#SAVETHEEARTH :America! Are You OK With That? (LIVE)

concert, rock arena, public chanting, addictive melody

Come gather ’round, people, wherever you roam…
Tonight we’re not just singing—we’re remembering. 
We’re questioning. We’re waking up.
And we’re asking together…
Chorus (Full band enters, crowd sings along)
Come gather ’round, people, wherever you roam
And admit that the waters around you have grown
And accept it that soon you’ll be drenched to the bone
If your time to you is worth savin’
Then you better start swimmin’ or you’ll sink like a stone
For the times, they are changin’…
[Band pauses. Lead singer points mic to crowd.]
two hundreds military conflicts! two hundreds !
But tell me, America—are you OK with that?
[Crowd] NO!
Louder this time… Tell me, America—are you OK with that?
[Crowd] HELL NO!
Verse 1
The tankers are blocked off the Venezuelan shore
Trump, your fat fucking President, 
Bestie of the worst pedophile on Earth,
Says it’s justice, but it smells like a war
For the black gold that’s buried beneath their poor floor
While the children grow thinner each day
You scroll past the pictures, you turn from the cry
Say “That ain’t my problem,” and let the truth die
[Short pause. Spotlight on singer.]
Tell me, America—are you OK with that?
[Crowd] NO!
Bridge 1 – Chant Build
[Drums and bass only. Crowd claps in rhythm.]
Singer: What do we say when kids can’t eat?
[Crowd] NOT OKAY!
Singer: What do we say when empires cheat?
[Crowd] NOT OKAY!
[Full band crashes back in.]
Verse 2
Remember Iraq and the weapons that weren’t
The lies that were spoken, the cities that burned
A million souls scattered, a country unturned
All for the oil and the power to hold
Halliburton got fat while the soldiers got cold
You waved your small flags as the story was sold
Tell me, America—are you OK with that?
[Crowd] HELL NO!
Interlude 1 (Spoken, mid-tempo groove)
[Spoken words] "Fallujah, Abu Ghraib, Bagdad"
Singer: A million dead. Trillions spent. And for what?
We were told “weapons of mass destruction.” They never found one.
But they found plenty of oil contracts.
Raise your hand tonight if you lost someone in that war.
Pause for hands, quiet respect.
This one’s for them.
Verse 3
In Libya they promised the people would rise
Then NATO came droppin’ bombs from the skies
Now slaves sell in markets under new warlord eyes
And the oil flows free to the West
Gaddafi lies dead and the chaos won’t rest
You changed the channel when it got too distressed
Tell me, America—are you OK with that?
[Crowd] HELL NO! 
Verse 4
Back in Chile, Allende believed in the vote
Till the CIA came with their money and note
Pinochet took the palace, cut democracy’s throat
For the copper, the lithium, the gain
The stadium screams and the disappeared pain
You looked the other way in the pouring rain
Tell me, America—are you OK with that?
[Crowd] NO! NOT OKAY!
Verse 5
A hundred thousand dead from the sanctions, they say
No medicine reaches Caracas today
The hospitals empty, the mothers all pray
While the navy keeps watch on the waves
You pay for the blockade with your taxes each year
Then binge another show, crack another beer
Tell me, America—are you OK with that?
[Crowd roars:] NO!!!
Bridge 2 – Slow Build
[Keys and guitar solo swell.]
Singer (spoken): 
Cancer patients in Iran… 
kids in Yemen… 
families in Gaza…
GAZA!
[Crowd] 
FREE PALESTINE! 
FREE, FREE PALESTINE ! 
FREE,FREE PALESTINE!
They all share one thing: our government’s boot on their neck.
But tonight, we lift it.
Verse 6
And Iran in ’53, Mossadegh overthrown
The Shah on his peacock throne all alone
Till the people rose up and they claimed back their own
Now sanctions bite harder than steel
Cancer drugs vanish, the sick cannot heal
You call them the axis, but who’s the real evil?
Tell me, America—are you OK with that?
[Crowd] HELL NO!
Verse 7
The senators talk and the generals scheme
The think tanks keep sellin’ the same tired dream
While the poor of the world pay the price of your scheme
And the blood runs like oil in the sand
You sit in your kitchens, your phones in your hand
Pretendin’ you don’t understand
Tell me, America—are you OK with that?
[Crowd] NEVER!
[Extended Instrumental Break Heavy groove. Band trades solos]
[Crowd] "Guatemala ’54, Brazil ’64, Honduras 2009…"
[Crowd] “No blood for oil! No blood for oil!”
Verse 8
Oh the list keeps on growin’—Vietnam to Grenada
From Guatemala to El Salvador’s slaughter
You fund every coup, every dirty cold order
Then call it defendin’ the free
But the free world is starvin’, the free world is bleedin’
And the free world is watchin’ and finally seein’
Tell me, America—are you OK with that?
[Crowd] NO MORE!

