America, God has shed his grace on you
And has crowned your good with brotherhood.
But the patriot’s dream turned to a nightmare
That sees life flee in fear,
Your alabaster cities drabbed,
Dimmed by sorrowful tears.
America! America!
God forgive your violent bent,
Transform your soul from selfish prowl,
And cynicism to sanity & vanity to spirituality.
America! America!
Violence has become your way of life.
Death lurks stealthily nigh unbeknownst;
Thousand innocent people killed,
So many of them young — taken from us.
Unleashing an unimaginable bloodletting.
Innocent blood spilled crying for justice
Against the one that murdered them,
But also crying for justice America,
To take responsibility & find your way.
To stop the madness engulfing us &
To turn your attention to the prophet’s cry:
“If my people, which are called by my name,
shall humble themselves, pray and seek
my face and turn from their wicked ways,
then I will hear from heaven,
and will heal their land.\"