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

In the ash of your (17)________ lights burning down
In the ash of your city (18)____________ burning to the ground
This nation's burning, burning down
This nation's burning to the ground

This is the modern Rome burning
Let it burn
This is the modern (19)________ burning
Let it burn

This is the (20)____________ Rome burning
Let it burn, (let it burn)

This is New (21)________ burning
This is Boston burning
This is (22)__________ burning

This is Washington burning
This is Pittsburgh burning
This is Birmingham burning

This is the modern (23)________ burning
Let it burn, (let it burn)
Burn, burn...

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