This song is one of the many reactions I had to the Bush years. I hope this doesn't happen again and I hope we recover...I hope we never forget. Meanwhile, the wars rage on...and wtf happened in Pittsburgh??? LRAD devices? I like Obama mostly, but there is a lot of work to do yet on civil liberties.

Democracy Alert (a song)

Everyone's the walking wounded

in this age of uncertainty

and we try to keep it together

for a sense of integrity

With an ache in the heart

sifting through the dirt

watching the western sun set,

we are on on democracy alert

The world is on the verge

This ship's about to sink

The world needs to think

We're all on the brink

Deja vu is catching

intuition is strong,

how many years will they worship war

how will we undo these wrongs?

I cry nightly for the millions dead

a slaughter that I see in my head

and there is no escaping it,

there is no time to deny it

The world is on the verge

This ship's about to sink

The world needs to think

We're all on the brink

You have to travel in your dreams

to see the one you love

because you can't get on a plane

when you're a peaceful dove

Democracy alert

our civil liberties slip away

We watch the censored news

but we know the truth anyway

The world is on the verge

This ship's about to sink

The world needs to think

We're all on the brink

I hope this year is better

Write your senator a letter

Get out and organize

Be a voice to expose the lies

And when you're feeling wounded

remember you're not alone

The whole world is behind you

We all want justice to be done

The world is on the verge

This ship's about to sink

The world needs to think

We're all on the brink

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