The Modern Rome Burning by Anti-Flag

How did we get into (1)________ mess?
The question is a hypothetical
The answers are
Written on the face of the oppressed
Sent to (2)__________ at just 19
Forevermore to be unseen
His mother with (3)__________ 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 (5)______________ S.O.S
That's going to save our sinking ship
Because they're all bogged down
No (6)__________ ain't no fucking S.O.S
That's gonna save our sinking ship (our ship)
How did we get (7)________ this mess?
The question is a (8)________________ literal
The answers are written on the (9)________ of the oppressed
We all the know the answers why
They (10)________ a lot of (11)__________ aside
You can roll (12)________ and die
Or you can rain down hell tonight
You'll find your answer
On the (13)________ 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 bogged down
And there ain't no fucking S.O.S.
That's (14)__________ to (15)________ our sinking ship (our ship)

In the ash of your city lights (16)______________ down
In the ash of (17)________ city (18)____________ burning to the ground
This nation's burning, burning down
This nation's (19)______________ to the ground

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

This is the modern (21)________ 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 (22)____________ (23)________ burning
Let it burn, (let it burn)
Burn, burn...

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