“That’s fine, dude I ain’t mad at you” So he thought he’d treat her to A bullet or two Maybe the third one killed her When they denied her medical help On the day the USA Turned the gun on itself
They pepper sprayed him But it wasn’t enough For trigger happy agents High on acting tough His last words “Are you okay” To the woman that he helped On the day the USA Turned the gun on itself
Smart uniforms, microphones And blatant lies Middle class protesters Threatened agent’s lives The world watched in horror At what could’ve been themselves On the day the USA Turned the gun on itself
When the price you pay for freedom Is a classroom of dead children Your second amendment rights Viewed through iron sights The way you see yourself On the day the USA Turned the gun on itself On the day the USA Turned the gun on itself
He’s a gangster, he’s a liar Won’t even tell the truth about his height and his weight He’s a rapist, he’s a grifter He’s President of the United States He was the first one to bomb Iran He’s got masked agents roaming the streets No-one’s safe from a Trump firearm He’s got all the guns and now he’s bored of peace He’s bored of peace He’s bored of peace He’s bored of peace
He’s got a bible, he didn’t read it He says god wants him to lead the Race You had your warning, you didn’t heed it Now he’s President of the United States He’s a colonist, he’s a sinner Gonna carve up Gaza piece by piece He’s got a medal but he’s no prize-winner He’s got all the guns and now he’s bored of peace He’s bored of peace He’s bored of peace He’s bored of peace
He’ll buy you off or just invade ya He profits from the chaos he creates Greenland or Venezuela He’s President of the United States Rubio, Witkoff, Kushner, Blair The worst reputations in the middle east An open invitation to the billionaire He’s got all the guns and he’s bored of peace He’s bored of peace He’s bored of peace He’s bored of peace He’s bored of peace He’s bored of peace He’s bored of peace
When your silence is compliance Raise your voice When your silence is compliance Raise your voice Raise your voice When your silence is compliance Raise your voice When your silence is compliance Raise your voice Raise your voice When your silence is compliance Raise your voice When your silence is compliance Raise your voice
A poet’s words heard for the first time Are like something you already knew A poet should say what needs to be said A poet should speak it true A poet should say what you need to hear And you know she was a poet too Minneapolis was yet another outrage But this time she looked like you
Regime change, like a nappy never pleasant Happy New Year from the 47th President Kidnapped in your PJ’s with your missus in tow No warm welcome in Mar-a-Lago It’s all helicopters and prison fatigues Who’d have what Donny wants in times like these He’s swapping blood for oil in a murderous coup Only the blood is yours and the oil is too
Invading Venezuela, it’s gonna pay ya Invading Venezuela’s gonna pay the bills
Colombia, Mexico, where is he next to go Greenland better understand he ain’t afraid of NATO Afraid of NATO, use your brain You lot shit the bed when they invaded Ukraine Yeah, Russia is smilin’, China is smilin’ The dictator roundabout is doing just fine, it’s A blood for oil swap in a murderous coup Except the blood is yours and the oil is too
Invading Venezuela, it’s gonna pay ya Invading Venezuela’s gonna pay the bills
Meanwhile in Florida, The Donald’s all smiles ‘Cause no one’s looking at the Epstein files Feeding the media different trials Just gotta fly the convict in 2000 miles But MAGA’s gonna need a big fentanyl high If they wanna keep turning a MAGA blind eye He’s swapping blood for oil in a murderous coup Only the blood is yours and the oil is too
Invading Venezuela, it’s gonna pay ya Invading Venezuela’s gonna pay the bills
Donroe doctrine, don’t care who’s watching 300 billion barrels and Chevron just clocked in Exxon and Halliburton shares just locked in All time high on the Dow Jones dropped in Invading Venezuela’s gonna pay your investor Your oil company and military directors He’s swapping blood for oil in a murderous coup Only the blood is yours and the oil is too
Invading Venezuela, it’s gonna pay ya Invading Venezuela’s gonna pay the bills
Sir Kier sheds no tear for Maduro For international law is his call On kidnap, oil and violence From Sir Kier simply silence In a statement as weak as it is small
Sir Kier sheds no tear for Venezuela Of the people, he said nothing at all
This land of the free, land of opportunity This land of decree and presidential immunity This land of MAGA suck-it-up And everybody’s got a gun
This land of the free, this land of the brave This land where rich folk go to misbehave This land of tariffs And society coming undone
This land ain’t your land, this land is their land Where the borders are closed and dissent is banned And the boots are on the ground Like fascism one-oh-one
This America’s broke and I’d like to return it They said they’d make it great, but they just tried to burn it Down And this Britain ain’t great either It’s just trickle down town
Oh, say can you see by the dawn’s early light A truck load of ICE agents coming into sight Chasing people of colour Wearing masks and shooting guns
Oh, say can you see by Jeffrey’s list That power and abuse always coexist And the land of the free Is run by fortunate sons
This America’s broke and I’d like to return it They said they’d make it great, but they just tried to burn it Down And this Britain ain’t great either It’s just trickle down town
The star-spangled banner’s looking pretty grubby The star-spangled banner’s looking for the money Grifted away from sea to shining sea
The star-spangled banner’s looking pretty grim When everything hangs on a presidential whim To grift it away from sea to shining sea
This America’s broke and I’d like to return it They said they’d make it great, but they just tried to burn it Down And this Britain ain’t great either It’s just trickle down town This America’s broke and I’d like to return it They said they’d make it great, but they just tried to burn it Down And this Britain ain’t great either It’s just trickle down town
In a country without heroes Where the people worship cartoon characters Art dies at the hand of content Celebrities and brands
In a country without heroes Where the people worship cartoon characters Larger than life Is all that leaders understand Larger than life Is all that leaders understand
In a country without heroes Everyone’s the star of their own B-movie In a country without heroes Everyone’s afraid…well, wouldn’t you be
In a country without heroes Where the people worship cartoon characters Anyone can be a millionaire Or so they’re told
In a country without heroes Where the people worship cartoon characters Everything’s for sale And everything’s been sold Everything’s for sale And everything’s been sold
In a country without heroes Everyone’s the star of their own B-movie In a country without heroes Everyone’s afraid…well, wouldn’t you be
In a country without heroes Where the people worship cartoon characters One man’s abject poverty Is another man’s trillionaire
In a country without heroes Where the people worship cartoon characters Millions are in poverty And the trick is not to care Millions are in poverty And the trick is not to care
In a country without heroes Everyone’s the star of their own B-movie In a country without heroes Everyone’s afraid…well, wouldn’t you be Everyone’s afraid…well, wouldn’t you be too
Steve White & The Protest Family 