War, religion, ethics, guitars...what's not to like?
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Story behind the song
We ( U.S.) need to say what we'll do, and do what we say.
Lyrics
City on a Hill
© LJN 2007
Wasn’t ours the dream of freedom found,
Our concept sacred and profound
We sought the higher moral ground
Before it all got turned around
Now we sacrifice our youth
In the name of some supposed truth
We act just like the ones we fear
Use torture, never shed a tear…
I know it was naïve, to ever have believed
The stories told to me, but I believe them still
Sometimes we need to fight, but only when it’s right
For we were meant to be be, that shining City on a Hill
Wasn’t this to be the perfect place
The ideal for the human race
A beacon for a troubled world
A haven with its flag unfurled
But now we must impose our will
For black gold we’re prepared to kill
So now we peddle influence
In the guise of national defense…
I know it was naïve, to ever have believed
The stories told to me, but I believe them still
Sometimes we need to fight, but only when it’s right
So let us try to be, that shining City on a Hill
My father’s war was just like this
My grandfather’s war was not like this
My son’s war won’t be like this
No more wars, not like this
(Instrumental)
I know I was naïve, to ever have believed
The stories told to me, but I believe them still
Sometimes we need to fight, but only when it’s right
Someday again we’ll be, that shining City on a Hill
