The Modern Rome Burning by Anti-Flag

How did we get into this mess?
The question is a hypothetical
The answers are
Written on the (1)________ of the oppressed
Sent to (2)__________ at (3)________ 19
Forevermore to be unseen
His mother with tears in her eyes
Crying to God
She calls out, "Why?"
She'll (4)________ her answers
On the face of the oppressed
I bow my head in respect
Of the dead
Because they're all bogged down
And there ain't no fucking S.O.S
That's going to (5)________ our (6)______________ ship
Because they're all (7)____________ down
No there ain't no (8)______________ S.O.S
That's gonna save our sinking (9)________ (our ship)
How did we get (10)________ (11)________ mess?
The question is a (12)________________ literal
The answers are (13)______________ on the face of the oppressed
We all the know the answers why
They (14)________ a lot of girls aside
You can roll (15)________ and die
Or you can rain (16)________ hell tonight
You'll (17)________ your answer
On the face of the oppressed
I bow my head in respect
Of the dead
Because they're all (18)____________ down
And there ain't no fucking S.O.S.
That's going to save our sinking ship
Because they're all bogged down
And there ain't no fucking S.O.S.
That's going to save our sinking ship (our ship)

In the ash of your (19)________ lights burning down
In the ash of (20)________ (21)________ lights burning to the ground
This nation's burning, burning down
This nation's (22)______________ to the ground

This is the modern Rome burning
Let it burn
This is the (23)____________ (24)________ burning
Let it burn

This is the modern Rome burning
Let it burn, (let it burn)

This is New York burning
This is (25)____________ burning
This is (26)__________ burning

This is Washington burning
This is Pittsburgh burning
This is (27)____________________ burning

This is the modern Rome burning
Let it burn, (let it burn)
Burn, burn...

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