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 death at (1)________ 19
Forevermore to be unseen
His (2)____________ with tears in her eyes
Crying to God
She (3)__________ out, "Why?"
She'll find 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 save our sinking ship
Because they're all (4)____________ down
No there ain't no fucking S.O.S
That's gonna save our sinking (5)________ (our ship)
How did we get into this mess?
The question is a bonafide literal
The answers are written on the face 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 (6)________ 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 bogged down
And there ain't no fucking S.O.S.
That's (7)__________ to save our (8)______________ 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 city lights burning down
In the ash of your city lights burning to the ground
This nation's burning, burning down
This nation's (9)______________ to the ground

This is the modern Rome 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 York burning
This is Boston burning
This is Omaha burning

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

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

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