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so this is america

from naked and chained by lawrence collins

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Into the walled city
the ghosts stumble dazed,
amidst cardboard mansions
a man and life part ways;
a hand reaches for food
but finds only tin
who’s grinning colored label
adds insult to pain…
So this is America…
So this is America…
So this is America,
where has my dream gone?

Into the glass battlefield
another dolly flies
as a frustrated angel’s scream
mingles with a dying man’s cries;
but the paper trail is often deadlier
than the other gang’s gun
for the Angel’s hands are tied,
chained to the money man’s loan…
So this is America…
So this is America…
So this is America,
where has my dream gone?

Into the wooden halls
the paper makes its way,
with the voices of the many,
it might just live to see the day…
But can we last this long
or will we fade to grey
like the hobo and the doctor,
or a gunshot in the haze?
Like a gunshot in the haze…
Like a gunshot in the haze…

So this is America…
So this is America…
So this is America,
where has my dream gone?

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from naked and chained, released December 15, 1995
words & music by lawrence collins

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lawrence collins band Bordeaux, France

Lawrence Collins is an american-egyptian singer songwriter, born in France and brought up in France, England, India, and the United States who speaks 4 languages fluently. His music reflects a life spent travelling and experimenting with different cultures, and he has produced 8 studio albums, a movie soundtrack, a live album, and played over 1700 shows during his 20 year career. ... more

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