[Verse] I stand in the shadow of stars that burn bright But I feel the weight of a bitter Long fight The red in the stripes is the blood that we spill And the white whispers truths that we cannot fill [Chorus] Oh I'm sorry So sorry For what we've become With voices divided Our hearts turning numb The land of the free feels a prison sometimes Where echoing dreams fall apart in their rhymes [Verse 2] We've paved over rivers and pillaged the land With too many taking and not enough hand The anthem that plays feels hollow and worn A song for the lost and a flag that feels torn [Bridge] Forgive us Oh winds that once carried the tune Forgive us Young child who will grow up too soon We march to a drum with a rhythm so strained And dance in the rain that our sorrow has stained [Chorus] Oh I'm sorry So sorry For what we've become With voices divided Our hearts turning numb The land of the free feels a prison sometimes Where echoing dreams fall apart in their rhymes [Verse 3] So here on this soil I kneel and I pray For hope to show light on a far better way For stars to come closer For stripes to unite And a future that shines in the long weary night