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Neo America



Excuse me if I seem wholly un American

But I am stunned by my surroundings

In the wake of September eleventh it has come to my attention that...

Ours is a nation of flag waving, constitution thumping, glittery backup singers

Springstein's "Born in America" once again tops the charts

Every screensaver is that of a tearful eagle

You know the icon, we all recognize it

And the newspapers a year later were a joke of human interest stories

A beautiful memorial is erected at ground zero

Just another false portrayal of history

Perhaps we too want to copy the style of Churchill

The allies of New York City echo with the notes of Key

And everyone who's anyone has a stickie American flag in their SUV window

Hell, no wonder the eagles sobbing,

Even as we blast "Proud to be an American"

The voter turnout at the polls remains stagnant

Apparently pride is just another song lyric

Our economy continues its downward slide

Taking unemployment along for the ride

Oh don't worry Mr. Bush, no one's blaming you

That our foreign relations with Arabic nations are in shambles

No one believes in the theory of cause and effect anymore

It seems we live in a nation of innocent people

And some question my intentions as Anti-American

But I have no problem with memorizing my constitution

I even sing The "Star Spangled Banner" in the shower

But I don't pretend to be proud of how we are acting

For in my home the blind lead the blind

By passing out bumper stickers with catchy slogans, pens, and tiny flags on sticks

While everyone's eyes are blindfolded with their own copy of the Star Spangled Banner