With fear for our democracy The frail experiment that it was That boasted Freedom with one hand And enslaved with the other Oh democracy You beautiful lie That oppressed hearts Have been trying to make true Pulling at the moral arch of the universe With all the strength of hope Oh democracy You ghost You phantom You pipe dream You hallucination The truth of you Just an apparition In men’s hands Fly your flags at half-staff today You patriots Lighting fun sized bombs In the streets To celebrate Liberty Fly your flags at half-staff The democracy You barbecue ribs for Is on her last breath
