This is the bright future we were promised
American dream preserving the impoverished
De-education generation dominant
Deaf, dumb and blind arrogant and proud of it
Suffer the child that's born any different
Tortured and beaten learns to have to tolerate it
Anger that grows inside of frustration
Hidden from sight manifests aggression

Lay them all to rest
In the earth's caress
Pay your last respects

Blessed is he who dies for god and country
Praying to make it home to friends and family
Sacrificial lamb lead out to slaughter
Piece of the soldier shed over and over
Bleeding the hand that reaches for salvation
Guilting weary souls into confession
Exploiting the trust ingrained in blind devotion
Accepting this life that's theirs is not their own

Lay them all to rest
In the earth's caress
Pay your last respects

Close your eyes
Find yourself before the crosses
We still deny
The horrors they serve to remind
Death is not blind
It only takes what it left behind
So bear your crosses

And then some sunny day
The rain comes down
And washes it all away
Now there’s no one left
To mourn the graves
Of all that still remains

Dust and bones
Ash and stone
Overgrown
We reap what we have sown
Left to roam
We grow old
Cast aside
Until we're outgrown

So what's to follow
And what becomes of this
Are we so hollow
That we can't change what is
These lines we've drawn out
They can be erased
Following heartbeats
Of our past mistakes

We still deny
The horrors they serve to remind
Death is not blind
It only takes what it left behind
So bear your crosses

Close your eyes
Find yourself before the crosses
We still deny
The horrors they serve to remind
Death is not blind
It only takes what it left behind
So bear your crosses

This is the bright future we were promised
The american dream of the impoverished
The suffering we have always tolerated
This is the god damn american way