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Intro (Spoken over slow acoustic guitar, building drums) "The U.S. has engaged in numerous post-WWII military conflicts hundreds by some counts, including interventions, operations like Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, and more, though none since WWII have involved a formal congressional declaration of war, with estimates of conflicts ranging from over 200 to hundreds of specific operations and interventions in various nations." Come gather ’round, people, wherever you roam… Tonight we’re not just singing—we’re remembering. We’re questioning. We’re waking up. And we’re asking together… Chorus (Full band enters, crowd sings along) Come gather ’round, people, wherever you roam And admit that the waters around you have grown And accept it that soon you’ll be drenched to the bone If your time to you is worth savin’ Then you better start swimmin’ or you’ll sink like a stone For the times, they are changin’… [Band pauses. Lead singer points mic to crowd.] two hundreds military conflicts! two hundreds ! But tell me, America—are you OK with that? [Crowd] NO! Louder this time… Tell me, America—are you OK with that? [Crowd] HELL NO! Verse 1 The tankers are blocked off the Venezuelan shore Trump, your fat fucking President, Bestie of the worst pedophile on Earth, Says it’s justice, but it smells like a war For the black gold that’s buried beneath their poor floor While the children grow thinner each day You scroll past the pictures, you turn from the cry Say “That ain’t my problem,” and let the truth die [Short pause. Spotlight on singer.] Tell me, America—are you OK with that? [Crowd] NO! Bridge 1 – Chant Build [Drums and bass only. Crowd claps in rhythm.] Singer: What do we say when kids can’t eat? [Crowd] NOT OKAY! Singer: What do we say when empires cheat? [Crowd] NOT OKAY! [Full band crashes back in.] Verse 2 Remember Iraq and the weapons that weren’t The lies that were spoken, the cities that burned A million souls scattered, a country unturned All for the oil and the power to hold Halliburton got fat while the soldiers got cold You waved your small flags as the story was sold Tell me, America—are you OK with that? [Crowd] HELL NO! Interlude 1 (Spoken, mid-tempo groove) [Spoken words] "Fallujah, Abu Ghraib, Bagdad" Singer: A million dead. Trillions spent. And for what? We were told “weapons of mass destruction.” They never found one. But they found plenty of oil contracts. Raise your hand tonight if you lost someone in that war. Pause for hands, quiet respect. This one’s for them. Verse 3 In Libya they promised the people would rise Then NATO came droppin’ bombs from the skies Now slaves sell in markets under new warlord eyes And the oil flows free to the West Gaddafi lies dead and the chaos won’t rest You changed the channel when it got too distressed Tell me, America—are you OK with that? [Crowd] HELL NO! Verse 4 Back in Chile, Allende believed in the vote Till the CIA came with their money and note Pinochet took the palace, cut democracy’s throat For the copper, the lithium, the gain The stadium screams and the disappeared pain You looked the other way in the pouring rain Tell me, America—are you OK with that? [Crowd] NO! NOT OKAY! Verse 5 A hundred thousand dead from the sanctions, they say No medicine reaches Caracas today The hospitals empty, the mothers all pray While the navy keeps watch on the waves You pay for the blockade with your taxes each year Then binge another show, crack another beer Tell me, America—are you OK with that? [Crowd roars:] NO!!! Bridge 2 – Slow Build [Keys and guitar solo swell.] Singer (spoken): Cancer patients in Iran… kids in Yemen… families in Gaza… GAZA! [Crowd] FREE PALESTINE! FREE, FREE PALESTINE ! FREE,FREE PALESTINE! They all share one thing: our government’s boot on their neck. But tonight, we lift it. Verse 6 And Iran in ’53, Mossadegh overthrown The Shah on his peacock throne all alone Till the people rose up and they claimed back their own Now sanctions bite harder than steel Cancer drugs vanish, the sick cannot heal You call them the axis, but who’s the real evil? Tell me, America—are you OK with that? [Crowd] HELL NO! Verse 7 The senators talk and the generals scheme The think tanks keep sellin’ the same tired dream While the poor of the world pay the price of your scheme And the blood runs like oil in the sand You sit in your kitchens, your phones in your hand Pretendin’ you don’t understand Tell me, America—are you OK with that? [Crowd] NEVER! [Extended Instrumental Break Heavy groove. Band trades solos] [Crowd] "Guatemala ’54, Brazil ’64, Honduras 2009…" [Crowd] “No blood for oil! No blood for oil!” Verse 8 Oh the list keeps on growin’—Vietnam to Grenada From Guatemala to El Salvador’s slaughter You fund every coup, every dirty cold order Then call it defendin’ the free But the free world is starvin’, the free world is bleedin’ And the free world is watchin’ and finally seein’ Tell me, America—are you OK with that? [Crowd] NO MORE!

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