Sage Francis

Makeshift Patriot
Makeshift PatriotThe flag shop is out of stockI hang myself at half-mastMakeshift PatriotThe flag shop is out of stockI hang myself at half-mastMakeshift PatriotThe flag shop is out of stockI hang myself at half-mastIt's the Makeshift, The PatriotThe flag shop is out of stockI hang myself via live telecastComing live from my own funeralBeautiful weather off at a nice shineWhich is suitable for a full view of a forever altered skylineWhen times like these arise, I freestyle biased opinions every other sentenceJournalist ethics slip when I pass them off as objective"Don't give me that ethical shit"I've got exclusive, explicit images to present to impressionable American kidsAnd it's time to show this world how big our edifice isThat's exactly what they attacked when a typically dark-skinned Disney villainSongtexteUsed civillians against civilians and charged the Trojan horses into our buildingsUsing commercial aviation as instruments of destructionPregnant women couldn't protect their childrenWheelchairs were stairway obstructionsNow I have to backpedalFrom the shower of glass and metalWondering how after it settlesWe'll find who provided power to radical rebelsThe Melting Pot seems to be calling the kettle black when it boils overBut only on our own soil so the little boy holds a toy soldierAnd waits for the suit and tie to come homeWe won't wait until he's olderBefore we destroy hopes for a colder war to end"Now get a close-up of his head"Makeshift PatriotThe flag shop is out of stockI hang myself at half-mast"How does my hair look"Makeshift PatriotThe flag shop is out of stockI hang myself at half-mast"Run that tape back"Makeshift PatriotThe flag shop is out of stockI hang myself at half-mast"It looks just like a movie"It's the Makeshift, The PatriotThe flag shop is out of stockI hang myself while the stock markets crashThe city is covered in inches of muckI see some other pictures of victims are upGrieving mothers are thinking their children are stuckLeaping lovers are making decisions to jumpWhile holding handsTo escape the brutal heatSometimes in groups of threeThe fallout was far beyond the toxic clouds where people look like debrisBut all they saw, after all was saidBeyond the talking heads was the bloody dust with legs Looking like the walking dead calling for medsBut all the hospitals are overwhelmedVolunteers need to go the hell homeMoments of silence for firefighters were interrupted by cell phonesWho's going to make that callTo increase an unknown death toll?It's the one we rally behindHe's got a megaphone, and he's promising to make heads rollSo we cheer him on, but asbestos is affecting our breath controlThe less that we know, the more they fabricateThe easier it is to sell souls"There is a new price on freedomSo buy into it while supplies lastChanges need to be madeNo more curbside baggageSeven P.M. curfewRacial profiling will continue with less bitchingWe've unified over who to killSo until I find more relevant scripture to quoteRemember: our God is bigger, stronger, smarterAnd much wealthierSo wave those flags with prideEspecially the white part"We sell an addictive 24 hour candlelight vigils in TV'sFreedom will be defended at the cost of civil libertiesThe viewers are glued to television screensStuck because lots of things seem too sickI use opportunities to pluck heart strings for theme musicI'll show you which culture to pump your fist at"Yeah"Which foot is right to kissWe don't really know who the culprit is yet "Nah"But he looks like thisWe know who the heros areThey're not the xenophobes who act hard"We taught that dog to squatHow dare he do that shit in our own backyard"They happened to scar our financial stateAnd charr our landscapeCan you count how many times so far I ran back the same damn tape?While the cameraman creates news and shoves it down our throats on the West BankWith a ten second clip put on constant loop to provoke US angstSo get your tanksAnd load your gunsAnd hold your sons in a family huddleBecause even if we win this tug of warAnd even the score, humanity strugglesThere's a desperate need of blood for what's been uncovered under the rubbleSome of them dug for answers in the mess, but the rest were looking for troubleMakeshift PatriotThe flag shop is out of stockI hang myself at half-mastMakeshift PatriotThe flag shop is out of stockI hang myself at half-mastMakeshift PatriotThe flag shop is out of stockI hang myself at half-mastIt's the Makeshift, The PatriotThe flag shop is out of stockI hang myselfDon't waive your rights with your flags Aus Songtexte Mania