American Guns

folk, anthemic folk, orchestral swells, female vocals, acoustic, orchestral, vocal, raw, cello, gospel, electronic

[Intro | Military Snare Distant | Cello Drone | Mournful | 4 Bars]

[Verse 1 | Sparse | Voice and Cello | Questioning | Fragile]
Oh say can you see
By the sodium light
What so proudly we claimed
At the harbor's first gleaming

Whose tired and poor
Through the perilous night
Were promised a shore
Where the free would be streaming

[Verse 2 | Add Viola | Building Tension]
And the agents in masks
The unmarked cars prowling
Gave proof through the night
That the promise was failing

[Pre-Chorus | Acoustic Guitar Enters | Grief Rising]
Oh say does that lady
Still lift up her flame
Or does she stand witness
To our national shame

[Chorus | Full Strings | Distant Choir | Mournful Anthem]
On the land that was stolen
From the first native sons
Now their children are taken
By American guns

The huddled masses
Were told they'd breathe free
But they can't breathe at all
When they're dying for me

[Verse 3 | Voice and Snare | Cold | Observational]
They offer no anger
They try to comply
They turn away frightened
And that's when they die

They say that they charged us
When the cameras show fear
They tell us their story
But the video's here

[Verse 4 | Cello Returns | Pattern Recognition]
They stop you for your color
They demand that you prove
You show them your papers
But it's never enough

And the ones who were born here
On their ancestors' ground
Show birth certificates, passports
But their answers aren't found

[Pre-Chorus | All Instruments Swelling | Anger Breaking Through]
Oh say does that promise
Still hang in the air
For the ones they keep taking
Who were always right there

[Chorus | Full Arrangement | Choir | Defiant]
From the land that was stolen
Now the stealing goes on
They take fathers and mothers
And then say they've done nothing wrong

The huddled masses
Were told they'd breathe free
But they keep dying in cages
In the land of the free

[Bridge | Gospel Influence | Call and Response]
(Lead) They wear masks so we can't name them
(Choir) Who are you
(Lead) They wear masks so we can't shame them
(Choir) What have you done
(Lead) But we see you and we see what you're doing
(Choir) We see you
(Lead) And we'll witness until the reckoning comes
(Choir) We see you

[Bridge Part 2 | Building | Declaration]
You can hide behind badges
You can bury the proof
You can change all the stories
But we know the truth

Every camera keeps rolling
Every witness remembers
Every lie you keep telling
Just adds to the embers

[Final Chorus | Maximum Intensity | Choir Unison | Hymn-like]
On the land that was always
The first people's home
Now the huddled masses
Die detained and alone

That star-spangled banner
Does it wave for the free
Or does it just cover
What they don't want us to see

[Outro | Stripping Down | Voice Alone | Quiet | Devastation]
Oh say
Does that promise still stand

When they can't breathe at all
In the home of the brave
And the land of the free
Keeps filling with graves

After another
After another
After another

[Final Line | A Cappella | Whispered]
Give me your tired
Your poor
Your huddled masses

Who never made it home

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[Intro | Military Snare Distant | Cello Drone | Mournful | 4 Bars] [Verse 1 | Sparse | Voice and Cello | Questioning | Fragile] Oh say can you see By the sodium light What so proudly we claimed At the harbor's first gleaming Whose tired and poor Through the perilous night Were promised a shore Where the free would be streaming [Verse 2 | Add Viola | Building Tension] And the agents in masks The unmarked cars prowling Gave proof through the night That the promise was failing [Pre-Chorus | Acoustic Guitar Enters | Grief Rising] Oh say does that lady Still lift up her flame Or does she stand witness To our national shame [Chorus | Full Strings | Distant Choir | Mournful Anthem] On the land that was stolen From the first native sons Now their children are taken By American guns The huddled masses Were told they'd breathe free But they can't breathe at all When they're dying for me [Verse 3 | Voice and Snare | Cold | Observational] They offer no anger They try to comply They turn away frightened And that's when they die They say that they charged us When the cameras show fear They tell us their story But the video's here [Verse 4 | Cello Returns | Pattern Recognition] They stop you for your color They demand that you prove You show them your papers But it's never enough And the ones who were born here On their ancestors' ground Show birth certificates, passports But their answers aren't found [Pre-Chorus | All Instruments Swelling | Anger Breaking Through] Oh say does that promise Still hang in the air For the ones they keep taking Who were always right there [Chorus | Full Arrangement | Choir | Defiant] From the land that was stolen Now the stealing goes on They take fathers and mothers And then say they've done nothing wrong The huddled masses Were told they'd breathe free But they keep dying in cages In the land of the free [Bridge | Gospel Influence | Call and Response] (Lead) They wear masks so we can't name them (Choir) Who are you (Lead) They wear masks so we can't shame them (Choir) What have you done (Lead) But we see you and we see what you're doing (Choir) We see you (Lead) And we'll witness until the reckoning comes (Choir) We see you [Bridge Part 2 | Building | Declaration] You can hide behind badges You can bury the proof You can change all the stories But we know the truth Every camera keeps rolling Every witness remembers Every lie you keep telling Just adds to the embers [Final Chorus | Maximum Intensity | Choir Unison | Hymn-like] On the land that was always The first people's home Now the huddled masses Die detained and alone That star-spangled banner Does it wave for the free Or does it just cover What they don't want us to see [Outro | Stripping Down | Voice Alone | Quiet | Devastation] Oh say Does that promise still stand When they can't breathe at all In the home of the brave And the land of the free Keeps filling with graves After another After another After another [Final Line | A Cappella | Whispered] Give me your tired Your poor Your huddled masses Who never made it home [End | Silence | 4 Beats | Military Snare | Single Roll | Fade]

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