It's Funny
The land of the free
The land of the free?
It’s funny,
Through my eyes we have quite the divide
A Problem that supposedly a wall will rectify
Ask yourself if it is really convincing
Ask yourself if maybe there’s something missing
It’s funny,
I never stopped and asked
The land of the oppressed
Or the land of the oppressor?
The land of the discriminated
Or the land of the discriminator?
The land of the abused
Or the land of the abuser?
The land of the misused
Or the land of the misuser?
The land of the bullied
Or the land of the bully?
It’s funny,
I never was told the truth
The land of the lies
The land of the capitalists
The land of the overbearing nationalists
It’s funny,
I never asked for the truth
The land of the men who make women feel small
The land of the white that make color feel dull
The land of the straight that deny a curve is still a line
And while it mystifies…
Me
These are still the rationale that our country was built on
I suppose it’s time to tear down
And rebuild.
Because it’s really not funny.