affix all their scars to our walls
so there�s heartbreak for everyone
in the end it will all be ok
that�s what the wise men tell us
so if it�s not ok then it�s not the end, oh my friends
there�s hope for everyone
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