Eastern shoreline, fertile plains
rocky mountains, west coast haze
fifty states with borders drawn
stand united til they fall

pledge allegiance, start a tab
nothin's free under a sold out flag
rich get richer, poor stay poor
our public figures are just corporate whores

on this foundation
we found a nation
laid down bricks
raised up kids
laid down brave souls for the sake of it

rented houses, mortgage dreams
tap dancing on a balance beam
fall in line and roll your sleeve
pharma profits, lab disease

talking heads make millions more
running ads stoking culture wars
no civil discourse, no civil rights
a civil war glows in children's eyes

on this foundation
we found a nation
laid down bricks
raised up kids
laid down brave souls for the sake of it

oh i ain't repping the blue
i ain't backing the red
i'm waving a white flag overhead

watching the greatest experiment
tear herself in two americas
tear herself in two
americas

hate is a parasite
feeding on our fear of the other side
oh i ain't repping the blue
i ain't backing the red
i'm waving a white flag overhead
watching the greatest experiment
tear herself in two

on this foundation
we lost a nation
see the worn down bricks
and the broken down kids
what do the gone too young even have to show for it?

oh i ain't repping the blue
i ain't backing the red
i'm waving a white flag overhead
hoping our great experiment
won't tear herself in two americas
(don't tear yourself in two)
don't tear yourself in two
america"