The US of F U (feat. Kasane Teto)

"Ask what you can do for your country." Why? Bandcamp and YT Ad revenue will go to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund https://flangermoose.bandcamp.com/album/the-us-of-f-u-feat-kasane-teto Also available on streaming services https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/flangermoose/the-us-of-f-u-2?ref=release Vocals: Kasane Teto Lyrics, Tuning, Video: Flanger Moose Music, Mixing, tuning on intro: Delicious Morsels https://deliciousmorsels.bandcamp.com/ Art: Dyalexa https://vgen.co/Dyalexa Special thank you to Author and History buff, Marshall Garvey for advice on the lyrics! https://marshallpgarvey.com/ https://marshallgarveyy.substack.com/ Lyrics: 1776, we said fuck the king 250 years later it's the same old thing How did it come to this Let me break it down, ignorance is bliss The foundation is rotten In case you've forgotten Crying about illegals while on stolen land And we're told to give thanks for the blood on our ancestors’ hands It's a fucked up world we live in How anyone can think their righteousness is a given There were laws named after some guy named Jim That made you second class by the color of your skin “That was so long ago”, is what they all like to say Believe it or not the Crow is still alive today Whether throwing out the votes, or cops’ knees on their throats There’s still dicks in white cloaks gathered ‘round trees and ropes Losers since 1865, they should've disbanded But the Union dragged their feet, leaving black folk empty-handed It’s not the US of A It’s just the US of F U If you are feeling betrayed You know just what you gotta do Demystify The way they sanctify your misery You call this the land of the free You're gonna see how free I can be Fuck you The epitome of democracy, no one's above it If a leader disagrees they're replaced with a puppet From Guatemala, and Chile, to Haiti, and Congo, and Cuba The CIA's ready to fuck shit up if it threatens their income Spreading liberty far and wide, freeing the oil up for auction And if they want an easy excuse, there's always the nuclear option But I can only think of one that had the nerve to drop ‘em Twice on the civilians just cause no one could stop ‘em While I'm on the subject of World War II Where'd you think the Austrian painter got his fucked up views And the corpos that gave him the cash to realize his conquest Where are these companies from? I'll give you one guess And now we've come full circle with a tyrant of our own The most corrupt shithead this country's ever known Starting wars to deflect From the files’ number one suspect Grifting from dusk till dawn Can't spell conservative without “con” It’s not the US of A It’s just the US of F U If you are feeling betrayed You know just what you gotta do Demystify The way they sanctify your misery You call this the land of the free You're gonna see how free I can be Fuck you “Land of the Free” What a sick fucking joke It's the land of the greedy Versus land of the broke A flag that wants me to die It don't deserve my pride But no matter how they divide The king can't handle the smoke They tried to fuck MLK Because he dared to dream They tried to fuck Barbara Gittings The LGBTQ queen They tried to fuck Alice Paul Who stood for women's rights They tried to fuck Stonewall But they put up a hell of a fight They tried to fuck Malcolm X But he stood his ground They tried to fuck Luisa Moreno Who fought for workers all around They tried to fuck Bernie Sanders Cause he wasn’t for sale They'll try to fuck you too So take a stand, we will prevail It’s not the US of A It’s just the US of F U If you are feeling betrayed You know just what you gotta do Demystify The way they sanctify your misery You call this the land of the free You're gonna see how free I can be Fuck you