Requiem for Nero

*This land is your land

This land is my land

This land is made for you and me

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Verse

I’m caught up on those left behind

We’re living a bright old life

But the sun doesn’t shine

When you’re so far away from

What looks like the end

Hoping for the fires to go out

Before it’s too late

I know that

I can’t let it consume me

Chorus

I have to

Tend to my own fires first

Put on my oxygen mask

I’ll watch it burn

If I must

There may be no choice

But I won’t forget who I am.

Verse

I thought I’d get a fresh start

In new land far way

But my heart is broken

I’m steeped in survivor’s guilt

As they destroy the country

Their hands did not build.

Stand up to hatred and evil

Speak truth when it knocks

On your door

But don’t ever forget who you are

Don’t be afraid to demand more.

Chorus

I have to

Tend to my own fires first

Put on my oxygen mask

I’ll watch it burn

If I must

There may be no choice

But I won’t forget who I am.

Verse

I stay up late at night

Wondering how my fellow men

Could be so fucking cruel

And what place do I still have

In a world I do not understand

Chorus

I have to

Tend to my own fires first

Put on my oxygen mask

I’ll watch it burn

If I must

There may be no choice

But I won’t forget who I am.

Verse

I’m powerless while the defenceless

Pay the fine

For the inferno caused by

baseless claims and outright lies

Dreams denied

Men in power strip us down

For parts to sell on the Milky Way

But still we must refuse to pay

Chorus

I have to

Tend to my own fires first

Put on my oxygen mask

I’ll watch it burn

If I must

There may be no choice

But I won’t forget who I am.

Verse

Stand up to hatred and evil

I must speak the truth

When it knocks on my door

I can’t forget that’s who I am

I hope we all demand more

My heart cracks open,

For my hometown land

I’m lost without purpose

And I hurt for my family

Still stuck under that man.

Chorus

I have to

Tend to my own fires first

Put on my oxygen mask

I’ll watch burn

If I must

There may be no choice

But we can’t forget who we are.

Verse

The sky stays dark

And the oil fields dry

My neighbours walk

Their heads not held so high

We were Dreamers once

Now its all just whispered talk.

Rap

You sold us down the fucking Hudson for space x parts. Your election lies and gerrymandered lines make victory a defeat. Obsolete. Are you proud of your boys? Strong arming in fights already fought. Like a mafia don seeking validation. Taxes are axes and you’re the chief slinger in the county fair. A rigged game, you wield your power like a decayed marionette. No longer useful, an idiot we can see the plastic threaded through your veins leading back to Russia. A mouthpiece of hatred and psychological abuse. You declared a culture war just for something to fight. A mirror of smoke to make the whole world blind. We’ve been here before, know how it ends. Here’s the punchline in case you forgot. You’ll never win. People are better than you know. Evil does as evil do. This time we’ll stick together. Colour, creed and gender. Fuck your agenda.

Chorus

We might have to

Tend to our own fires first

Put on our oxygen mask

We’ll watch it burn

If we must

There may be no choice

But we won’t forget who we are.

No, we won’t forget who we are

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*This land is your land

This land is my land

Was This land ever made for you and me?

This land is your land

This land is my land

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We won’t forget who we are

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Here is the song using AI to create the singing voice, just coz we were nosey and wanted to hear what it might sound like ;)