This song is also available on 1Tribe Collective, Grammy Nominated album All One Tribe
O the land of the free
And the home of the brave
You say life
You say liberty
You say justice
But is it really
For all, for all
for all, for all
But is it really for all who were here first
Minding their business
When pioneers came
Bringing violence and illness
The colonists survived
Thanks to Native Americans
But in return the pilgrims
Stole their land
The land of the free
And the home of the brave
That’s messed up
The native Americans had that land first
But is it really for all Africans kidnapped
And put into chains
Brought to the land of the free
To be enslaved
The American story
Has many pages
For them it began
Being locked in cages
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But is it really for all who don’t fit the mold
All who were bought and sold
All who are still opposed
All who were never told
This is your country
All who don’t have money
All who go to bed hungry
The land of the free
And the home of the brave
But is really for all with brown skin
All who don’t fit in
All playing a game that’s rigged
So they can’t win
All who wear hijabs
All who worship other gods
All who choose who they wanna be
And who they wanna love
CHORUS
O say does that star spangled
Banner yet wave
O’er the land of the free
And the home of the brave
For all tired of the games
All tired of the lies
All tired of the hate
Make it go bye bye
Stand up and raise your voice
Speak up and I believe
Some day America
Really will be the
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