alanis morissette
awakening americans (unreleased)
Awakening Americans 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 man The lesser of evils and us starring in 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 band 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 hord all the rest With our hands on remotes we say "Yes, we're the best!" I wonder what we'd change in this land cause we can Even with western centricity this rampant Us ugly Americans Tied are not my hands But see strangers and lineaments as part of me; as you For me this awakening Canadian We teach our offspring for themselves; every man We shrug our 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 on his face he blew the others out of the water he said and was glad they were disgraced all these symptoms symptoms are simpler cuz i've had moments in my life when I've contributed by believing we are separate we are separate disconnected in this unity he stole what he could he only had minutes before he'd be caught he justified every penny taken by blaming the gap between the rich and rich not all these symptoms symptoms are simpler cuz i've had moments in my life when I've contributed by believing we are separate we are separate disconnected in this unity separate we are separate disconnected in this unity.