"A-M-E-R-I-C-A"
BY MOTIONLESS IN WHITE
The lyrics to "America"*:
Ya-a-a-a-ao
We take medication to be someone else
And we take off our clothes to pay for the bills
Where downloading content will buy you a sentence
And murder is free in the Hollywood hills
And I'm living one big nightmare, the ugly truth has a model face
Making saints out of useless pop stars
Where's the intelligence?
A-M-E-R-I-C-A
Home of the free, the sick and depraved
A-M-E-R-I-C-A
So why the fuck are you looking at me?
Oil prices are so high we can't feed ourselves
So we buy into fast food and occupy the will
We upload our status and beg for attention
While they're all eating cake up on Capitol Hill
Still living in one big nightmare
God save the human race
Handing convicts fame in HD
Glorified ignorance
A-M-E-R-I-C-A
Home of the free, the sick and depraved
A-M-E-R-I-C-A
So why the fuck are you looking at me?
[Whispered]
A-M-E-R-I-C-A
Home of the free, the sick and depraved
A-M-E-R-I-C-A
So why the fuck are you looking at me?
A-M-E-R-I-C-A
Home of the free, the sick and depraved
A-M-E-R-I-C-A
So why the fuck are you looking at me?
Ya-a-a-a-ao
We take medication to be someone else
And we take off our clothes to pay for the bills
Where downloading content will buy you a sentence
And murder is free in the Hollywood hills
And I'm living one big nightmare, the ugly truth has a model face
Making saints out of useless pop stars
Where's the intelligence?
A-M-E-R-I-C-A
Home of the free, the sick and depraved
A-M-E-R-I-C-A
So why the fuck are you looking at me?
Oil prices are so high we can't feed ourselves
So we buy into fast food and occupy the will
We upload our status and beg for attention
While they're all eating cake up on Capitol Hill
Still living in one big nightmare
God save the human race
Handing convicts fame in HD
Glorified ignorance
A-M-E-R-I-C-A
Home of the free, the sick and depraved
A-M-E-R-I-C-A
So why the fuck are you looking at me?
[Whispered]
A-M-E-R-I-C-A
Home of the free, the sick and depraved
A-M-E-R-I-C-A
So why the fuck are you looking at me?
A-M-E-R-I-C-A
Home of the free, the sick and depraved
A-M-E-R-I-C-A
So why the fuck are you looking at me?
The Meaning of "America":
"America" is basically the bands way of showing every little flaw and molded piece of society that America has, which happens to be a lot. In the song they speak of how Americans worship ignorant and crazy pop musicians with little or no talent; they mention the oil prices being too high to be manageable for the majority; and they talk of how people are more interested in their social networks than actually caring about what's going on. This slam at our country is definitely exercising the 1st Amendment. The music video for this song is equally hard-hitting, portraying a pedophilic priest and a glutton who owns fast food chains, a pop star so drugged and broken she cannot function and bystanders there to watch it all and smile or stare. The whole set-up for the video is staged as a circus, which in and of itself is an insult.
"America" is basically the bands way of showing every little flaw and molded piece of society that America has, which happens to be a lot. In the song they speak of how Americans worship ignorant and crazy pop musicians with little or no talent; they mention the oil prices being too high to be manageable for the majority; and they talk of how people are more interested in their social networks than actually caring about what's going on. This slam at our country is definitely exercising the 1st Amendment. The music video for this song is equally hard-hitting, portraying a pedophilic priest and a glutton who owns fast food chains, a pop star so drugged and broken she cannot function and bystanders there to watch it all and smile or stare. The whole set-up for the video is staged as a circus, which in and of itself is an insult.
This is just an awesome song with excellent lyrics.
Look forward to a new Song of the Week every Wednesday!
Lyrics courtesy of AZLyrics
Look forward to a new Song of the Week every Wednesday!
Lyrics courtesy of AZLyrics
 | Zoe Adler is a music journalist from Long Beach, California. Besides her website, which is her pride and joy, she works with the GRAMMY Foundation and the Long Beach Independent. Additionally, Ms. Adler is a musician, spending half of her time playing the flute, piccolo, trombone, and marching baritone. She has been with TeenView Music since the very start and hopes to make something of it in the future. |
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