The Modern Rome Burning by Anti-Flag
How did we get into this mess?
The (1)________________ is a hypothetical
The answers are
Written on the face of the oppressed
Sent to death at (2)________ 19
Forevermore to be unseen
His mother with (3)__________ in her eyes
Crying to God
She (4)__________ out, "Why?"
She'll (5)________ her answers
On the (6)________ of the oppressed
I bow my head in respect
Of the dead
Because they're all (7)____________ down
And there ain't no fucking S.O.S
That's going to save our (8)______________ ship
Because they're all (9)____________ down
No (10)__________ ain't no (11)______________ S.O.S
That's (12)__________ (13)________ our sinking ship (our ship)
How did we get (14)________ this mess?
The question is a bonafide literal
The (15)______________ are (16)______________ on the face of the oppressed
We all the know the answers why
They sold a lot of (17)__________ aside
You can roll over and die
Or you can (18)________ (19)________ hell tonight
You'll find your answer
On the face of the oppressed
I bow my (20)________ in respect
Of the dead
Because they're all bogged down
And there ain't no fucking S.O.S.
That's going to save our sinking ship
Because they're all (21)____________ down
And there ain't no (22)______________ S.O.S.
That's going to save our sinking ship (our ship)
In the ash of your city lights burning down
In the ash of your city lights burning to the ground
This nation's burning, (23)______________ down
This nation's burning to the ground
This is the modern (24)________ burning
Let it burn
This is the modern Rome burning
Let it burn
This is the modern Rome burning
Let it burn, (let it burn)
This is New (25)________ burning
This is Boston burning
This is Omaha burning
This is (26)____________________ burning
This is Pittsburgh burning
This is (27)____________________ burning
This is the (28)____________ Rome burning
Let it burn, (let it burn)
Burn, burn...
The (1)________________ is a hypothetical
The answers are
Written on the face of the oppressed
Sent to death at (2)________ 19
Forevermore to be unseen
His mother with (3)__________ in her eyes
Crying to God
She (4)__________ out, "Why?"
She'll (5)________ her answers
On the (6)________ of the oppressed
I bow my head in respect
Of the dead
Because they're all (7)____________ down
And there ain't no fucking S.O.S
That's going to save our (8)______________ ship
Because they're all (9)____________ down
No (10)__________ ain't no (11)______________ S.O.S
That's (12)__________ (13)________ our sinking ship (our ship)
How did we get (14)________ this mess?
The question is a bonafide literal
The (15)______________ are (16)______________ on the face of the oppressed
We all the know the answers why
They sold a lot of (17)__________ aside
You can roll over and die
Or you can (18)________ (19)________ hell tonight
You'll find your answer
On the face of the oppressed
I bow my (20)________ in respect
Of the dead
Because they're all bogged down
And there ain't no fucking S.O.S.
That's going to save our sinking ship
Because they're all (21)____________ down
And there ain't no (22)______________ S.O.S.
That's going to save our sinking ship (our ship)
In the ash of your city lights burning down
In the ash of your city lights burning to the ground
This nation's burning, (23)______________ down
This nation's burning to the ground
This is the modern (24)________ burning
Let it burn
This is the modern Rome burning
Let it burn
This is the modern Rome burning
Let it burn, (let it burn)
This is New (25)________ burning
This is Boston burning
This is Omaha burning
This is (26)____________________ burning
This is Pittsburgh burning
This is (27)____________________ burning
This is the (28)____________ Rome burning
Let it burn, (let it burn)
Burn, burn...
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