lirik lagu john d. cundle - you call this great, mr. president
[intro]
dear mr. president
i hope this finds you well
[verse 1]
i’m nine years old, from idaho
my name is isabelle
i did a school report
on freedom and the brave
but i saw a kid my age last week, locked in a cage
i went to new york city, saw a lady made of green
she said: give me your poor, your tired
is that still what we mean?
she holds a torch but down below the lights are growing dim
and somewhere in her copper heart i think she weeps for them
[chorus]
you call this great mr. president?
is this the shining hill you meant?
whеre moms get dragged and dads gеt sent
while children cry behind a fence
you say we’re strong but strength for who?
just folks that look and talk like you
is this the land of liberty?
or just a brand you sell on cue?
[verse 2]
our teacher told us once before that truth would always win
but now my grownups argue loud with facts stretched paper thin
they shout so much on tv screens it echoes in my sleep
but yelling law and order doesn’t mean the law runs deep
you talk about the bible, sir, and god and all things right
but jesus said to love the poor, not kick them out at night
you say we’re not a racist place, i wanna believe that’s true
the playground bullies wear red hats and shout the words they learned from you
[chorus]
you call this great mr. president?
where kindness is an accident?
where science bows and books get banned?
and justice fits a wealthy hand?
you wave the flag so proud, so bold
but sir, it feels a little cold
the grownups say we’re freed and yet
we’re scared to read or just protest
[bridge]
if this is freedom, why do so many run?
if this is justice, why do people kneel and cry when they see red and blue lights?
if this is greatness, why does it feel like only some of us are invited?
[chorus]
you call this great mr. president?
i’m nine but i can feel the dent
a country’s heart can’t beat for all
if half of us are told we’re small
is there an america at all?
or just a wall, a rule, a brawl?
the lady in the harbor glows
but i don’t think you see her though
[outro]
signed isabelle, age nine
just asking why
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